Question on canning jars
The Cook wrote:
> 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.
I measured one of mine and, to the fill line for home preserving, they
are 30 ounces. That's seems to be a bit over 3/4 of a quart and they are
regular mouth.
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