Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: sunshineband on September 04, 2010, 11:43
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I've put this here rather than in frugal living, because jars at this time in the year are used by us on 'ere :lol:
In asda, they have jars of picked red cabbage for 20p. Cabbage looks strange, but empty the jar and you can reuse it -- very cheap.
Jars are slightly larger than the 'pound of jam' size, with white screw lids
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Very interesting...thanks for the info...just what I needed wasn't it :lol:
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It was you who made me remember seeing them last night :lol: :lol:
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or 13p for a jar of 'value' curry sauce in Morrisons.
(The sauce is not for using, just to keep the jar steady in transit. Probably).
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I'm having a jar clear out, saved a dozen for Joy, then a lady was coming for half of the remainder and a man for the other half. After a week they are still still sitting there! The lady says she had to go up north on a family matter, but will pop round soon, that was a week ago.
The man sent me an email on Monday at 11.30pm after I'd logged off saying he was coming the next morning, but I didn't read the email until lunchtime. Then he said he was coming Thursday after 1.30pm, but still not seen him! And they haven't been as the jars are still sitting by the front gate!
Strange people!
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9p for a glass jar of sainsurys basics curry sauce, its not that strong cury flavor so the lids may not be tainted with the curry.
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Asda also have the curry sauce jars at 9p each.
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Makes you wonder why new unused jars cost so much, doesn't it? :ohmy:
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9p for a glass jar of sainsurys basics curry sauce, its not that strong cury flavor so the lids may not be tainted with the curry.
If you chuck it through the dishwasher, that eliminates any taste or smell from the original contents.
Does anyone know of a source of cheap jars in smaller size? I'm after jars for stuff like lazy garlic and easy chilli, which when you buy them are marked as 90g sort of size, though I'm not sure how that translates into pounds and ounces or litres (so confusing the way they're marked). It needs to be fairly small but with a wide enough mouth to get a teaspoon into easily.
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I'm grateful to you guys for drawing attention to these cheap jars. Surprisingly, the Sainsbury's curry sauce has an acceptable taste - if you lace it with tamarind. Quite a bargain :) .
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I bought up all the tesco basics mint sauce in two local towns for 15p a jar, I had 40 jars altogether, they are now 25p a jar but this is the size I really like and at 25p a jar they are still cheap :) And tesco sweet pickle jars at 25p each are also a good size.
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Sounds good I buy trays,30 at a time, of jars from a wholesaler and they cost me 25p to 35p each.
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Is that per jar or tray??
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Shokkyy, do you know anyone that has a baby because I think they might be just the size you are looking for and they have metal lids
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Shokkyy, do you know anyone that has a baby because I think they might be just the size you are looking for and they have metal lids
babies with metals lids -- whatever next :nowink:
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per jar
Just been to asda today bought 4 beetroot and 36 jars of cabbage still 10p the checkout lady says that other people are doing the same! I WONDER WHY?
The beetroot was 25p my partner says he will eat that so its even better he is now trying to get some empty catering jars to tip the cabbage in he might eat some of that too. The beetroot might be ok in stronger vinager.
Thanks for the info I rarely go in super markets
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Great thread, I would never have though of buying a cheap product for the sake of getting hold of the jar. We're hopefully going to be making jam soon and need a supply of jars.
Thanks for the tips! :)
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My mum gets loads of specalised jams bought her in small jars and i use those, and i get all my friends to save all their jars for me. you can also get cheap jars of all sizes and glass bottles at car booties! Regards Gill
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Just hand washed the cabbage jars from asda no smell residue, seem ok for jam as well as chutney. Going to get a load more Mon if there still there.
The labels come off really easy too
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For my chutneys I like the tesco sweet pickle jars 25p each, they clean very easy and there is no left over smell on the lids, unlike the tesco mint lids. And the lids are so much easier than using elastic bands and cellophane :)
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For my chutneys I like the tesco sweet pickle jars 25p each, they clean very easy and there is no left over smell on the lids, unlike the tesco mint lids. And the lids are so much easier than using elastic bands and cellophane :)
and you don't accidentally poke your finger through them when you are resorting the cupboard either :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Me no never ........ well ..... only the one, lucky it was jam and it had to be eaten as soon as possible :)
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Asda have pickled red cabbage in 454g jars at 4p each ;)
needless to say I bought a few ::)
Emptied one out and washed it and no smell left.....result :D
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THanks for that MoS will be sending OH up to ours later tonight I can imagine checkout persons face as thats all he will have in the basket :nowink:
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4p :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy:
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yep fourpence ...honest ;)
When I can warm myself up enough ............I'm going back for a few more :lol:
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What are you going to do with all that pickled cabbage? :blink:
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:blush: keep this to yourself.......
but......... if you drain it and follow your usual braised apple and red cabbage recipe (minus the vinegar of course) it is actually quite nice ;)
When I get fed up with that it will just go on the compost heap................cos at 4p a jar it's worth buying just for the jars :lol:
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Good tip! ;) And very true, to the other part! :lol:
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Shokkyy, do you know anyone that has a baby because I think they might be just the size you are looking for and they have metal lids
babies with metals lids -- whatever next :nowink:
First good laugh I have had in ages... ta :lol: :lol:
Pamela
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Is it the same as the previous 10p jar have they restocked? I bought a trolley load last time