You CAN reuse lids from store bought jars for CANNING your food! _ Tomato Jam Water Bath and Recipe!

In this video I'll show you my experience with reusing lids from salsa jars/jelly jars/spaghetti jars/juice bottles to preserve fresh garden fruits and vegetables. This video is from the fall of 2020 when everyone and their uncle needed canning supplies, specifically lids and when they could not find brand new ones they simply sat and let their harvest go to waste out of stubbornness and loyalty to the ball canning guide. I chose to consult other people and found plenty of evidence online that we could be more recycle friendly than originally told. I also will show you real quick how to water bath can using old Smuckers jars. Then at the end I hope you enjoy a glimpse into our homestead.
Tomato Jam Recipe:
3lbs diced tomatoes
1C sugar
2 (sm) lemons
1T ginger
1t cinnamon
1t cloves
1t cumin
1t salt
1/2C vinegar
Medium heat in saucepan. Bring to light bubble then turn down and keep stirring until it gets to a thicker consistency. Use an immersion blender to break up bigger chunks of tomatoes if they're still sticking around by the end. Water Bath extra jars for 10 minutes or just freeze extra jam if you do not want to water bath jars.
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Eric from Eric Tackett Productions for guidance and advice from a fellow homeschooler. His wholesome channel here:
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Parker from Parker and the Proof for making music and allowing me to use some as an outro tune. Check out his music here:
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[@thissideofthefirmament]

**update** Since posting this video I have pressure canned all sorts of commercial jars/lids with no issues. I have used salsa jars, jelly jars, pasta sauce jars, and olive jars. They've all stood the pressure and have remained sealed....I have tested this over multiple batches of canning different kinds of food. I am 100% comfortable endorsing using reused commercial jars and their lids in the pressure canner for any length of time, even including meat times. God bless all of you, and thanks for the comments!

[@poodledaddles1091]

thanks for the update!

[@laurabeattie3628]

Do you tighten down the lug lids tight before processing? Also a real easy way to get your Ball lids off is to take your ring upside down, holding ring with both hands put fatty part of thumb palm on lid for leverage slide ring under lid edge and pop up.

[@thissideofthefirmament]

@Laura Beattie I think I understand what you're saying about the ring and you're right! I have fiddled with that and it works most of the time! The lug lids get tightened finger tight before processing and then after processing, once youve removed them from the canner, you tighten them down for a final tighten.

[@laurabeattie3628]

@@thissideofthefirmament 🤣 it's a hard one to explain

[@boarlegion5077]

Have you ever canned using large 80 oz pickle jars? It doesn't look like you can submerge them in the bath without a huge pot. Do jars that big need to be completely submerged in water?

[@lucianoitri7082]

Growing up in Italian countryside , my parents canned everything possible and reused jars, bottles and lids of all kinds year after year and never had issues. Thank you for posting this.

[@thissideofthefirmament]

I love comments like this. Its people like you in the comments that really drive the point of this video home.

[@homefarmgarden6214]

There are so many people in the US who are so rigid with the canning rules, it's nice to see common sense! Here in the UK all of our preserving in jars is done with standard "lug" lids. You can buy them new or reuse jars bought from the store. I water bath and pressure can in them and they are great.

[@dianelefever3961]

Just the answer I was looking for. I wanted to know if anyone had ever pressure canned with the used lug lids. I know they go on finger tight, but when taking them out of the p canner do you tighten the lids all the way????

[@homefarmgarden6214]

@@dianelefever3961 lug lids go on tight all the way before going in the canner. They're designed so that they let the air out that way. Finger tight is only for the two part lids.

[@Nomam3-s]

@@homefarmgarden6214 thank you for this helpful information it's time for me to start recycling as well...

[@SweetVelvetBuds]

You are absolutely right. That’s the way it’s been done in the UK for yonks. We’re still here. Thanks for your input.

[@jessicapearson9479]

That is because of The FDA and some other agencies. Ball is actually the one who comes up with the "Safty" guidelines for canning. Think about that for a bit. A company that makes more that half its money off of canning lids.

[@TXJan0057]

At the beginning of the plandemic I bought an old box of used salsa jars 24 jars for 2.50 and I made homemade salsa and canned it in the used salsa jars. All perfect been eating since.

[@victoriaalexander6223]

Praise Yahweh for people like yourself that still have common sense!

[@thissideofthefirmament]

It is ONLY Yahweh that has morphed me into anything good, my friend! Thank you for the encouragement!

