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Michael Plant

David M. 2/22/06

> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> Michael
>>
> 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.

Yes, you can, by golly. And, if you believe in reincarnation, so much the
better. Seriously, a painted jar has to work just as well, just watch those
paint fumes.

Michael