we have been scrounging for canning lids.
I told my daughters about two months ago to get lids. No movement on their part.
So, there is not a lid to be found in a 100 mile radius. However, I know of an Amish store about 25 miles away. I called them. Yes, they do have a few boxes left. However, limit 2 boxes of 12ct.
and only wide mouth. OK we have some wide mouths jars. So off we go this morning. Had to pass through a place called Little Chicago.
It is just a cross road on a county road.
There is a hole in the wall store there where they sell ho-made pastry and bread. I told GS to pull in. Went in and bought 3 donuts. Asked the girl if they by chance had any lids.
Yes, over there on the shelf. There were four boxes of wide mouth lids. I bought all of them. $2.99/box of 12.. No need to drive another 20 miles.
went home and called DD#1. told her that Fleet/Farm had only pint jars with lids on them. She went right to F/F and bought the last two 12 packs of pints. and one 12 pack of half pints. she said there are lots of half pints.
I'll bet those will be bought just for the lids before too long, too..
I think we have enough lids for about 100 quarts of tomatoes, now.. it might seem like a lot, but there are 3 households sharing them..
......jiminwaUSAu.......
I told my daughters about two months ago to get lids. No movement on their part.
So, there is not a lid to be found in a 100 mile radius. However, I know of an Amish store about 25 miles away. I called them. Yes, they do have a few boxes left. However, limit 2 boxes of 12ct.
and only wide mouth. OK we have some wide mouths jars. So off we go this morning. Had to pass through a place called Little Chicago.
It is just a cross road on a county road.
There is a hole in the wall store there where they sell ho-made pastry and bread. I told GS to pull in. Went in and bought 3 donuts. Asked the girl if they by chance had any lids.
Yes, over there on the shelf. There were four boxes of wide mouth lids. I bought all of them. $2.99/box of 12.. No need to drive another 20 miles.
went home and called DD#1. told her that Fleet/Farm had only pint jars with lids on them. She went right to F/F and bought the last two 12 packs of pints. and one 12 pack of half pints. she said there are lots of half pints.
I'll bet those will be bought just for the lids before too long, too..
I think we have enough lids for about 100 quarts of tomatoes, now.. it might seem like a lot, but there are 3 households sharing them..
......jiminwaUSAu.......
