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David M. Harris

Michael Plant wrote:
> 2/22/06
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>>There used to be a wonderful plastics store, since closed, on Canal St.
>>in New York, that had glass jars from one ounce to one gallon.
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>>Now there are always Mason jars. You can get them in capacities from
>>one half pint to a gallon or so. The search engines should let you find
>>where you can buy an inexpensive dozen or so.
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>>The next time Gregor goes to Home Depot I'm also having him look for
>>screw top jars of the sort that he uses to store things like nuts and
>>bolts.
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>>Maria
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> Maria, light is the enemy of tea. We want to be sure that our tea container
> is opaque, and air tight as possible. BTW, I think there are several plastic
> shops still on Canal Street. Perhaps one of them carries the stuff you like.
> It's more pleasant shopping on Canal Street than at Home Depot, seems to me.
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> Michael
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But if you want to use glass jars (which are available to anyone who has
finished a container of pickles or jam or whatever), you can spray-paint
the outsides and make them opaque.

dmh