I find that the 2 liter ( square ) plastic juice containers
( cranberry juice, apple juice, etc. )
are perfect for storing dry staples.

They're easy to grasp, line up on a shelf neatly,
clear plastic so you can see the contents,
clear plastic... no prob if you drop it.
Wide mouth... easy to fill
The screw top is pretty much "critter-proof"

I store everything from sugar to rice to dry beans.
( they look pretty good on a pantry shelf too )


On Mon, 18 May 2009 10:22:26 +0100, "john royce"
> wrote:

>Have just been given a 5Kg bag of ' for baking' Castor Sugar. It's in a
>paper bag, so I think it will go hard after a while, since it will be many
>years before we can get through it.
>
>How is it best to store it?
>
>At the moment we are thinking of putting it in glass pickle jars with screw
>lids.
>Is there anything simple we could put in the jars with it, that would act as
>a *drying agent* to take out any moisture for the air? Thanks for
>advice.
>