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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

Generally what you get is a lid that doesn't ping.  You can get some blow 
out with lots of stuff but the lids still seal.  So, listen for the ping.

Now, just to be extra careful, I don't leave the rings on.  If you leave the 
rings on, according to Gramma (my "expert), you don't notice when a lid goes 
because the rings keep it on.

And, another question that always comes up, yes, I do stack jars on jars but 
I put either heavy duty cardboard between the stacks, stack them back in the 
boxes they came in or use some old sheets of formica I have.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie" <cayadopi AT yahoo.com>


That pretty much sounds like what my grandmother did ! Mom said, that they 
even pressure canned them more than one.... and that you pretty much know 
right away if they aren't going to work, seals bust.

Thanks.. I just didn't want to 100% rely on mom's memory..... LOL she comeds 
up with some real doozies some days!