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These are great recipes. I just have an idea about presentation for some of the items that make less than a quart.

A few years ago I made salad dressing mixes for Christmas. I took the plastic jars that powdered cream comes in, I think the jars are about 8 ounces. By sliding a thin paring knife between the plastic shrink wrap label and the jar itself the label comes off real easy. There is a little bit of gummy adhesive at the top, but I wash the jars in hot water and the gummy stuff comes off real easy with a sponge. Some of the caps have some numbers printed on them, which come off easily with a q tip dipped in nail polish remover.

I printed the instructions on some attractive paper that I had, using red and green fonts. I punched a hole in the instructions and tied it around the top of the jar with a 1/8" ribbon in a bow. I found some Christmas pot holders at the dollar store that had a pocket. Two of the jars (Different flavors of dressing) fit in the pot holder. Voilà! A cute present.

This might sound like a lot of trouble, but I use that kind of creamer all the time and hate to throw anything away, so I had a ton of the jars. I just removed the label and wash them and put into a big plastic bag until I need them. I also have the taller jars that hold about 15 ounces. I have given a few food gifts in those also, but they are not as cute as the two little ones in the pot holder.