Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 08 Aug 2005 03:02:16p, Melba's Jammin' wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> > In article >, Wayne Boatwright
> > > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > All are kept in a separate refrigerator. I use this refrigerator for
> >> > nuts and other things I don't use everyday. It's full.
> >> > If I buy a large quantity of something I use a lot, I keep some of it
> >> > in a small jar in a cabinet or regular refrigerator nearby; for
> >> > instance, I use a lot of cumin seeds, so I keep some in my regular
> >> > refrigerator. HTH,
> >> > Dee Dee
> >>
> >> That sounds like a great idea, Dee. What size ball jars are you using?
> >> Pint? Half-pint? When we move to our new house we will have a second
> >> refrigerator to be used for similar purposes.
> >
> > I think the 4-ounce jars (I've only seen them with the Kerr label for a
> > couple years) would be about right -- 1/2 cup. I buy most of mine at a
> > food co-op and when I need a tablespoon of ground cardamom once a year,
> > I can buy that one tablespoon and know it's fresh.
>
> That's probably adequate for most of my spices/herbs, although there are a
> few that i would probably use half-pint jars for since I use larger
> quantities more quickly.
>
> I haven't been there yet, but there's a new Penzey's in the Phoenix area.
> I should probably consider a bank loan before I go! :-)
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright *=BF*
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My spices are in various cans, bottles and bags. I bought about 30
small corked square green bottles last fall, and put the spices I use
most often, ot that lend themselves to that kind of container, in those
and labeled them with a blank label on the back for purchase date. I'd
like to find more so I can get all my spices into someting nicer than
the little cans.
Most of them sit, the ones that fit, on 2 plastic lazy Susan's in the
cabinet next to the stove.
These days, I buy all the spices I can fresh ground at my Asian market.
They're cheaper, fresher and I can buy as little or as much as I need
so they don't go stale.
Anybody got any small bottles they'd like to get rid of?