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

These lids are *ancient* and, personally, I wouldn't buy them.  They were 
made by Stieg Mfg in Michigan.  The guy went out of business 25 years ago 
and is selling off the cases that he couldn't sell when he was in business 
back then.  Rubber gaskets that old are an ify proposition.  Also, unlike 
the Ball/Kerr lids, you don't have any way of "seeing" or "hearing" a seal. 
You have to trust your fingernail and ear by tapping the lids.

So, I definately wouldn't use them for pressure canning.  Some BWB might not 
be as ify.  Jams, jellies.

Lynda
Members of Congress should be compelled to wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers 
so we can identify their corporate sponsors.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 3:21 AM
Subject: [Homestead] Reusable Canning Jar Lids


> Thanks to a post from another list, I found the name of those reusable
> canning jar lids that I brought up a long time ago and then could not find
> the name for. They are called Tattler reusable canning jar lids.
>
> If you google "Tattler Reusable Canning Jar Lids", you get some links,
> including an Ebay store. It has a picture of them. Says they are FDA
> approved. They are a rubber and a plastic lid.
>
> Now, I'm thinking that these lids would be worth the higher price, if they
> could be reused, sort of like grandma reused rubbers on the old style 
> jars.
> I'm skeptical, because I don't see them for sale anywhere but on Ebay and 
> I
> don't see a manufacturer's website. I am tempted, though....
>
> Rob - Va
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