In 1795, Napoleon offered 12,000 francs to anyone who could devise a way to help preserve food for military use. Fifteen years later, Nicholas Appert, who created a method known as “appertizing” or ...

Overnight, in the mid-1800s, an improvement in food preservation increased the very odds of a family’s survival. From pioneering ancestors to the military, another option suddenly became available ...

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 ...

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Mason jars are one of those kitchen items that seem to have been around forever. While that’s certainly not true, they have been around for a while. The Mason jar was invented in 1858, before ...

Ball mason jars on a shelf - Susan B Sheldon/Shutterstock There's something to be said about a good mason jar. Whether they're displayed on a shelf, used as a vase for flowers, or serve as a drinking ...