Canning

[Melissa]

Anyone know the best place to buy jars?

Also please contribute all your canning and jarring know how..thanks!

[petergabrielfan]

It's not really the best time for it now, but I get most of mine at rummage and garage sales. Lots of people try canning, and then realize it's a lot of work. I pick up a lot of leftover jars that way. I've even bought brand new lids and bands still in the boxes at garage sales.

[CincyMustangMom]

I found a whole display of Ball canning jars and lids at the Lowe's store on clearance. The 12 packs of the jars were something like $4 and the lids were under $1.

[Jay]

I've gotten a fair amount free through craigslist.

[Melissa]

Very nice clearance find! Garage sales are a very good idea too!

I need some jars to store my green juice. I just started juicing and LOVE IT. Its SO amazing. I would like to store in the fridge for a day or 2 and I need air tight jars. (seems to work best to preserve the nutrients)

[technix]

(11-18-2010 08:30 PM)Melissa Wrote:  Very nice clearance find! Garage sales are a very good idea too!

I need some jars to store my green juice. I just started juicing and LOVE IT. Its SO amazing. I would like to store in the fridge for a day or 2 and I need air tight jars. (seems to work best to preserve the nutrients)

If I am not mistaken canning jars are only airtight after boiling them, Will that work for your Alien Slime I mean Green Juice?

[Melissa]

(11-18-2010 09:34 PM)technix Wrote:  If I am not mistaken canning jars are only airtight after boiling them, Will that work for your Alien Slime I mean Green Juice?

You should try the chocolate milk I just made out of carrots and romaine lettuce! yum! Taste like chocolate milk!

I only need mostly airtight enough to hold good for a day or two. I am not boiling these precious nutrients

[Melissa]

(11-18-2010 08:28 PM)Jay Wrote:  I've gotten a fair amount free through craigslist.

What a good idea!! people just don't want em?

[Jay]

I guess they don't want them. Maybe it's generational, people clean out their parents' belongings, and canning was something their moms did, I don't know. I use the smaller ones for making yogurt and I love the white plastic screw on lids they make for them, that sounds like what you need.

[Melissa]

(11-18-2010 10:58 PM)Jay Wrote:  I love the white plastic screw on lids they make for them, that sounds like what you need.

Thats what I need

I am checking craigs list now! thanks!