Our Catskills home was the depository for mismatched dishes. Any set that had lost pieces to breakage over the years soon made its way to the summer kitchen. Same with glasses and mugs. If a set was no longer complete, then there was a home for it in the Catskills. I think we were all used to using whatever came out of the cabinet. No worries about everyone having matching plates!
Among the glasses that made their way upstate were all those Welch jelly jar glasses. They were our favorite juice glasses; the perfect size for orange juice or a quick drink of water. I especially loved the Looney Tunes and Flintstones ones when I was a child. I know there were bigger glasses as well, from sour cream jars.
I was born in the height of jelly jar glasses. Welch’s started making them in 1953, just a few years before I was born. I remember going to the store and looking for Welch’s jars we did not already have at home. We wanted as many different ones as possible.
I know they stopped making them for a while because the new way of manufacturing glass made the glass thinner, and the glasses would break when the lids came off. Thus, for years Welch stopped making these glasses.
I do not know what happened to the ones that were in the Catskills. I believe they all broke. Or perhaps my Mom in one of her cleaning sprees decided to give them away. They are no longer in the cabinets in our Catskills home.
I found out that in 1989, Welch started making these glasses again. Actually, I did not find out until about the year 2000. My son is not a lover of Welch jelly, he is a JIF fan. But one day in the grocery store he saw a Pokemon jar of Welch jelly and had to have it. So I purchased for him. We still have that glass. He did not eat the jelly, so I did not buy the other Pokemon glasses that were made.
However, buying that glass reminded me of the glasses we used when I was small. About ten years ago, I was in an antique mall with a friend. I was looking for Depression Glass in my pattern when I came upon five Welch’s juice glasses: two Flintstone, two Looney Tunes and one generic one.
I had to have them. Memories from the Catskills and my childhood are so strong, that sometimes I need a physical touch. Having the Welch glasses gave me that touch. The five glasses were purchased; they are not that expensive, just a few dollars each.
I use them for juice and for a quick drink of water. For a moment I am back in the Catskills during the summer; and all is good in the world.
zicharonot 
We have one of these from the newer post 1989 vintage from when my kids were little. Now my grandsons use them when they visit, and I still find them a perfect size for my morning juice.
They are perfect for juice!!
I remember these so vividly! We has several of the different themes: Flintstones, Archies, Looney Tunes and. Peanuts. I’ve been looking for some juice glasses in that same general size and shape. It just dawned on me that what I really want is some of the old jelly glasses. I have seen some on eBay, I think I’ll pick ‘em up!
I love them. I recently found the Howdy Doody one I was missing.