tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post1106376403519732083..comments2024-03-28T14:22:58.872-05:00Comments on Two Men and a Little Farm: GLASS JARS IN THE PANTRY1st Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-70809197027858754362011-11-07T09:29:09.474-06:002011-11-07T09:29:09.474-06:00Tonya - I should have mentioned that we label our...Tonya - I should have mentioned that we label ours as well. I used one of those labelmakers with clear labels and put it on each jar. You're so right, a jar of white cake flour looks just like a jar of all purpose or self rising, baking soda looks suspiciously like baking powder and cornstarch too. Then you sometimes get those jars that you go "um, do you remember what this was?". Ooops! Ha. I'll write a post later and take some pics of the city pantry.1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-75646288977758415712011-11-07T09:26:33.102-06:002011-11-07T09:26:33.102-06:00Sue - That sounds awesome. I remember those conta...Sue - That sounds awesome. I remember those containers, in fact I think I might have a few in storage that were something my Mom found once upon a time. I told 2nd Man about them and he said "that's what we should use in the refrigerator!". I'll check out your blog post.<br /><br />Dianfaith - I totally understand how that could be an issue. A friend of ours has a young daughter that was constantly going in all the lower cabinets and taking everything out, and asking what was in it or what it was used for. They'd come home and all would be in the middle of the floor. She even figured out the childproof latches! Ha. Maybe in a few years you can your glass! :-)1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-77712689871569304352011-11-07T07:16:35.265-06:002011-11-07T07:16:35.265-06:00I love glass jars, too, and would use them extensi...I love glass jars, too, and would use them extensively except that I have low, open shelves and a frequent 3-year-old visitor. He loves to help himself or at least ask questions about what's in the containers. So, for now, I use plastic.dianefaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229979968118248563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-87727115616893954672011-11-07T03:46:01.841-06:002011-11-07T03:46:01.841-06:00I use the old glass "refrigerator" conta...I use the old glass "refrigerator" containers. They're so pretty--there are a lot of patterns to choose from and though they are pricey in antique stores ($8-$25), they are little works of art. I had a post on them a few months ago:<br />http://thestuffthatkeepsmeawake.blogspot.com/2011/08/post-for-daisy-at-maple-hill-101.html<br />You might enjoy them---they really give a old-timey look.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-41921071567874241872011-11-06T21:40:35.010-06:002011-11-06T21:40:35.010-06:00Haha, I also love glass jars! I have them for ever...Haha, I also love glass jars! I have them for everything! Noodles, beans, rice, cereal, cereal bars, flour, sugar, coffee, cornmeal, brown sugar, splenda, etc... I even use the large Apothecary type for bags of (human type) snack sized treats, dog treats, and candies. <br /><br />I have also used a label maker for all the "baking type" goods so as to not mix anything up. I like the jars because I can see at a glance what I need and it is visually interesting. Great minds think alike!Tonya @ My Cozy Little Farmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289024681312440621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-36254617781696222152011-11-06T17:25:13.922-06:002011-11-06T17:25:13.922-06:00Gingerbreads House - We never seem to have enough ...Gingerbreads House - We never seem to have enough space for most of what we need, ha. I think that's a universal problem. My theory is that we fill up our "nest" with as much as it will hold and need more, no matter the nest size, ha. This mudroom is pretty good size for a pantry, we have lots of shelves, but I bet a year from now I'm complaining about not enough space, ha.1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-68185560625785524752011-11-06T17:21:05.136-06:002011-11-06T17:21:05.136-06:00Robin - Actually, we always had these jars and I n...Robin - Actually, we always had these jars and I never thought of canning jars until recently. I should have mentioned that we use those as well when we need an extra jar but again it's a recent use (once I had extra jars laying around, ha). I'll admit though, as an idea for leftovers, I love that.1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-71530076709225637592011-11-06T17:18:00.970-06:002011-11-06T17:18:00.970-06:00Nothing beats a glass jar..I just don't have e...Nothing beats a glass jar..I just don't have enough space for as many as I need .Gingerbreadshouse7https://www.blogger.com/profile/01285484153508538882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-4625271083059142442011-11-06T17:08:24.435-06:002011-11-06T17:08:24.435-06:00I also use glass for storage. You just can't b...I also use glass for storage. You just can't beat it! I use canning jars for some items and also for left overs. I can't believe that you haven't thought of this :)Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.com