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The Coffee Can My Mother Kept by the Stove (and Nine Things She Saved in It)

My mother never threw out bacon grease, and folks used to laugh about it. But that humble can did more work in her kitchen than half the gadgets we buy today. The first use surprised me most, because it wasn't for cooking at all — it was for the squeaky hinge on the back door, and after that she started keeping a second can just for...

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