George Shirley wrote:
Ophelia wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
The Cook wrote:
Forgot to ask in my last post, did Barb ever post a picture of the
jar lifter? I would love to see what it looks like.
I'm getting ready to drive over to Houston for the day but I will
take a picture or two when I get back and post them on my flickr
account and let y'all know. There was one on eBay some months ago
but it sold quickly for, IIRC, about 9 bucks. I think we paid 50
cents for ours nearly 50 years ago.

would they be like these?

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/product.aspx/!11654

Drive safe George.


Nope, those are jar lifters but not the same type. We ended up not
going to Houston area, called son and the whole family is down with a
bug so we stayed home. Will go over the Sunday before Fat Tuesday.

Hmm well a) I would like to see the type you use and b) what is Fat Tuesday
please?

Ophelia wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
Ophelia wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
The Cook wrote:
Forgot to ask in my last post, did Barb ever post a picture of the
jar lifter? I would love to see what it looks like.
I'm getting ready to drive over to Houston for the day but I will
take a picture or two when I get back and post them on my flickr
account and let y'all know. There was one on eBay some months ago
but it sold quickly for, IIRC, about 9 bucks. I think we paid 50
cents for ours nearly 50 years ago.
would they be like these?

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/product.aspx/!11654

Drive safe George.


Nope, those are jar lifters but not the same type. We ended up not
going to Houston area, called son and the whole family is down with a
bug so we stayed home. Will go over the Sunday before Fat Tuesday.

Hmm well a) I would like to see the type you use and b) what is Fat Tuesday
please?


b) the day before Ash Wednesday, believe it's called Shrove Tuesday in
the UK.

George Shirley wrote:
Ophelia wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
Ophelia wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
The Cook wrote:
Forgot to ask in my last post, did Barb ever post a picture of
the jar lifter? I would love to see what it looks like.
I'm getting ready to drive over to Houston for the day but I will
take a picture or two when I get back and post them on my flickr
account and let y'all know. There was one on eBay some months ago
but it sold quickly for, IIRC, about 9 bucks. I think we paid 50
cents for ours nearly 50 years ago.
would they be like these?

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/product.aspx/!11654

Drive safe George.


Nope, those are jar lifters but not the same type. We ended up not
going to Houston area, called son and the whole family is down with
a bug so we stayed home. Will go over the Sunday before Fat Tuesday.

Hmm well a) I would like to see the type you use and b) what is Fat
Tuesday please?


b) the day before Ash Wednesday, believe it's called Shrove Tuesday in
the UK.

OH I see )))) So why do you call it Fat Tuesday?))

Ophelia wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
Ophelia wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
Ophelia wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
The Cook wrote:
Forgot to ask in my last post, did Barb ever post a picture of
the jar lifter? I would love to see what it looks like.
I'm getting ready to drive over to Houston for the day but I will
take a picture or two when I get back and post them on my flickr
account and let y'all know. There was one on eBay some months ago
but it sold quickly for, IIRC, about 9 bucks. I think we paid 50
cents for ours nearly 50 years ago.
would they be like these?

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/product.aspx/!11654

Drive safe George.


Nope, those are jar lifters but not the same type. We ended up not
going to Houston area, called son and the whole family is down with
a bug so we stayed home. Will go over the Sunday before Fat Tuesday.
Hmm well a) I would like to see the type you use and b) what is Fat
Tuesday please?


b) the day before Ash Wednesday, believe it's called Shrove Tuesday in
the UK.

OH I see )))) So why do you call it Fat Tuesday?))


It's the last day to eat anything you want before the Lenten season
starts. Mardi Gras is a three-day holiday here in Louisiana. Starts on
Monday runs through Wednesday. New Orleans is famous for its parades and
semi-nude people in the streets. Our Mardi Gras is not as rowdy but just
as popular. Bear in mind that the southern half of the state of
Louisiana is predominantly Roman Catholic so Lent is a big deal to us.

George

"George Shirley" wrote in message
. ..
Serene wrote:
Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
Looks to be the time of year again that the jelly jars start showing
up at
the local thrift store. I've been scoring 2-3 pretty regularly every
week
for about the last month. Prior to that, there were none to be found.

Ooh, I'll have to start looking. I'm going to have more time to garden
this year, and I'm hoping to have more than I can eat. We'll
*definitely* have more Meyer lemons than we can use, too.


