In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >,
> > George Shirley > wrote:
> >
> >> In late 2006 I used a couple of 12-packs of Kerr lids when I was
> >> pressure canning green beans. Opened the last jar yesterday and noticed
> >> that the lid was hard to get off with the church key and, when removed,
> >> had left a lot of sealant on the jar. Remembered that happening with
> >> most of the Kerr lids used on the green beans. From this I am going to
> >> postulate that the sealant was not the usual sealant on jar lids as I
> >> have never had that happen before. The jars were all sealed but just had
> >> the problem of the sealant sticking to the jar when opened. Any opinions
> >> or ideas?
> >
> >
> > Red compound or gooey grey compound?
> Gooey grey, I don't think I'll buy anymore.


They quit using the gooey grey compound a few years ago. Compound is
red now.
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