flanneruk

Deeply though it pains me to admit it, MK2 is totally right.

Doyleys on sangria jugs - or anywhere else - are uber-naff.

They belong to the same circle of aesthetic Hell as the antimacassars on Chinese trains, those little faux marble squares that cover (briefly till half of them fall off and never get replaced) every wall and column in the ex-Communist world and practically every piece of architecture or decor in France since 1945 that wasn't designed by a Brit.

If you're so prissy you're frightened of a wasp in your jug, either drink it quickly or cover it with a plate.

Better yet, of course, don't drink Sangris. Spain is awash with preposterously cheap proper wine. Don't insult it by drinking vinegar diluted with lemonade.

bashful

We use these little doilies when we dine outdoors..we have a large table in a woodsy area of our property so are able to seat 12 people. We bring large jugs of ice water and cover them with these little covers. Nothing worse than a flying insect in the water jug! I bought mine in a small tea shop in London. So you might check with a tea shop in your area. By the way, the odor of citronella candles when dining is not pleasant ..we have dozens of small tealight candles on our table and that seems to deter many bugs.

janeg

Once again, in order to be snippy, some do not answer the question. OP asked what they were not whether they should be used.
I am appalled at someone calling themselves "canuck" something. I was brought up to consider that word right up with a lot of ethnic slurs I shan't list. Or is it like some of these words where a member of the denigrated group can use the slur with impunity? Or was I misinformed and it is of the same slang intensity as "Yankee??

ira

Hi jane,

It's another example of the general lessening of standards, which just goes to show how the world has been going downhill since Adam and Eve were evicted from the Garden of England.

We still don't know what they are called.

Scarlett

This is the funniest thread so far tonight

I had no idea they made doilies for jugs so thank you canuck for teaching me something new today.
We have a nice net sort of thing that goes over a bowl of fruit or a dish of something that the insects might like out on the patio..I think it is a great idea to cover sweet wine with something when outdoors.

janeg..you complain about those who do not answer the question yet you insult the OP?
and as to your question about Yankees, I am married to one and I am probably one myself by now- I am unaware there is a problem with that?
Relax and take a deep breath~ Scarlett

taggie

Well, Jane, I'm not sure where, or when, you were brought up, but whoever told you that "canuck" is a racial slur was mistaken. What kind of upbringing did you have??!! For heaven's sake, we have a professional hockey team called the Vancouver Canucks!
Yes, it's kind of like "Yankee". No need to be appalled!

cigalechanta

I also use those mesh covers for dishes and bowls for dining alfresco.

Spygirl

Canucks is a "racial slur"???? where in heavens name did you pick that up, Janeg? Once upon a time worked as an intern in Ottawa virtually EVERY Canadian I knew referred to themselves as such at one point or another!

And I'm going to agree with MK2 and Flanneruk on this one-that cover is just a little too cutesy-along with anti-macassars, it belongs on the floor along with the smashed crystal!

janeg

No, I was not insulting OP. I was surprised at the use of the word so I asked about it. Your replies indicate that I had picked up some wrong information. I got the info from a northern New Yorker who lived very close to Canada. That was along time ago. So you all answered MY question. Thank you.
Ira, I thought the web site given above called them "jug covers."

cigalechanta

hmm, I thought jugs was a sexual insult.

Betsy

I'd just bet that somewhere in Martha Stewart's archives there's a pattern for making these little doily jug cover thingies. But first, you'd have to weave the fabric. Oops! First you'd have to grow the cotton...

llamalady

Great Land O'Gauchen! Here I am - a
Canucklehead of the highest order; a
season ticket holder to the Canucks
AND I am the proud owner of an antique
beaded thing-y!! Can life in the Great
North get any better? Now, if only
the mosquitos would bring back the
Sangria jug all would be well........

mcgeezer

What a great idea, thanks canuck, you inspired me. We love to take our meals outside, so for dinner I attached a heavy bead on each of the 4 corners of a cloth napkin. Worked like a charm.
Flanneruk,
The plate suggestion doesn't work, as the lip of the pitcher makes an awkward seal. The cloth drapes nicely into the lip.

MK,
I suppose if you only have a terrace in a rainy city, then it's easy to run into the kitchen and haul trays, glasses and plates outside. But in a sunny locale such as Spain or California it's not unusual to entertain out of doors. It tends to more casual and it would be nothing but to pretentious drag out the crystal. Also, ice buckets are only handy when you're serving beverages out of a bottle. For some of us, not every beverage consummed or offered needs to be alcoholic. A nice pitcher of lemonade under the tree it came from is lovely. And now thanks to canuck, for me, bug free.
Blessings.

taggie

LOL Llamalady - thanks for sending me off to bed with such a good laugh!
I saw a swarm of mosquitos toting a sangria jug earlier this evening - maybe it was the ones that stole yours. Were they wearing Canucks' jerseys?

Sylvia

Who decides what's naff and what's not?
You can find the covers at Lakeland Plastics http://www.lakelandlimited.com/
but I don't think that they have an overseas service.
Lakeland call them "beaded food covers" items 5758 and 5722and you can also get "microwave beaded covers" 4234

jody

Actually Lakeland does do overseas shipping..I order from them all the time! I love that store!

Sylvia

Well, there you go, canuckuphereathome
Robert is your proverbial.

ira

Hi janeg

>No, I was not insulting OP. I was surprised at the use of the word so I asked about it. Your replies indicate that I had picked up some wrong information. I got the info from a northern New Yorker who lived very close to Canada. <

You were not misinformed. Many Americans along the border with Canada consider Canuck to be a pejorative term.

>I thought the web site given above called them "jug covers."<

When I stop laughing, I'll try to think of a reply.

Budman

Sure they will ship to the U.S. For their 3 pound doily, air shipping is 15 pounds. If you are not in a hurry for it, ocean freight will only cost you 12.

llamalady

......a three pound doily!!! That's a
dilly of a doily! You'd need a dolly
to deliver that doily! :-S