What did you do in the garden today?

[NanaK]

I remember a tool that came with the canning kit- a plastic rod with a magnet on the end that was to be used to pull lids out of the simmering water just before placing it on the jar.

Yep, used mine yesterday.

Should I have said "Monkey Wards"? That's what we called it.

I come from a very small town, still live less than 15 miles from there. When I was little I remember going to the nearest city to go to the first shopping mall in this area. In that mall was a Monkey Wards! It stayed for many years.

 

[Smokerbill]

Canning kits still come with that tool. Usually it's a combo bubble tool/magnet. But even on the packages of the lids, it says you don't have to simmer them anymore. To each their own though

It could be more for sanitizing the lids.

 

[CedarLane]

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B- ball
K-kerr
GH- Golden Harvest
The new no name ones are the blue. Noticeably thicker and wider seal, Noticeably thicker metal on lid.

Anything is better than a 30-75% ball fail rate. It used to be less than 5% fail rate, darn right rare frankly and it was usually due to a micro chip on the glass or a stuck piece of food.

Now it's whenever with ball.

https://www.lehmans.com/product/canning-jar-lids-regular-mouth-pack-of-60
Lehman's carries a lot of products that cater to the Amish & Mennonites. I think someone started making these when canning lids were hard to find over/after Covid.
I typed "Lehman's canning lids" in the browser and noticed that ebay is carrying lids that look just like the ones you pictured (without the "Superb" embossed on the lid as shown on the Lehman's site.)

 

[jerryse]

Hot peppers and cowboy candy. I have a medical condition and can not eat them.

 

[CedarLane]

Those Ball lids have such a rough texture on the sealing surface I'm surprised that any of them hold the seal. The Kerr looks kind of rough too.

As much as you can, maybe you should see what kind of discount you'd get on a lot of 1000 of the no name lids.

I just found this:
https://www.superbsealing.com/seal-it-right-products

The lids look very similar, but without the stamped in name.

I posted too late.... I forgot they had them on this website too.

 

[Farmer13]

Our first fully vine ripe Brandywine tomato, July 29.
The first Mater sandwich of the 23 season, taste sooo good.

 

[Smokerbill]

I didn't get around to doing the fence project around my big raised bed today. Too many aches and pains for a big project. But I did add some protection to the bed that has green beans and squash. Added a covering of 1" plastic mesh around the bottom, so the chickens can't eat bean leaves anymore. Poor mistreated chickens!



My crocosmia is looking great this year compared to last year. I've been watering it regularly, which made the difference.



And I was successful in tricking my artichoke into thinking it was in its second year of growth. It's actually forming an artichoke!!! Artichokes are biennial and don't produce buds to flower until after going through a chill period. I planted the seeds very early, and when the plants were strong I placed them outside in my little front porch greenhouse so they'd get enough chill time to simulate going through a winter.



And I think I planted my butternut squash / bean bed a little tight. Six hills of squash (most with two plants side by side), surrounded all the way around by a green and yellow wax beans. If I don't get squash this year, I'll space them farther apart next year.

 

[WthrLady]

https://www.lehmans.com/product/canning-jar-lids-regular-mouth-pack-of-60
Lehman's carries a lot of products that cater to the Amish & Mennonites. I think someone started making these when canning lids were hard to find over/after Covid.
I typed "Lehman's canning lids" in the browser and notice that ebay is carrying lids that look just like the ones you pictured (without the "Superb" embossed on the lid as shown on the Lehman's site.

OH no, Lehmans is near my hometown, they've been offering sleeves of canning lids since the 80s.

 

[WthrLady]

It could be more for sanitizing the lids.

I don't think so, sanitizing would take boiling for 10 minutes. It's to soften and help set the sealing gloop for boiling water canning. They actually didn't want you to keep in boiling water, just a short time in simmering water.

 

[Sammster]

I just came across this food preservation video, that is inspirational in and of itself. But I'm sharing, because in it, a canning lid brand is discussed ~ and with it, a 10% discount code.