[@jamesbuswell40]

Found this out on accident!!! I was making a test batch of pickles, and used an old pickle jar and old lid,... and when I tried them yesterday, found that the lid had properly sealed again.... it opened and popped like I just bought it from the store, FANTASTIC! Thanks for the vid as well!

[@rebelbecky276]

I reuse lids too. The big size classico jar says "atlas" on the jar. It is actually a mason jar. As long as you only hand unscrew the lids they can be reused. I have done that several times. But if you use a can opener or knife etc then you have damaged it and it won't seal. Other jars with similar type unscrew lids work too. Just use your muscle to open. Also the FDA says don't use glass mayo jars (a lot made of plastic these days) but my mom used them and I use them never had one break, uses standard lid. I just found out that in Europe they don't even pressure can their meat, just hot bath🤔 nobody gets sick. I have a close friend, doesn't own a pressure canner and she cans their venison in hot bath. She swears by it. I think FDA has to justify its existence so comes up with all these rules.

[@thissideofthefirmament]

I love your comment! I couldn't agree more. I'm spreading the information for those who need it. Those who want to follow the alphabet agencies are welcome to do so. As for the rest of us... we are still alive!

[@lat1419]

The European methods for WB all foods are found on their jar manufacturers sites, Weck jars being the main one.

[@nancymweasel6561]

@@lat1419 we can waterbath anything as long as it is for at least 3 hours. I see one woman in Azerbeijan waterbaths everthing for 5 hours.

[@lat1419]

@@nancymweasel6561 hi! Thanks for all the help and advice. I have just water bathed some green beans with tomatoes following a Turkish canner, and afaik on mainland europe they do actually WB everything, even meat pate. The US regulators seem to be very risk averse. They are even saying not to WB passata because it is too thick. I know the microbiology behind botulism (am retired mocrobiologist) but it is infintesimally rare, and the toxin is destroyed by heat, so I guess that only things eaten straight from the jar would be risky, if that. I am just a bit unsure about the lug (one piece) lids, about how tightly they should be fitted for WB or PC. We should be more like Azerbaijan, and just go for it! (If in doubt, leave it in an extra hour. Or five!)

[@Stoffmonster467]

@@lat1419 just can it twice: one day and the next day again, the recommended time and temperature (beans e g are tricky, I freeze them or can them with vinegar as salad). Tomatoes are very easy to can.

[@bfree6521]

I am so glad I found this!! I hated throwing my sauce jars away but did not know I could re-use them. I re-use my one time lids all the time, I don't see any problem.

[@GinaR21212]

Everyone should know that if your jar doesn't seal, that's the first jar of food that you use.

[@falinie1]

I have reused jars and lids for over 40 years and works fine. Learned it from a friend of my Parents who did it all her life.

[@thissideofthefirmament]

That's the kind of feedback I love to get! What part of the country/world do you live? What are your favorite things to can?

[@ritaholcombe9905]

I really enjoyed the beautiful gospel piano music at the end.

[@TheColonelAndSissy]

Great video!! I learned a lot! Thanks so much for all of your content! God Bless you!

[@moiraleona8522]

Love your video. And I too am on this side of the firmament. I have often thought about using non canning jars for canning, and reusing the flat lids and now I will definitely try it. Thank you!

[@amyfletcher4749]

Awsome job. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!!!

[@joannhardin4487]

Thanks so much for the information and the demonstration for reused commercial jars.

[@timbranton1709]

I live in Mexico and have limited Ball jars and lids. I was looking at the spaghetti sauce jars and thought they would work for canning. So tried it with with plum jam. Sealed perfectly. Thanks for the confirmation.

[@1gr8lpta]

What a neat take on using what you have

[@englishguyinmexico6952]

I've been rebel-canning, using basic common sense, on my Mexican hacienda for several years now using store-bought Prego sauce jars and I've never had a "blown" lid yet.....good, concise instructions, and even though I'm not religious I enjoyed the ending to your video. Keep up the good work.

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Thank you for your comment! Common sense sure goes a long way, doesn't it!

[@johnstown2451]

Hello, I’m new to the faith, and wanted to share some things I found. I’m pretty sure Noah’s Ark has been found in Turkey-Ron Wyatt “electric resistivity scans”. Also the Red Sea crossing at the gulf of Aqaba-chariot wheels under the water. 173880 was the mind blowing truth I needed. Chuck Missler was a great man.

