Former Times Staffer The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is available to read on desktop, mobile, and our app for subscribers only. To ...

Recipes, money, written affirmations, and receipts. That’s what Hazy Mae keeps in her ceramic cookie jars. Cookies? None. Since she was gifted her first cookie jar, a midcentury ceramic bear, several ...

Collectible cookie jars became popular in the 1930s and 1940s in America, making them a trendy item that could be found in many homes. By the 1960s, you couldn't walk into a home without encountering ...