Alpo Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Before we get into that - in the movie REMEMBER THE NIGHT, Fred MacMurray has a servant. If he was Japanese, he would be a houseboy. If he was English, he would be a valet. But he was Willie Best, a black guy. What would be his job title? Back to the question. Fred was going to go spend Christmas with his mother in Indiana. Upon finding out that Barbara stanwyck also came from Indiana, and had not seen her mother for years, he offered to take her with him and drop her off at her mama's place, so she could spend Christmas with her mother. Along the way they get lost on a back road, end up in a cow pasture in the middle of the night. Hungry. Then Fred remembers that Willy had made a lunch. They sit there eating sandwiches and drinking coffee. Fred is attempting to guess what is in the sandwiches. There's ham and turkey, and dill pickle, but he can't identify the other ingredient. Barbara tell him that it's some of the wax paper the sandwich was wrapped in. No one wraps sandwiches in wax paper anymore. They use plastic bags. So what do they use wax paper for? It is still being made, so it must have a use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I use it in model making, glue and paint dont stick well Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 When I’m gluing up veneer to plywood panels for small boxes I use waxed paper between the panel and my clamping surfaces to keep the glue from migrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Mosby Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I use it the same way Imis, I build rubber powered free flight models. Keeps things from sticking to the plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozark Huckleberry Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I cover some things I reheat in the microwave with it. I individually wrap some individual portions of things I put in the freezer. I used to use it to polish playground slides back when they were steel, but it just doesn’t work for the new-fangled plastic slides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I can't remember the last time I bought wax paper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I put it out on the counter, under our Christmas cookies, while they are being decorated. The butter cookies and frosting do not stick, and the excess sugar crystals can be poured back into the container to be used on the next batch. We line cookie tins with it before loading them with cookies, chocolates, baked goods, etc. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I use it to mix the cornmeal and spices on when I am pan frying fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Wrapping food. Put meat between pieces of it to pound it out. Under cooling racks to catch drips. Lining baking pans (almost no wax transfers in the baking). Lining forms for making bird seed cylinders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Use it like parchment paper. Cut rounds to line the bottom of your cakepans. Or makeshift cupcake or muffin papers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Alpo said: Before we get into that - in the movie REMEMBER THE NIGHT, Fred MacMurray has a servant. If he was Japanese, he would be a houseboy. If he was English, he would be a valet. But he was Willie Best, a black guy. What would be his job title? I think Willie would be a servant unless he had a specific job like a cook or butler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 To coat bullets with Alox. Chocolate Oatmeal drop cookies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 All of the above except polishing slides and Alox. I still wrap foods in waxed paper unless I'l going to freeze it, then I use aluminum foil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I use it for glue projects, especially when using PL Premium. The previous owner of our house had that awful foam insulation in the outside walls done by drilling big holes in the stucco. I have the drywall off and putting 6x6 wire mesh screens on the inside of each hole. The mesh is glued directly to the inside stucco edge. I made a jig that holds each mesh in place while the glue dries. I use wax paper between the wood jig plates and the glued mesh. After the glue is dry, I fill the hole with stucco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Like Rye, I don't remember the last time I bought it. However, it is a must have on hand. The last time I used it was for pounding chicken breast to roll up around a piece each of ham and cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 57 minutes ago, LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L said: Chocolate Oatmeal drop cookies. I know them as TOS cookies. Top Of Stove. Mama made them. Chocolate, oatmeal, peanut butter, and usually cornflakes, but sometimes coconut. And yes, she used wax paper. I never heard of parchment paper until after she died. She also rolled out piecrust dough between wax paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 18 minutes ago, Alpo said: I know them as TOS cookies. Top Of Stove. Mama made them. Chocolate, oatmeal, peanut butter, and usually cornflakes, but sometimes coconut. And yes, she used wax paper. I never heard of parchment paper until after she died. She also rolled out piecrust dough between wax paper. I make them fairly regularly. I use parchment paper to bake on instead of wax paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pat Riot Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Speaking of Barbara Stanwyck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Hangtree Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I can't believe I actually read this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Butcher paper/freezer paper. Keeps the meat from sticking to the paper and lets it breathe, which airtight plastic bags won't. Hunting season opens this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 38 minutes ago, Marshal Hangtree said: I can't believe I actually read this thread. I can't believe you can read Disclaimer: Just in case someone doesn't understand by the smiley sticking out it's tongue, I am only kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Hangtree Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, Tyrel Cody said: I can't believe you can read Disclaimer: Just in case someone doesn't understand by the smiley sticking out it's tongue, I am only kidding. I know you're kiddin', TC ! I can read just fine. It's just that, at my age, the words are blurrier and I can't remember what I just read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Wrap a comb with it and it makes a pretty good musical instrument! And don't call me "Shirley!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Still very useful to wrap food in to freeze, especially where you are putting two or more pieces, say of steak or fish, in a larger bag. Very non-stick in that situation. Still, you can now live without it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I also use it in the tortilla press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 https://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/16-smart-uses-for-wax-paper/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Crimes Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I use it for drying proj I have coated in alox as well. Wax paper- grease proof paper here. Parchment Paper- Baking Paper here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I carry sandwiches in a Tupperware like plastic container with a lockable lid. Holds 2 sandwiches easily and keeps them from getting smashed. Use wax paper to keep the sandwiches from sticking together or sticking to the container. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I bought a roll a couple weeks ago - put a sheet between the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby plaques when I packed 'em into a box. Kept 'em from sticking and getting banged up. 11 hours ago, Ozark Huckleberry said: I cover some things I reheat in the microwave with it. I individually wrap some individual portions of things I put in the freezer. I used to use it to polish playground slides back when they were steel, but it just doesn’t work for the new-fangled plastic slides. Without a doubt, the absolute, bestest use EVER for waxed paper! I discovered this when I was four or five. Rip off a sheet, tuck it under your butt and achieve all sorts of speed records zipping down the playground slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Alox and whatever my wife has it in the house for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Other than packaging heroin what do people use stamp bags for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I use waxed paper for sewing. If I'm working with fabric that has a long pile, like a bath towel, I put the waxed paper between the fabric and the feed dogs to keep the pile from getting caught in the feed dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 50 minutes ago, John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 said: Other than packaging heroin what do people use stamp bags for? What are "stamp bags"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Little wax paper bags that hold one stamp, but are used to package smack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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