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 ...