[@thissideofthefirmament]

I'm not as familiar with Chuck Missler but I agree about Ron Wyatt! What an incredible discovery, one of my favorite biblical archaeologists! The red sea crossing is mind blowing, the evidence is still there! The Bible is REAL!

[@johnstown2451]

@@thissideofthefirmament Chuck has great videos, most are an hour long. But, YT him and 173880 Daniel 9:25

[@Teelier]

I just knew it!!! Thanks for confirmation! I have so many more jars I can use now!🥰Shalom!

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Shalom!! Happy almost Fall feasts season!

[@Teelier]

@@thissideofthefirmament Yes! Teruah is tomorrow for us. So excited! I canned two jars I had yesterday after watching your video and they totally worked! 😁

[@thissideofthefirmament]

We are still waiting for the sighting of that moon before we blow our trumpets :) it has been gone for 2 nights now! Which is why it is called "The feast that no man shall know the day or the hour". Such an amazing time of year each year! God bless you and keep you!

[@yvettebennett6170]

So encouraging. I a. New to canning. I have so many used jars and canning jars are so pricey. Most sights scare you into thinking you cant reuse these jars and you MUST use canning jars, mainly Ball. My thoughts were, "really....who decided this!?" Money money money making businesses preying on fear is how I have felt about it since learning to can. Thank you young lady and sister in Christ. I am looking forward to learning from your rebel canning. Blessings. 🙏

[@zuzkamulhall7526]

I have been looking for a video that would show exactly how to do it and finally I found it in your video! Thank you so much. I also loved your Bible verse at the end!

[@mh8112]

Now I GOTTA TRY THIS! Love experimenting 😜 Thanks!!

[@warneachothereverydayheb.3406]

I've so appreciated this. Watched a few yrs ago and it worked. Each of them sealed faithfully!

[@bdmack5952]

What a wonderful, honest and informative utube. You have such good vibes. I appreciate your getting it all figured out and the sharing. Thank you!!

[@maricriscapaldi7580]

I just started looking for canning jars and realized there's a shortage, unless I want to pay a ton at Amazon! I'm glad I found your video because I have so many used jars from the store and felt like it was such a waste to just recycle them. Thanks a million!

[@MimiNwabuokuMD]

I have been pretty successful at getting the dozen flats of Ball pint jars from Target. I’m considerate and don’t just take every single flat from the shelf, because that’s not cool. I will take one or two and leave the rest for the next person. There’s prepping and there’s hoarding. The former is wisdom, the latter is just being a d¡ck. If we are conscientious and thoughtful there really is enough to go around.

[@lisaturner6297]

The Ball regular canning lids fit the Classico 24oz Spaghetti Sauce Jars. I can with them all the time.

[@staceydunklin2186]

Than it look's like I have started saving the right kind of jar.

[@stevienicks1269]

Same here and I love the square jars, fit nicely on the shelves. I have people collect them for me!

[@josephvictory7812]

You're doing wonderful, keep it up

[@katiep6752]

Folks in Italy can their tomato sauce in anything they can seal, even coke bottles. Thanks for backing them up

[@thissideofthefirmament]

I've seen those Italian canning videos! They'll crimp an old school bottle top back onto those glass coke bottles...Then pile them into a water bath canner in a heap! I love it! Thanks for your comment.

[@damehome2563]

I've been reusing lids for years. Thanks for confirming others are doing the same

[@ruthspillman546]

Wow!!! So happy you put this vedio out. I have been canning using jelly, spaghetti and other jars with resealable lids for years now!!! They are great!!!

[@dianelefever3961]

Do you reuse your used in the pressure canner

[@ruthspillman546]

@@dianelefever3961 yes I look them over and they work fine. Ball, Kerr even the main stay from walmart.

[@sallylawson6742]

Love your music!!! And your info. God bless you.

[@revk8611]

You are a very bright young woman. Thank you for this information

[@desertoasiscreations]

Thank you for sharing. God bless you and your family.

[@trialerror8728]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO! Thanks for posting, because I've been wondering if I could use (reuse) store bought jars & lids!

[@thissideofthefirmament]

[@baileylisk4881]

In the UK Mason jars are hard to get in large quantities and expensive as well!! I have reused jars to preserve jam and chutney in the past and that stuff was being eaten a couple of years down the line, it was perfect, we all lived! I call it a pop seal lid , and I have been saving all of mine for months now because I think I am going to be needing them to start preserving food in the wake of upcoming hyperinflation and shortages, so thank you so much for this video, it has reinforced my thought that it was something that could be done! Good luck with future harvests and preserving!

