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i think it's funny that anyone cares that the shapes would be different. that's what handmade pasta looks like--handmade. i've always liked doing it by hand, though someone bought me a crimper at one point [like a pizza cutter, but cuts and crimps as you roll it], but honestly i think a good old fork is just fine. and if you're rolling the pasta out thin enough, you're getting the lowest pasta-to-filling ratio of any pasta dishes.

i use them to store my dry pantry goods, and for room-temperature- or refrigerator-safe vinegar and olive oil preservations [like oven-dried tomatoes or roasted red peppers].

i also make my yogurt in them, and fit them with cheese cloth and a canning ring for sprouting beans.

as i continue to replace dry packaged goods, i find these jars are excellent storage!

hmm, maybe that's why my eggshell & coffee rich compost keeps slugs away? we have a lot of both in our compost and we don't have slugs. interesting!

i have heard eggshells are good for the soil as well, so i dehydrate mine in the oven [just with the pilot on over some days] so they're easier to break into the compost bin. i would imagine the sharp edges would be similar to diatomaceous earth.

i like to make fruit salads through spring & summer, sometimes with lemon juice, zest and a bit of orange flower water or rose water. this is especially nice with yogurt.

add some to a blended lassi!

i see someone from celery has commented, but i wanted to chime in as well: beyond being a great product, celery design has used their redesign as a case study in eliminating waste of materials and resources at every stage of the packaging. it was a really impressive presentation, and i was happy to see a company like bon ami supporting best practices.

this has been really disappointing to read all week. as an LA resident, i've been to the dervaes' farm, bought their absolutely delicious homegrown fare, and attended a couple pot lucks they host. i want to believe that this is a very misguided attempt to grow their business and continue to earn income and keep working from home, but these C&D letters are utterly outrageous, and a total 180 from a group who previously held backyard seed exchange meetups to protest patenting of garden seeds.

it would be helpful, to say they least, if they addressed some of the actions and accusations they're claiming are "outright lies" on twitter. they've been great community leaders in the past, i hope they realize how wrong a move this was and get back on the right path.

i don't like it when recipes call for 3 things plus a can of soup. that's dressing up your soup, that's not a recipe. other than condiments, i don't want already-prepared, store-bought foods in my recipes! i'm an ingredients purist, i guess.

i really wish the world wasn't full of anti-anchovy rhetoric [same with brussels sprouts] because i grew up thinking it was cool not to like them. now i LOVE them, but it took being raised on canned smoked oysters & clams before i tried other smoked canned fish as an adult, and finally branched out to sardines and anchovies. LOVE THEM!

i do this all the time. sometimes i do the hanger method, but as long as you freshly wash your hands, spray the garment, put it on and smooth it down your body, and i swear the wrinkles come out right away with the water & body heat. i only occasionally iron natural fibers on special occasions.

but yeah, i can imagine this is a southwestern remedy, where climates are dry enough to combat mildew before it festers.

yeah, it looks really similar to a cat comb we have, with blades in the rounded part for cutting matted fur and pulling out undercoat.