will canning jars with handles work for canning....?

Question

I know that they are not meant for canning
like OLD mayo jars, are not reccomended for canning BUT, they have worked for over 25 years in my family.
anybody with results from the drinking jars
AND yes the lids and rims do fit

the thing is, I needed 2 more pint jars.
I used 4 1/2 pint jars instead
I just wanted to save my 1/2 pint jars for salsas

Answer 1

Now then 'unit' I want you to do every single thing "happy canning" up there, told you to do!!! RScott - LOL - use the damned things.

Answer 2

If you are referring to the novelty Mason Jar w/ glass handle, these are a one-time-only use lid just like the 2-piece lid used in modern canning. Most of these jars cannot be adapted to the modern 2-piece lid because the collar on the jar top will not permit the 2-piece ring to screw down far enough to hold the lid in place while the lid seals; or because the ring diameter is wrong. If you are referring to the bail-lock jars, the reasons they are not recommended is because the bail-lock weakens after multiple uses and there is no way to determine if there is a vacuum seal. The weak bail-lock permits a soft seal that leaks air over the winter storage period. If you are referring to the zinc screw lid w/ glass liner and rubber gasket and a carry handle(bail), the reasons they are not recommend is because the screw threads get "sloppy" w/ use and there is no way to determine if there is a vacuum seal. The sloppy screw threads will permit air leaks because they do not screw down tightly enough. In either scenario, food borne illness is almost guaranteed. The illness is family-diagnosed as "1 day stomach flu". In countries where good medical records are kept, more than 80% of the cases of stomach-flu or 1-day flu are, in fact, due to a food borne illness. And MOST of the contaminated food was HOME PREPARED. In far too many cases the food borne illness occurs in those w/ compromised immune systems - babies, elderly, diabetics, persons recovering from a bad cut or tooth extraction, etc. In these cases the 1-day flu turns into days, weeks, hospital stays and sometimes death.

Some decorative, bail-lock jars are used in commercial canning using special processing equipment and pressures/temperatures that you cannot duplicate at home. These jars are a one-time-only seal.

Tradition is wonderful, but in this case it is just simply not worth the risk. Relegate these jars to storage of home dried foods, pastas, dry beans or use them in craft projects. Some of them might even be worth a pretty penny to a collector.

The USDA recommendations for home canning are simple, easily adhered to and safe. Make the one-time investment in the newer jars. To reduce the monetary investment, talk to another home canner or your local Extension Service on how to shop for used jars at garage sales and second hand stores like the Salvation Army or Goodwill.

Happy Canning!

Answer 3

I would go with you,if the lids and rims fit,use them.If you can then you know if the jars don't seal right.I like those jars to drink tea from.Good question.

Answer 4

Considering that the handled jars were originally put on the market with food in them, to give a useful mug after emptying, if they hold the vacuum, why not??

Answer 5

The test is to heat and seal one empty and see if the seal holds.