• Get to know different varieties of onion in THE NIBBLE’s Glossary Of Exotic And Heirloom Vegetables.
• See other special ideas for Labor Day.

The winner will get six jars—one of each flavor or in whatever assortment he or she would like. The jams can be enjoyed on toast, crackers (with or without cream cheese), hors d’oeuvres, pancakes, sandwiches, as a condiment with meats—even on ice cream!

• To enter this Gourmet Giveaway, see THE NIBBLE’s Jams & Jellies Section and click on the link at the bottom of the page to enter your email address for the Gourmet Giveaway prize drawing.
• Check out our review of Diane’s Sweet Heat.
• What’s the difference between habanero and all the other chiles? See our Chile Glossary.

Yes, we know these are jalapeño chiles, not
habaneros, but the stores were out of habaneros the day of the photo shoot! Photo by Corey
Lugg | THE NIBBLE.

Crisp bacon emerges from the microwave.
Pour off the fat at the bottom of the cup.

How’s that green?

Based on National Pork Council Data, Americans buy 500 million pounds of bacon a year to cook at home, and use 3 billion paper towels to drain it on and clean up the bacon grease. Put end to end, the towels would wrap around the world 20 times.

The NPC did not provide an estimate of how many trees were felled to make the paper towels, but you can guess that it’s more than a few. With WowBacon, the fat drips to the bottom of the cup so the bacon doesn’t lie in the grease; the bacon holder lifts up and you dispose of the fat at the bottom of the cup.

Think ahead: It could be the solution to your holiday gift challenges.

Love bacon? Try Skillet Bacon Spread or make your own with our recipe.

• What’s the difference between jam, jelly and preserves? Check our our Jam & Jelly Glossary.
• Learn from our guide on what makes a good jam or preserve.
• See some of our favorite jams and preserves.

Unsweetened flavored water beverages are growing faster than any other segment in the $11 billion U.S. bottled water and beverage category, according to Coca-Cola, makers of Dasani. The idea behind Dasani Essence is that, according to a 2007 research study, most consumers prefer lightly flavored bottled water beverages with little or no sweetener (hmm….what about the runaway success of Coca-Cola’s own VitaminWater?). The thought behind Dasani Essence was to offer the experience of a lightly flavored water that many people enjoy when they squeeze a wedge of fresh lemon or lime into their water glass.

Two of the three debut flavors are a bit more splashy than that: Black Cherry Essence and Strawberry Kiwi Essence. The Lime Essence truly is what you’d expect by squeezing some lime in your water (and if that’s what you want, check out True Lemon and True Lime, packets you can carry with you that do just that).

The hottest-growing category in water and water beverages. Photo courtesy of Dasani.

If you believe that you don’t need the sugar or artificial sweeteners in a soft drink, check out Dasani Essence.

• Read more about bottled water in our Bottled Water Section.
• See reviews of flavored waters in our Soft Drinks Section.
• See our Water Glossary for the difference between bottled water, mineral water, spring water and many other water terms.