"Kalmia" > wrote in message
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> On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 10:33:42 PM UTC-4,
> wrote:.
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>> I always wipe the tops off with a soapy sponge and then rinse. But I
>> store the
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>> cans upside down, to keep crud from accumulating.
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> I do about the same, and I wash the opener after every opening session.
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> There's that old tale about rats in warehouses, depositing germs on cans
> etc. The second the opener bears down on that lid, in goes the germ,
> supposedly. Besides, mine collect some dust too, so I wash just before
> opening.
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> I wish all cans now came with the stack-able feature - the bottom fits
> into the top of another and so on. Any canners listening? More poptops
> would help too.


Agree, but the pop tops a lot of times prevent the cans from stacking.

Cheri