Comments on: Word of the Day: Sift http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-sift/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:37 -0300 hourly 1 By: Brad K. http://www.dailywritingtips.com/word-of-the-day-sift/comment-page-1/#comment-212983 Brad K. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:50:45 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4043#comment-212983 The one I grew up with, "Sift two cups of flour to remove any grit, clumps, or insect casings." Oh! how spoiled is the modern world! Now we bring the box of already prepared pancake mix home and stick it in the freezer for two weeks, so the bugs never hatch out, and we never contemplate they are there. The one I grew up with, “Sift two cups of flour to remove any grit, clumps, or insect casings.”

Oh! how spoiled is the modern world! Now we bring the box of already prepared pancake mix home and stick it in the freezer for two weeks, so the bugs never hatch out, and we never contemplate they are there.

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