spaghetti jars

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I have noticed that many of the commercial spaghetti sauces are canned in heavy glass canning jars. I have seen "Mason" in the side of the jar. Are these reusable in home canning? They look to be the same type of jar I use in home canning, not like the thin glass jars of other commercial foods.

-- R. (thor610@yahoo.com), April 29, 2000

Answers

I think some of them can be used for canning -- anyway, I'm going to try them this summer. It will possibly depend on what kind of lid they have, as some will take a standard canning lid, and some won't. I would use the other ones for storing dried herbs and things like that, that don't need to be sealed.

-- Kathleen Sanderson (stonycft@worldpath.net), April 29, 2000.

I have used the new spaghetti sauce jars you refer to and the other kind as well. I inspect each jar to make sure its usable. I I usually pressure can tomatoes in these jars.

Bernice

-- Bernice (geminigoats@yahoo.com), April 29, 2000.


Yup. They work just fine. Just be sure the lids are compatible, and you can pressure can in them. I've been doing it for about 3 years now. Found that most people I know who use the commercial spaghetti sauce are more than happy to save the jars for me, too, as they don't can. Jan

-- Jan B (Janice12@aol.com), April 29, 2000.

Yes, I use them. I don't buy the sauce, but I have used these hand- me down jars over and over. They fit a standard size mason flat and ring. But, they are not a full quart jar. They, sneakily, are smaller.

-- Rachel (rldk@hotmail.com), April 30, 2000.

Mayo jars work too. The wife and I have about 2 dozen now from various places, and they work just fine.

-- Eric Stone (ems@nac.net), May 01, 2000.


Hi R! Let me say this about that! I have been using "five brothers", "classico", and others for some years now. They are, in fact, "Mason jars". Besides that, they are 26 oz., which is just right for us. A quart is a bit too much for our spaghetti sauce, our stewed tomatoes, and other things. A pint isn't quite enough. But those recycled 26 oz "spaghetti sauce" jars are just right. We get ours from the re-cycling center, free, and they are just right! They really are "mason" jars, and we have used some for several years! Go for it ~ they work wonderfully! GL!!

-- Brad (homefixer@mix-net.net), May 01, 2000.

I have been reusing Classico jars for several years, not for canning, but for dry storage of tea, grains, nuts, beans, cereal, and similar items, and for water, juice and milk in the fridge. We eat the sauce, and really like it. However, the lids eventually wear out, and while two piece canning lids do fit, I would rather have a one piece lid like the original one, with or without the Classico design. I have tried several packaging suppliers, and their lids are more shallow, although they wil screw on, and they don't have the nice built in 'gasket' that the original Classico lids do. Any ideas on where to find good lids? Thanks.

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