Not long ago Cathy put up a survey, do you save containers. Not me, brings back memories of my mother hoarding those cruddy margarine tubs.
Since then, things have changed. Now I have 3 jars and nothing to put in them. But I'm not tossing them! I have that Gerber baby food jar, surely there's a use for that! A Penzeys spice jar. Now, a Stonewall Kitchen golden raspberry jam (damn was that stuff good!) jar that's joining the jar collection.
I have to start collecting stuff to put into them ...
On Nov 26, 9:49 am, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote: [snip]
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Since then, things have changed. Now I have 3 jars and nothing to put in them. But I'm not tossing them! I have that Gerber baby food jar, surely there's a use for that! A Penzeys spice jar. Now, a Stonewall Kitchen golden raspberry jam (damn was that stuff good!) jar that's joining the jar collection.
I have to start collecting stuff to put into them ...
I use small jars for some marinades and salad dressings -- put all the ingredients in, put top on securely, and shake like crazy. Sometimes that works easier than a lot of whisking. I have used saved spice jars for storing excess when I've brought in too much thyme or rosemary from the garden. Haven't had a Gerber baby food jar for decades. -aem
On Nov 26, 9:49 am, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote: [snip]
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Since then, things have changed. Now I have 3 jars and nothing to put in them. But I'm not tossing them! I have that Gerber baby food jar, surely there's a use for that! A Penzeys spice jar. Now, a Stonewall Kitchen golden raspberry jam (damn was that stuff good!) jar that's joining the jar collection.
I have to start collecting stuff to put into them ...
I use small jars for some marinades and salad dressings -- put all the ingredients in, put top on securely, and shake like crazy. Sometimes that works easier than a lot of whisking. I have used saved spice jars for storing excess when I've brought in too much thyme or rosemary from the garden. Haven't had a Gerber baby food jar for decades. -aem
I keep wide mouth or larger jars for any pan drippings or juices I don't want to pour down the drain or into the trash directly.
Not long ago Cathy put up a survey, do you save containers. Not me, brings back memories of my mother hoarding those cruddy margarine tubs.
Since then, things have changed. Now I have 3 jars and nothing to put in them. But I'm not tossing them! I have that Gerber baby food jar, surely there's a use for that! A Penzeys spice jar. Now, a Stonewall Kitchen golden raspberry jam (damn was that stuff good!) jar that's joining the jar collection.
I have to start collecting stuff to put into them ...
Old baby food jars make excellent containers for screws, nuts, bolts etc. in the shed /garage/store room (sorry not food related) according to DH I chuck old spice jars away - my bad I have no idea what a 'Stonewall Kitchen golden raspberry jam jar' looks like - but it sounds like it's worth keeping... -- Cheers Chatty Cathy
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Not long ago Cathy put up a survey, do you save containers. Not me, brings back memories of my mother hoarding those cruddy margarine tubs.
Since then, things have changed. Now I have 3 jars and nothing to put in them. But I'm not tossing them! I have that Gerber baby food jar, surely there's a use for that! A Penzeys spice jar. Now, a Stonewall Kitchen golden raspberry jam (damn was that stuff good!) jar that's joining the jar collection.
I have to start collecting stuff to put into them ...
nancy
I save peanut butter jars (for bullets), and coffee cans (for nuts & bolts and cartridge brass and stuff.) I may have enough coffee cans now... I've actually thrown a few out recently.
I used to save margarine tubs and mayonnaise jars (I used the mayo jars for canning) but have recently thrown away or recycled most of them. My nature is to hoard things, but I'm working on that; you'd think I lived during The Depression.
"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:
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Not long ago Cathy put up a survey, do you save containers. Not me, brings back memories of my mother hoarding those cruddy margarine tubs.
Since then, things have changed. Now I have 3 jars and nothing to put in them. But I'm not tossing them! I have that Gerber baby food jar, surely there's a use for that! A Penzeys spice jar. Now, a Stonewall Kitchen golden raspberry jam (damn was that stuff good!) jar that's joining the jar collection.
I have to start collecting stuff to put into them ...
nancy
I zest citrus fruits even if I don't need the zest right away. I dry it and put it in baby food jars. In my work lunch box I carry extra peppercorns in a babyfood jar. Also when taking a salad to work for lunch I put the salad dressing in a baby food jar.
