Posted on 04/01/2021 9:26:57 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
I’ve been to three Thrift Shops in the past few weeks - jars, mainly quarts, many chipped and no lids or rings. :(
If they’re smart, they’re hoarding them for one of their massive ‘theme’ sales like they do with fabric or yarn or ‘vintage’ kitchen wares. (Those sales ARE fun to shop, actually!)
Lol- i am i n a fog (Brain fog) most of the time, and I’m lucky i caught the shipping fee-
I’ve sicne noticed a few other items on walmart are very expensive shipping fees too- I’m gonna have to really pay attention from now on when ordering-
Yep- labor of love really- we love garden veggies year round so the expense is an aside really- but dang if we’re gonna pay more for shipping than the product is worth lol
Ball, which also manufactures Kerr jars, are the Gold Standard for canning jars and ‘stuff,’ as it said in the article. They moved from CO back to MI, so I do stick with those American-Made brands. ;)
“Those of us that can sew, bake bread from scratch and grow vegetables are going to RULE this Brave New World! Mark my words! ;)”
And don’t forget, find creative substitutes for TP.
Dehydrating - great suggestion. I invested in a really nice dehydrator a few years ago. My BFFs daughter was getting married and asked for one as a Shower Gift. She had done thorough research, so I bought one for her and one for us.
Presto brand. It collapses for storage, and works great - The fan is a little loud, though, so I set it up in the Landry Room so I don’t have to listen to it all day and night.
https://www.farmandfleet.com/products/777040-presto-dehydro-digital-electric-food-dehydrator.html
I am really happy with the results. I like to dry tomatoes, then put them in EVOO with herbs and garlic. Keeps well in the fridge. Beau likes dehydrated cherry-type tomatoes and eats them like candy.
We experience about a 16% failure rate with Tattlers. Much higher than normal lids.
After reading this, I got on Amazon and ordered 48 regular size lids for $14.85
I buy American made canning lids, too. So I was pretty surprised when I checked the box in the WalMart product. I’ve used them and they work very well.
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We haven’t had any luck when searching our local Tractor Supply. We will keep looking.
We used to have a local Feed and Seed. Sadly, a few years ago, the owner of the Feed and Seed suffered a fatal accident in the feed machine, or whatever the machine is called. The business closed shortly after.
Thanks for the tip. We will probably have to travel to a larger town to search.
When you realize you need to prepare it’s too late. I bought packs and packs of jars lids and rings a few years ago when the local store put them on clearance. I got lucky because I really never thought of using them for prepping. Just making pickles and kimchi exactly how I like it.
“Supply and Demand” are going to be like a rubber ball in zero gravity, in coming weeks, months and years, with Bidet & Hairass in charge.
Runnings is chock full of canning jars of all sizes.
No lids though, but the last couple years I stocked up on canning lids. I would buy four boxes of each, wide mouth and regular, every time I hit the store.
I am SO glad I did that.
For non canning uses, like storing dried herbs and other dried foods, I use spaghetti sauce jars. The gasket is built in and since it’s not necessary to process the jars, they are the perfect answer for saving the canning lids for actual canning.
I didn’t have that high of one.
Be careful about buying Ball lids on Amazon. I bought a bunch and they turned out to be made in China not the USA.
When canning lids are outlawed......only FReepers will have canning lids.
I get them locally at ACE Hardware, for a decent price, and they’re USA-made.
Did you tighten the rings after the food was processed while it was still hot and bubbling?
Yes.
I dehydrate herbs and have only done garlic slices for dried garlic, to save the crop. The bulbs were beginning to sprout and get discolored, so I saved what I could that way.
However, dehydrating garlic requires either a door to close off the kitchen or windows to open. The first day just burned our eyes out.
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