Kontenituri / Containers

Ġarra b&#;tapp tas-sufra/ Jar with cork top

Ġarra b’tapp tas-sufra/ Jar with cork top

Ġarra magħluq bit-tapp tas-sufra u li kienet tintuża għall-ħażna tal-inbid u tal-ħall. Ġieli din il-ġarra kienet tintela’ bis-salmura, ilma mielaħ tal-baħar u kien jinżamm frisk sakemm kien jitferra ġo ġarrer akbar b’għonq aktar wiesa’ sabiex jissajjar ġol-melħ xi ħaxix tal-ikel bħal ġardiniera. Fl-inħawi ta’ Bir Miftuħ, ħafna bdiewa u raħħala kienu jużaw dawn il-ġarar biex jiġbru l-ilma mielaħ mill-baħar.

A jar with a cork top, it was used to store wine and vinegar. It was also usually filled with brine and kept somewhere fresh until it was poured into smaller jars with a wider opening to pickle vegetables. In the surroundings of Bir Miftuħ, many farmers would gather salt water from the sea using these jars.