Reply #17: Your mason jars idea reminded me of something my mom

[Lorien]

has started doing. She puts all the dry ingredients for a batch of cookies (oatmeal, chocolate chip, cherry/ chocolate macadamia, snickerdoodles, etc) or bean soups in a Mason Jar. She layers them so they look a bit like sand art. Then she writes the directions for finishing the recipe (wet ingredients) along with baking temps and times on a nice piece of parchment. She attaches the folded or rolled parchment instructions to the jar with raffia, then makes a decorative lid cover for it with a scrap of fabric and pinking shears. It looks really professional, and the cookies and soups are very tasty!