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Make It Easy:  So...I didn't have a funnel....  |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
 Posted - May 12 2013 : 11:48:23 AM
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I made Violet vinegar this year for Mother's Day gifts (along with violet jelly) and I bought these lovely little carafes to put it in, but....the opening of the bottle was too small to simply pour it in from the straining bowl...knowing my funnel went by the wayside some time ago, I went looking yesterday at....5 different stores. No funnels. Even in the automotive section. Discouraged, I tried one more place and um....I'm not paying $11 for a funnel.
I save all my old broken teapots. Don't ask why, I just do. They're all old, English made and I hate to part with them, even if they have various chips, cracks, etc...so I cleaned one out really good, then poured the violet vinegar into the teapot and used the spot to pour into the bottle!
And it worked!!!! No spills of the precious homemade vinegar and now, I don't have to stress about a funnel 
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
2428 Posts
Janet
Winter Haven
Florida
USA
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - May 12 2013 : 4:49:07 PM
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Without any ego whatsoever, I can honestly say I felt SO smart, Janet! I walked out into the yard after doing the three bottles and went, "in your face $11 funnel!!" I mean, I have funnels, but they're for canning and too wide mouthed for this purpose. Now I can also tell my husband why I keep my old teapots about...
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - May 12 2013 : 6:27:57 PM
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You are one smart cookie, girlfriend! Great thinking! You SHOULD be proud of yourself! You GO girl! Hugs - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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Penny Wise
True Blue Farmgirl
1903 Posts
Margo
Elyria
OH
USA
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Posted - May 12 2013 : 6:49:15 PM
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whoooo hoooooo!!! clever girl!!!!!
Farmgirl # 2139
proud member of the Farmgirls of the Southwest Henhouse
~*~ counting my pennies; my dreams are adding up!~*~ |
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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Posted - May 12 2013 : 10:01:27 PM
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sounds like that worked perfect! But, for any one looking to buy a funnel, actually dollar tree sells them, you get at least 3 (different sizes) but it could be more all together for 1 dollar. I know this cause my Dh uses them, and is always buying them there for different things! lol he likes each thing to have it's own funnel. lol They come in black or white and possibly other colors, but I know for sure black or white.
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - May 13 2013 : 06:33:44 AM
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That's a great idea!
Thought I'd mention, when I fill my salt shakers I use the tip for an icing bag as an itty-bitty funnel!
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Farmgirl of the Month, January 2013
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Edited by - texdane on May 13 2013 06:35:06 AM |
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
985 Posts
Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
985 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2013 : 2:35:43 PM
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In a pinch cut the top off a plastic soda bottle.
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie |
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
1480 Posts
Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
1480 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2013 : 8:41:19 PM
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Awesome idea!
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
http://blueskyanddaisies.blogspot.com
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2013 : 8:51:29 PM
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I might have cut the bottom out of a pop bottle and used the top part, but your solution is elegant as well as functional! It makes a person smile to use beautiful things.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - May 28 2013 : 08:43:47 AM
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That is a good and simple solution, but we don't drink soda, so I never have those about. Now and again I'll buy cans for my husband, but it's a rare thing.
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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musicmommy
True Blue Farmgirl
430 Posts
Wendy
Oregon
USA
430 Posts |
Posted - May 28 2013 : 11:48:04 AM
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I love your solution! Much prettier than any funnel I've seen, also.
One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
Bob Marley
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Denise Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
831 Posts
Denise
Shoreview
MN
USA
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Posted - May 28 2014 : 7:41:47 PM
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If you are really desperate... I have used an envelope cut the corner and use it like a cone. I have done this for really small openings and worked well.
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