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Wayne
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Ball Refrigerator/Freezer Jar
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> Hi all,
>
> I processed some Dilly Green Beans tonight, and I had four jars.
> Three were standard pint and quart Kerr/Ball masons, and one was
> marked "Ball" refrigerator/freezer. I believe it was designed for
> freezer jams, and it was sized like a wide mouth pint jar in diameter,
> but it was taller with four or five glass ribs down the side. This
> jar broke when I put it in the water bath -is it not designed for
> water bath processing?
>
> Can anyone help?
>
> Olga.
These jars are designed for low, not high, temperature extremes. Sometimes
they won't break in the water bath, but it's surprising they it happened.
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Wayne in Phoenix
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