 Aside from its unique and well @-@ known plastic , lemon @-@ shaped containers containing 55 ml of juice , usually known as " jiffy lemons " or " jif lemons " , Jif lemon juice is also sold in bottles . The plastic container is a squeeze pack container , whereupon squeezing the container releases juice from its nozzle . Jif containers were embossed with the brand name " Jif " in 1956 , the same year the company came into existence . Contemporary Jif containers have the phrase " Jif real lemon juice " embossed on the side of the squeeze pack . 
