Photo: Claire Lower
The only jam I buy with any regularity is Bonne Maman strawberry preserves. It is a perfect product. It’s sweet and tart, with discernible pieces of berry, and it comes packed in a Bonne Maman jar, another perfect product that I hoard like a little jar goblin.
It’s hard to explain what makes the jar so perfect. Is it the cheerful red and white picnic table patterned lid? The way it sits in the the hand, just hefty enough to give a lend a little gravitas without feeling too precious? Or is it the fact that you can use them over and over, in a multitude of ways that range from strictly utilitarian to overtly whimsical?
I think it’s a combination of all of the above, coupled with the fact that, should you break one, all you have to do to replace it is buy (and consume) more delicious jam (oh no). Here are seven of my favorite ways to repurpose Bonne Maman jars, in no particular order.
