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Biscuit jars and biscuit barrels (8)

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Biscuit jar, biscuit barrel, cookie jar

In Britain a cookie is a biscuit, and the jar is a biscuit jar or a biscuit barrel. The barrel is the classic shape: a squat round jar with a lid, often in cut crystal. Waterford makes its Lismore barrel in crystal, Olympia makes a tall glass biscotti jar for the café counter, and KitchenCraft makes a steel biscuit tin in its Living Nostalgia line.

A biscuit jar holds the same thing a cookie jar does, so search under both words when you shop. Crystal and fine glass are for show and want hand washing; the steel tin and the café glass are for daily use.

These 8 jars are part of the Cookie Jar assortment, $46.52 to $169.99 at the last catalog update, so you can set a budget before you pick a shape.

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Biscuit jars and barrels: what people ask

What is a biscuit barrel?

The British name for a round lidded jar for biscuits, the same thing an American calls a cookie jar. Older ones were often cut glass or crystal with a silver-plated lid.

Can you put a crystal biscuit barrel in the dishwasher?

Waterford lists its crystal for hand washing. Dishwashers can cloud crystal over time, so wash it by hand and dry it at once.

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