Where are all the lids???

[JanetMarie]

CR: I would think it would be counterproductive to buy up the regular kids. Takes them so very long to grow out to useful size, and they will rapidly deplete your pantry.




Bambi. Yeah, there are so many of the "they say" statements that must be tested to verify usefulness. Consider this: If a jar seals, then the contents are safe. If you remove a lid, and the white "paint" is intact, not stained, the rubber ring is likewise in "like new" shape, and there are no dents on the top, and you roll out any indent on the rim: I just place the lid on the counter, and roll it where the can opener might have raised a bit of a dent. This restores the profile of the lid to "like new". All my lids are carefully inspected, washed with a soft soapy cloth, rim restored, and carefully saved for next use. I never tip a jar upside down when I remove it from the canner. I don't know where that idea came from: tipping a jar upside down after canning!

Thanks for the tip on re-using lids! Do you also re-use lids used in pressure canning? How do you roll it out to smooth out the dent?

 

[baymule]

I don’t reuse lids. For me, it’s just not worth it. Not knocking anybody else, if it works for you, it works.

 

[bambi]

I'm not gonna spend money on anything that I don't have to! And, when the day comes that lids are not available... well... I'll still have a good supply of lids on hand.

I understand where you are coming from, I have to force myself to toss out a container when it looks to be in good condition, and to think I threw away good lids.

 

[Hinotori]

Mom did open kettle canning of jams and jellies up until about a decade ago. I got her a water bath canner and explained it to her. She's been very happy with it as she hasn't had a lid failure since.

She uses the unit on her gas grill to can so the house doesn't get hot either.

 

[Rammy]

Ditto, here as well. The minute CV hit the news, I looked at DH and said: This is not gonna be pretty. We need to stock up and prepare to hunker down. He thought I was over the top, hallucinating, crazy. Didn't take him long to come to agreement with me. No need for all the hype. But, it is what it is.

IMO, the situation is being used to topple the constitution, and push socialism. I sent hubby to p/u groceries for my parents last week. I asked him to pick up cream of chicken soup. He got THE ONLY CAN in the store. He showed a lot of pics of totally empty shelves. And, we are at a time of the year when food should be plentiful. Hang on to your hats, folks, b/c you can bet that a panic wave will hit this fall. Store shelves will be completely empty, there will be fist fights over the last bit of ANYTHING on the shelves, and the riots will continue and worsen.

Unfortunately, I agree.

 

[Rammy]

Buy what you need while you can, before the U.S. dollar (possibly all world currency) is no longer worth anything.

You got that right.

 

[JanetMarie]

I found this online, but look at the price! Could this be a fake website?

12PCS Regular Integrated Mason Lid-Ship From USA

Don t be fooled by others with low prices read their checkout notes they are out of stock and you will be waiting 3 4 weeks if not months for them to ship We are a producer We have stock and we are shipping it daily We currently have a heavy order volume but we still ship and bottle every day...

www.ballmasonjarlids.com

 

[JanetMarie]

I found this too and also expensive:

Ball® Classic Mason Jar Lids

www.cozielife.com

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Insane. I've been seeing prices like that.

 

[Hinotori]

Hopefully I actually hear back from Ball.

I'm betting that Covid-19 has impacted production. It's caused enough issues at other manufacturers.