Hi everyone! I'm making and canning homemade apple butter for favors. While we considered making one jar per individual guest, it is unfortunately not in our budget nor do we have the time do make 100+ jars of apple butter. Instead, we have decided to allot one jar per invitation, plus some extra, (i.e. Mr. & Mrs. So-and-So get one jar, and Ms. What's-Her-Name gets one jar), as opposed to one jar per person (i.e. Mr. & Mrs. So-And-So gets two jars). The thing is, we're having trouble figuring out how to display and indicate the "one-jar-per-invitation" request. I'm afraid if we write, "One per couple please" those guests who are coming alone will be offended/confused. I really don't want to have to individually write each couple or name on small tags. Any suggestions for displaying favors and indicating only one jar per invite?
Re: Favor Display/Wording
Or, if you must do this, you can attach them to escort cards. Usually escort cards are written to be "Mr. and Mrs. Cold - Table 10" rather than one for each person in a couple.
I had the opposite thing happen- we had enough favors for all of our guests plus some extras JIC, and we had a couple dozen left over because some of the guests thought it was one per couple. I felt a little bad bc I wouldn’t have imagined not having one for each guest, and figured the guests assumed that’s what we did but if it helps in any way, I guess some of the guests had experienced that before, so I guess it won’t come as a surprise to your guests.
I do agree though that it would be best to do it right or not at all. It kind of sounds like you already acknowledge that you can't do it correctly, nor do you want to. In that case, it may be best to skip the favors or do something else.
I'm going to jump on the Food Safety end... You NEED/MUST label the apple butters with the pertinent details about the processing time and you must do this properly making sure the lids have sealed. I'm NAF of DIY food, but this will ensure your guests who are "in the know" on food safetly/canning know it's actually o.k. to take and consume...
That said, I think the only way to do this is to make them part of the place cards / table assignments. Then it's one per social unit and the couple takes one as they go to their table and those who are not attending as a couple take one as part of their single table assignment.
I would also be quite clear on your ingredients and if you are a contaminant free household. Ex: put a disclaimer on the bottom: "the following allergens are not ingredients but are found in the facility where this was made: peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, bumblebees".
Commercial products don't have this. You don't even have to put that info on canned goods processed in home kitchens and sold at farmers markets.
ETA: Hit post too soon. Also, anyone who does not can or rarely cans is going to have no idea what a processing time means. I don't even remember all the numbers, and I can jam and such every fall. Depending on the type of fruit and what exactly you're making, the time for a hot water bath can be anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour. And then if you live somewhere high altitude, it's going to be different. And if you decide to pressure can instead of hot water bath, the times will be different as well.
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