Re: Need recommendations on security

Frog Prince wrote:
> "Mike Easter"

>>>but if I don't bring back the Kerr Jars in a timely
>>> fashion I'm put on 'allocation'.

>> What are you going to be doing with *her* Mason jars and tops after
>> you're done with the goodies inside anyway? ;-)

I was wondering why you called Mason jars Kerr [altho' I've seen that
name, including 'Kerr Mason'] and I call them mason.

So I went looking around and found this history article.

http://www.pickyourown.org/canningjars.htm  A Brief History of Common
Home Canning Jars - Until 1858, canning jars used a glass jar, a tin
flat lid, and sealing wax, which was not reusable and messy! - John L.
Mason, invented the mason jar.- a glass container with a thread molded
into its top and a zinc lid with a rubber ring.  The rubber created the
seal, and the threaded lid maintained it.  - Clamped Glass-Lid Jars
(Lightning Jars) - Atlas Jars - Ball Jars - Kerr Jars - Mr. Kerr later
(1915) invented a smaller, flat metal disk with the same permanent
composition gasket. The lid sealed on the top of a mason jar; a threaded
metal ring held the lid down during the hot water processing. The jar we
know today was born!


I'm a big pressure cooker cooking dude/fan, but I don't do any pressure
cooker canning.


-- 
Mike Easter
kibitzer, not SC admin