Score!!! Canning jars!!! Yay!!! Thanks, guys!

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Yup, same here....gotta keep checking or post your own wanted ad. The guy my dad got these jars from originally asked $0.50 each for them....filthy jars full of dead spiders, crickets, dirt, and mouse poo! No lids or rings! I can get them for that at Walmart if you consider the lids and rings. So that is what I said to tell the guy. He ended up giving them all to me. I think he was cleaning out a shed or barn in preparation for moving and they didn't sell in a tag sale.

The last of them will go into the dishwasher soon. I had to scrub each one once or twice with a brush and a gentle cleaning pad before putting into the dishwasher. Most of the quarts are widemouth, and the antique ones are all widemouth pints! I didn't have any of those. So cool. There were a few, maybe 4-5, old mayo jars. They are much thicker than modern mayo jars. I bet they used to make them with home-canners in mind to get people to buy their brand.

I only had to throw 4-5 away so far. It is a MAJOR score! Just wait until they are all FULL!!!!

 

[Wifezilla]

Anyone know where I can get replacement BAILS? I found a couple of 2 qt ball jars. No gasket or bail but the jar and lids are in perfect shape. I have a place for replacement gaskets, but where do I get the wire part??

 

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Yes, please, I have a couple of bail-less jars, and a couple of lidless ones, too! I call them flower vases....

 

[Wifezilla]

Found you some lids...

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27660621

 

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Cool!

 

[reinbeau]

We aren't supposed to use the bail type anymore, are we? I've got tons of them, my mother always put tomatoes up in them.

 

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I use them for storing dry goods and dried herbs, also I transfer my ferments into them. For example, I have three pints of diced fermented garlic and three of mixed herbs, fermented, for salad dressing and I just discovered that it is awesome in drained kefir. Gonna try it in chevre, too. My nephew wanted to try a bit straight....fun to see him gag!

I have about 10 or so with herbs like parsley, oregano, red clover blossoms, nettles, and comfrey. I love the look of them.

 

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Another great canning score for me today! For lots of you, this might be the normal price you pay, but for me, it is significantly cheaper, even when I buy in bulk. I have a zillion stored, but at this price, I couldn't turn them down.......cases of lids for $0.99!!! I got 26 regular mouth and 17 widemouth, bought them all. And found two flannel-lined cotton shirts for $3 each, one for dh and one for my dad! These shirts retailed for almost $30!

 

[me&thegals]

Yup, same here....gotta keep checking or post your own wanted ad. The guy my dad got these jars from originally asked $0.50 each for them....filthy jars full of dead spiders, crickets, dirt, and mouse poo! No lids or rings! I can get them for that at Walmart if you consider the lids and rings. So that is what I said to tell the guy. He ended up giving them all to me. I think he was cleaning out a shed or barn in preparation for moving and they didn't sell in a tag sale.

The last of them will go into the dishwasher soon. I had to scrub each one once or twice with a brush and a gentle cleaning pad before putting into the dishwasher. Most of the quarts are widemouth, and the antique ones are all widemouth pints! I didn't have any of those. So cool. There were a few, maybe 4-5, old mayo jars. They are much thicker than modern mayo jars. I bet they used to make them with home-canners in mind to get people to buy their brand.

I only had to throw 4-5 away so far. It is a MAJOR score! Just wait until they are all FULL!!!!

I just got about 6 dozen from my neighbor in this exact condition. They were in her attic for 20 years. There are tons of mouse droppings and actual nests of shredded paper. I just try not to think of food eventually being in them as I scrub them out and then stick them on sanitize cycle in the dishwasher.

What a great score for you!

 

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Those jars I got are all filled now, and I have been using the half-gallons a lot for storing milk and making ferments. I love them! I still have a bunch of the antique half-pints to fill, but I put my ferments into them when done and I still have a bunch of herbs and stuff to dry. You can never have too many jars! Especially when you have a dh who breaks a couple a month... But he does almost all the dishes, so it is a good price to pay, since with all my cooking and canning, I make a mess!