With me being home, and needing more projects, I have really taken on the role of house wife and homemaker (sometimes). Mostly, this means that I am more aware of when things need cleaning and I have really gotten into the habit of cooking/shopping/saving us money on groceries. This also means that sometime we buy in bulk. And sometimes my sweet husband notices that I love to reuse things and then this happens.
He refilled the "old" salt container with new sea salt from our bulk container in the pantry. He knows me so well. Keeping a former container and just refilling it. I knew I married a good one. But I couldn't just leave that blue tape on there. So like a good wife, I went back behind him and fixed it.
I cut off the top from the old container, flipped it upside down and traced the mouth of one of my canning jars onto the back side of it.
Then I flipped them both over, added the salt, twisted on a canning lid and labeled accordingly.
Later I added a few rubber bands around the glass to make it easier to hold and less likely to slip and break. It still pours the same and is now completely refillable. Plus moisture is less likely to seep in and it cost me exactly zero dollars.
I have a few more canning jar upgrades to share over the next few weeks too, but I have to stop soon because I need those jars. Last year we only put up tomatoes, salsa, peaches and pears, but this year I'm excited to try out our new pressure canner. We will be able to preserve so much more without having to pickle everything and I cannot wait to get started.
Love the refillable salt container! That never occurred to me and like you said, airtight. Like the idea about the rubber bands also to keep the jar from slipping out of your hand. I must say, I am quite impressed!
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