Got mayo, got herb jars. Well call me cheap. I needed a new set of containers for my herbs and spices but when i went out to look for some the prices gave me sticker shock.For years i have been saving mayo jars for screws, nuts, bolts and such, then it hit me, they are even more perfect for herbs and spices. At first i was annoyed when the mayo jars switched from glass to plastic but after dropping a few i realized that they were even more perfect, food grade plastic and unbreakable. Although the smaller jars of mayo are somewhat more expensive, they are the perfect size to hold a good amount of herbs that can be used up before becoming stale.
Once you have your empty jars, design and print up some labels, tape them on with a clear plastic tape wider than the label so that they clean up easily and you are in business....a matched set of herb jars and the price is right!!
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I like the idea of recycling jars and wash my glass jars out all the time. The labels are often sticky so i soak them in dishwasher detergent for a while and they come right off. Some end up in Hugo's woodworking shop but most are dedicated to store the honey from our bee hive.
But, unlike you I much prefer glass jars to plastic. Who drops jars anyway?
-IJ
Cheap or just insanely practical?
BTW, Your labels are almost there...download some graphics of each herb to add under the name!!!! (Okay, maybe it shouldn't matter).
Say, this is a very good idea, thanks! I, too have been looking around for a solution to storing my herbs and my spices, too. Thanks! Everything I see in shops just isn't "quite right". Now to just find a place to store them in my cupboards.
And to indiana jen -- gosh, I always drop jars! LOL! (Just a born clutz, I guess)
Following your comments on my blog I popped by to see who you are, there are no recent posts for me to comment on, so I apologise for leaving this here. You questioned me on the smoked pancetta I used, I have replied on my blog. The curing process is completely different to that of bacon, the difference with the pancetta I used is that it has been smoked on top of beechwood chips as an extra process. I understand that traditionally pancetta isn't smoked, but smoked pancetta is sold readily in the UK.
Vicky.
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