"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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> "~patches~" > wrote
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>> MoM wrote:
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>>> There used to be black waxy pencils. My mom used them and I still have
>>> a couple.
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>> I've seen black, red, and yellow wax pencils. I only have a black one
>> but it does the trick and they last forever without drying out. Most of
>> the office supply stores carry them. Our small butchersop and even the m
>> & p grocery store still uses these pencils.
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> Would they wash off in hot soapy water, say for Tupperware type
> containers?
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> nancy

Dry-erase markers work really well on plastic freezer containers. The words
stay on in the freezer but wash off fairly easily with soap and a scrub
sponge. The box top must be dry; like the OP said, ink pens don't write on
wet surfaces. But they're handy if you keep a handful of freezer boxes to
use over and over.

Kathy