In a Jar will be an obvious choice for a Moving book, but it’s much, much more. The objects in the jar would be mere objects if not for the memory they recall. The collection was lovely but ordinary before Llewelyn found Evelyn. Their relationship made what went into the jar all the more marvelous, extraordinary. In a Jar is very much a friendship book in a present tense; a book about memories that is about the making of them. It’s an active book, creating the memories, collecting the moments, sharing, gifting them--not a passive visitation of jars long made. It inspires not only the imagination of what would I collect, but with whom might I collect, or share, or gift? While they don’t last as long as the individual freeze-dried or dehydrated commercial products that are sealed in those #10 cans, if stored properly with shelf-stable ingredients, they can last up to 5-7 years.

A fantastic picture book about learning and naming emotions, and the importance of being free to express them.” —BookRiot

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You can store them by drying, vacuum canning them in a mason jar, placing them in a jar with an oxygen absorber, or putting them in a mylar bag and sealing them. (Tutorials coming soon!) These gifts would be so much better used than simply a few #10 cans of ‘raw material’ (i.e. freeze-dried foods) that may not be understood nor may the recipient be knowledgeable about how to use them in their everyday life. Then Evelyn must move away with her family and Llewellyn is unsure how they will still be able to share all the things they've collected. Eventually he figures out how to keep sharing all his experiences and new memories with Evelyn and connect with new friends now that she is farther away. While using your #10 cans to create stored food for basic meals, your long-term shelf life will be reduced. Since you’re reusing the cans the food you put inside them won’t last as long as the original product. Your foods will only last a few years as opposed to the suggested 25 years of the original product.

Ultimate Dehydrator Cookbook (read my review here). Not only is this a great technique book on how to dehydrate those products that can build your meals in a jar, she includes a lot of “just add water” meals, too! Overall, this is a sweet little book about friendship and celebrating the things that hold friendships together.

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Their collection is marvelous. The different shaped jars. The imagination/conversation it inspires. Brenda Keneghan of the Science Section arranged for analysis of the gases to be undertaken by Dr Lorraine Gibson of the Chemistry Department at Strathclyde University. Samples of the gases emitted were collected by leaving passive sampling tubes near the object for several weeks. The samples were analysed using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The components of the gases were identified as ethyl acetate, butanoic acid and phenol - corrosive compounds that could cause damage to other objects. It was therefore advised that the object should not be returned to its display case or storage in the NAL. While there are all sorts of fun things you can store in a jar in the fridge or keep on a shelf for a short period of time (like salads in a jar, etc.), I’m going to concentrate mostly on those food storage meals that you can put up for long-term storage. This list will be very helpful and useful to you. Image Credit: Canva. I have all these #10 Cans? Can I use them?