[metmom]

Then I canned chicken the first time - and was hooked. I can things now just cuz I can ;) There’s a great feeling about having all that shelf-stable food handy. And I defy the USDA and can butter, bacon, and use tattler lids!!! Those are reusable lids, so will be great when things get tight, financially.

I do leftover turkey from Christmas and Thanksgiving and it's awesome for a nice pot of turkey soup when you get tired of the same ole same ole.

Tattler lids are great.

However, I do have quite a stock of regular Ball lids.

[CottonBall]

I have 2 cases of the Ball lids as well, found them at a good price when I was in my paranoid mode.

But...I couldn’t find out at the time how long the rubber stuff on the lids last? Nor the tattler ring. Do you know? I’m also wondering how best to store everything.

I miss granny’s prepper threads that dealt with daily stuff, like this. I learned how to can from those threads, and also how to get started gardening. The collective wisdom there was amazing.