Joy Beeson wrote:
>
>> I recently watched a U2B video that showed dozen of jars with no
>> "threaded bands" (as BBB calls 'em), on the jars. Only sealed lids.
>> What was that?

that may be people who don't wish to give away
their rings.

usually when we get new jars they come with rings and
i like to leave them on as some added protection for the
rims of the jars.


> Once the jars are thoroughly cold, you remove the bands (which we
> called "rings" in the forties). This makes it easier to spot jars
> that didn't seal -- sometimes a bit of food under the seal takes a few
> days to manifest -- and it frees up the rings for another batch of
> jars.

we always wipe with a cloth to avoid any problems with
the seals in this way. well worth the effort.


songbird