"James Silverton" > wrote in message
news:Jpqgk.100$oU.5@trnddc07...
> Kswck wrote on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:22:25 -0400:
>
>
>> "Alan" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Anyone know where to get jars for pickling cucumbers? I want
>>> to make Kosher garlic pickles. I don't know if it is OK to
>>> use plastic and maybe that is something that none of us
>>> really know. So, maybe glass jars are the best. Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Alan
>
>>Ball Jars are perfect for that. Some stupidmarkets sell them. Also
>>WallMart, Target, K Mart, Sears, etc.
>
>
> You know, I'd no idea what was a "Ball Jar"! I had to go to the net to
> find it was the same thing as a Mason Jar, the normal jar for preserving
> produce or delivering moonshine. Just for completeness, they are sometimes
> called "Fruit Jars" from a common impressed design. Apparently, Mr Mason
> invented them and Mr Ball first made them.
>
> --
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

A Ball Jar is a glass Mason jar, originally made in Ballston Spa, NY. I
think they are mostly made in Corning, NY. now though.