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On 7/3/2010 11:37 AM, gloria.p wrote:
> George Shirley wrote:
>> On 7/3/2010 7:34 AM, The Cook wrote:
>>> On Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:40:40 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article<ReWdneYSKu4yQbHRnZ2dnUVZ_qOdnZ2d@giganews. com>,
>>>> George > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Was in the local Big Lots store yesterday and they had lids and
>>>>> jars on
>>>>> a pallet. Bought a case of eight ounce (half-pint) canning jars with
>>>>> lids and rings for $7.00.
>>>>
>>>> Hmm, that's no bargain here, Jorge.
>>>
>>> Not here either. I priced half-pint ball jars at the local grocery
>>> here in the sticks at $6.46 a box.

>>
>> It is around here, even Walmart gets more for half-pint jars, they
>> stock Ball as does Kroger.

>
>
> I went the Big Lots route, too, George, since it looks as though we'll
> have a good crop of apricots and I want to make "crispy cukes"
> aka bread and butter pickles. Haven't found Pickle Crisp anywhere
> and I've looked everywhere, but we do have a pretty complete brewing
> shop a mile away, so I'll get the generic equivalent.
>
> As far as $6 jars, that IS a bargain here. The thrift shops are charging
> ~50 cents a jar, no lids or bands. It sounds as though the
> price depends a lot on how much canning gets done in your area.
> I missed the big weekend for neighborhood yard sales here (6/12)
> because we had torrential rains and it wasn't worth the effort to nose
> out some canning jars.
>
> gloria p



The only other canners I know of in our town are our dentist, who has
stopped canning, and an old friend with a big garden. I asked the
dentist about his jars and he said one of his kids tossed them in the
trash. I nearly cried, I knew he had several cases of jars. The old
friend with garden and I had breakfast at Mickey Dee's this morning and
said they just put up several jars of purple hull peas yesterday.

I asked my loverly wife to let the ladies in the Altar Society know that
I was interested in buying fruit jars and would even buy the
Classico sauce jars with the Atlas Mason insignia and the fruit jar top.
No response as yet but I am hopeful.

I have several cases of quarts that I seldom use except for fruit and
large pickles, might try swapping them out with someone who can use
them. The search for lost treasure goes on.

I just know some unknowing young person out there is throwing grannie's
or momma's fruit jars away as I type this.