Gift in a Jar ideas

bunbun2

rainmac wrote: »

Hi bunbun, I think your jar looks lovely! I would maybe try layering the ingredients by weight, heaviest/most dense at the bottom and pack everything down well so a layer is as flat as possible before adding the next layer. I am going to try a layer jar but it's for DS1 who'd 4 so if I make a complete hash of it, he's not going to mind that much so long as what we cook tastes nice Good luck with jar number 2

you are SO kind rainmac:rotfl: think we might be eating alot of brownies:rotfl:

Chris25

rainmac wrote: »

Hi bunbun, I think your jar looks lovely! I would maybe try layering the ingredients by weight, heaviest/most dense at the bottom and pack everything down well so a layer is as flat as possible before adding the next layer. I am going to try a layer jar but it's for DS1 who'd 4 so if I make a complete hash of it, he's not going to mind that much so long as what we cook tastes nice Good luck with jar number 2

Those with the smallest grains like sugar will find a way to spill into the layer below might be best to put that at the bottom

mary43

emily - love the journal jar...............Im sure they''ll love it:T

bunbun - brownies look good.............:T

spencezoid

pound shop at coalville selling pack of 12 bells in gold(6 shinny/6dull) or silver (6shiny/6shiny dull) would be great to leave for the kids in the morning who have left reindeer food out,saying one had dropped of santas sleigh, or to put round the top of decorated jar

RustyFlange

Can I ask a really silly question please?

I would like to do some kind of cookie in a jar, which is the best one to do? what kind of jar is best to use and how do I do it?
Any help would be appreciated as I want to do one for my son's baking hamper

Chris25

small kilner good - too large a jar and you have to double up on ingredients. you can use a funnel if you have one with a large enough mouth or just stiffish paper rolled into a cone. A potato masher is good to settle the layers

ginvzt

I want to make some of those jars, but - where do you get the jars from? You can probably save them up over the year, but it is November already, and all I could do is small jam jars - not really any use for these recipes.

I know you can buy jars, especially kilner ones - where is the best place? Don't want the jar to be the most expensive part of the gift!

carlamagee

i - at last - found some kilner jars today!!
in N. ireland, we dont have a home bargains or anything like that, but i seen some today in Wyse Byse ranging from 1.69 to 2.99!!! im well pleased!!!

Chris25

ginvzt wrote: »

I want to make some of those jars, but - where do you get the jars from? You can probably save them up over the year, but it is November already, and all I could do is small jam jars - not really any use for these recipes.

I know you can buy jars, especially kilner ones - where is the best place? Don't want the jar to be the most expensive part of the gift!

Tesco had glass jars (not Kilner) and I think some people have said they've seen others in Poundland or 99p store or Home Bargains.

Do you have larger coffee jars?

I think a small jam jar would be too small unless you reduced the weights of the ingredients but you could use more than 1 small jar with perhaps different ingredients for the recipient to make a selection of cookies

rainmac

RustyFlange wrote: »

Can I ask a really silly question please?

I would like to do some kind of cookie in a jar, which is the best one to do? what kind of jar is best to use and how do I do it?
Any help would be appreciated as I want to do one for my son's baking hamper

That's not a silly question Rusty (it's usually me that asks the silly questions :rolleyes:). You need a jar that seals completely - either glass or plastic would be fine. I got a plastic one from Julian Graves to do what your talking about for my eldest son for Xmas. It has a screw top lid. If I was going for glass I'd buy a kilner one like bunbuns.

I am going to use Twinks hobnob recipe as adapted by Shaz mum of 2 (think I saw it on the crafty for Xmas thread)...

Biscuits for Santa Recipe

115g self raising flour
115g oats
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
115g butter
115g brown sugar
1 tablespoon golden syrup
50g white chocolate chunks
50g dried cranberries

Melt golden syrup and butter gently in a pan
Add all the dry ingredients and stir well until it forms a dough
Place walnut sized balls onto a baking tray and flatten with a fork
Bake for about 10 minutes until golden
Leave to cool on the tray for a couple of minutes before removing to a wire rack

So I am going to layer the jar with flour and bicarb at the bottom, then sugar, then oats, then cranberries, then white chocolate on top. I am going to include the recipe with the jar and we're going to make the biscuits on Xmas Eve for Santa!