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Beavshak t1_itbe7xc wrote

Please elaborate.

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deep_violet t1_itbi9tz wrote

Many grandmothers repurposed these tins to hold sewing supplies.

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Beavshak t1_itbikvl wrote

Thanks. Both my grandmother and mother are big time quilters, and other sewing projects. Never seen them use these tins for that (which were also a regular holiday item).

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a2jeeper t1_itc0d8d wrote

My grandma used them for everything, grandpa had some in the garage.

We make homemade cookies every year and refill them.

My buddy moved away for college and said the best gift he got was one of these. Any time it was empty he would send it to his mom and she would refill it and send it back to him with homemade cookies. Really neat idea for homesick college kids.

Similarly, we save all of our takeout containers (the plastic ones, typical for our thai and chineese, etc) and take them to relatives at thanksgiving because they make a great way to split leftovers and you don’t have to care about ever getting it back.

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