Of course, if I could just get the folks that the full ones go out to,
to
return them... ;-)


Doesn't Barb make them return the empty jar before they can get more?
Maybe you could do that. :-)

Serene
Most of the canned stuff I give away is to family and friends. They are
told that getting more depends on my getting jars and rings back.

Some of the family is not in-state. I'm not going to make them mail empty
jars back. I do get the jars back from the family members. But I donate a
fair bit of it to the local rummage sale as well - it is among the first
stuff
that disappears.

Ted

George Shirley wrote:
Ophelia wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
Ophelia wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
Ophelia wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
The Cook wrote:
Forgot to ask in my last post, did Barb ever post a picture of
the jar lifter? I would love to see what it looks like.
I'm getting ready to drive over to Houston for the day but I
will take a picture or two when I get back and post them on my
flickr account and let y'all know. There was one on eBay some
months ago but it sold quickly for, IIRC, about 9 bucks. I
think we paid 50 cents for ours nearly 50 years ago.
would they be like these?

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/product.aspx/!11654

Drive safe George.


Nope, those are jar lifters but not the same type. We ended up not
going to Houston area, called son and the whole family is down
with a bug so we stayed home. Will go over the Sunday before Fat
Tuesday.
Hmm well a) I would like to see the type you use and b) what is Fat
Tuesday please?


b) the day before Ash Wednesday, believe it's called Shrove Tuesday
in the UK.

OH I see )))) So why do you call it Fat Tuesday?))


It's the last day to eat anything you want before the Lenten season
starts.

Heh sounds like my childhood During lent, sweeties (candy) was saved in a
tin, to eat on Easter Sunday. How that translated into fasting I never did
figure out

Mardi Gras is a three-day holiday here in Louisiana. Starts on
Monday runs through Wednesday. New Orleans is famous for its parades
and semi-nude people in the streets. Our Mardi Gras is not as rowdy
but just as popular. Bear in mind that the southern half of the state
of Louisiana is predominantly Roman Catholic so Lent is a big deal to
us.

Yep that was me too

Thanks George!

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:47:20 -0800, "Ted Mittelstaedt"
wrote:


"George Shirley" wrote in message
...
Serene wrote:
Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
Looks to be the time of year again that the jelly jars start showing
up at
the local thrift store. I've been scoring 2-3 pretty regularly every
week
for about the last month. Prior to that, there were none to be found.

Ooh, I'll have to start looking. I'm going to have more time to garden
this year, and I'm hoping to have more than I can eat. We'll
*definitely* have more Meyer lemons than we can use, too.


Of course, if I could just get the folks that the full ones go out to,
to
return them... ;-)


Doesn't Barb make them return the empty jar before they can get more?
Maybe you could do that. :-)

Serene
Most of the canned stuff I give away is to family and friends. They are
told that getting more depends on my getting jars and rings back.

Some of the family is not in-state. I'm not going to make them mail empty
jars back. I do get the jars back from the family members. But I donate a
fair bit of it to the local rummage sale as well - it is among the first
stuff
that disappears.

Ted


Both of my kids are 300 miles away but they do come to visit once or
twice a year. They always bring the empty jars with them. My
sister-in-law likes my stuff so much she found some jars at a yard
sale and packed them and several empties and mailed them to me. From
Florida to Virginia.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:09:14 -0800, Serene
wrote:

Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
Looks to be the time of year again that the jelly jars start showing up at
the local thrift store. I've been scoring 2-3 pretty regularly every week
for about the last month. Prior to that, there were none to be found.

Ooh, I'll have to start looking. I'm going to have more time to
garden this year, and I'm hoping to have more than I can eat. We'll
*definitely* have more Meyer lemons than we can use, too.


Of course, if I could just get the folks that the full ones go out to, to
return them... ;-)


Doesn't Barb make them return the empty jar before they can get
more? Maybe you could do that. :-)

Serene

Barb sells much of what she makes each year. I doubt she expects to
get the jars returned.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

In article ,
Serene wrote:

Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:

Of course, if I could just get the folks that the full ones go out to, to
return them... ;-)

Doesn't Barb make them return the empty jar before they can get
more? Maybe you could do that. :-)

Serene

Barb does not. She would just as soon they keep them but will take them
if offered if the alternative is that they will be trashed by the
recipient, and then only if they are 'regulation' jars in sizes she
likes. She does not accept rogue jars and lids. Barb's friends know
she is fussy and they know why. Barb has made labels for her sister
which request return of the jar, however.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com
Laissez les bons temps rouler!

