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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
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nut4fabric
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kathy
Morgan Hill
CA
USA
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 Posted - Aug 15 2010 : 08:27:07 AM
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I have some of these bowl covers and love them, bought them because I remembered my mom using them and thought they would be a good "green" item for the kitchen. Bought them from the Vermont Country Store website.
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vegetarian farmer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jane
Freedom
pa
USA
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Posted - Aug 15 2010 : 08:56:16 AM
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I use pyrex bowls that come with lids, and if I am covering up something like a dinner plate or rising bread dough, I put a tea towel over it. I never use plastic wrap or foil.
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LakeOntarioFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brenda
North Rose
NY
USA
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Posted - Aug 15 2010 : 09:03:47 AM
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I love those bowl covers! Kristina I don't know if you have Dollar General stores in Ohio, but that's where I buy mine. They work great, but I will admit dont' last forever, I am going to check out the ones at Vermont Country store.
I also use bowls with plates as covers, especially for salads. It also makes it possible to put something else on top of that if I need more room in the fridge.
Brenda
FarmGirl # 711
"If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down. "~ Mary Pickford
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shunger
True Blue Farmgirl
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Suzanne
Helena
MT
USA
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Posted - Aug 15 2010 : 7:02:33 PM
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| I use all of the above and waxed paper bags. I love my bowl covers; we always called them shower caps for bowls. I buy mine at the local health food store -- they are quite cheap. I have bought some for my son's new apartment -- sending off a care package. Suzanne |
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SusanScarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Aug 15 2010 : 9:27:07 PM
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| You can purchase "processing caps" for hair dye/straightening/permanents at drugstores or big box stores in the hair products department. These are thinner but work well as bowl covers and are really inexpensive. Shower caps also work well as bowl covers. |
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Mama Jewel
True Blue Farmgirl
435 Posts
Jewel
Sweet Peas Farmette,
Bend, OR
USA
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Posted - Aug 15 2010 : 9:28:35 PM
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unbleached waxed paper with a rubber band works well, too. Sometimes just a plate over a bowl. If it's produce, I've used my flour sack dish towel, too.
Farm Girl Sister #1683 Living Simply & Naturally on our lil Sweet Peas Farmette
"Do Everything in Love." 1 Cor 14
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2010 : 9:53:04 PM
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Most of the time, I just use a plain old tea towel or cover the bowl with an appropriate sized dish, depeding upon what's inside. The tea towel seems to help certain foods "breathe" in the fridge while keeping down moisture. The dish cover is great, too - especially if you're storing something moist like potato salad; it's also the perfect cover choice when you want to "stack" other bowls or items on top of it in the fridge; and you can use it as a loose cover in the microwave, too! :) - Nini
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2010 : 08:01:08 AM
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I have been investing in tupperware for years and have quite a collection. I buy most of mine in second hand shops and at yard sales, but some is new.
Farmgirl Sister #1438
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2010 : 08:58:29 AM
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I mainly do as was said and use pyrex with lids.
However, I have bought both from Lehman's and from Dollar General (the shower cap things for bowls! lol) and they were the exact same! So I wouldn't spend more money on them from Vermont country store as like I said I have both and they are EXACTLY the same! I bet they are made by the same company, and come from the same place.
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highlandviewpantry
True Blue Farmgirl
214 Posts
WV
USA
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knittingmomma
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
Tonya
Vermont
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Posted - Sep 11 2010 : 09:37:14 AM
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Sometimes I just use kitchen towels or plates over bowls. You can make your own bowl covers with fabric and elastic.
Warm wishes,
Tonya - Homesteading, Homemaking Mom of 6
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rashley1180
Farmgirl in Training
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Rebecca
Laramie
WY
USA
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