What are you canning now?

[kuntrygirl]

Is $8.95 a good price for a case (12) Quart size Ball canning jars? I saw some on sale at our local store.

 

[KentuckyMom]

That is much cheaper than they are at the beginning of summer! Around here a good place to find jars is estate sales, yard sales, and small town consignment shops.

 

[WYNot]

Yeah. They go for between $7.99 and $9.99 around here depending on sales and such.

I always use wide mouth for pints and quarts. Easier to fill and empty, IMHO. It means keeping regular lids and wide mouth lids on hand but for me at least is worth the extra cost/hassle.

 

[Arielle]

Is $8.95 a good price for a case (12) Quart size Ball canning jars? I saw some on sale at our local store.

YES!! I'm paying 14

 

[Arielle]

Yeah. They go for between $7.99 and $9.99 around here depending on sales and such.

I always use wide mouth for pints and quarts. Easier to fill and empty, IMHO. It means keeping regular lids and wide mouth lids on hand but for me at least is worth the extra cost/hassle.

wide mouths are the only ones I can fit my hand in when cleaning!!!

 

[Glasshen]

Hi everyone! I am so excited, started reading this thread at about January of this year, and after about a week, I have gotten current. Lots of good advice, and yummy recipes I'll have to go back and find! This year I decided to make some jams and pickles for gifties during gift giving season. Now after all this reading I'm getting the itch for a pressure canner...had one back in the 70s...yeah, I'm old, but it was a yard sale find then, and I don't think we still have it. Still have the water bath though! So far, two kinds of pickles, blueberry, raspberry, plum, and mild and hot pepper jams...loving it!

 

[WYNot]

wide mouths are the only ones I can fit my hand in when cleaning!!!

That too.

Didn't list that as a reason for me as we have a dishwasher.

And kids.

 

[Arielle]

Hi everyone! I am so excited, started reading this thread at about January of this year, and after about a week, I have gotten current. Lots of good advice, and yummy recipes I'll have to go back and find! This year I decided to make some jams and pickles for gifties during gift giving season. Now after all this reading I'm getting the itch for a pressure canner...had one back in the 70s...yeah, I'm old, but it was a yard sale find then, and I don't think we still have it. Still have the water bath though! So far, two kinds of pickles, blueberry, raspberry, plum, and mild and hot pepper jams...loving it!

It is remarkable how much you can put up with just the water bath!!!

 

[Arielle]

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Both good mentods--when they are working and willing.

 

[jomoncon]

I recently found a recipe for Zucchini-Pineapple on the web & want to give it a try. http://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_02/zucchini_pineapple.html All the reviews I've seen on this are pretty good. It's been discussed in this thread a couple of times. I was wondering if I could use this in other recipes that are canned - carrot cake jam & a sweet&sour sauce. I don't know if the zucchini would become over cooked, or if the acidity level would be compromised.

What do you think?