[@tinaconnors8545]

Thanks! I'm new to canning here. I just made a batch of soup and thought I'd try it with one old salsa jar just in a reg pot. And ... it worked! I

[@meganlivesay8442]

Thank you, I have been needing this.

[@agent_k9508]

Thank you for explaining which lids are good to use with the rubber and why! Love you sister, God bless you and your family!

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Thank you for this sweetness! God bless you and yours

[@brenda6crum668]

Great video thank you so much. Keep it up you're doing a great job. God bless you

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Thank you so much! God bless you!

[@julie6324]

Love you're video it's great information thank you

[@abiyah3176]

Just what I was looking for, thank you.

[@dylnjac]

Nice video, thank you. I still never boil them but since I'm old and used to that habit I do put them in a bowl with very warm water.

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Ain't no shame in that! They get super hot during the processing, I too agree that boiling the lids is probably being extra cautious and could be skipped.

[@kasession]

I'm so glad I found your video. I'm a beginner canner, but have always wondered about throwing away perfectly good jars. I will try your method. Thank You and God Bless!!! (Proverbs is my favorite book of the Bible). 🙏🏿

[@Mikaela777]

Proverbs is excellent to read one chapter for each day of the month!! Wisdom for everyday!

[@sarar371]

Loved your video

[@vancouvervixen4253]

Great video! I spent years reusing my canning lids successfully before finding out I “wasn’t supposed to” lol 😂 I dot buy much in jars like the smuckers jars you used but interesting concept and I’ll keep it in mind if I ever come into a good qty 🤗

[@robwatts5792]

Thanks so much for your viceo. In the UK Ball etc jars are really expensive. I have never had the courage to use recycled jars but I will give it a go now I have seen this and read all the comments. Thanks and God bless.

[@camillabrinkman2318]

Love it! Thank you!

[@larrygonz932]

great tunes

[@matthewstein9257]

Use the back side of butter knife to open the lids. Works really fast and never damages the lids or jars. Great video.

[@poodledaddles1091]

Good job you little rebel!

[@pamelabaker2750]

Love your witness. Love your channel

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Thank you so much

[@bfyee2540]

THANK YOU❤️ I have no money for mason jars and wanted to use the jars I have been saving from the markets but didn’t know if it was safe to do so... you are a godsend. God bless you

[@thissideofthefirmament]

God bless you sweet woman! You knew best to save those jars!

[@lincolnmaniac]

Thank you for sharing!

[@lincolnmaniac]

I tried it with some left over applesauce we were canning and the lid resealed. it was a jar from pickled beets. Luckilly have not had any problem finding lids. Was also blessed with several hundred used jars that a friend gave us! She has more, I just have to get them and clean them. Mom and I have not canned since my Nana passed away in 1995.

[@koalabluebearjacinta5927]

Great message thank you

[@hollynelson543]

Love your video.

[@kellycastellano5014]

Thanks for the knowledge

[@333whiteraven]

One more thing that will make me take longer in the grocery store... checking for buttons! 🤣

[@thissideofthefirmament]

😆 it's funny because it's true

[@marcygrote3800]

I processed 2 mini jars that were from Better than Boullion and I had one lid with a button and 1 without. But they both sealed nicely! Onion jam in one and Red Pepper Sauce in another. Thanks for the go ahead!

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Onion jam sounds like something I need in my life. Can I ask how you tested the seal on the jar that doesn't have a button? Also I forgot to mention...you can order replacement lug lids for all sizes of jars online. I've heard from Uline but I'm sure other places as well.

[@juliehale9491]

Hi from the U.K. 🇬🇧 we don’t do a lot of canning in the U.K. but I have been canning with Kilner jars like your Ball jars for a while now. I didn’t have any seals one day so I took a chance on using a jar and lid from a spaghetti sauce i used it in my pressure cooker, I was a bit unsure at first but after taking them out of the pressure cooker (canner) the button on the top popped down and the lid has completely sealed in fact most times the seal is so strong it’s hard to undo when you want to use them. Don’t worry about using them in your canners the glass is very tough as they use a similar method to canning in the food factory.

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Thank you so much for your comment!

[@we_r_ducked321run]

🇬🇧 uk also. I use my shop jars as well. My favourites are Hellman’s mayonnaise as they are large. Even taco sauce jars for small servings of something.

