Friday, October 7, 2016

grandma's wisdom

I found myself washing a baggie (in my defense, it was a ZIPLOC!), and thought, I have become my grandmother (who would wash bread bags and use them). Of course, it's quite environmental, but also a bit.... compulsive.
Anyone else do something like their grandma?
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Mary Ann Clark Guilty of washing Ziplocs. And sometimes reusing alum foil. My nana did wash and reuse alum pie plates, but I rarely have those. She also "saved" the "good dishes" and "good towels" in case she had company, while I prefer to use and enjoy things in the present.
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Alicia Rasley I save the "Good china" for special occasions, then forget to use it!
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Mary Watson I wash and reuse large Ziploc bags if they've held something that isn't terribly messy. Not if they've held raw meat. I also rinse off sheets of aluminum foil and reuse. I tear old t-shirts into rags for cleaning and polishing (nice and soft, don't scratch). Cut buttons off shirts before they go to the recycle center. I'm crocheting a rug from old jeans torn into strips (so far I've used 5 pairs, and need to go to the thrift shop for more as I've run out of jeans). But I grew up recycling. My mother did out out of necessity. I still wear jeans my younger son (now 43) had in 8th grade. 
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Alicia Rasley Mary, that's pretty impressive! My grandmother used to make rag rugs-- braided, I think.
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Cassandra Curtis Grandmum used to say two cups from one tea bag is the rule, and then save the old tea bags for use in drawing down swelling. If refrigerated correctly, they'll keep for an extra week before the have to get tossed. Even then, she'd place the old used up...See More
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Alicia Rasley Cassandra, I remember teabags refrigerated and put on the under-eye area reduces puffiness. 
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Mary Strand Like both my grandmas, I like a nice cocktail. 
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Alicia Rasley What kind of cocktail? A "highball"? (Whiskey and ginger ale. :))
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Theresa Stevens Just don't let me catch you wrapping sandwiches in old newspapers. There are some depression-era behaviors that we can let die out!
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Alicia Rasley The newsprint would transfer to the bread!

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