Wax Paper?

[Graybeard]

Wax paper has always been in my kitchen. Use for many things (from watching Mom who had it before Saran Wrap and Baggies).

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	Yes. I use it all the time.
	3 (43%)
	Seldom. (I have a roll... somewhere.)
	2 (29%)
	Never buy it or use it.
	2 (29%)
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[In_The_Wind]

1. Your Mom might not have used it the same as I do:

to cover things while heating in the microwave.
We try to keep a roll on hand at all times as I refuse to use plastic in the microwave.

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[DianaForRussFeingold]

3. That's what I use it for

Someone told me plastic wrap releases cancer causing chemicals in the microwave.

[In_The_Wind]

4. That's what I heard.

Everything gets transferred to a covered coringware before I nuke it.





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[Orrex]

2. It was a sad thing, not like love at all

More like wax paper.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. it is great for baking and wrapping things. I love the stuff.

[Graybeard]

6. Sandwich in my school lunch-box.

I remember two things about my elementary school lunch-box.

1. The box (with Thermos bottle) always smelled faintly of stale milk.

2. The sandwich that Mom had made was always wrapped in wax paper.

[Brickbat]

7. My son requested that I wrap his sandwich in wax paper instead of Saran wrap.

I thought that was pretty cute.

[Rhiannon12866]

10. My lunch was packed exactly the same.

My favorite sandwich was peanut butter on raisin bread, LOL. The thermos was a problem, though. The first one I had had a cork and, as a little kid, I sometimes forgot to put the cork back in and remember milk spilling from my lunch box. I was mortified.

[nuxvomica]

8. It reminds me of preserving leaves

In grade school we were shown how to preserve dried leaves by ironing them between two sheets of wax paper. The sweet, nutty fragrance of the heated leaves was even better than the smell of mimeograph paper. To this day, when I see a nicely shaped or colored leaf scuttling along the ground in autumn, I immediately think, "That would make a good one."

[Rhiannon12866]

9. I remember doing that!

Think it was in kindergarten and I look at leaves the same way, too...

[Rhiannon12866]

11. My mother used waxed paper for a lot of things, including in the microwave

I did that for a long time, too, but it never would stick to things. I have since discovered this, Glad Press and Seal, comes on a roll like waxed paper, but it really does create a seal and is perfect for microwaving or sealing up leftovers.

[Loryn]

12. I have never used it,

but it's on my list now!

[rug]

13. Saran Wrap is more versatile.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

14. Much more eco-friendly than cling-film

What kind of silly poll is this, anyway?

[Shrek]

15. I use it as part of a procedure to remove spilled candle wax from carpet

Also involves newspaper and an iron.

Tedious but effective.

[handmade34]

16. yes

use to roll pie crust... and use it to preserve pretty autumn leaves

[pipi_k]

17. Hah...I knew a guy whose

little Polish grandma was frugal to the point of hilarity.

His parents divorced and his dad lived with Grandma S____, who was nice enough to make her son's lunch each day, for work.

She used the same brown bag and same piece of waxed paper over and over again until they fell apart. There were mustard spots on the waxed paper weeks old.

It was amusing to go to Grandma S's house at Christmas time. She had the manger scene complete with Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, the 3 Wise Men, and some plastic horses wearing saddles that said "US Cavalry" on them.

[OriginalGeek]

18. Seldom and when I say "seldom" I mean

that the nearly full roll in my pantry may very possibly be approaching 10 years old.

Heck, I use the roll of parchment paper more.

[antiquie]

19. Use under craft projects

for grandkids. Works better than paperbags for some materials.

[datasuspect]

20. great for making bindles and jabs of heroin

[Honeycombe8]

21. I've had the same roll for about 20 years. I don't have any use for it.

My mom used it to put candy on to cool, after making candy. But I don't bake or make candy.