Kitchen Pet Peeves

[Marlingardener]

Wooley, canning jars around here have a price beyond rubies! Treat them with respect, store them carefully, and enjoy the home canned produce. I assume you are not only a canner, but a gardener also.

 

[Wooleybooger]

Before you kick his butt, why don't you suggest to him to put the empty carton, that normally holds the canning jars, on the floor/counter/chair, and place the washed jars in them (upside down, keeps them cleaner) as he goes along. Then move the filled carton to storage and bring back a new carton.
(that's what I used to do, worked for me)

Oh he already did/does that and they are all full. He has partial boxes of full jars on his shelves and doesn't want to mix product in the boxes to come up with empty boxes. Hard headed old man.

 

[Wooleybooger]

Wooley, canning jars around here have a price beyond rubies! Treat them with respect, store them carefully, and enjoy the home canned produce. I assume you are not only a canner, but a gardener also.

Oh I do take care of them and only one broken jar out of 700 and a ***@@@@ FedEx driver did it then tried to tell me he didn't drop them. I watched him drop a bundle of 4 cases.
On the garden, I only have room at this time for small amounts. I may do more in containers this year and may buy a tiller also. It'll take a lot of soil amendment in this clay soil. Got other financial responsibilities also. Up till last couple years I've found very good buys on produce.