Ball jars, pg 140

The last page of Martha Stewart Living used to always be a cookie recipe. I wonder when they quit that? Now that I think of it, there also used to be a dessert of the month, and that seems to be gone, too. These are especially disappointing because there was a serious dearth of desserts in this issue. Only 3, 4 if you count the buttermilk shakes, which they qualify as a beverage.

The May 2014 issue of MSL has a short article about Ball Jars. When we were planning our wedding in 2010, Ball jars were all the rage for wedding decorations, from holding flowers, candles, individual cakes, etc. They have a rustic-chic charm that worked well with everything DIY that's so in vogue. People on wedding message boards were constantly looking for the green and blue varieties, which look extra pretty with candles. One dealer of vintage glass jars warned that these old ones shouldn't be used with candles, because they can get too hot and burst. I believe this because I had a glass candle holder that exploded once. If jars are still being used by brides, I'm sure they're tickled to know that Ball rereleased the green and blue jars. No glass shards all over your wedding guests!

In the spirit of Ball jars and wedding, we put together this cute homage to both. The center is the topper from our wedding cake, the left is the seashells we collected from our honeymoon to Key West, and the right is Ryan's boutonniere.