1880–85, named after John L. Mason, 19th-century American who patented it in 1858
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I put a big Mason jar in front of a coffee maker before I go to bed—I use that as a visual cue to delay coffee for an hour and drink water first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Place the fine-cut chard stems in a Mason jar or other heatproof narrow container.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Conversely, the "Mason jar" method involves snipping the bottoms of your herb stems, storing the herbs upright in a jar with about an inch of fresh, cool water, and then sealing completely before refrigerating.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2023
She somehow convinced the chef to give her a whole Mason jar of the hot sauce.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2023
It contained a blanket, a sleeping bag, several old throw pillows, and one unmarked Mason jar filled with some sort of liquid.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
Early in the grand opening event, people began to huddle near a table decorated with wildflowers in a mason jar and a yellow legal pad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
The sauce can be made and refrigerated in a glass mason jar up to one week in advance.
From Washington Times ● May 28, 2023
Cool completely before transferring to an airtight container or mason jar.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2022
Combine the two in a large mason jar or another large, sealable vessel and stir vigorously to ensure that the grounds are moistened.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2022
He’d had a button and a pennant collection, a thousand pennies in a large mason jar, a fishbowl, and a model tin lizzie hung from a strand of wire in one corner.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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