In article >,
"Doug Kanter" > wrote:

> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > Mark Shaw > wrote:
> >
> >> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
> >> > In article >,
> >> > Mark Shaw > wrote:
> >> > > Doug Kanter > wrote:
> >>
> >> > > > To paraphrase the diner scene in "When Harry Met Sally", I'll have
> >> > > > whatever
> >> > > > you're having. Or smoking. How old are you?
> >> > >
> >> > > I'm in my late forties, which is why the idea of having
> >> > > to remember obscure stuff is becoming kind of problematic.
> >>
> >> > Fluff.
> >>
> >> > Dad is 73.
> >> > His memory is dubious at best, but he knows that the box that says
> >> > "unsalted" is unsalted!
> >>
> >> You may have missed an important point: I remove the sticks
> >> from the box before freezing.
> >
> > Did not miss that, at all.
> > My point was, the boxes are labeled to start with.
> >
> > Is your hand broken that you cannot label the sticks if this is that big
> > of an issue?
>
> Rubber bands - the 2nd great undiscovered kitchen tool, surpassed only by
> clothespins. Put a rubber band around each stick of butter to mark it. If
> the rubber band deteriorates in the freezer, you know you've had that butter
> around for WAAAAAY too long. :-)
>
>

Sharpies.

Indelible markers.

They even write on glass. We use them at work for labeling the received
and in use date on EVERYthing. It's a CAP requirment...

but they work in the kitchen too. ;-)

Any office supply store or home improvement center carries them. I get
the "click" ones at Lowe's.

They are cool!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson