On 2015-08-26 23:36:05 +0000, George Shirley said:

> 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

Have you seen/tried one lately, Jorge? Seems I read that Classico
caved to public wishes and went back to a jar that takes a standard
canning jar lid.
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