Oh pshaw, on Fri 21 Dec 2007 04:50:01p, cybercat meant to say...

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> <sf> wrote in message ...
>> On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:54:29 -0500, "cybercat" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Little Malice" > wrote
>>>> I keep old grease in a coffee can and throw it out when it gets
>>>> full...
>>>>
>>>
>>>A time-honored tradition of my mom's.
>>>
>> I thought everyone did that. I use smaller cans, but they are still
>> cans.
>>
> It might be a Time-honored tradition of EVERYone's mom.
>
>
>

From the 1920s at least thru the 1950s, grease jars were a common item in
many kitchens. Most came with some sort of strainer to filter out the
sediment and other particles. Their most common use was probably for
grease produced from frying bacon, and that was then reserved for
cooking/seasoning use. You can see quite of few of them for sale on eBay.

--
Wayne Boatwright

Date: Thursday, December 20th,2007

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