"jimnginger" > wrote in message
...
> The Classico jars in all sizes, in spite of the warning on the company
> web site that says NOT to use them for canning, have worked well for
> me in hot water bath and pressure canning. I have NEVER had one break
> in either of the canners. Buy and save them now as I would guess that
> eventually the Company will change all these jars

I really doubt that. Classico knows perfectly well that some of their
customers buy these for canning jars. As they are the only spaghetti
sauce retail vendor that uses these jars, this gives them a sales
advantage. Why would they give this up?

> to that crappy odd
> sized jar that looks like a canning jar (and even says that it is) but
> it has a lid that you CANNOT buy replacement lids for.

You can go to any commercial jar supplier
and buy all the single-use lids you want. Go to some place
like:

http://www.containerandpackaging.com/

http://www.containerandpackaging.com...ype=Food_Glass

Find your jar, and there are multiple lid styles available.

> My wife loved
> the Del Monte fruits in these jars but will no longer buy them because
> they are land fill throw aways that look like fruit jars. If you go to
> the market, suggest you take a standard sized jar band with you to
> check the size of the lids. I found that in my area White House salad
> dressings in the produce counter are standard canning jar lids. Some
> wierd gormet jams, butters, salsas, and some health store products are
> also canned in jars with a standard lid size. As said, I have used
> even those in my pressure canner. I just always treat my jars
> carefully and never bang them around. Hope this helps. Jim in So.
> California
>

You also need to look at the thread size. There are some commercial
jars that have the correct jar size opening but wrong threads.

Ted