I am a bit of a collector
of glass jars.
I know, kinda strange, but I love glass jars in all sorts of shapes and sizes. I have been known to purchase a product, not for the food inside, but for the shape of the glass jar.
I use my glass jars for storing all sorts of dry goods: beans, rice, special grains, flours and herbs. Some jars I use to store milk, yogurt, cream and butter.
Of all the jars I have collected, I think I have more pickle jars than anything else. They are a good size for storing all sorts of things. The only problem with pickle jars is that they retain the pickle smell. Nothing ruins a good cup of chamomile tea faster that the smell and taste of pickles.
The smell comes from the lid of the jar.
The inside of the lids are lined with plastic and rubber, to help keep the lid from rusting and to maintain the seal on the jar. The pickle smell gets into the plastic and is almost impossible to wash out.
But, there is a way….
All you need is the special odor fighting power of Baking Soda and a plastic bag.
Place washed lids in a plastic bag with some Baking Soda and let sit for a few days. Then wash. Now you have clean smelling, virtually free, storage containers!
Thank you thank you thank you! Glass is one of the few things we can't recycle here and I hate throwing out those nice, roomy jars. No more! I really appreciate your sharing your secrets. 🙂
As always…great tip!!! Thanks
That is so simple! Thank you :o) Until now, the only use I've had for the jars is making more pickles for *B*. The smell makes me sick, so I've had to recycle our extra jars rather than use them for other things.
Awesome! Thanks!
Wow! Great tip! Thanks:)
Blessings,
Aimee
PS: Loved your OK photos!
What a great tip. I was about to throw my pickle jars that I had saved for just this reason (we can't recycle glass here). Oh, you save them – thanks!
Red-faced…that is exactly why I have not hung onto pickle jars! Thank you so much for sharing your tip! Baking soda is amazing!! 😀
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So if I clean the lid from my organic garlic salsa, do I need to worry about the glass jar it came in still smelling like garlic?
no, the glass usually doesn’t pick up smells, it isn’t porous like plastic