On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:05:24 -0800, in rec.food.cooking, Bob Terwilliger
wrote:

>I'm "mellowing" a couple fruitcakes for the next few weeks. They're supposed
>to be kept in airtight storage, except for every two days when I spritz them
>with brandy.
>
>I've been keeping the cakes in gallon-sized ziploc bags, but I'm wondering
>whether there's a "classier" way of keeping them. I looked for a loaf-sized
>tin, but didn't find anything the correct size. (The fruitcakes were made in
>a standard loaf pan, 10 inches by 4.5 inches, and they're about six inches
>tall.) I also looked for a Tupperware or Rubbermaid container about those
>size, but came up empty.
>
>Does anybody know of a source for airtight loaf tins?
>
>Bob
>

Lock & Lock containers:
http://www.organize.com/lolofostco.html
http://www.amazon.com/Airtight-Food-.../dp/B00068UA88

They will definitely to the trick. You'd have to check about size though.

Doug
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