wrote:

I'll do it next year (next year is my 'year to start
canning'). This year, I'm accumulating equipment for it
(including jars that I hope to buy used... presuming I can
find some used).

Pat

After working the yard & thrift sales, the cheapest place
I have found to buy canning jars is Walmart.
I have checked all over my area for decent prices,
they have the cheapest. They also have numerous sizes.
Good luck with it, Pat. Homemade applesauce is great stuff.
We used to can hundreds of jars each year & always ate it all.

Sewmaster