Anny Middon wrote:

> Bought some canning jars over the weekend, but the only half-pint ones
> available were labelled "jelly jars." I bought them because the jar can't
> know if it's filled with a soft spread or chopped tomatoes or pickles.

Oh, the jars know. They go through special training for that. They'll
report you. I'd be careful. If you're nice to them, they might forget it.

Pastorio


> Mostly I figured that the term "jelly jar" means the waffle pattern on the
> jar itself and the the fruit picture on the lid are designed to make jams
> and jellies look good.
>
> But then I got to thinking -- when I get a pressure canner, are these jars
> suitable for use in pressure canning? There didn't seem to a price
> difference other than that due to size between the half-pint "jelly jars'
> and the pint canning jars.
>
> Anny
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