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Default strawberries today (learned one lesson)

On 12/5/2016 7:53 PM, songbird wrote:
> George Shirley wrote:
> ...
>> What is freezer space? Dear wife makes odd soups and such and puts them
>> in plastic container and into the freezer with no label on them. I may
>> have to get her go visit somewhere while I empty the containers that are
>> needed for food you know what it is. <BG>

>
> i dislike plastic in almost any form, we
> put things in pint jars or quart jars for
> storage. small quantities are rare as i'd
> just eat them (or Ma would).
>
> we have made our New Year's Resolution to
> put a label on the quart jars because we have
> some now that we're not sure what's in them.
> it's all good, but it would be nice to know.
> likely onion soup, chili, spaghetti meat balls
> or bean soup.
>
> the pint jars i label. only strawberry
> freezer jam and roasted red peppers left.
>
>
> songbird
>

Easiest thing in the world, I go to one of the office stores and buy the
cheapest labels they have. Write on it with pen or a colored pen, stick
it on. Empty jar, run hot water over the label, pull it off and you're done.