From the article: Versatile Handmade Gift Ideas - Gifts in a Jar
Gifts in a jar are a quick and easy gift idea which are always much appreciated. There are a wide range of gift in a jar ideas, including packaging ingredients for your favorite cookies, sharing your own special bath salt blends through to presenting a dried mix for a wholesome soup or special trail mix. Do you have any ideas, tips or recipes for gifts in a jar or do you have any suggestions for decorating the jars? If so, leave a comment below and share your thoughts with others! Share Your Ideas
Use by dates
- After finding an old jar full of cookie mix in my daughters flat that she was about to use, I no always include a use-by date and make a note of the date that I packed the gift. I take the use by information from the ingredients used and use the date that is soonest. Dried ingredients last for ever - but it is aways best to be on the safe side.
- —Guest Happy Baker
Tell a story
- When I make a gift in a jar using a favorite cookie recipe, I always add a few words about the recipe, like when I first found it, where we first cooked it, whether it is a family favorite or a local specialty. I think that this helps to personalize the gift.
- —Guest Dookes
Curry Mix
- This is interesting! I've been making curry mixes as presents for a few years however I didn't know that this type of gift had its own name! When I make curry mixes I layer the ingredients. As there are lots of different herbs and spices it looks very attractive. My tip for making a cury mix to give as a gift is to put the powdered spices at the bottom of the jar as they are used last. I crush large seeds, like coriander and put these in the middle and make sure that mustard seed and cumin are at the top as they are used first. I always include a recipe and a small envelope containing extra chillies. These always go down well with friends and family.
- —Guest Pete K
