On Sat 21 Mar 2009 10:02:18p, Leonard Blaisdell told us...

> In article >,
> "James Silverton" > wrote:
>
>> This might interest you.
>>
http://www.elise.com/recipes/archive..._mason_jar.php
>
> Wow! I just tried it. That's a tip I can use. Thank you.
>
> leo
>

Leo, please be cautious. I have the exact same blender that is pictured on
that web page, and purchased in the mid-1960s. Still works like new.
*however*, Oster *never* intended users to use ordinary "Mason" type
canning jars with their blenders even though the threaded base fits
perfectly. The pint and half-pint jars that Oster supplied at the time
were made of much heavier glass. They also cautioned about using ordinary
jars due to the risk of shattering. The glass is too thin. In later years
Oster began supplying the jars in shatterproof acrylic. Before I had a
burr coffee gringer, I used to use one of the original Oster glass half-
pint jars to grind coffee beans. Worked a treat. I would never try that
with a Mason jar.

I might be tempted to use an ordinary jar if I were make a salad dressing
that needed to be emulsified, as mixtures that are almost totally liquid
would probably be safe enough. Still, consider *all* the facts.

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.