GetThrifted

This juicer is so kick-ass. I got this from my parents, and it must be from one of their childhoods, because according to the information I can find online, this is from the 1950s. And it still works good as new. It juices the heck out of any oranges or grapefruits you throw at it. This winter Esther and I bought a big box of mixed organic oranges sent from a farm in Florida to a farm in Whately, MA, just north of here. The tangerines made the best juice. Here are some pictures of the veteran Juice-O-Mat in action.

I never was much of a blender guy. Growing up, we had a food processor for things like pesto, gazpacho, and making breadcrumbs (my mom used to make very kid-friendly breaded chicken cutlets). We had a blender, but I just didn't see the point of it. Frozen cocktails? Kind of a pain in the ass.

Let's start off real simple. One of my favorite things to scavenge for at tag sales and at thrift stores is a mason jar. I've never canned food, but these jars are fantastic in the kitchen for storing beans or grains, or as a flower vase. I've also seen them used as to-go cups for iced coffee or smoothies. This gem, found at the Hospice Shop in Northampton, which is right in this neighborhood, distinguishes itself from your average utilitarian mason jar with its festive, plaid print lid: