Now that I’m back off the wagon, I’m enjoying a couple of glasses of wine a few times a week. Usually, a bottle is more than enough for the two of us, but there are those nights where one more glass would be nice, but it seems wasteful–and kind of expensive–to open another bottle.
Enter the boxed wine.
We picked up our first last week, thinking it would be nice to pour a single glass without uncorking an entire bottle. It is far less expensive than bottled wine, and it keeps for six weeks.
That is, of course, if you don’t drain it within a matter of days.
The good thing about a bottle is that there’s an end–and it’s only four glasses. A box, on the other hand, that goes on and on and on. And portion control has never been my strong suit.
So, the other night, I found myself tipping the box to get to the last little bit of wine. When that didn’t work, I ripped out the bag and funneled the wine down to the spout.
Bry, watching from the other side of the counter said, “I bet you could get more out if you clipped the corner.”
This seems like a slippery slope.
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Posted by Katie on December 8, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Remember when Mom tried to claim that boxed wine evaporated in the refrigerator? Oh boy, I’m going to be in so much trouble for posting this.
Posted by Gramma Great on December 8, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Okay–and don’t make any remarks about clipping the corner, either!!!!!! You get at least two more tablespoons!
Posted by Rebecca on December 8, 2008 at 5:48 pm
I can confirm this!
Posted by Rebecca's Mom on December 8, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Actually, Katie, it’s a proven fact that boxed wine evaporates in the refrigerator, brought to light one year during Deer Camp.
It has something to do with the wine being kept in the dark and reacting with the absorbent corrugated fibers that comprise the box.
We have a friend who witnessed this phenomenon and he brings me an extra box of wine each year when he comes, just in case it happens again!
Posted by Laura on December 8, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Rebecca, Josh and I have squeezed the last possible drops out of more than a few bags of wine. I totally get it! I do agree about the benefits of portion-control with the bottle, though. That’s the only thing that keeps me from becoming tipsy on a nightly basis 🙂