Spice Jars

[Guest guest]

I came across some spice jars that I emptied awhile back. I went

ahead and unscrewed the tops and took off the sprinkle lids (for lack

of a better term, lol). I washed them off. I want to rebuild my

spice collection.

 

The lables on the tops however are stained. I'm thinking I want to

peel them or goo-gone them off and replace.

 

Do you all have any tips for hand lableing the jars. Are there

sticker packets you can buy or is there an online sticker thing to

print out. Do you hand write the lables and slap them on? Any handy

tips for that will be great.

 

I plan on buying spices bulk or from this area in my store that has

them in bags which makes them a heck of a lot cheaper. I'd rather go

that route then buy another set of spices and waste these jars in the

process (and jar holder).

 

Thanks,

 

Shawn

[Guest guest]

It is so good you are recycling, Shawn. Cheaper, too!

Bulk spices are a real bargain; especially in the Mexican

cooking isles around here.

In the past i have just washed the sticky old labels off

and used the simple peel and stick labels from an office

supply store, handwritting the spice names myself.

Not wonderfully pretty by any means, but then my

spices are in a drawer next to my stove, out of sight.

Are yours going to be seen or packed away?

 

~ pt ~

 

With money you can buy a house but not a home.

With money you can buy a clock but not time.

With money you can buy a bed but not sleep.

With money you can buy a book, but not knowledge.

With money you can buy a doctor, but not good health.

With money you can buy a position but not respect.

With money you can buy blood but not life.

With money you can buy sex but not love.

~ Chinese proverb

~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~>

, subprong <subprong@g...> wrote:

 

> Do you all have any tips for hand lableing the jars. Are there

> sticker packets you can buy or is there an online sticker thing to

> print out. Do you hand write the lables and slap them on? Any handy

> tips for that will be great.

>

> I plan on buying spices bulk or from this area in my store that has

> them in bags which makes them a heck of a lot cheaper. I'd rather go

> that route then buy another set of spices and waste these jars in the

> process (and jar holder).

>

> Thanks,

>

> Shawn

>

[Guest guest]

I like to use old jars for my spices... I take some string and tie a

piece of cardboard from a cereal box or something.. I just peel the

thin printed part off and then I write the name of the spice on the

jar...

does that make any sense or do you need a picture??

it's nothing fancy, but it works for me! =) I like the homemade look

of it.

 

=)

jenni

[Guest guest]

On 10/24/05, Feral <terebinthus wrote:

>

> It is so good you are recycling, Shawn. Cheaper, too!

 

 

Ya know, PT, my initial thought was that it might be cheaper, however I've

seen some spice kits/racks for pretty cheap before. I remember seeing a

really nice one for $15. Now, I just don't know how old it is and how long

those spices and herbs have been sitting in those jars (perhaps that is why

some are marked down).

 

Bulk spices are a real bargain; especially in the Mexican

> cooking isles around here.

 

 

Tis exactly the area in the store that I was referring to! The store that I

go to has a huge aisle dedicated to spices (and this is separate from the

usual spice aisle) and even a whole row with different types of bouillon

cubes and powders and such. Lots of cool Mexican products under Mexican

brand names. Very cheap in price. I've already gotten veg cubes (although it

has msg - I'd rather have veg " better than bouillon " but they don't carry

it), whole oregano, cumin and a couple of different dried chiles from there

(arbol and pasilla).

 

In the past i have just washed the sticky old labels off

> and used the simple peel and stick labels from an office

> supply store, handwritting the spice names myself.

> Not wonderfully pretty by any means,

 

 

I was thinking about using the address label stickers and writing down on

them or come to think about it use the label maker. Duh. Will have to see if

it still works. I guess I could just type the list, print and scotch tape

them on the cap.

 

but then my

> spices are in a drawer next to my stove, out of sight.

> Are yours going to be seen or packed away?

 

 

They will be on it's lazy susan type of thing. I've learned that it's best

to keep everything away from cooking areas. Splattered oil that's been on

for awhile is tough to get off so they'll be in the pantry.

 

Thanks for the advice,

Shawn

 

~ pt ~

>

> With money you can buy a house but not a home.

> With money you can buy a clock but not time.

> With money you can buy a bed but not sleep.

> With money you can buy a book, but not knowledge.

> With money you can buy a doctor, but not good health.

> With money you can buy a position but not respect.

> With money you can buy blood but not life.

> With money you can buy sex but not love.

> ~ Chinese proverb

> ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Jenni!

 

I'm curious as to what kind of jars you have. Do you use a uniform set or a

variety of them? Are they big ole peanut butter jars...

 

Shawn

 

On 10/24/05, Jenni Billings wrote:

>

> I like to use old jars for my spices... I take some string and tie a

> piece of cardboard from a cereal box or something.. I just peel the

> thin printed part off and then I write the name of the spice on the

> jar...

> does that make any sense or do you need a picture??

> it's nothing fancy, but it works for me! =) I like the homemade look

> of it.

>

> =)

> jenni

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

At 07:59 PM 10/23/2005 -0500, subprong wrote:

 

>Do you all have any tips for hand lableing the jars. Are there

>sticker packets you can buy or is there an online sticker thing to

>print out. Do you hand write the lables and slap them on? Any handy

>tips for that will be great.

 

This isn't the prettiest solution, but I really like the Dymo labelers — those

labelers where you put in a roll of adhesive-backed plastic tape and punch out

the letters. They'll withstand washing (although they don't hold up as well in

the dishwasher), and will readily come off when you want them to. Just grab a

corner and they peel right off.

 

I also buy gallon-sized jugs of different vinegars, hot sauces, and nutritional

yeast in bulk and keep them in the pantry. For kitchen use, they go into smaller

bottles/jars which is where the labels are so useful. They're also handy if you

make your own Bisquick-type mixes or soup bases. Corn starch is such a pain to

use straight from the box, that it too, goes into a jar and gets a label.

 

>I plan on buying spices bulk or from this area in my store that has

>them in bags which makes them a heck of a lot cheaper. I'd rather go

>that route then buy another set of spices and waste these jars in the

>process (and jar holder).

 

I have a couple of jars that are in their 30's. No point in throwing out useful

things

[Guest guest]

I write directly on the jars with a Sharpie, if the spice is

light-colored enough; if not I'll often write on the lid instead. I

also will sometimes just stick a piece of masking tape on there and

write on that. I don't mind the " rawness " of the tape edges,

especially since I write with a nice calligraphic Italic; kind of a

cool contrast. I also have found removable labels (though I have

discovered that they're only removable for some period of time less

than a year - then the surface part comes off and you still have to

use citrasolv or goo gone or peanut butter or oil on the adhesive - so

for me the additional expense isn't worth it), which is what most of

my drygoods are labeled with.