My mother used these large jars to keep pests and varmints out of her meal, rice, and pasta.
She once told me that the original jars came from her hair dresser, that semi-solid shampoo came in them. I think pickles also came in them.
When I inherited them, I spray-painted the lids to match my red gingham kitchen color scheme.
Tonight, the macaroni jar bit the dust on our porcelain tile kitchen floor.
RIP.
Oh, no!! Libby has a sad. :o((
ReplyDeleteOh don't you just hate it when that happens? That is the one thing I regret about our tile kitchen floor--drop it and you've lost it for sure!!
ReplyDeleteStay safe and warm ~ ~ ~ waving in the cold rain Julierose
So sorry for your loss. My condolences on the passing of your treasured macaroni jar. Tile floors will do that.
ReplyDeleteOh no! So you have others?
ReplyDeleteYes, quite the collection! My favorite is the Necco Wafers jar I keep my spaghetti in. I painted those lids in 1977 (but not the Necco Wafers lid).
DeleteOh, no!
ReplyDeleteIt's sad to lose that kind of memory.
And you've probably had it (them) as canisters longer than your mother had them.
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