Things my mother taught me

There are some things my mother taught me and I never got a clear explanation to why,  but I just do them.  In honor of Mother's day here are a few them:

• Always dip the shamoji (rice paddle to serve rice) twice when serving rice or you will have bad luck.  Her mother, my grandmother taught her that.
• You must eat ozoni (fish soup on New Year's) before you eat anything else to have good luck on New Year's Day and the rest of the year.  This was taught to her by her father, my grandfather.
• Duct tape and cardboard fixes everything.
• Scoop out about a tablespoon of Mayonnaise at the top of the jar, when you open a new jar as it tastes funny.
• You can never have enough ziploc bags and plastic containers to give food away.