niteowl64
Assistant Cook
Hi All,
Total newbie to canning but with some help from my mother, i am hoping to can strawberries and other thing. She has not done it in years and years so her memory is a little rusty.
I am sure this question has been answered but i have not been able to find it on the forum. I went to a local store for mason jars. And while they are mason jars by name, the glass seems to me to be much thinner than I recall from my youth. I'm wondering if all "mason jars" are ok to use for canning or if there is a certain kind that I should not use (too thin, might crack). I'm unable to order supplies online so I have to buy at stores where I live in Rhode Island and I have no idea the best place to go. Hardware store? garden section of Wal-mart? Job Lot?
Any suggestions from those of you out there?
Total newbie to canning but with some help from my mother, i am hoping to can strawberries and other thing. She has not done it in years and years so her memory is a little rusty.
I am sure this question has been answered but i have not been able to find it on the forum. I went to a local store for mason jars. And while they are mason jars by name, the glass seems to me to be much thinner than I recall from my youth. I'm wondering if all "mason jars" are ok to use for canning or if there is a certain kind that I should not use (too thin, might crack). I'm unable to order supplies online so I have to buy at stores where I live in Rhode Island and I have no idea the best place to go. Hardware store? garden section of Wal-mart? Job Lot?
Any suggestions from those of you out there?