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GreyQueen

medusasmummy wrote: »

hi all
quick question for those in the know. after watching some vids on pantries and food storage on You tube, i had a light bulb moment when saw that they were decanting rice, lentils etc. in to jars.

Down the road is a local market with an old fashioned sweet shop, they sell off their old plastic sweet jars for 30p (my auntie buys them for her crafting scraps). Would they be any good for storing dried foods in?

Oooohh, you lucky thing, I'd be in there like a shot.

Mum had re-purposed sweetie shop plastic jars for storing cereals and dry goods like flour and they lasted several years. The plastic will eventually age and go brittle and split. You can slow this process down somewhat by keeping them out of the light in a cupboard.

Hmmm, I know where there's an OS sweetie shop, I wonder if they have any they want to sell off..............?

SUESMITH_2

GreyQueen wrote: »

Oooohh, you lucky thing, I'd be in there like a shot.

Mum had re-purposed sweetie shop plastic jars for storing cereals and dry goods like flour and they lasted several years. The plastic will eventually age and go brittle and split. You can slow this process down somewhat by keeping them out of the light in a cupboard.

Hmmm, I know where there's an OS sweetie shop, I wonder if they have any they want to sell off..............?

ours give them away for free, they just put them in a box outside with free to good home on it. in the past when i wanted a load of plastic tubs for work they even saved them for me and i just popped in and picked them up

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I buy the glass ones in charity shops, i have a load of catering soup ones from AF, but cant get rid of the smell, so they have been assigned to coin holders. Any ideas to get rid of strong smells anyone - p.s. i have tried bleach

medusasmummy

i havent tried it myself yet, but i was thinking a table spoon or two of bicarb and leaving for a few days. i put bicarb in a bowl in the fridge and it does the trick at keeping the smells at bay.

daz378

im building a storecupboard of tins etc to atleast last a few weeks and building all the time,verybasic stewed steaktin spuds and veg... remembering to et of course when near use by date

D&DD

Well done onmyown its building up well isn't it :T
Daz every bit helps the way prices are rising well done

I've heard Approved and Rosspa have some good deals in atm but daren't look myself may help others tho

D&DD

On my own just doing a tesc* shop and the ready rolled puff pastry jusroll is on for a quid HTH D X

Own_My_Own

D&#8517 wrote: »

On my own just doing a tesc* shop and the ready rolled puff pastry jusroll is on for a quid HTH D X

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH :A

Will go down there first thing in the morning.

YOU ARE A STAR:T

D&DD

Hope you got your pastry ok OMO

Quick Q I got a till spit from MrS to save £12 off a £60 shop does anyone know which day their offers change is it Tuesday's like MrT?
Any must have offers in there?? I can't spend it all on 29p tea bags as we use decaf

Own_My_Own

D&#8517 wrote: »

Hope you got your pastry ok OMO

Quick Q I got a till spit from MrS to save £12 off a £60 shop does anyone know which day their offers change is it Tuesday's like MrT?
Any must have offers in there?? I can't spend it all on 29p tea bags as we use decaf

:j:j Yes Thank You:j:j

It's in the freezer. Not been on here as I have spent most of this afternoon in A&E with Dd. Nothing broken, just badly sprained.

Meant to tell you all. On Thursday I bought 2 tins of Chocs in Tesco for £8 in PENNIES.
It took 25 minutes and the self service till broke twice. But we all had a laugh. It actually cost me a little less than £8, as other customers kept throwing their change in.:rotfl:

Not very:money: on their part, but I'm not compaining :j