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I’ve finished sharing all my recipes from the Spanish Dinner Party and the menu is now listed on the “Complete Recipe Index” – yet I have one more important tip to share with you.

At the Spanish Dinner Party, I served my Rojo Sangria from this glass beverage server.

Problem was, that the fruit tended to clog the spout.

We solved this problem by providing a spoon that could be put down in the jar and pushed aside the fruit.

Of course, the lid had to be removed to do so. Additionally, the weather that evening was very lovely, which lead to our tendency to leave the door open, as we were dining al fresco

This combination leads to problem number two.

Fruit Flies!

When I entered the kitchen, while clearing the table, I discovered a fruit fly infestation in the open sangria jar! It was disgusting!

I disposed of the remaining sangria, but much to my dismay, a majority of the fruit flies remained.

As a result, here is my tip on how to quickly and efficiently get rid of fruit flies in your home.

1. Get a small jar or a plastic container of some sort. Place a few banana slices and a few mango trimmings, or something similar in the container.
2. Cover with plastic wrap and then secure a rubber band around the rim to hold it tightly in place.
3. Poke a hole in the plastic wrap with a sharp paring knife, a letter opener, a pencil, or whatever you have handy. A small hole, just a bit bigger than a fruit fly.
4. The nasty little creatures will be immensely attracted to your rotting fruit and go in the hole. Thankfully, they can’t make their way out.

I made four of these traps, placing them throughout the house and within about 30 minutes, each trap had a couple of flies. Within two hours, each had a dozen or more.

Within 24 hours they were all trapped and life as we know it was back to normal!

Victory is Mine!