Organizing Your Pantry With Recycled Containers

By Janet M (Guest Post)

To get the smell out I just wash them really well and let them sit around without the lids on for a while with baking soda and vinegar in them.

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druidana

awesome!! how do u get the smell of the pickles n other stuff out of the jars, tho? thanx.
dru

By Janet in GA (Guest Post)

Because I use about three different types of flours, (sr,ap and spelt) and three types of sugar (cane, beet, and splenda) I need a lot of jars. Last year I found 8 1/2 gal canning jars for a dollar each. I use those to put the different things in. Then I also use those large pickle jars, which I got from the high school concession stand I worked at. I will paint the tops of them this summer to match the cabinets which are country blue.

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tthompson

Great ideas. I also save my glass jars from spaghetti sauce, apple sauce, etc, and store dry goods like candy in them. It organizes things and looks pretty at the same time!