Once a staple of home food preservation, versatile and eco-friendly canning jars can be a practical storage solution in ...

Next time you're strolling through the glassware aisle at your local Goodwill, you may want to pay close attention to the Mason jar section. Mason jars aren't just a continually trending home decor ...

The Mason jar can even be used to serve oatmeal -- though other containers might be better suited for this particular stunt. Lew Robertson/Corbis The glass container with a screw-on metal top called a ...

The method for preserving food using glass jars was sparked by a contest sponsored by the French military led by Napoleon Bonaparte. The French military offered a cash prize of 12,000 francs to the ...

Overnight, in the mid-1800s, an improvement in food preservation increased the very odds of a family’s survival. From pioneering ancestors to the military, another option suddenly became available ...