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Recipes to make your own gifts

Use these recipes for homemade layer jar mixes - so much fun to make and give as gifts to delight your friends and family.

Use can buy Ball canning jars on sale in the fall or save your glass or plastic mayonnaise, spaghetti and pickle jars throughout the year. Either way, run them through the dishwasher a few time and they'll be ready to go. Large mouth openings are easier to get the ingredients in.

When putting in the ingredients, make sure to pack them down tightly. If you have loose ingredients like nuts, M&M, raisins...etc. make sure they are the next ingredient on top of packed brown sugar. If the next layer is to be white sugar or flour, the white sugar or flour will seep through the nuts, M&M...etc some what.

To decorate your jars, cut up your fabric scraps into 9 inch diameter circles, (or you can buy fabric scraps from the remnant bin of your local craft store). I like to buy a few yards of Holiday patterned fabric to have on hand.

If you are using a canning jar, screw down the jar ring to hold fabric in place or hold fabric with a ribbon, raffia, twine, yarn, lace or string (first secure the fabric with a rubber band before tying).

If you are using a recycled jar, put the fabric circle over the lid and hold in place with a rubber band. Tie with a ribbon, raffia, twine, yarn, lace or string to cover rubber band.

Punch a hole into the corner of the tag and use the ribbon,  to attach the tag to the jar. 

Theses gifts should keep for up to six months. If the mix contains nuts, it should be used within 3 months.

Cookies
Dreamsicle Cookie Mix
Cookie in a Jar
Oatmeal Fruit Cookies

Desserts
Cranberry Hoot Creeks
Orange Delights
Holiday Coconut Squares
Chocolate Pudding Mix
Snow Balls in a Jar

Soups
Friendship Soup Mix
Soup Mix in a Jar
9 bean soup
Potato Soup Mix
Layered Dried Bean Soup Mix
Split Pea Soup
Hearty Bean Soup
Pasta Soup

Drinks
Russian Tea
Hot Chocolate Mix
Spiced Mocha Mix

Miscellaneous Food
Master Biscuit Mix
Curried Rice Mix
Trail Mix
Layered Snack Mix
Bacon Dip Mix
Apple Pie in a Jar
Cinnamon Pancakes in a Jar

Woman's' Gift Basket Idea
a loofah or pretty bath sponge, earrings, homemade bath salts, homemade citra shine decorative soap, necklace,eau de cologne, box of chocolates, tea, homemade potpourri, homemade lotion,

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COCOA, TEA, AND BEVERAGE MIXES
COOKIE AND BROWNIE MIXES
DESSERT AND SNACK MIXES
MUFFIN AND BREAD MIXES
CEREAL MIXES
SOUP MIXES
HERB AND SPICE MIXES
SAUCES, DIPS, AND SALAD DRESSINGS
ASSORTED MIX AND GIFT RECIPES

Note: To decorate jars, cut fabric in 9" circles. Screw down the jar ring to hold fabric in place or hold fabric with a ribbon, raffia, twine, yarn, lace or string (first secure the fabric with a rubber band before tying). Punch a hole into the corner of the tag and use the string to attach the tag to the jar.

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