In article ,
George Shirley wrote:

box last year), and lots of accessories. Of course Barb will get my
antique jar lifter, I've written a codicil to my will leaving it to her.
BSEG
George

Thenkyew! Thenkyewverymuch, Jorge. Don't slip on that banana peel.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com
Laissez les bons temps rouler!

In article ,
"Ophelia" wrote:

George Shirley wrote:
Ophelia wrote:

Hmm well a) I would like to see the type you use and b) what is Fat
Tuesday please?

b) the day before Ash Wednesday, believe it's called Shrove Tuesday in
the UK.

OH I see )))) So why do you call it Fat Tuesday?))

Look it up, O. :-) Pancakes are (supposedly) a common supper on Fat
Tuesday ‹ a way to use up cooking fat in preparation for Lenten fasts
(some eliminate rich food) that some observe. Some places (I don't
think it's all that common, though, and seems to be a nod to old
customs) will hold pancake races ‹ ladies in footraces whilst flipping
pancakes on a griddlel. Or a variation of that. My understanding of
it, anyway.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com
Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
In article ,
Serene wrote:

Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:

Of course, if I could just get the folks that the full ones go out to, to
return them... ;-)
Doesn't Barb make them return the empty jar before they can get
more? Maybe you could do that. :-)

Serene

Barb does not. She would just as soon they keep them but will take them
if offered if the alternative is that they will be trashed by the
recipient, and then only if they are 'regulation' jars in sizes she
likes. She does not accept rogue jars and lids. Barb's friends know
she is fussy and they know why. Barb has made labels for her sister
which request return of the jar, however.
By the way, how is Barb these days? Is it still sunny and warm up thar
in Southern Canada.

George

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
In article ,
"Ophelia" wrote:

George Shirley wrote:
Ophelia wrote:

Hmm well a) I would like to see the type you use and b) what is Fat
Tuesday please?

b) the day before Ash Wednesday, believe it's called Shrove Tuesday
in the UK.

OH I see )))) So why do you call it Fat Tuesday?))

Look it up, O. :-) Pancakes are (supposedly) a common supper on Fat
Tuesday ‹ a way to use up cooking fat in preparation for Lenten fasts
(some eliminate rich food) that some observe. Some places (I don't
think it's all that common, though, and seems to be a nod to old
customs) will hold pancake races ‹ ladies in footraces whilst flipping
pancakes on a griddlel. Or a variation of that. My understanding of
it, anyway.

OH heck yes) That used to happen here years ago. Pancakes and pancake
races. Not heard of it for a long time though

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/news_and_e...ncakeday.shtml

Ophelia wrote:
Melba's Jammin' wrote:
In article ,
"Ophelia" wrote:

George Shirley wrote:
Ophelia wrote:
Hmm well a) I would like to see the type you use and b) what is Fat
Tuesday please?
b) the day before Ash Wednesday, believe it's called Shrove Tuesday
in the UK.
OH I see )))) So why do you call it Fat Tuesday?))
Look it up, O. :-) Pancakes are (supposedly) a common supper on Fat
Tuesday ‹ a way to use up cooking fat in preparation for Lenten fasts
(some eliminate rich food) that some observe. Some places (I don't
think it's all that common, though, and seems to be a nod to old
customs) will hold pancake races ‹ ladies in footraces whilst flipping
pancakes on a griddlel. Or a variation of that. My understanding of
it, anyway.

OH heck yes) That used to happen here years ago. Pancakes and pancake
races. Not heard of it for a long time though

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/news_and_e...ncakeday.shtml


In Louisiana they chase chickens then make a big gumbo.

Go here for pictures and explanations of the courir:

http://www.lsue.edu/acadgate/mardmain.htm

George

In article ,
George Shirley wrote:
By the way, how is Barb these days? Is it still sunny and warm up thar
in Southern Canada.

George

She's well, thanks. I'll tell her you asked.
I just put a picture on www.jamlady.eboard.com. Don't miss it. It's
the aqua note.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com
Laissez les bons temps rouler!