On 11/1/2017 1:14 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

> Somewhere along the line after our son moved away we started using a
> small pottery pot for salt and kept it on the counter by the stove so it
> would be handy for seasoning and to spoon out measured amounts for
> recipes. Our son came home for a visit and the first time he had a
> coffee he got a spoonful of what he thought was sugar for his coffee....
> because it was in a bowl. Rude surprise for him.

I find my Brother labelmaker useful for avoiding surprises like that
(BTDTGTTS).
I also label plugs and cables - makes life much easier.