tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post6327389118711916115..comments2024-03-26T08:45:01.171-07:00Comments on Homestead Happenings: STEPPING BACK FROM PLASTIC: THE PREMISEKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06105445880440567911noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-91265428280775779192017-01-06T08:56:52.443-08:002017-01-06T08:56:52.443-08:00In my earlier years, I don't remember any bulk...In my earlier years, I don't remember any bulk bins. You just bought the amount of what you needed in the linen, paper, or whatever, as they came.Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-58313834397419631422017-01-06T08:05:57.062-08:002017-01-06T08:05:57.062-08:00What an adoring look from Bess? I imagine her sayi...What an adoring look from Bess? I imagine her saying, "Is that hot cocoa on your breath?"<br /><br />Plastic: yes, there are biodegradable versions now, but that's relatively new, is it not? I just recently heard about using wax paper as a replacement for sandwich baggies! With a little research I learned that there are different kinds of wax paper, and for the Earth conscious, you Halliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305271560327301083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-82095738820837451392017-01-05T21:32:46.138-08:002017-01-05T21:32:46.138-08:00I remember lots of glass--ketchup, mayonaise, etc,...I remember lots of glass--ketchup, mayonaise, etc, all game in glass. Cereal in cardboard with waxed paper liners, bread in waxed paper with seals on the ends, sugar seems to have come in paper as long as I remember. Mom wrapped my sandwiches in wax paper when I took a lunch in first grade. No saran wrap, just a plate on top of a bowl or wax paper. Ooo, and chipped beef and pimento spreads Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814824232124376605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-37056031546850416752017-01-05T21:12:20.805-08:002017-01-05T21:12:20.805-08:00Would you include as a starter, where plastic come...Would you include as a starter, where plastic comes from. There are different kinds, such as biodegradable or permanent. I think tree roots were generally encased in burlap. Flour came in linen bags. I don't remember about sugar. Cereal has been in cardboard cylinders for as far back as I can remember.Chucknoreply@blogger.com