Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> 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.
We seldom see Kerr anything around here, most of it is either Ball or
Golden Harvest.