Boni Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 This forum has cobwebs on it. What's up? Don't we have time to cook anymore? Winter is coming fast and we all need to stock up so our crock pots will be filled during those cold months ahead. A group of ladies came to my house last weekend and we made gifts in a jar. We used the ideas from the Gooseberry Patch book Gifts for Giving. If you've never done this before, you've got to try it. We used ingredients purchased in bulk at the local supermarket. We each contributed canning jars that were sitting in our pantries not being used. We made the prettiest jars with layers of a dozen different beans, pasta, and grains--just like sand art. We kept the seasonings separate in zip loc bags. Topped them with rings and lids. Then the best part of all--we cut fabric circles and ribbons to make them beautiful. Guess where the fabric came from! Yup--MY STASH. We made soup mixes, cookie mixes, hot cocoa, toffee coffee, and seasoned oyster crackers. Can't wait for those crisp fall days to try one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyJo Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Bonnie, that looks like you had a lot of fun doing that. I did that a # of yrs ago and I had forgotten about it. Our daughter did that a couple of yrs ago for Christmas gifts. I think she made "Sugar Cookies". Thanks for jogging my brain. This would be a great gift for my sm quilt group that I belong to.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoleneK Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Great idea! Could you post the Toffee Coffee and soup recipes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted August 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 I LOVE the Toffee Coffee mix. If it wouldn't be violating the copyright: Easy Toffee Coffee 2/3 cup coffee granules 1 cup powdered non-dairy creamer 1 cup brown sugar, packed 1 Tablespoon toffee Pieces, crushed Combine all ingredients in a large bowl; store in an airtight container. Attach instructions. Makes 3 cups mix. INSTRUCTIONS: Use 2 to 3 teaspoons of mix for every one cup boiling water. Makes one serving. The concept is to make a big batch, then dress it up in a pretty jar with a label/instructions. Now, I am one to NEVER follow a recipe. The amount of toffee pieces looked rather sad--so to this amount of mix, I added NOT ONE Tablespoon, but HALF a PACKAGE of Heath Bar toffee bits. You could crush Almond Roca bars to your hearts content to make it really yummy. I'll go get the other recipes--be back in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted August 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 These websites have a lot of really good recipes http://www.geocities.com/giftsinajar/part4.htm http://organizedchristmas.com/index-gifts-in-a-jar This is the Italian Bean and Past Soup recipe http://www.heart4home.net/giajsoup008.htm That last one has a lot of recipes too. Have fun with the idea and let's see your pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoleneK Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Bonnie, Perfect - Thank you so much for the links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted August 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 My pleasure:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Hey Bonnie, How bout we just skip the mess and have you send out some pre-filled jars I can u2u my address!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted August 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Uh, I thought about sending some to my daughter in Indiana, but I think they wouldn't be so pretty, what with the post office "rearranging" things a bit. And the glass would be a bit fragile too. Good try, though MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlette Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Hi Boni, Just found this forum...Mmmmmm. I love doing these for Christmas. I have a "cook book" That has these recipes for gift giving and even includes little gift tags with directions for prep for the receiver. When I get home from Montana I'll post the book's name. Thanks for the web links you all. Also, for shipping or an extra gift, you can buy those Lock Lock storage containers to fill. They're pretty inexpensive and are teriffic for any kind of food storage, esp brown sugar. I stored brown sugar ( was going to shorten that to BS but decided that wouldn't sound very appetizing:o:D) in one last summer at our MT place and it was just fine and nice and soft this summer when I made cookies! You can find these at Costco, some supermarkets and on line.This is one place that has a good selection of sizes: http://www.organize.com/lolofostco.html I use the 5 cup one for brown sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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