I use to can all the time with my mother so I know how to do it, but she used caps and rings to seal the top of the jars. I am looking for a way to can without having to buy new items (caps). I have seen the thing about wire-clamp jars and rubber rings. Do they still sale these? Does it seem to be good as in the products shelf life? Is there another way to can with all reusable items? Anyone know of detailed canning style before Mason created his jars in the mid 1800's? Helpful sites would also be great. Thanks in advance. :)
2006-12-25 16:21:45 · 7 answers · asked by Zabe 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
If you can find them they will be very expensive. Plus the rubber rings still have to be replaced just as the lids do and are much harder to find these days, if not impossible. You aren't going to be able to get away from buying some supplies and still produce a safe product. You'ld have to buy new wax if you went that way and it isn't concidered safe for any thing but jams and jellies any how. It also can't be used in a pressure cooker/canner.
I really have to recommend that you continue to buy the lids new for each year if you are going to feed your canned goods to people you care about.
2006-12-26 03:06:34 · answer #1 · answered by character 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before the invent of the canning lid and rings, people did use the wire clamps and glass lids, but they are sold as antiques now. I don't believe they make them any longer for canning. You will see them in specialty shops (new) but, they're only for decorating. Before that, wax was used to seal jars made of pottery. The best way of canning today is the caps and rings. They're relaltively cheap and you can be sure they're sealed by the pop-up center. After the jar is sealed, you can remove the rings to use again.
2006-12-25 19:18:07 · answer #2 · answered by RBRN 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The "Joy of Cooking" has a chapter on canning. You can use any jar that has a rubber seal in the lid, such as pickle jars. You should wash the jars in a dishwasher first, or rinse them in a bleach/water bath and rinse thoroughly. "Joy" recommends filling the jars with hot preserved food, putting the tops on, and boiling them covered in a big pot for 10 minutes. As they cool, they will suck the cover down tightly and make it airtight with its own vacuum.
2006-12-26 04:01:52 · answer #3 · answered by AnOrdinaryGuy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ring and lid is the best way to go. There are a number of companies selling things like spegetti sauce in canning jars, so you can save them and have friends save them for you.
The next best thing is a vacuum sealer and freezing.
2006-12-26 04:55:33 · answer #4 · answered by sanbornstrees 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good place to start would be:
http://www.kitchenkrafts.com/category.asp_Q_c_E_140200_A_c2c_E_sc
They seem to have quite a product line for what you are seeking. Not sure about the old wire clamp jars though.
2006-12-25 16:27:54 · answer #5 · answered by Kelly B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they still make these BUT NOT FOR CANNING!!!!! they do not make a proper seal and food will spoil easily,,,they are for decoration only,,, use the rings and lids...before jars they use tins,, as in tin cans!! yes you can do this too!!!
2006-12-25 19:49:14 · answer #6 · answered by fuzzykjun 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gulf Canning Wax, I think you know what I mean.
2006-12-25 16:29:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