What's the origin of the tale about the "Old Woman who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle"? [I heard it as a child in the early 1950s and my mother thought she knew it as a child.]

A version of the complete tale is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAJOtDc5IEk

While this is a traditional tale, one theory for the odd home is presented here: "the old woman lives a modest life in her vinegar bottle, which the author explains is most likely a modified oast house which bears a resemblance to old style stoneware vinegar bottles."

http://www.drawpilgrim.com/2010/06/book-pile-the-old-woman-who-lived-in-a-vinegar-bottle/

"The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle" retold by Dan KedingCitation: Keding, D., & Douglas, A. (2005). English folktales. World folklore series. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. p. 37-39. A fairy overhears and old woman living in a vinegar bottle talking to herself one day and bemoaning the fact that she lived in a little vinegar bottle when she'd really like a little cottage instead. The fairy grants this wish and a number of other wishes more grand than the last, but each time the fairy returns to visit the old woman, she never receives thanks and the woman just asks for something more. Finally, after asking that she be made a queen and getting her wish, she asks that she be allowed to rule the entire world. The next day she wakes to find herself back in her old vinegar bottle just where she belonged. Story portrays a kind fairy and an ungrateful human. Similar themes can be found in many other tales from various cultures. English version of the Grimm's tale, "The Fisherman and His Wife". Target: Seems appropriate for children as young as 6 or 7.Audience(s): Fairly straightforward story--repetition should make it an easy one to memorize. Could be adapted to other types of wishes depending on the audience.

http://www.slideshare.net/fgriswld/storytelling-future-file