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noun

a glass jar for preserving fruit or vegetables, usually holding one pint or one quart and having an airtight cap.

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Origin of fruit jar

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

The tasteless bread was transformed into a sweet cake that included ingredients, such as dried fruit and marzipan.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts|Molly Hannon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Spanish oak, which has an open grain and high levels of tannin, gives you dried fruit, spice, and even chocolate flavors.
How Much Do Whisky Casks Really Affect Taste?||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You may just enjoy the rich, smooth fruit of their labor that little bit more.
When It Comes to Great Whisky, The Size of Your Still Matters||December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down.
Keep Christmas Commercialized!|P. J. O’Rourke|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

However, as she feared, The Bell Jar appeared to indifferent notices and the launch—which Ted attended—was rather low-key.
Ted Hughes’s Brother on Losing Sylvia Plath|Gerald Hughes|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fruit-trees are clearly too scarce, though Cherries in abundance were offered for sale as we passed.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
In the community her father was the wealthiest man, having made his fortune in the growing of potatoes and fruit.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The natives of Guiana use a tube or pipe not unlike a cheroot, made from the rind of the fruit of a species of palm.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Every detail of this canvas is perfect, because every detail is true, drawn straight from life, the fruit of minute observation.
Bastien Lepage|Fr. Crastre
But the jar threw my six-shooter where I couldn't reach it, and the carbine was jammed in the stirrup-leather on the wrong side.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair