old_contents: var recipes = null;
  var recipe_images = null;
  var favs = [];
  var interval_ready_id = null;
  var registered = false;
  var last_updated = "1984-01-01";
  var application_started = false;
  var menu_options = ["home", "search", "favs", "about-me", "contact"];
  var current_page = 1;
  
  Storage.prototype.setObj = function(key, obj) {
    return this.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(obj));
  };
  
  Storage.prototype.getObj = function(key) {
    return JSON.parse(this.getItem(key));
  };
  
new_contents: var recipes = null;
  var recipe_images = null;
  var favs = [];
  var interval_ready_id = null;
  var registered = false;
  var last_updated = "1984-01-01";
  var application_started = false;
  var menu_options = ["home", "search", "favs", "about-me", "contact"];
  var current_page = 1;
  
  Storage.prototype.setObj = function(key, obj) {
    return this.setItem(key, LZString.compress(JSON.stringify(obj)));
  };
  
  Storage.prototype.getObj = function(key) {
    return JSON.parse(LZString.decompress(this.getItem(key)) || null);
  };
  
subject: Use lz-string in localStorage set and get