On Sep 7, 10:26 pm, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@verizon.net> wrote:
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> >I have a few Indian spice in individual bottles but what if I do this:
> > put each of them in ziplock bag and then place all these ziplock bags
> > in a big airtight rubbermaid container? I am assuming that these
> > containers are airtight. May be not enough for spice? Then is there
> > anyhtign made of plastic, i.e light material to store them and in fact
> > minimize space by placing them in the same container. I use them
> > rarely but I want to keep them; I am not ready to leave them behind
> > when I move.
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> > I also have raw sesame seeds in a bottle. I was going to make hummus
> > but never got aorund to it except roast some of them. Bottles are
> > heavy to carry when I move. Even if I hire people, I still have to put
> > them in place. Beside, there is space issue in th condo I will be
> > moving to. So what if I put them in seperate ziplock bag? Do I need to
> > place the bag in airtight container? I have lots of rubber maid
> > container.
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> I'm not really following this. Why do you want to store them? And where?
> Like in a storage unit?
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> Spices are only good for so long and then they lose potency. That's why you
> shouldn't buy too many at one time. Seeds will go rancid.
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> I would assume anything you have in a bottle would be safe to keep it in
> there as is. I've made several coast to coast moves and the movers have
> always moved my spices. They wrap each jar in paper. They'll move canned
> goods too. They won't move perishables and in some cases liquids that might
> spill onto other things.

You know what? If I go far enough - anything more than 5 hours is far
- for a job assignment and ship the car, I'll put those those stuff in
the car.

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