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To: Diana in Wisconsin

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

4 posted on 04/01/2021 9:34:42 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (20 years on Free Republic, 12/10/20! More than 3700 replies and still not shutting up!)

I do competitive canning

How does that work....just askin for a fren.

8 posted on 04/01/2021 9:41:46 AM PDT by spokeshave (White Confederate statue kills black man......Another month of protests.... (HT to seawolf101))

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. :(

9 posted on 04/01/2021 9:43:46 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )

My mom has been searching our local stores for canning lids since last autumn. The stores are still out of stock.

Frustrating.

20 posted on 04/01/2021 10:08:18 AM PDT by CrimsonTidegirl (“The fate of all mankind, I see, is in the hands of fools”-King Crimson)

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