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  Great Gifts-in-a-Jar Tips:

While these gift jar mixes are very simple to make, there are a few rules to follow to make them work properly. Here are some tips on how to make your gifts in a jar tasty and beautiful.

• Start with the freshest ingredients. Your mixes will have a shelf life of 3 months in most cases. If you use fresh ingredients, they will keep that long and still taste delicious.
• To keep each layer separate and distinct, layer the ingredients properly to prevent the different layers sifting down into each other. Unless otherwise directed by your recipe, place the ingredients with the finest grains at the bottom, then add ingredients with larger grains, and finally top them off with any large chunks. Pack down each layer tightly before adding the next layer. Also, your gift will look prettier if you layer light and dark-colored ingredients alternately. Usually, your layers will go something like this depending on the ingredients:
  Bottom: flour, cocoa powder
  Middle: white sugar
  Middle: rolled oats, ground nuts
  Middle: brown sugar (its more sticky consistency works well as a base for large pieces)
  Top: chopped nuts, chocolate chips, raisins, candy pieces
• If powdery substances such as cocoa powder or flour stick to the inside of the gift jar, wipe it down before adding the next layer.
• A small meat mallet or the end of a French rolling pin (without handles) work well as tools to tamp down ingredients in the gift jar.
• If layering the ingredients seems like too much of a hassle, just put all the ingredients in the jar and give it a good shake!
• Dress up the gift jar. Take some pretty fabric and cut out a 9” circle with pinking shears. Place the circle on the lid of the gift jar and secure it around the neck of the gift jar using raffia or a ribbon. Print out the instructions on fancy paper using a decorative font and tie the instructions to the gift jar.
• On the printed card, add the shelf life of the ingredients (usually about 3 months), as well as instructions to keep the jar in a cool, dark place. Your recipient will be assured of tasty cookies even if he or she can’t get around to making them right away.

          Homemade Gifts-in-a-jar mixes...WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!