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The house of the burning beet-Alan
It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night- Elbonian Folklore
aem <[email hidden]> wrote in news:dc7c9b5d-c453-4c25-a11d- [email hidden]:
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On Nov 26, 9:49 am, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote: [snip]
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Since then, things have changed. Now I have 3 jars and nothing to put in them. But I'm not tossing them! I have that Gerber baby food jar, surely there's a use for that! A Penzeys spice jar. Now, a Stonewall Kitchen golden raspberry jam (damn was that stuff good!) jar that's joining the jar collection.
I have to start collecting stuff to put into them ...
I use small jars for some marinades and salad dressings -- put all the ingredients in, put top on securely, and shake like crazy. Sometimes that works easier than a lot of whisking. I have used saved spice jars for storing excess when I've brought in too much thyme or rosemary from the garden. Haven't had a Gerber baby food jar for decades. -aem
Being a recent grandfather 2 times over the last 5 yrs.... I have access to the motherload of babyfood jars.
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The house of the burning beet-Alan
It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night- Elbonian Folklore
zxcvbob <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:
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Nancy Young said:
Not long ago Cathy put up a survey, do you save containers. Not me, brings back memories of my mother hoarding those cruddy margarine tubs.
Since then, things have changed. Now I have 3 jars and nothing to put in them. But I'm not tossing them! I have that Gerber baby food jar, surely there's a use for that! A Penzeys spice jar. Now, a Stonewall Kitchen golden raspberry jam (damn was that stuff good!) jar that's joining the jar collection.
I have to start collecting stuff to put into them ...
nancy
I save peanut butter jars (for bullets), and coffee cans (for nuts & bolts and cartridge brass and stuff.) I may have enough coffee cans now... I've actually thrown a few out recently.
I used to save margarine tubs and mayonnaise jars (I used the mayo jars for canning) but have recently thrown away or recycled most of them. My nature is to hoard things, but I'm working on that; you'd think I lived during The Depression.
Bob
I keep 1 glass peanut butter jar for making mayo in and storing the results.
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The house of the burning beet-Alan
It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night- Elbonian Folklore
On Nov 26, 9:49 am, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote: [snip]
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Since then, things have changed. Now I have 3 jars and nothing to put in them. But I'm not tossing them!
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I use small jars for some marinades and salad dressings -- put all the ingredients in, put top on securely, and shake like crazy.
Great idea. I want to make mayo, and Italian dressing.
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Sometimes that works easier than a lot of whisking. I have used saved spice jars for storing excess when I've brought in too much thyme or rosemary from the garden. Haven't had a Gerber baby food jar for decades.
Thanks to rfc and my cat, I just have the one. Too cute to toss.
"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Not long ago Cathy put up a survey, do you save containers. Not me, brings back memories of my mother hoarding those cruddy margarine tubs.
Since then, things have changed. Now I have 3 jars and nothing to put in them. But I'm not tossing them! I have that Gerber baby food jar, surely there's a use for that! A Penzeys spice jar. Now, a Stonewall Kitchen golden raspberry jam (damn was that stuff good!) jar that's joining the jar collection.
I have to start collecting stuff to put into them ...
nancy
I use the tubs from cool whip to freeze my spaghetti sauce and home made soups. They are just the right size for one meal for two people. If they get stained or mis-shapen (from dh heating them in the micro) I toss them in the recycle bin.. ......Sharon
I have to start collecting stuff to put into them ...
Old baby food jars make excellent containers for screws, nuts, bolts etc. in the shed /garage/store room (sorry not food related) according to DH
The coolest hint I ever saw for that is to screw the lid to the underside of the workbench/whatever, put the screws in the jar and just screw it on. See through storage.
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I chuck old spice jars away - my bad I have no idea what a 'Stonewall Kitchen golden raspberry jam jar' looks like - but it sounds like it's worth keeping...
Not long ago Cathy put up a survey, do you save containers. Not me, brings back memories of my mother hoarding those cruddy margarine tubs.
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I save peanut butter jars (for bullets), and coffee cans (for nuts & bolts and cartridge brass and stuff.) I may have enough coffee cans now... I've actually thrown a few out recently.
I used to save margarine tubs and mayonnaise jars (I used the mayo jars for canning) but have recently thrown away or recycled most of them. My nature is to hoard things, but I'm working on that; you'd think I lived during The Depression.
That's funny ... my parents were Depression kids, I know they never got over it. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, but I got sick of having so much stuff hanging around. I'm more ruthless.
