A lovely gift.
An everyday joy.

It started with
a strawberry.

I was getting more and more annoyed with buying strawberries, only for them to last two days. And they’re not cheap!

I’d heard that keeping strawberries in a glass jar could help them last longer, so I gave it a go. And it worked. But then I started wondering: could I make them last even longer? Really, I just wanted seven days — enough to get us through to the next weekly shop.

So I started comparing jars, looking into seals and testing strawberries at home. Somewhere along the way, I thought: why not make a really lovely strawberry jar?

In my own home trials, I’ve had strawberries last seven days and beyond. That doesn’t mean every strawberry makes it: I’ve removed the odd one along the way, and where I buy the fruit has made a real difference. It’s my experience, rather than a promise that every batch will last the same amount of time.

With a 13-month-old baby and a 14-year-old son, it’s the everyday difference I love most. I can get the jars out and give my little girl fresh fruit with lunch each day. No fuss — just fruit ready to reach for through the week, until the next shop.

Then came the designs, the matching cards, the gift packaging… I got a little carried away. And here we are: The Strawberry Jar.