On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 08:55:17 -0400, "Robert Green"
> wrote:

>Forgive me if I am in the wrong place, but I'm looking for advice on how to
>label storebought frozen food. If there's a hint of moisture on the
>surface, most marking pens just stop writing. Is there any sort of label
>product or marking pen especially designed for waxy frozen food boxes and
>plastic bags? All I want to do is put the date bought in big enough letter
>for my mom to read - she's not able to read the tiny expiration dates
>stamped on most cartons.
>
>TIA,

Masking tape and a Sharpie or laundry marker works fine. There's also
'freezer tape' which looks a lot like masking tape but costs about 3x
as much.
(you *may* have to run the tape all the way around the carton/package,
depending)
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