I collect the plastic seal-tabs that seal bags of bread, buns, muffins, etc. I probably have about 50.
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My MIL saved every ( food ) plastic container. She had a closet-ful of margarine, sour cream, jello, etc containers. AND ... she could never find the right lid for the right container. We tried to clean 'em out one day, and she fought us tooth and nail.
Oh Lordie, that reminds me of my daughter. She's a hoarder and saves everything imaginable--- ties, bottle caps, string, rubber bands, plastic forks & spoons & knives, little packets of anything edible, fortune cookies & the fortunes, empty tubes, cardboard, virtually anything you can possibly imagine. I am constantly finding things stuffed in drawers (especially plastic) or hidden away in the most unlikely places. One day I threw out bags and bags of plastic containers ... you know, like from sour cream, cottage cheese, etc--- and she cried. I think she's taken Martha Stewart and frugality much too seriously! OTOH, she does often make very interesting things out of her "collection". We have some really stunning Art Deco bird houses that she made from... well.... trash. LOL She's been working on a wine cork collection for several years, hoping to get enough to make a cork bulletin board! Every now and then we have a little discussion.....
Sheesh. My dad wanted to do that with wine corks! He saved them in the knife drawer and I've diligently tossed the damned things! :-) -- Peace, Om
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My MIL saved every ( food ) plastic container. She had a closet-ful of margarine, sour cream, jello, etc containers. AND ... she could never find the right lid for the right container. We tried to clean 'em out one day, and she fought us tooth and nail.
I told my mil that was Italian Tupperware, she laughed and laughed. Hey, those containers that wonton soup/etc comes in are useful, but I never save them. All those containers, it's too much to store after a while.
Ya know, I have a habit of saving all that stuff, too. I'm always taking food to people, freezing odds 'n ends, etc. I have several cupboards of motley containers, just threw out a whole bunch today for which I could not find the lids...WHERE do those lids migrate to!? ;-)
I have no idea, but I know exactly what you mean. <G>
Kinda like the land of missing socks... -- Peace, Om
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Ya know, I have a habit of saving all that stuff, too. I'm always taking food to people, freezing odds 'n ends, etc. I have several cupboards of motley containers, just threw out a whole bunch today for which I could not find the lids...WHERE do those lids migrate to!? ;-)
Those lids are hiding out with that sock that is always missing from the laundry.
Becca
Ack!
Great minds!!!
<lol> -- Peace, Om
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Well, my new thing isn't really a kitchen item by trade, but it's where I use them the most. They're binder clips. I have a container with about 50 or so. Small, medium and large. I use them to close everything from bread to chips to powdered sugar, cereal, chocolate chips, bags of nuts, etc. They work great, and they're cheap, and reusable.
Ooh I know what you mean! I use those at work.
At home, I use clothespins to close bags and stuff. :-) -- Peace, Om
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( God Bless the new ZipLoc or GLAD food containers )
<rj>
Except we tend to lose the damned lids for those too a lot of the time... :-(
Unless you're a fanatic about being able to stack the containers inside one another (and they aren't all of nesting size), put the lid on the container when you store it. Most of my containers aren't from butter tubs, etc. so they are of varying shapes and sizes and don't nest together anyway.
( God Bless the new ZipLoc or GLAD food containers )
<rj>
Except we tend to lose the damned lids for those too a lot of the time... :-(
Unless you're a fanatic about being able to stack the containers inside one another (and they aren't all of nesting size), put the lid on the container when you store it. Most of my containers aren't from butter tubs, etc. so they are of varying shapes and sizes and don't nest together anyway.
Jill <---not a collector of kitchen items
Yeah.
I'm a bit "storage space" impaired.
Fortunately, those disposable containers are cheap so I just toss them if the lids get lost anymore. It's not worth the space to try to salvage them.
They actually make good (cheap) plant bottoms. :-) -- Peace, Om
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Except we tend to lose the damned lids for those too a lot of the time... :-(
Unless you're a fanatic about being able to stack the containers inside one another (and they aren't all of nesting size), put the lid on the container when you store it. Most of my containers aren't from butter tubs, etc. so they are of varying shapes and sizes and don't nest together anyway.
Yeah.
I'm a bit "storage space" impaired.
Heh! I have some small appliances stored in my second bathroom! My kitchen is only a little larger than your average office cubicle 😉 Cupboard space is at a premium. But I don't have a heck of a lot of storage containers anyway.
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Fortunately, those disposable containers are cheap so I just toss them if the lids get lost anymore. It's not worth the space to try to salvage them.
They actually make good (cheap) plant bottoms. :-)
Good idea! Poke some holes in the bottom for drainage? Hmmm, maybe I'll try growing some herbs. The problem is I don't have a kitchen window (which is where the best light would come in, afternoon light). The window by the patio is where Persia likes to sit to get sunshine in the late morning and early afternoons. I suppose I could grow them on the patio, although I'm sure some of the birds would have a field day (depending on which herbs I planted). I'll have to think about this.
On May 15, 11:53 am, Christine Dabney <[email hidden]> wrote:
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I collect cookbooks. Don't know the current count of them...probably over 1000. I just bought 24 new ones.
Christine
Do you have "Venus in the Kitchen"?
Nope. Is that the one by Norman Douglas? I read about it from Elizabeth David's book, An Omelet and A Glass of Wine, when she reminisces about Norman Douglas.
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On May 15, 11:53 am, Christine Dabney <[email hidden]> wrote:
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I collect cookbooks. Don't know the current count of them...probably over 1000. I just bought 24 new ones.
Christine
Do you have "Venus in the Kitchen"?
Nope. Is that the one by Norman Douglas? I read about it from Elizabeth David's book, An Omelet and A Glass of Wine, when she reminisces about Norman Douglas.
I have all her books🙂 She is my favourite and I learned all my bread and Italian cooking with her books many years ago🙂
I read about Norman Douglas too, but I haven't seen anything by him.
I collect cookbooks. Don't know the current count of them...probably over 1000. I just bought 24 new ones.
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Do you have "Venus in the Kitchen"?
Nope. Is that the one by Norman Douglas? I read about it from Elizabeth David's book, An Omelet and A Glass of Wine, when she reminisces about Norman Douglas.
Christine
I think it's Pilaff Bey??? Not sure, but the book is a riot. If you didn't know, it's an aphrodesiac (sp) cookbook. I never knew sparrow brains could help!
On 15 May 2007 12:00:59 -0700, merryb <[email hidden]> wrote:
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On May 15, 11:53 am, Christine Dabney <[email hidden]> wrote: > I collect cookbooks. Don't know the current count of them...probably > over 1000. I just bought 24 new ones.
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Do you have "Venus in the Kitchen"?
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Nope. Is that the one by Norman Douglas? I read about it from Elizabeth David's book, An Omelet and A Glass of Wine, when she reminisces about Norman Douglas.
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I think it's Pilaff Bey??? Not sure, but the book is a riot. If you didn't know, it's an aphrodesiac (sp) cookbook. I never knew sparrow brains could help!
Sorry to reply to my own post- I was right about the author- it was edited by Norman Douglas, with an intro by Graham Greene- published in 1953 by Vking Press. I saw this book on my Grandma's bookshelf for years as a kid growing up. One day when I was visiting her as an adult and looking for something to read at night, I took a look at it. I asked her about it, and probably embarrassed her. Next thing I know, she gave it to me, and have gotten a kick out of it since!
