Ring for holding knife inside jar

A container for holding spreadable food and a handheld spreader, comprising:

• a handheld spreader of an elongated shape, the handheld spreader having a bend located between a handle on an upper end and a spreading surface on an opposing lower end;
• a concentric top mouth opening of an inside annular surface of the container, one or more container sides and a bottom attached to the sides defining an inside surface with the top mouth opening;
• a ring shaped to be concentrically press fit into the inside annular surface of the top mouth opening of the container;
• a main opening circumferentially formed inside an inner surface of the ring and a holder formed on the inner surface of the ring having at least a top slit opening sized to receive the spreading surface of the handheld spreader, wherein the top slit opening is substantially narrower than the main opening and located at a side edge of the main opening, and wherein an upper edge of the top slit opening is recessed below a top edge of the ring by at least a recess distance sufficient to stow the spreading surface of the handheld spreader through the top slit opening such that the handle rests below the top mouth opening with the handle lying across the main opening facing away from the top slit opening;
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• a lid configured to meet with the top opening of the container with the handheld spreader including its handle fit entirely inside of the container beneath the lid when the lid is affixed onto the top opening of the container.