On Thu 24 Jul 2008 06:33:16a, Nancy Young told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Wed 23 Jul 2008 09:22:56p, Nancy Young told us...
>>
>>> koko wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:14:00 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Koko, these are like the ones I bought. Note the small print links
>>>>> for the other sizes.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/6p696m
>>>>
>>>> Those are exactly what I was thinking about. Thanks Wayne.
>>>
>>> Cheaper at Crate and Barrel. Look for an outlet near you:
>>>
>>> http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=850&f=5413
>
>> They were a lot cheaper at K-Mart, too. I just wanted to show an
>> example of them.
>
> I was just pointing it out in case anyone was thinking of ordering
> them.

Good point!

>> I was especially partial to the old ones that had molded patterns of
>> fruits and vegetables in the glass, but haven't found any quite like
>> those in the reproductions.
>
> Since they can be sanitized, I think that would be something
> to look for on ebay or the like.

Absolutely, and they definitely turn up there with some frequency.

>> They work in the freezer, but I seal the lid to the dish with plastic
>> wrap.
>
> Sure, otherwise the lid would fall off.

Yes, that could happen easily enough, but I also do it to seal out the air.

>
>> And then there's the nostalgia... :-)
>
> I can't say nostalgia, for me that would be margarine tubs.
> I just have a thing for glass.
>
> nancy
>

I don't think my mom ever had a tub of margarine, so no collection of
those, but she had quite a few of these glass containers. Don't know what
happened to all of them, as I only managed to salvage one.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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