NOTE: This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all of you who entered! The winners have been notified, and they are #464 (Natalie), #1151 (Wendy), and #1307 (Gloria). Y’all have 48 hours to respond before we pick new winners! 🙂
I have a confession for you all and I hope it’s not too shocking: I am not a fan of jam. Not a jam fan. I like homemade freezer jam because it basically tastes like sweetened fruit, but most jam is just too sweet and sickly and cooked fruit-ish for me. If you’re dying to know what I put on toast or peanut butter sandwiches, I like butter on toast and honey on my sandwiches. Am I weird?
Well, I thought I hated all regular jam until I went to Smucker’s last month and I got to try their Orchard’s Finest preserves (and then discovered, in a cruel twist of fate, that they don’t sell it where I live). Even the names are pretty–Pacific Mountain Strawberry and Coastal Valley Peach Apricot and North Woods Blueberry and Fall Harvest Cinnamon Apple. And the jars? 
Don’t even get me started on the jars. Y’all know how I feel about adorable jars and bottles.
I love this jam because not only does it taste fabulous, but it’s fancier than your average jar of jam, so it’s great for holiday entertaining or gift-giving. Instead of just handing someone a jar of jam (anyone remember the Gilmore Girls where Rory and Lorelai forgot to get Luke a present in Europe, so they brought him a jar of jam and he found it lame?), you could fill line a basket with a festive tea towel and then fill it fresh croissants or homemade rolls and then add a jar of jam with a ribbon on it.
Or you could make a plate of these cookies and deliver them with a jar of jam and a copy of the recipe.
If you’re having a party, you could serve up a plate of crackers and slices of crusty bread with some of your favorite cheeses and a few jars of jam. It’s elegant and easy and requires zero to little prep (which is totally what I need right now!)
Because it’s getting close to Christmas and because it’s Thursday (which has always been my favorite day…don’t ask…), we’re giving away 3, count ’em, three of the following gift baskets:
-6 jars of Smucker’s Orchard’s Finest preserves in a cute little crate
-A set of spreading tools (or something similar)
-$100 gift card to Cooking.com
To enter, leave us a comment telling us how you’re getting into the holiday spirit right now! You need to respond here on this post in the comments section, not through email or on Facebook or Twitter. The giveaway is a short one! It will end next Tuesday, December 13 and the winners will be announced on Wednesday morning.
**Thank you to all who entered! This giveaway is now closed!**
I am sewing my husband a set of footie pajamas!! So fun and funny!
I’m baking cookies, listening to Christmas music, and decorating the house!
We finally got all the decorations out and I will start baking cookies and fudge next week for friends 🙂
I’m getting into the spirit by stringing popcorn garland for the tree and finishing up on hanging our Christmas lights!
Christmas music ALL DAY. And we’re going to chop down a tree in the woods on Saturday. Can’t wait!
I’m making homemade hot fudge sauce to give to friends and wrapping all of the presents….while listening to Christmas music!
Hung up a strand of Christmas lights with my roommate. It makes study for finals all the more bearable!
Sounds like a jam I would love too. I’ve been baking up a storm for the holidays.
I’m hosting a cookie exchange to get to know all the people in our new area and to get to try lots of different cookies!
Of course, I’m baking!! Sugar cookies for the kids to decorate, homemade candy, and cinnamon rolls to give away as we go caroling. I love this time of year!!!!
We are getting into the spirit with our advent calendar! Each day we have a special activity, treat, or service that we do as a family! Life. Changing!
All of us have been able to feel the Spirit of Christmas so much better this year! 🙂
We are baking cookies, decorating the house, and listening to Christmas music!
I am baking and wrapping gifts! Love Smucker’s Orchard’s Finest, and the jars are so cute!!
We are making up some Christmas treats and rocking out to Christmas music while the lights from the tree twinkle (yes, all day long)! Merry Christmas! 🙂
Today I got my girls dressed in some of their holiday finest and I am going to ATTEMPT to take their picture by the Christmas tree. Wish me luck…they are 22 months and 9 months old…lol.
baking, baking, baking!
Putting up the tree! A little later than usual but it’s really getting me into the spirit!
Listening to LOTS of Christmas music, baby!
This year has been a hard year for my family due to illness and other things, so I am getting in the spirit by just appreciating the things that we have and enjoying the time we have together!
:o)mmmmm smuckers! i am making all kinds of fun diy projects for gifts for friends and family :o) craftin’ up a storm, and listening to christmas music 24/7 AND drinking my weight in hot chocolate!! :o) woo!
Watching cheesy Hallmark and ABC Family Christmas movies, listening to lots of Christmas music on Pandora and doing a Christmas countdown with my 3 adorable little girls…lots of fun things going on here.
I’m finishing up my Christmas cards and mailing them off today!
Decorating the house and making cooking definitely is getting me into the spirit:)
We are enjoying learning new Christmas songs.
I am so excited to start baking! I can’t stand it 🙂 It’s my most favorite thing to do during the holiday season!
I’m getting into the holiday spirit with Christmas parties and decorations!
i’m making ornaments with my kids to get in the holiday spirit. and i love smucker’s jam. so yummy!!!!!!!!
Getting in the spirit by baking holiday goodies for my coworkers!
I am baking and candy making! I have recipes that I only make during the holidays, so it always puts me in the spirit.
Setting out the nativity and singing Christmas carols to the baby!