Picking up where we left off last time, I'm doing research to fill in this blank: _____?______ is the new mason jar. In full-on innovator mode, I've forcasted that those of us who serve drinks ironically to friends will not want to let go of repurposed jars in toto. At the same time, we want to maintain our status as early adopters of the hippest drinkware, and we don't want to get caught with our pants half empty.
With these factors in mind, I asked myself this question: What other kinds of jars are out there from which we could possibly drink?
The Cookie Jar
These large, lidded, primarily ceramic jars were originally meant to induce feelings of happiness and the promise of a good time. Then, during the Great Depression, someone called a Katzenjammer Kid got caught with his hand in one of them. Cookies then became fattening, guilt-activating heartburn pellets, and they've continued in that mode to this very day. Cookie jars are now a symbol of shame for all Americans except for the very young and the rail thin. On the other hand, if you have one in your kitchen, newcomers will take it as a sign that you're a good person. Like the mason jar, cookie jars are now mostly used ironically, housing stuff like dog treats and compost. I'm going to give them a thumbs down for future must-have drinkware, mostly on account of the guilt thing. Why would we want to layer on more of that while we're cocktailing?
Next up: French Kilner Jars -- what are they and should we drink from them?
Eye wash cups are all the rage here.
ReplyDeleteWhat? I'm checking those out.
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