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"Yep, tennis balls work just fine.  I kept \"losing\" one of my dryer balls (dd would do a load of laundry and regularly cart off at least one of the dryer balls in her basket).  I would throw a tennis ball in as a replacement and it worked great.  Now?  I don't even bother with tennis or dryer balls, unless I'm washing something made mostly from polyester.  Cotton jeans and t-shirts don't seem to get as much static.   \n  \nI've also heard that you can use wadded up pieces of foil, but I've never tried this.   \n  \nAs for drying my refried beans, I haven't bothered.  While cleaning out a closet, I found 12 - #10 cans of refried beans.  I have NO idea when I ordered them and have no recollection of stashing them there.  AUGHHH!  I am so unorganized.  I'm hoping they'll last a few more years 'til I can work our way through the whole beans I've stored.  I'm really trying to get our food storage down to a more manageable level.  Yes, we regularly eat 95%  (I do have those Coast Guard bars and a small amount of MRE's) of what we store but I went a little overboard on quantities, especially since I've developed a sensitivity to commercially used food additives and preservatives.  I'm trying to be better about using at least 2-5 cans of food a week, but we really prefer fresh cooked foods. \n  \nMy goal is to limit our food storage to no more than a years worth at any time or any one item, and focus more on turning every inch of yard space into perennial food production, using my raised beds for annuals (tomatoes, potatoes, onions, etc.)   \n  \nWhich reminds me, I need to go soak some wheat berries and get them sprouted.  Trying to work through some of that as well! "
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