OS People. Are you obsessed with containers like me?

Curry_Queen

Ticklemouse wrote:

I find Carte Dor ice cream tubs multiply in my cupboards

Mmmmmm you've just reminded me I've got a tub of triple choc in the freezer :drool: ... guess where I'm going :whistle: :rotfl:

Horasio

Ticklemouse wrote:

I find Carte Dor ice cream tubs multiply in my cupboards They are great for putting leftovers in the fridge, becuase they are strong, have lids which fit well and are see through.

OMG I have a collection too - I store make up, frozen fruit from my garden and screws and nails (not all in the same one lol)

I can't throw anything away - Mrs Trebus in the making :eek:

Swan_2

Mr_Proctalgia wrote:

Swan I'm amazed, I was born in a corner shop, used to weigh out the butter, sugar in blue bags etc, the sweet jars had a deposit on them in those days.

We don't know we have lived do we?

I can remember grocers measuring stuff out like that, & the wonderful smell in the shop ... but even lemonade bottles had deposits, 3d as I recall. my pals & I used to collect them & take them back to the shops to get money for sweets

(better mention containers & keep on topic) ... talking of sweet jars, they're often made of plastic these days, not so robust for pickling purposes

Bargain_Rzl

Flippin'eck Ticklemouse and voodoozoe! Thought it must just be me with the Carte D'Or tubs - I use them as freezer boxes and also find them very useful when (like now) I'm having a big sort-out. They're great for dividing things up like hair bobbles and buttons.

In the summer I get involved in the charity collections at the Proms and we use Carte D'Or boxes to sort the different denominations of coins out when we're counting each night's collection.

PLUS Carte D'or is really yummy and is half price at Tesco till next Tuesday

Edit: I cross-posted with more Carte D'Or tub fans!
The other thing that seems to accumulate around here is the plastic pudding basins that Christmas puds come in - they make great microwave dishes.

OK - off to, ahem, continue emptying my latest Carte D'Or box in the freezer before I go to bed...

franney

Oooooooooh, i love containers! Unfortunately my bloke doesn't and can't see the appeal of my ever-expanding collection
I also use carte do'r tubs (think they had them on special many moons ago ) i have sewing stuff and hair and beads in mine
I managed to smuggle a carrier bag full of jars into the garage the other day while he wasn't looking, along with a couple of bags of bubble wrap and assorted used jiffy bags!

Swan_2

franney wrote:

Oooooooooh, i love containers! Unfortunately my bloke doesn't and can't see the appeal of my ever-expanding collection
I managed to smuggle a carrier bag full of jars into the garage the other day while he wasn't looking, along with a couple of bags of bubble wrap and assorted used jiffy bags!

lol, I can't believe this, I'm not alone! my (ex) husband used to go nuts at the things I'd hide around the house, in particular that stuff that's like strips of GIANT bubble wrap, square bubbles about 6"x6". I couldn't resist it & it's really difficult to store as you can imagine!!! I never did find a use for it, but I just couldn't bring myself to part with it

Bargain_Rzl

Swan wrote:

I can remember grocers measuring stuff out like that, & the wonderful smell in the shop ... but even lemonade bottles had deposits, 3d as I recall. my pals & I used to collect them & take them back to the shops to get money for sweets

(better mention containers & keep on topic) ... talking of sweet jars, they're often made of plastic these days, not so robust for pickling purposes

Anybody come across Vom Fass, the luxury brand of liqueurs, spirits, oils and vinegars? They have branches in some of the major department stores and I indulge once or twice a year. You pay for the (fancy) bottle, the contents and the stopper separately, but when you're done with it you can take it back and get the bottle refilled with something else

(faves are the truffle liqueur, tiramisu liqueur and some of the fruit ones... but they're not cheap, definitely an occasional luxury!)

Mr_Proctalgia

I think you lot will drum me out, cut off my epaulettes and throw me out of the room, I don't like Ice cream or Chocolate, but I lurve Grated Cheese with Branston in an exploding cob, the only trouble is the cobs don't keep and it makes a hell of a mess in my van, but hey the van is a container too???

Swan_2

Mr_Proctalgia wrote:

I think you lot will drum me out, cut off my epaulettes and throw me out of the room, I don't like Ice cream or Chocolate, but I lurve Grated Cheese with Branston in an exploding cob, the only trouble is the cobs don't keep and it makes a hell of a mess in my van, but hey the van is a container too???

I don't like Ice Cream (which is why I've no Carte D'or containers) or chocolate (which is why I'm giving away carrier bags full of the stuff I was given at Xmas) either. so I don't think they'll drum us both out, there's safety in numbers

but, what's an exploding cob??? is it a regional delicacy? don't think we have those up here in Scotland

Mr_Proctalgia

Swan,

The mysteries of bread!

Down here a round (about 3 1/2 inch) bread roll that is steam baked with a really crusty crust is an exploding cob, you end up wearing most of it! I know it is difficult but we have cobs (sperical) rolls (long) baps (big soft cobs) down the road in Leics you can buy Submarines (shape explains it) but try going to london and getting a "sausage roll" or even a roll with a sausage - My personal preferance is for Lorne BTW!