Snack Dispenser from Chicken Feeder $3

My friend Becca, who recently left her appendix at the hospital, had this on her kitchen counter when I went to visit her. I think it's the most ingenious thing I've ever seen. It is a chicken feeder, but she put her almonds in the mason jar for snacking throughout the day. (Mine would be loaded with Ghiradelli 60% chips.)

I went to IFA Country Store and bought the feeder for $3. I have mason jars coming out of my ears. You screw the feeder on to the mouth of the jar and flip it upside-down. IFA sells the feeders in aluminum (cute, but very sharp and hard to take apart) and assorted colors in plastic. I picked plastic for easy cleaning, plus sliced fingers always make for a sad snack. Then again, sliced fingers would cause me to snack less, and since I snack on chocolate chips...

I made this jar for my SIL Teeno, who is the most radiant of all my SILs and has a laugh that births fairies. This Roald Dahl quote reminds me of her, "If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely." Anyone that knows Teeno knows what I'm talking about.

Other things to put in jar: trail mix, dried fruit, granola, dry cereal. The sky is the limit.

Happy snacking!

p.s. Trivia from Becca: your appendix is roughly the size of your index finger and completely useless. But birds use their appendixes. So all is not lost.