Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Make Your Mason Jars Pourable!

My friend (shoutout to Kimberly Y) taught me how to replace the lid in a Ball, Mason, or Kerr jar with the top of a plant milk container! SO clever!!!

Step 1: When you finish a plant milk container that has a twist off cap/top like the one shown in the photo, wash it well, let it dry out, then cut off the top of the box--leaving PLENTY of space around the cap area.

Step 2: Take the lid (or flat metal circular insert) from your Ball, Mason, or Kerr jar) and place it on the back side (with the twist top facing down) of the cutout you just made from the top of your plant milk box. Using the flat, metal lid as your template, draw a circle around the outside of it onto the plant milk cutout. Make sure you are getting the twist off cap inside your circle.

Step 3: Cut out the circle you just drew on the plant milk cutout, SLIGHTLY bigger than the pencil marking. Just make sure you don't make it smaller.

Step 4: Test-fit the new lid inside the metal ring of your jar. If the cutout is a bit too big, make small cutting alterations until it fits snugly inside the ring.

Step 5: Fill your container with something you'd like to be able to pour out--like toasted sesame seeds, nutritional yeast flakes, etc. Just screw on your new lid!

4 comments:

  1. Love it, Amy! Thanks for the shout out!! Wish I knew who deserved the initial credit for this idea. I would sing their praises from the highest rooftop!!

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    1. We'd be singing in harmony!!! :-)

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  2. What a great idea! I've done something similar using the top of salt containers when done with the salt. But I get through nut milk much faster!

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    1. Would love to see one, Andrea! Could you e-mail me a pic at mrsplantintexas@gmail.com?

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