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George Shirley[_3_]

On 8/26/2015 5:57 PM, wrote:
> On Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 6:23:34 PM UTC-4, Marilyn wrote:
>> I've gotten to the point where I don't like to use jars that are not
>> specifically marketed for canning, but the jars that the Classico brand of
>> spaghetti sauce comes in are labeled as Atlas mason jars. Now, I know that
>> once upon a time, there were Atlas jars that were told for home canning, but
>> I'm told that the jars the spaghetti sauce comes in are not exactly the same
>> and that they are thinner. Some people say they use them, others say that
>> they are not made to be reused over and over again and that they have a high
>> rate of seal failure and breakage.
>>
>> I prefer not to, but what's the consensus here?
>>
>> National Center for Home Food Preservation says you can use commercial jars
>> for acid foods, i.e., those you BWB, but expect that they might not seal
>> properly or the jars might break.
>>
>> I'm asking this because well-meaning coworkers of my husband keep bringing
>> him the jars because they know I can and I have told him that I don't want
>> jars unless they are "real" canning jars, but they want a detailed
>> explanation. I already gave them the info from the NCHFP, word for word. I
>> don't want to sound like an ingrate, but honestly, I invest too much time
>> and energy into canning to have things fail because the jars weren't good.
>>
>> --
>> -Marilyn
>
> Does anyone know where to buy the Atlas jars without buying classico sauce?
>
A few years ago Classico went to the common lid that other manufacturers
use. Mason jar rings and lids no longer seal on them. There are places
on line to buy the same lid that the big manufacturers use.

I've only ever seen the Atlas jars with Classico sauce in them. Atlas
was a brand name canning jar many years ago as we were still using and
buying them in the forties and fifties. That's if an old memory is
correct. A little search on line shows that the OLD Atlas jars have some
value but not as modern canning jars.

Probably best to stick with Ball and Kerr mason jars for your canning
nowadays. We have modern canning jars that are at least fifty years old
and they're still holding goodies if handled properly. I can only
remember having two canning jars break while I was filling them so they
do last a long time.

George