"Green Newb" > wrote in message
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> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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>> In article >,
>> "Green Newb" > wrote:
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>>> this post. How many years afterwards have you eaten one of your
>>> products?
>>> What is the longest time?
>>
>> zxcvbob has some stuff he's had since Christ was a corporal. "-0)
>> I'd want it gone within 2-3 years.
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> Having a laugh. Yes me too.
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>>
>>> What do you mean bout the lids popping off?
>>>
>>> I've been worrying about, how do you know if it hasn't sealed properly.
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>> Remove the screw band. Using three or four fingers, lift the jar (over
>> a padded surface, just in case you've a dud) by the edges of the sealed
>> lid. If the lid stays on, you're good. If it comes off, you didn't
>> have a good seal.
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> I have brand new pop tops. Like the ones on commercial jars.
>>

Okay, I'm confused. These are one-piece caps? We don't have those for home
canning here in the States.