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On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:51:48 -0700, Serene Vannoy
> wrote:

>George Shirley wrote:
>> I just got gifted with a half-dozen Classico spaghetti sauce jars. I
>> know that zxcv Bob uses such jars with good results but does anyone
>> else? They're marked Atlas Mason, are good sturdy canning type jars, a
>> regular jar ring fits them perfectly with no leakage (yes I wasted a
>> lid) but I'm unsure, as yet, of the amount they contain. Looks to be a
>> little larger than a quart but I will measure the amount perzactly to be
>> sure.
>>
>> Speak, O Guru's of the pressure canner.

>
>I just got a similar gift, so I'd like to know, too.
>
>Serene


I think that they are the size of a 3/4 quart jar, the kind I have
been looking for for ages. Only difference is the Atlas are regular
mouth and the ball 3/4 qt. are wide mouth.