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!**
Making Hot cocoa for my cold hubby and moving all the Christmas tree ornaments to the top third of the tree (We have a 2 yr old)
decorating, shopping, baking, and eating!
We’re baking bread to take to the neighbors this week!
I am doing my Christmas baking (some for gifts & some for me!) with Christmas music playing in the background.
I am getting into the holiday spirit by watching the Nutcracker and holiday movies like White Christmas.
I am playing the Nutcracker Suite in it’s entirety every day
I went and saw the lights on Temple Square- that is the easiest way to get into the Christmas spirit.
I’m already in the Christmas spirit as I sit by my Christmas tree, listen to Christmas music, and browse recipes for Christmas cookies! And now, I’m going to go and wrap presents! Maybe a cup of hot chocolate is in order…..:)
I am making some of your treats for coworkers!
We’re watching Christmas movies and spending lots of time together!
I am getting into the spirit by making Christmas goodies, and reading Christmas books with my kids.
I love to play Pandora Christmas music and bake, wrap presents, or play games with my family.
I just finished putting up the last of the Christmas decorations, all while belting out Christmas tunes at the top of my lungs with Pandora 🙂
Shopping, baking, singing, visiting, eating, smiling, wrapping, laughing, dancing, and enjoying every minute!
We’ve just finished decorating the tree. We have a real one this year which we haven’t had for many years. I love how a real tree make the house smell so good.
Finished the tree on Thursday, wrapping up cards today, and finished the gingerbread creation on Friday–this year’s theme is O’Neill Farm! Wish I could download pics for you, turned out super cute and my 16 year old “elves” did a great job decorating!
Ooh, very deja-vu-ish. I just made thumbprint cookies for Christmas tonight and used the triple berry jam from Smuckers. It is delish! Would love the opportunity to try other flavors. I am being festive by baking cookies, but still keeping things simple this year. Thanks for the giveaway.
We just put up our Christmas lights and are getting our gifts ready!
Right now I’m getting into the holiday spirit by experimenting with my new snowflake craft punch…trying different paper colors/textures and liking the results….
I BAKE COOKIES STARTING DEC.1 ST THRU DEC.23RD. THAT ALWAYS GETS ME IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
Great giveaway. Looks yummy. Just made whoopie pies!!! YUM
My Christmas spirit was a bit more delayed than I had planned. My 6 year old son has been sick with pneumonia. Now that he is getting better, I finally bought a tree today. Everyone is feeling a little more festive with a decorated tree in our home.
I am listening to lots of christmas music, taking my boys to see the fun decorated homes in the area, and right now, I am taking a little break from my christmas baking to take to friends, your peppermint bark popcorn ( which is soooooo yummy I want to eat it all and not share) and the peppermint brownies. Merry Christmas!
Christmas music everyday, our little Elf visiting, and lots of baking!
We are playing Kenny G’s Christmas CD- always gets us in the Christmas Spirit!!
I am about to wrap secret Christmas gifts for my husband.
Making pj pants for everyone and snowflakes to hang all over the house, ELF style decorating. 🙂
we live in hawaii so it’s sometimes hard to “feel” the christmas spirit. but we have a pine needle garland that makes it smell like christmas. 🙂
Watching Christmas movies with my family on Netflix!
I work in a school library and some of the kids and I have been decorating the whole place. We have put up huge snowmen, snowflakes everywhere, Rudolph is hiding in several places, wreaths, a winter wonderland; even decorated the doors with Santa and his presents. The kids inspired me to get my house all decorated so my boys and I put up the trees and decked them all, lights throughout the house and even the stockings are hung. We turn on all the lights each night. I’m really getting in the spirit!