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Comments (4)Heather, this is a bit off topic from canning, but relates to your stash of your grandmother's lids. If you decide to use the lids for canning, you can still keep them after opening the jars by using them in craft projects. Do you cross stitch? They are many patterns available using canning lids, new or used, as the backing for cross-stitched pieces. They can be used as jar toppers (candy, nuts, dried beans, etc), Christmas ornaments, and other things. I expect a Google search would yield many patterns and ideas. I'm a sentimentalist, so things like this appeal to me. Just a thought, Barbara in Virginia...See MoreReusable one piece canning lids
Comments (12)bluefeatherhollow, Everything I've seen suggests not that home canning is becoming more dangerous, but that we're becoming less willing to tolerate any level of risk from it. My guess as to why---just my guess--- is partly because of a generally lower tolerance for risk in Western society, but also because canning is seen, by most, as less and less a necessity or even a practical skill but a hobby. It's one thing to die from doing something you need to do, but another to die from doing something meant to be fun and extra tasty/nourishing/good to your family! And, occasionally, someone does die from home-canned food. I looked up the statistics for Canada, where I live, and where the population is about 1/10 that of the US, and it seemed like about one person a year on average. I often say on this forum that there are a LOT of things I do that are more risky than old-style canning would be, starting with crossing the street. If someone reused a canning lid or didn't put lemon juice in their tomatoes I would still happily eat them and sleep well at night! But I mostly do follow the modern guidelines since it's not that hard and it's nice to be 100% sure. But I agree those modern lids are getting flimsier! And the packaging of them doesn't help---often they come on the jars, already attached with a light vacuum, and become a bit damaged when they come off. Grrrr!!!!! I might try reusing the golden Kitchen Kraft lids and see what happens. I know I can tell from the curving of the lid if it's sealed or not. Z...See MoreBall canning supply clearance at Lowe's
Comments (7)Thanks for the post. I recently bought some lids at Lowes because they were cheaper than my usual source. I hotfooted over there this morning and stocked up. I wasn't lucky enough to find everything as cheap as your Lowes, but it was still a bargain. Regular mouth lids = .65 Wide mouth = 1.05 Fruit pectin = 1.73 Pickle Crisp = 2.78 Thanks again! I would have missed out on this if you hadn't shared this information. Jill...See MoreLids on/Lids off??
Comments (27)I have been on a mission to get rid of the clutter in my kitchen cabinets. I cleared out all the old pots and pans, glasses, and other stuff I have not used since I moved here. I am going to get rid of the rest of the plastic ware and only have the rubbermade sets that have the lids that lock together and snap to the bottom of the containers, I bought one set to try and love them. I will keep some of the ziplock ones for giving food in them, will not worry about returns. If looking for what to do with your discarded stuff consider using your local freecycle you may find someone with something that you would want to trade for. I give a lot of my stuff to my cleaning lady and she makes great use of it on freecycle. I am amazed by some of the things she gets on freecycle. We go through my clothes and closets too, she gets all kinds of things which she sells on craigslist, or gives on freecycle, she has made some extra money that way, and I have less clutter!!...See MoreIslay Corbel
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