We didn't have the fancy spice rack, but I remember growing up with these spice bottles in the cupboard. I'm pretty certain my mother still has a few of them way in the back of the shelves in her kitchen.
I may still have one or two of these myself. The problem, as Peg Bracken pointed out, is that when you run out of something, you're never able to find the nice pretty matching jar again: sure, you can find the same seasoning, but only in a container "that won the Prix de Ugly at the Cans Festival".
I bought that same spice rack about 10 years ago - with updated bottles, of course, and MSG wasn't an option. I do own a little bottle of ajimoto, but as of yet I haven't actually used it on anything. I love the way the spice rack looks, but I am always knocking jars out of it. And I wish it had about 4 more shelves - I still have a cupboard *filled* with spices. This is not bad for the ones I use most often, though. I just noticed - what in the world is "charcoal seasoning?!"
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vintageads2014-11-13 11:27 pm
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(i know some people like the taste of burnt, but i never could; i always picked it off.)
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It's hard to believe people actually kept and used MSG in their home kitchens.
I would swear I have said this before, but I think the missing spices next to parsley are sage, rosemary, and thyme.
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I just noticed - what in the world is "charcoal seasoning?!"
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My go-to for smoky flavoring is smoked paprika. So delicious... (And a good normal paprika color, not black.)
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