29 May 1990, w:Neil Gaiman, w Chapter Calliope, An old man in Sunderland who owned the universe, and who kept it in a jam-jar in the dusty cupboard under his stairs…
Guardian|date=24 February 2009|author=w:Tim Hayward|title=Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113071101/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/feb/23/rhubarb-bottling-seasonal-preserve|passage=There are two simple secrets to successful bottling; sterility and a good seal. The good news is that sterility can be achieved with nothing more complicated than a domestic dishwasher and that good seals can be achieved by recycling the used jam-jars straight into the council green bin and buying some decent preserving jars.
