zipporah wrote:
> wrote:
> > Yes I've read the FAQ. Hence my probably predictable question: if I use
> > jam jars, sauce jars, etc for just the first run, what sort of failure
> > rate could I expect? A fair rate of failures to seal could be accepted
> > for the one test run.
> My mom's been doing this my entire life (and though I rarely preserve
> anything, I do it now too). We just use good sterilization procedures
> and, as you already know, expect that now and again, one of them isn't
> going to seal. We typically reuse jars from spaghetti sauce, pickles,
> etc so long as the jar and lid are both in very good condition.
ty, useful information. I'm collecting jars now. I've not yet seen any
fact and logic based reason why there would be a problem, but I'm still
open to any genuine soundly based input, and will throw the jars away
if there's any reason to.
NT