As the coronavirus pandemic stretched into spring, then summer, many Americans turned to home gardening. It’s a perfect pandemic hobby—soothing, tactile, a way to get outside when many public spaces ...
On Nov. 30, 1858, a New Jersey inventor aided food preservation with his patent for a screw-top, air-tight jar And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: November 30th, 1858, 156 years ago ...
Next time you're strolling through the glassware aisle at your local Goodwill, you may want to pay close attention to the Mason jar section. Mason jars aren't just a continually trending home decor ...
Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. John Landis Mason invented the Mason jar in 1858 to preserve food.
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