Why do people drink out of mason jars?
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Anonymous
| Is this a new fad or have people always done it? |
Anonymous
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Why not?
I've done it for years. Don't have any currently in my place, but when I was in college we did. Mom and Dad used to can and make jams, so I'd steal their smaller ones to store dope in and they'd give me the larger ones as move-in presents. |
Anonymous
| We've done it for years. A case is super cheap and we use the jars both for drinking and food storage. |
Anonymous
| tradition started with moonshine. now it's just kitch or nostalgia |
Anonymous
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A lot of country people have always used them as drinking glasses, but mason jars have become popular with city folk, thanks in part to Pinterest.
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Anonymous
| All the folks on Rocky Top, who get their corn from a jar, have been doing it for nearly a century. |
Anonymous
| Why would it matter? |
Anonymous
| I remember drinking from them as a kid when we would go to South Carolina. Definitely not a new thing. |
Anonymous
| It's evolved into a hipster thing around the DC area. |
Anonymous
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same question, as this is not what I'm used to
geographical, I suppose |
Anonymous
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It's not supposed to be a drinking vessel, since there are screw threads that do not make it very comfortable to drink out of. But if you're not fazed by that or rules of etiquette, go ahead. |
Anonymous
yep - it is a hipster thing - don't be a douche |
Anonymous
| They're perfectly tidy and wholesome. I use them after juicing for drinking and storage. |
Anonymous
Like growing your own garden, raising chickens, keeping bees and driving small cars? What was once for the poors is now chic? Will shopping at Walmart become hip? |
Anonymous
| I make batches of smoothies and then use them for storage. I can shake my smoothie to make it perfectly blended again after it's settled. I also like storing food in glass, rather than plastic. |