Marie Bregg, founder of the Mason Jar Merchant website, had to buy the Canadian equivalent of Ball lids at retail prices to fill the flood of orders on her website. She says sales are up 1,000 percent from the previous year.
Posted on 04/01/2021 9:26:57 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Marie Bregg, founder of the Mason Jar Merchant website, had to buy the Canadian equivalent of Ball lids at retail prices to fill the flood of orders on her website. She says sales are up 1,000 percent from the previous year.
I see what you did there!
“Can-Demonium”. That would be a good name for a retail store that sold food canning supplies.
I do competitive canning at fairs.
Stop laughing.
A dozen jars and lids goes for about 8 bucks at Walmart. Extreme shortage last fall. On Amazon they were going for nearly $40/ dozen
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Solution: Gorilla glue.......
Buy Tattler reusable canning lids.
They work great.
How does that work....just askin for a fren.
I’m not laughing! I was just in Walmart less than an hour ago - the ONLY thing on their canning shelves were 3 packages of regular-sized lids, which I now regret not buying! No other lids, no other rings of either size.
I did score some Mrs. Wages Salsa Mix, which I LOVE and doctor up myself when I make Salsa in the late summer/fall.
I have an OK stash of jars, but lids ARE getting to be a problem.
We’re going on a Menard’s Run (local Big Box like Home Depot) tomorrow and I’m going to scour that place for jars & lids, too! It’s located in a College Town, so I’ve got my fingers crossed that ‘the college kids’ aren’t into canning like I am! :)
P.S. I’ve entered a crocheted Afghan in the County Fair two years in a row now (Blue Ribbon Winner!) so I know what you mean about your ‘craft’ being compromised. :(
Oh, Yummy! NOT! :)
I’m looking into those, too! :)
Emphasis mine - in error !
Nothing against it,,,just easier to buy what want canned.
Hard, hard freeze in NE OK this winter...Coldest ever since I lived here...killed some stuff. Had a Hedge that looks like it is going to die..
My Bonsai plants seem to be okay....
Got Asparagus coming up..and it is GOOD!... Planting some Tom's and berries...Not big on vining stuff...as I container garden.. FWIW
Nice to know so many still know how to can.
I’m planning on putting in a supply of those. I was caught by surprise by the lid shortage. The wife and I normally can surplus, and were forced to do some freezing last year that we weren’t planning on. I blamed it on being the next fad, after bread baking was in the spring and summer. Apparently I need to stock things for all of my normal home activities, since they have become fads during all of this nonsense.
In the new American things are not always going to be on the shelves when you need them so keep an extra tucked away.
Bail top with rubber gaskets. I’ve got tons of them.
Same reason I use flintlocks instead of percussion locks.
And horsewhips instead of accelerator pedals.
If you’re going to be self sufficient, you’ve got to be self sufficient.
My mom has been searching our local stores for canning lids since last autumn. The stores are still out of stock.
Frustrating.
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