On Wednesday, 26 August 2015 21:23:05 UTC-4, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> On 2015-08-26 23:36:05 +0000, George Shirley said:
>
> > On 8/26/2015 5:57 PM, gn.natoli wrote:
> >> On Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 6:23:34 PM UTC-4, Marilyn wrote:
> >>> I've gotten to the point where I don't like to use jars that are not
> >>> specifically marketed for canning, but the jars that the Classico brand of
> >>> spaghetti sauce comes in are labeled as Atlas mason jars. Now, I know that
> >>> once upon a time, there were Atlas jars that were told for home canning, but
> >>> I'm told that the jars the spaghetti sauce comes in are not exactly the same
> >>> and that they are thinner. Some people say they use them, others say that
> >>> they are not made to be reused over and over again and that they have a high
> >>> rate of seal failure and breakage.
> >>>
> >>> I prefer not to, but what's the consensus here?
> >>>
> >>> National Center for Home Food Preservation says you can use commercial jars
> >>> for acid foods, i.e., those you BWB, but expect that they might not seal
> >>> properly or the jars might break.
> >>>
> >>> I'm asking this because well-meaning coworkers of my husband keep bringing
> >>> him the jars because they know I can and I have told him that I don't want
> >>> jars unless they are "real" canning jars, but they want a detailed
> >>> explanation. I already gave them the info from the NCHFP, word for word. I
> >>> don't want to sound like an ingrate, but honestly, I invest too much time
> >>> and energy into canning to have things fail because the jars weren't good.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> -Marilyn
> >>
> >> Does anyone know where to buy the Atlas jars without buying classico sauce?
> >>
> > A few years ago Classico went to the common lid that other
> > manufacturers use. Mason jar rings and lids no longer seal on them.
> > There are places on line to buy the same lid that the big manufacturers
> > use.
> >
> > I've only ever seen the Atlas jars with Classico sauce in them. Atlas
> > was a brand name canning jar many years ago as we were still using and
> > buying them in the forties and fifties. That's if an old memory is
> > correct. A little search on line shows that the OLD Atlas jars have
> > some value but not as modern canning jars.
> >
> > Probably best to stick with Ball and Kerr mason jars for your canning
> > nowadays. We have modern canning jars that are at least fifty years old
> > and they're still holding goodies if handled properly. I can only
> > remember having two canning jars break while I was filling them so they
> > do last a long time.
> >
> > George
>
> Have you seen/tried one lately, Jorge? Seems I read that Classico
> caved to public wishes and went back to a jar that takes a standard
> canning jar lid.
> --
> --
> Barb
> www.barbschaller.com, last update April 2013

How did Classico get the Atlas jars anyway? Did they buy out the Atlas jar company?