"Anne Duhon" > wrote in message
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to all.
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> New question: Is there a way to eliminate the smell of spices in those
> empty plastic McCormick jars.

Why bother; buy new jars, and recycle the old ones yourself for the same
kind of spice they once held or else take or give them along with glass,
etc. to your local recycler. You'll never perfectly purge the odor from the
plastic, which will in time give the new spices an off taste.