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[TanksHill]

Uhhh my name is gina and I have an addiction.




To canning jars.....

I'm not sure if this is a problem or not. I just bought 26 dozen jars on CL. Which included 8 dozen 1/2 gallon jars 8 doz quarts and 8 doz pints.

Not sure if the total is correct but the young couple I bought them from had used them for their wedding. Glasses to drink out of, center pieces etc..

They are all washed wrapped and boxed. I had to take a seat out of my mini van for them all to fit.

I do think that I will be able to sell some. I paid a bit more than would normally for jars but I know the 2q jars will be great for pantry storage and dry goods.

I just need to find somewhere to store them.

She also had some of those milk looking bottles with bale stoppers. All I could think was hard cider, hard cider, hard cider...... So I got those as well.

The first thing I said to dh when I got home is "I am never buying jars again". I think that might prove I have a problem.

 

[Farmfresh]

What a score!

 

[BarredBuff]

Score, definitely!

 

[freemotion]

Holy cow! If you weren't on the West coast, I'd offer to take some off your hands!

Don't let go of those bale-top bottles! Don't sell any just yet of the others, either. Once you start filling them, you won't be able to stop.

An addiction to common sense, I call it. Not so common, really. A return to the domestic arts, something to be proud of. You go, girl!

 

[TanksHill]

Thanks you guys.

Free I would definitely share with you if you were closer.

I just finished unloading and stacking the boxes in the garage. I guess I did not realize how much space 8 dozen 1/2 gallon jars would take. :/ There is one large box that has 4 dozen pints in it. All used once for the wedding.

I know I will fill them if I can. The thing is I have a few hundred jars still empty.

Some day I will use them all. For now I might advertise some of the half gallons as sprouting jars on CL. See if I can get a bit of money back.

I am going to jump over to Pam's journal and see how her tomato sauce is holding up in the 1/2 gallon jars. I read that only highly acidic foods are recommended for these jars. No biggy there. Maybe I will do big crunchy fermented dills next spring.

Now I definitely want to do cider. Maybe even a secondary fermentation in the stopper bottles.

Oh the projects come as fast as the ideas!!!!!

 

[framing fowl]

Sweet! You could always turn right around and sell them as wedding decorations as well!

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

oh man! half gallons!?!? score, baby! great work!

 

[lalaland]

thats so cool! I would not have been able to pass that up either, so I guess I'll have to join you in admitting my adiction.

 

[dragonlaurel]

You "just" got 24 dozen so you're safe. If you want to make extra sure, send the gallon size ones here.
Besides, you can't get addicted to caning jars, anyway. Can you . . . ? :/ Well- I can quit any time I want. You'll see . . . Right after I get these jars here.

 

[ORChick]

You have to wonder about that wedding, don't you? I do. So, we'll use all these jars to show how rustic we are - we'll buy them new, but then .... then .... what then? Well, I don't know - when, and for what, would we ever use them? Better just get rid of them (at a loss), because we certainly don't have room to store them. Was her wedding dress made from flour sacking? All these questions