"ChattyCathy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Old baby food jars make excellent containers for screws, nuts, bolts etc. in the shed /garage/store room (sorry not food related) according to DH I chuck old spice jars away - my bad I have no idea what a 'Stonewall Kitchen golden raspberry jam jar' looks like - but it sounds like it's worth keeping... -- Cheers Chatty Cathy
The jars and containers I save are mason jars. I pay for them, so I never throw them away :-)) I do save yogurt containers - maybe about a half-dozen, that's it. I keep them mostly just in case I need to encase some particulary nasty liquid-y stuff for the trash. DH has a hard time parting with empty containers, not me!
My great-grandmother had 9 children. She visited and stayed with most of them for a short time each year. Her biggest piece of baggage was a cardboard box of empty jars. Bless her heart!
Not long ago Cathy put up a survey, do you save containers. Not me, brings back memories of my mother hoarding those cruddy margarine tubs.
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I use the tubs from cool whip to freeze my spaghetti sauce and home made soups. They are just the right size for one meal for two people. If they get stained or mis-shapen (from dh heating them in the micro) I toss them in the recycle bin..
I'm damaged from having to wash the things all the time, growing up. I won't wash bags, either.
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"zxcvbob" <[email hidden]> wrote
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Nancy Young said:
Not long ago Cathy put up a survey, do you save containers. Not me, brings back memories of my mother hoarding those cruddy margarine tubs.
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I save peanut butter jars (for bullets), and coffee cans (for nuts & bolts and cartridge brass and stuff.) I may have enough coffee cans now... I've actually thrown a few out recently.
I used to save margarine tubs and mayonnaise jars (I used the mayo jars for canning) but have recently thrown away or recycled most of them. My nature is to hoard things, but I'm working on that; you'd think I lived during The Depression.
When I was at Costco last week I bought Imperial sharp cheddar cheese to make cheese straws. Other years I've been able to buy them in twos; this year they were in threes. Anywa, made two batches of the straws and saved the containers. I have no idea why. Maybe because it's getting close to xmas, and they might come in handy for something. If I don't use them by January, I'll chuck them. Honest! e.
Not long ago Cathy put up a survey, do you save containers. Not me, brings back memories of my mother hoarding those cruddy margarine tubs.
Since then, things have changed. Now I have 3 jars and nothing to put in them. But I'm not tossing them! I have that Gerber baby food jar, surely there's a use for that! A Penzeys spice jar. Now, a Stonewall Kitchen golden raspberry jam (damn was that stuff good!) jar that's joining the jar collection.
I have to start collecting stuff to put into them ...
A few weeks ago I rinsed an empty McCormick's spice jar and saved it. Yesterday I opened a cellophane package of Mexican oregano, used a little, and I had an empty jar to store to keep the rest.
-- Janet Wilder Bad spelling. Bad punctuation Good Friends. Good Life
Nancy Young wrote: > Not long ago Cathy put up a survey, do you save containers. > Not me, brings back memories of my mother hoarding those > cruddy margarine tubs.
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I save peanut butter jars (for bullets), and coffee cans (for nuts & bolts and cartridge brass and stuff.) I may have enough coffee cans now... I've actually thrown a few out recently.
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I used to save margarine tubs and mayonnaise jars (I used the mayo jars for canning) but have recently thrown away or recycled most of them. My nature is to hoard things, but I'm working on that; you'd think I lived during The Depression.
When I was at Costco last week I bought Imperial sharp cheddar cheese to make cheese straws. Other years I've been able to buy them in twos; this year they were in threes. Anywa, made two batches of the straws and saved the containers. I have no idea why. Maybe because it's getting close to xmas, and they might come in handy for something. If I don't use them by January, I'll chuck them. Honest! e.
I like to have them for giving away food. I am always giving away soups/sauce that I make and I never get back my good containers. I have a bag stashed away for holidays. It's perfect! I set them out and tell everyone to help themselves to leftovers (we do buffet). Robin
I'm a sucker for glass. Stonewall Kitchen has a line of jams/etc, that I happened upon when I was in New Hampshire:
Yes, aren't they good? My favorite is Champagne Rasberry Peach. I live in NH and on a recent mini-vacation to Maine we visited the Stonewall Kitchen Store, what a beautiful place. The grounds are very nicely decorated, and you can taste test all of their products, jams, jellies, mustards, chocolate dipping sauces, etc. They sell lots of beautiful kitchen accessories and they have a sit down restaurant for lunch. It's on Rt. 1, just North a few miles from the outlet malls in Kittery, Maine. I can't wait to go back after the holidays.
