EXHIBIT 23.1


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-89862) and related
Prospectus of Jarden Corporation and Subsidiaries (formerly Alltrista
Corporation and Subsidiaries) for the registration of 9 3/4% Senior Subordinated
Notes due 2012 and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
January 23, 2002 (except for Note 19, as to which the date is March 22, 2002),
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Alltrista
Corporation and Subsidiaries included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


New York, New York
July 17, 2002