"Green Newb" > wrote in message
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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.

I think those are only used in commercial canning here, but someone can
correct me if I'm wrong.

> 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
>

Oh, yes, we have a metal lid that has a ring of sealing compound on it and
then we screw metal bands on the jars to keep the lids on while processing.
The lid must be replaced each time you reuse the jar. I always put my used
lids in the recycling bin so I'm hoping they get melted down and the metal
reused somehow. But the screw bands can get used over and over again until
they get rusty or bent out of shape. I go through mine periodically and
weed old the rusty-looking ones and toss them in the recycling bin.


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-Marilyn