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There is a plastic screw on lid that I use for mason jars.  Not sure who 
makes them, but they come in handy after you have opened that jar of 
peppers and want to store it in the fridge.  They aren't meant for 
process sealing, though.  I think there are some brands of mayo with 
plastic lids that fit, too.

Bev

Marie McHarry wrote:
> The only reusables that I can find are the glass lids, and they are no
> longer recommended by the USDA because it's not easy to know if they
> make a seal. The disposable metal lids give a nice resounding pop when
> they seal. They can't be reused because after the first seal the
> rubber is not likely to seal correctly, even if the lid isn't bent
> from being opened. Those lids are fragile on purpose; you don't want
> to be using them again unless you don't worry about dying from
> botulism (or don't care about exploding jars on the shelf).
>
> The other old reusable lid was the zinc screw-on lid with a glass
> liner. I can't remember if a rubber gasket was used with those, but
> that's moot because those aren't made any longer and the old ones
> should not be used in canning.
>
> Of course, you can always use really, really old methods like using
> fat for sealing, but I have no experience with that.
>
> Marie
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