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Clean and Ye Shall Find

I started my spring cleaning a couple of weeks ago, focusing first on the kitchen cabinets. It's a daunting task to clean any room if you try to do the whole thing at once, so I do one cabinet a day. This is my reusable containers and kitchen gadgets cabinet, which always ends up disordered with mismatched or missing lids or bottoms. I took everything out, wiped down the shelves, matched everything up, and then put it all back in a workable order.

Ditto with my cabinet of baking and cooking stuff -- these are all things I use a lot, some daily, so I keep them here by the stove instead of in the pantry closet. I also had a ton of expired specialty vinegars and oils Katherine stored here from her apartment when she moved back home, so it was a good time to get rid of all that stuff.

Cleaning also turns up missing things. Last Christmas I went looking for this old-fashioned pottery cookie stamp that a friend gave me about thirty years ago. At the time I couldn't find it, and made do with cookie cutters instead.

I really treasure this little thing, so I was glad I found it again. I'll have to use it to make some cookies for Valentine's Day.

Comments

nightsmusic said…
Great minds think alike! I did this two days ago, but I did everything, pantry, cupboards, island...on the floor, climbing the step ladder, up and down the basement stairs...a spring chicken, I am not! I love that cookie press.
Maria Zannini said…
Nothing makes me happier than to have equal amount of lids to containers.

Most vinegars don't expire. You might lose a little of its acidity if it's very old, or you might see a little sediment, but for the most part they're still usable.

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