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i have made jam for christmas and other little events. and they loved it. I think its a great idea to do as favors. Who doesn't love favors you can eat!
I didn't do jam favors because it didn't really go with our theme but I LOVE that idea. I would take it!
i'm doing little jars of honey b/c my grandpa is a beekeeper and i hope its successful! im sure jam would be a hit! and its sentimental and youre used to doing it, so it would probably work out great for you!
I love the idea as jam for a favor!
@peaches idea is a good one as well :)
I was going to do jam, but because I would have had to buy all the fruit it was too expensive and we're opting to do homemade caramel instead. Edible favours never get bad reviews no matter what! I bought my little jars here if you're looking for somewhere decently priced to order them. I shipped them to my aunts house in Kansas though, so I'm not sure what the shipping/duties would be like to ship them to Canada. I love the history behind your jam, it makes it even more meaningful!
@peaches1038: Mmmmm that sounds amazing! That's awesome that your grandpa is a beekeeper! How cool!!!
Oh I love the idea of Honey too! Unfortunatly I don't know of any bee keepers around here and store honey is EXPENSIVE!!! $9.50 for a cup worth!! But I think those would be amazing!! So I definatly think Jam it is!! :) Thanks once again bee's!!!
btw thanks bakerella for the link! I gotta look into the shipping for sure since I have no idea where to get little jars LOL :)
@Firefighter_Bride: That's the problem I ran into. The smallest ones I could find in stores were like 250 mL, which is a heck of a lot of caramel! I just looked up my receipt and I bought the 2 oz Flint Round jars and plastic white lids (170 of each) and the total including shipping was $115 US. I found an email to my aunt that said shipping it to her was $25 vs to Canada would have been $75. I'm not sure where the company is so whether or not it would be more expensive to get it to BC is another question. In any case, the price was right!
I am also doing jam for my wedding favors too! My fiance and I went and picked the blueberries ourselves and put the jam in small cute little jars. We put fabric on top and tied a ribbon around it to keep put. I think this is going to work great. Everyone I have talked to about it says they think its a great idea, so I would go for it!
@Sulli301: The caramel is awesome. I use this recipe. It says it only keeps for two weeks in the fridge, but honestly, I've had some in there for over 6 weeks and it's 100% fine. I also found a recipe for blueberry caramel that I'd like to try out. I think it was in Bon Appetit... I'll have to scour my magazines to find it...
We did! We used them as our escort cards too, so the labels on the top had the person or family's name and table number. I was a little sad that a few people left theirs but I still loved it! It was time consuming though.
Just an FYI - definitely get something smaller than 3 oz if many guests have to fly to your wedding. Jam is considered a liquid and anything more than 3 oz has to be checked!
I love this idea but I agree with clarebee, if you have a lot of guests flying in/out, make sure you get small jars.
@clarebee: I never thought of that! Thank you!!! I have a few relatives flying out from England and mid-canada and I never clued in! Thanks again!! :)
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Who has made Jam as their favour?
...I'm thinking of making a ton of home made plum jam (I do this every year from our plum trees on my parent's farm where we are getting married at) and everyone will get a little jar (a couple of tablespoons worth) with a fabric top, personalized label, etc. It will go perfectly with my country theme!
Anyways I was wondering what was your sucess rate? How many people took them home? Was it a good choice?
Thanks ladies! :)