[Sca-cooks] Thanks Olwen::::5000 bottles of spice on the wall, 5000 bottles of spice.

[Olwen the Odd]

>Phillipa commented:
>>I have a white Tupperware box full of
>>baggies full of my "medieval" spices and a red Tupperware box full of
>>baggies
>>full of "ethnic" spices.)
>
>Phillipa, if I may, I'd recommend getting a hold of some glass bottles
>
>and get those medieval and ethnic spices out of the baggies and into
>the (hopefully) tightly sealing glass containers. The spices and herbs
>will last longer that way, especially in that heat wave. If your
>house is air-conditioned, it would also be best to keep them in the
>cool part of the house.
>
>I've heard dark glass bottles are better than the clear ones, but
>the clear ones are the only ones I can find in small sizes with
>large mouths consistantly.
>
>
>I can buy a variety of glass bottles for storing spices from the
>
>Container Store or World Foods in my area. I've also bought sets
>of spice bottles at garage sales or flea markets.
>
>You can find more information on storing spices in the spices-msg
>file in the Florilegium.
>--
>THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of

On a friends advice, I began saving those Starbuck chilled coffee bottles.
The mouth is large and the lid fits tightly and they hold a good quantity,
plus I have the added bonus of enjoying the coffee!
Olwen

_________________________________________________________________
Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail.
http://www.hotmail.com