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Default Double, Double Chinese - Canning - Kitty, Barb, Marilyn, Serene

On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:45:20 GMT, "Green Newb" >
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>I'd take a picture if my son didn't have my card and reader lol. Yes it is
>a one peice cap.
>Screw lid. When your out shopping, these lids are on all the jars etc. I
>use a combination of brand new jars and second hand glass jars (used and
>emptied) from my shopping. I found a supplier of brand new screw pop top
>lids. I have brand new pop top lids, that fit 6 sizes of jars. Eg
>purchased Jam, purchased pickles, cocktail onions. They have a button on the
>lid which depresses if canning is sucessful. For the larger jars I brought
>them new. 1 and 2 litre.
>
>When I researched into what storage bottles to use, I found I had to use new
>rubber rings, using the vaccola method of bottling, which cost money. I
>think the method you use, you have to replace the middle insert each time.
>Figured I might as well spend 17 cents each on a new pop top screw lid, per
>jar and help the environment as well. Hope that explained
>


If you did post it in this thread, I obviously missed it so, I'll ask
now, where are you located?

Ross.
Southern Ontario, Canada.