Juice leaves sour taste if you can't open the bottle
18.09.11
I had run across the same situation before: The sealed caps we find on juice containers these days are so hermetically sealed that you wonder who they’re intended for: Iron Man?
Let me tell you: That juice bottle was a tough nut to crack. I gave my best Incredible Hulk grimace as I tried twisting off that little plastic cap, but to no avail.
(I stopped and looked around to make sure my wife was not watching. Then, to assure myself I was doing it right, I invoked the Mantra of Open and Close: “Righty tighty, lefty loosey.” I twisted – to the left (as I had been doing all along) – again without success.
Next, I turned the jug over and banged it on the counter. Another twist, another failure.
Afraid I might break the tile, I knelt down and banged the mouth of the jug on the floor. No luck.
After all that beating on the top (which often works on a beet or olive or pickle jar), I used a dish rag for better twisting leverage. That was as useless as the rubber glove I tried next. A bottle opener was pointless against the smooth plastic.
Source: The Augusta Chronicle
Calendar of Home Events
07.10.11
Capture the essence of summer’s herb garden in a trio of herbal vinegars Make them in 10 oz. glass bottles with cork tops that can be reused again and again. Flavorful herbal vinegars also make great gifts for the upcoming holidays.
This workshop uses balsamic, red and white vinegars, as well as unusual varieties of thyme. Participants will receive raffia to tie at the bottle’s neck for that "artisanal" look. Register by calling 973-326-7603 or online at www.arboretumfriends.org
Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-noon, "New Perennials and Nonstop Gardens with the Perennial Diva," The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 E. Hanover Ave., Morristown. $20.
Author and teacher Stephanie Cohen brings humor and more than 20 years of teaching experience to the topic of perennials. Cohen is the "go-to" perennial expert for professional landscape designers seeking advice, which is why the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) is co-sponsoring this event with the Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum.
Source: NorthJersey.com (press release)