I have been trying to move away from using so much plastic. I still have a few pieces that I use from time to time. However, my new favorite way to store leftovers, mixes, or anything really is the Mason Jar.
In the photo you can see a variety of foods that I have stored in Mason jars. Homemade jams, applesauce, baking mix, and even leftover soup. At Wal-Mart I purchased regular and wide mouth plastic lids that fit on Mason jars. You can find these lids in the canning section of most grocery/ discount stores.
My other favorite storage containers are a set of glass with green lids containers that I got from Kmart (Martha Stewart Brand). I just love the color - it matches my kitchen well!
I love canning, so I always have an abundance of Mason jars sitting around. If you don't, you could use old mayonnaise jars. We purposely buy spaghetti sauce from companies that use actual mason jars - I like to reuse them in my own canning and these make perfect leftover storage and the lids work well on any Mason jar (see the gold lids above)! If you can't get the label off try using a solution like Goo Gone or immerse the jar into boiling water for about 5 minutes and then as soon as you pull it out use a knife to scrape off the paper and glue.
Using glass jars for food storage is economical, healthier, and good for the environment! For more kitchen tips, visit Tammy's Recipes!
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I've been using my canning jars for storage lately, too. It looks so "official" to make my own barbecue sauce, say, and put it in a mason jar. A couple weeks ago I posted about some crazy quilt jar lids I made from fabric scraps, to "pretty up" the jars -- you might be interested in making some, too :)
A lot of people are turning to mason and glass jars for food storage. It makes sense, to me at least. I reuse any glass bottle I can. I don't have very many mason jars, but I am thinking about looking for some at my second hand store this fall.
I have seen them there, brand new for next to nothing. People buy them to use and then don't get it done so they donate the materials. Works for me....
Now do you think anyone will drop off new bottles this year? Probably not, but then they usually have used ones at the Thrift Store and they would work just as well!
Thanks for sharing your tip!
Sharinskishe
http://practically-perfect-life.blogspot.com/2009/07/kitchen-tips-fun-and-practical.html
So they DO make wide-mouth plastic lids...our Walmart only carries the narrow-mouth plastic lids, so I keep buying the wide-mouth metal lids. Which is a pity, because we prefer the wide-mouth jars for storage.
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