5 Best Uses For Canning Jars

5 Best Uses for Canning Jars

(Ah, hem…Besides, Canning!)

1. VASE! I love putting flowers in canning jars. Set three in a row on a window sill, or tie some twine around the mouth and hang them from anywhere you please.
2. Containers for long-handled implements – kitchen utensils, make-up brushes, paint-brushes, etc.
3. Coin keepers. Decorate three same-sized jars, marking one “Save,” one “Spend” and one “Share”
4. Keep track of “Pounds to Go” and “Pounds Lost” with corresponding marbles in each of two jars.
5. Drink glasses! Nothing has more down-home charm than a canning jar filled with icy-cold lemonade on a hot summer day.
6. Present someone with a layered dry-ingredient recipe jar. Like this one:

Brownies in a Jar

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups white sugar
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

 Directions

1.      Pour sugar into a clean, dry one quart jar.

2.      Add cocoa powder and press down firmly and evenly. Pour in chopped pecans, evenly layer in the jar. In separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Pour into jar and seal.

3.      Attach the following directions to the jar: Empty mix into large bowl. Use your hands to mix thoroughly. Add 3/4 cup of butter or margarine and 4 slightly beaten eggs. Mix until completely blended. Spread batter into a lightly greased or sprayed 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until done. Cool in pan. Cut into 2 inch squares.

I’m always looking for clever uses for canning jars. How do you use them?