Condiment Container

by TripWir3

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Intro: Condiment Container

I could not find the reference to where I saw this a good while ago. You can use this camping, picnic, hiking or any other outdoor occasion to hold salt, pepper or any such granule condiment. Hikers use this because of the convenience and light weight.

STEP 1: Cut Ends

Using an ordinary straw, cut pieces small pieces off each end as shown.

STEP 2: Fold and Crimp

Now, fold the ends of the straw and crimp them with your finger to allow the cut pieces to fit. slide cut pieces over the crimp and push.

STEP 3: Fill and Finish

before closing the other side fill with your condiment and repeat the previous step to seal off the straw. Now you have a cool and convenient way to carry your salt and pepper.

16 Comments

TripWir3 11 years ago

Thanks for the added information!

Land0Lakes 15 years ago

Salt and pepper are not condiments, there seasonings

wyrm 15 years ago

   Condiment \Con"di*ment\, n. [L. condimentum, fr. condire. See      {Condite}.]      Something used to give relish to food, and to gratify the      taste; a pungment and appetizing substance, as pepper or      mustard; seasoning.      [1913 Webster]
Pepper is explicitly listed. I'm thinking that salt probably meets the definition, as well.

toezter 15 years ago

Oh oh oh, does that include butter?!

KittyF 13 years ago

it does in my book

HisDivineShadow 15 years ago

Land oh lakes we appreciate your comment but we FREAKING understand that. We know what TripWir3 meant so yeah...diction Nazi! any way you know instead of this you could just use a lighter to melt and end of a straw and use pliers to close it then fill and do the same to the other end

hiflyer 15 years ago

where seasonings? They are, or they're seasonings ;)

reedz 15 years ago

I was actually going to point that out

TripWir3 15 years ago

You can put ketchup in there if you'd like :)

reeding 14 years ago

 this would be good for jays if you had a thicker straw

XaiofDren 15 years ago

I don't get how it stays in the straw.

orksecurity 14 years ago

Straw end folded over, fold held down with the cut-off section.

kmrcdd 14 years ago

I did this with my favorite spices and used a Foodsaver Vacuum sealer to seal the ends of the straws. That way they are waterproof as well.

Kumanokuro 15 years ago

Thanks Trip- good idea and I see some have improved on the idea. Another one is to use heavy ziplock freezer type baggies and heat seal the bags into tubes for things like peanut butter and jelly for instance. Make sure to roll the end back and keep it clean to make a good seal.