substantially corresponds to the high point of embossments 50 and 52 the at least one top and bottom embossments 50 and 52 generally substantially circumscribe sidewall 18 and are substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of receptacle 12 as shown fig2 illustrates an alternative embodiment including a plurality of spaced apart top embossments 50 a and 50 b that are radially distributed about the center of the container area the top embossments 50 a and 50 b may be equally spaced or randomly distributed around the exterior surface 36 of sidewall 18 the at least one bottom embossment 52 may be configured similarly to at least one top embossment 50 in all embodiments as described above lid 16 is preferably molded from a polymeric material a preferred molding method is injection molding however thermoforming or vacuum forming may also be used if desired lid 16 may also be formed from paperboard cardboard wax paper any other material now known or hereafter developed in the art or any combination thereof using any method now known or hereafter developed as best shown in fig3 lid 16 includes a skirt 54 connected to a top wall 56 at an intersection 58 and skirt 54 further includes a free end 82 opposite intersection 58 skirt 54 includes an inside surface 60 and an outside surface 62 the inside surface 60 of skirt.