You all know the old adage, the early bird gets the worm! Well it was about this time last year that I started my hunt for canning lids in anticipation of my yearly fall harvest and canning season. While everyone was up in arms hunting out toilet paper, I was secretly grabbing up the canning lid boxes! Was able to secure enough for the canning season.
This year is a different story. I'm finding the store shelves empty of lids with maybe a few cases of odd size jars.
What gives I ask?? This surely isn't canning season in the northeast, heck the gardens aren't even in yet! So why the scarcity of lids? I would think Ball/Kerr could be stamping the lids out by the millions daily.
Going on line, I see some of the prices advertised are $12 for a 12 lid box! One lady commented that she paid $17 for one box of 12 lids and shipping which she immediately returned for a refund!
I don't know what's going on in this country, but it doesn't appear to be anything good when you can't even get a seasons supply of canning lids. Heck, young girls now a days know nothing about harvesting vegtables let along canning or how to operate a pressure cooker! I think we're in real trouble. Thanks for allowing me to vent.
This year is a different story. I'm finding the store shelves empty of lids with maybe a few cases of odd size jars.
What gives I ask?? This surely isn't canning season in the northeast, heck the gardens aren't even in yet! So why the scarcity of lids? I would think Ball/Kerr could be stamping the lids out by the millions daily.
Going on line, I see some of the prices advertised are $12 for a 12 lid box! One lady commented that she paid $17 for one box of 12 lids and shipping which she immediately returned for a refund!
I don't know what's going on in this country, but it doesn't appear to be anything good when you can't even get a seasons supply of canning lids. Heck, young girls now a days know nothing about harvesting vegtables let along canning or how to operate a pressure cooker! I think we're in real trouble. Thanks for allowing me to vent.