A lost cause

[eveglass]

Those of you who have read my Pennsic diary might remember that one of my bardic books got severely water damaged in a storm late in the second week. I've had it drying since then, but most of the pages are still damp. Today, to my surprise, I discovered mold growing on some of the still-damp pages.

Ew.

Yup, time to throw it out and reprint everything, I think. Sigh.

Comments

[hoppibadge.livejournal.com]

You could put it in the oven on its minimum heat setting to dry it out. Not sure if it would kill the mold - probably enough for you to brush off whatever had grown and be able to copy it without setting off a hideous asthma attack anyway.

[eveglass.livejournal.com]

Too late; it's already in the garbage and probably on its way to the dump. Really, everything in there is on the computer. I can copy it without looking at the original at all. (Which is a very good thing.)

[nearlyvalkyrie.livejournal.com]

Very glad to hear all the info is backed up on computer :-) Not a total loss.

Another book-salvaging technique I learned from my Mom is freezing them in a self-defrosting freezer.
http://therestorationresource.com/Paper_Rescue_Book_and_Document_Drying_Techniques.html
The cold keeps the mold and ick from developing, and the defrosting part will (eventually) dehumidify it. Our basement flooded spectacularly a few times, and it became a common thing for me to find a few books stuck in the deep freeze next to the veggies.