Confessions of a Jar Collector

Douglas Pilarski
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4 min readNov 9, 2020

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A pickle jar label does not need to survive a scud missile attack

Jars held in a secret location, waiting for deployment photo by the author

I collect jars. If you saved the salsa jar after you finished it off and now keep it under the sink waiting for re-deployment. We understand each other.

I cook. I buy everything fresh. That means I have to store everything. I have been doing for so long it is now a way of life.

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Douglas Pilarski
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Douglas Pilarski is an award-winning writer & journalist.