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The most popular material for home canning jars?
The most popular material for home canning jars is glass.
Can you use misc jars you have around the house like mayo or other pickle jars to do your own pickling in and how do you seal them if so?
It is not safe to reuse commercial canning jars for home canning. The glass in home canning jars is thicker than in commercial jars and they are created specifically to work with 2-piece lids. It is also not advisable to use very old canning jars.
What brands of storage jars are sold at Walmart?
If you are looking for storage jars that are generally used for canning Walmart carries the Ball brand. You can purchase these jars by the case or either 6 or 12. They also come in different sizes.
What are the components of a canning kit?
A canning kit generally includes wide-mouth canning jars, a funnel to fill the jars, and various utensils to handle the food you are canning. Some canning kits also come with a digital timer to measure processing time.
Can you use baby food jars for canning?
If you use fresh lids and the jars have been throughly cleaned and sanitized, you might be able to use them for canning.
Does homemade salsa have to be boiled before canning in jars?
You would want to have anything you're canning pretty hot when you put it in the jars, yes. Cold filling, sealing, and heating will cause jars to explode.
Where might one purchase canning supplies online?
Canning supplies can be purchased online from Little House Living, Frugal Living, Fresh Preserving, Authentic Simplicity, Food in Jars and Autumn Makes.
Can you still buy mom's canning jars?
Yes, Mason canning jars are available at dry goods stores, grocery stores, and big box stores.
What company makes Ball canning jars?
If you are asking about Ball-brand home canning products, that business was spun off in 1993. For information on Ball jars, the Ball Blue Book and other canning products, visit the Jarden Corporation at www.homecanning.com.
What are the steps to canning?
The general canning steps include reviewing procedure and equipment, washing canning jars using hot sudsy water,filling canner with water,and placing hot jars on cloth towels to avoid slippage while filling.
What has the author Bertha F Olsen written?
Bertha F. Olsen has written: 'Canning in glass jars in community canning centers / by Bertha F. Olsen and Esther H. Scott' -- subject(s): Glass fruit jars, Canning and preserving
How many different sizes of canning jars?
There are many sizes of canning jars in metric and imperial measures. Standard imperial jars come in half pint, pint, and quart, and gallon sizes, and can be small mouth or wide mouth. Standard metric jars range from .20 to 5 liter sizes.
