Making an Altoids® Tin Spice Kit ©

 

 

Altoids®, photograph by the Author.

Let’s face it, that dehydrated food that you’re eating is so bland as to be almost tasteless...it needs some spice, some ZING!  And what you need is an easy to make and carry Altoids® tin spice kit.

 

What you will need...

 

What you will need to make easy to make and carry Altoids® tin spice kit, photograph by the Author.

You are going to need an empty Altoids® tin and a pack of five “Mini Glass Containers”, by Crafters Square.  These small glass containers come with a cork, and each will hold about .33 fluid ounces, 10 ml, or one teaspoon of spice, which is between two to six grams depending on the spice you put in it, , and four of them will fit snugly into an Altoids® tin. 

 

The rest of what you will need to make to make easy to make and carry Altoids® tin spice kit, photograph by the Author.

Besides the Altoids® tin and the craft bottles, you will also need a popsicle stick, eleven inches, or 28 cm, of ribbon, a hot glue gun and about 12 grains of rice.

 

Step One...

 

Four of the “Mini Glass Containers” will fit snugly into the Altoids® tin, photograph by the Author.

Because the four glass containers fit so snugly into the Altoids® tin, it is hard to take them out.  So, with a hot glue gun, I glued an eleven inch, or 28 cm, long piece of ribbon to the inside of the tin, so that it would lie flat against the bottom.  After putting a blob of hot glue on the inside side right edge of the tin, and lining up the ribbon, I used the popsicle stick to press it flat.

 

The ribbon hot glued to the side of the tin, so that it lies flat along the bottom, photograph by the Author.

Step Two...

 

Photograph by the Author.

To fill the bottles, I rolled a 3” x 5”, or 1.62 cm x 12.67 cm index card into a funnel.  Then I filled the bottles with spices and put two or three grains of rice into each bottle before I pushed the cork in.  The rice is to absorb any moisture that might get into the bottle.

 

Photograph by the Author.

What will you put in it...

 

“So, what spices will you carry?” I wonder?  Me personally, I am going to bring some salt, pepper, chili powder and powdered garlic.  Your choices are up to you. 

 

The completed Altoids® tin spice kit, photograph by the Author.

The final kit weighs only three ounces or about 85 grams and now your dehydrated food won’t be so bland!  Enjoy!

 

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