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"Viviane" > wrote:

> I'm looking for an airtight container to store icing sugar. I live in
> Sydney (Australia) and it gets humid here so if it's not airtight the sugar
> will form clumps. I'd also like it to have a mechanism in the lid that can
> be used to shake the icing sugar onto waffles etc. I haven't been able to
> find anything. Anyone have any ideas. I've tried department stores,
> catering shops etc but nothing. Surely such a thing exists?

Best I can think of is one of those parmesan cheese shakers sold in
stores. See this pic of Kraft parmesan.

http://www.citysackers.com/images/Kr...%20Cheese%209o
z.jpg

The lid flips up to allow shaking, flips down and locks to keep cheese.
Get one, make up and enjoy some spaghetti and meat sauce or pizza, and
then wash the container out and reuse it for your sugar.

jt