[@foreverhopeful1]

Hi Julie 👋 I’m also in the uk and would love to start canning but I can’t afford a pressure canner; I know it sounds silly but can a pressure cooker get to a high enough temperature? I always see it said that canning has to be in a proper pressure canner to be safe x

[@we_r_ducked321run]

@@foreverhopeful1 hi I used n older model pressure king with a canning setting (not on newer models) it holds 4 kilner jars 500mls , you have to position them carefully as the lid thingy gets in the way. My jars are still sealed and I still have some of the originals from the start of plandemic. Good luck.

[@foreverhopeful1]

@@we_r_ducked321run thank you so much for replying x

[@timbinman]

My grandmother - a very frugal lady! - was re-using spaghetti jar lids back in the 1960's. The sealing material on the cap has since greatly improved. We reuse 'one time' canning lids, too. Heating them in a boiling water bath usually lets the compound rebound to like new condition. Good for you! One point: The rings should be removed for storage. This prevents a 'false' seal in the event the lid pops and then goes back down. My wife was an old fashioned Home Ec teacher, and this was one of her 'hot' buttons. All in all, wonderful vid!

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Yes! I agree, remove rings for storage!

[@azzv.kuskatan]

Thank you for the information.

[@Bkrsdtr]

I’ve been canning for 50+ years and it’s only been in the last 10 years that they have come up with these new rules. It pays to be the company that makes the lids and rules too I guess.

[@joymoore7934]

Hello from New Zealand, God bless you and your family 🙏

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Hello from Idaho! God bless you far away family in Christ!

[@julie6324]

Great tip about the lids, as this is my first attempt of reusing jars

[@thissideofthefirmament]

I'm so happy you found my video! I continue to reuse lids, sometimes up to four times now, with only a small pile of rejects all these years later. I'll need to make an updated video on the commercial lids that work the best. I have only one kind of commercial jar/lid set that fails everytime on me, but I just put those in the fridge and use them shortly thereafter. Anyway, thank you for your comments and God bless you! Let me know how your reused lids turned out!

[@sarahmileham3775]

Thank you so much for confirming what i thought to be true. I was searching for a post that showed it can be done and after several searches i found you and another post. So now i feel confident to get canning some staples. Hopefully saving freezer space and produce going to waste. In the uk the so called proper canning jars are too expensive for me, but i have a good supply of used every day jars and lids.

[@thissideofthefirmament]

I'm so happy you found me as well! It really is starting to pay off for those people who've been saving their jars over time. Thank you for the comment.

[@tanana2070]

I reuse the lids unless there is a flaw in the rubber ring, creating a gap. No problems. Been saving all my glass jars that have the rubber ringed lids. They work great.

[@marcygrote3800]

I've seen rubber replacement gasket or rings for jars, but I'm wondering about using a food safe silicone for revitalizing the seals?

[@SamanthaTwist]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!!

[@thissideofthefirmament]

God bless you! You're welcome!

[@deborahfont8697]

I love the clasico jars. You can get nice smaller jars of asparagus at the dollar tree, would be great for pizza sauce or jams.

[@rneedham667]

Me too, their Great!

[@MrPhilsAlabamaHotSauce]

First, I want to say that I am quite impressed with you presentation skills. This is my first time viewing on of your videos and I am so happy to see someone with such good presentation skills. I also love that you have done extensive experimentation for the opinions you offer. I commercially package foods on a small scale. The closures used in my products are all singe piece lids, made from a variety of materials. ANYTHING that gets a proper seal is....properly sealed. That is really the only thing of interest when we are talking only about the ability to hold a vacuum. Many things are complete No No in home canning are routinely used in commercial canning. For instance, I steam treat and seal bottles with PLASTIC lids. Most people would completely faint at the idea. It is done routinely in commercial food packaging. Again, thank you for your wonderful video. I have liked and subscribed to your channel and I look forward to future videos from you. Thank you.

[@clintonminer7636]

Great video. It was great, too, to see you at the Lavender Festival yesterday at our booth for Sage to Sawtooth Bushcraft

[@thissideofthefirmament]

It was good to hear you stayed busy at your booth! God bless you and your beautiful wife. Can't wait to see those freeze dried milk duds at your booth! :)

[@jameselmer7543]

I save my pickle jars, jalapeno jars, spaghetti sauce jars and can in those with their original lid and all worked great.

[@tammylandrum9179]

Been doing this their great

[@debihagerman556]

you are awesome, i have the same thoughts with using the flats again, and i have they work just fine, i'm a rebel too

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Thank you Debi :)

[@gailbaker9285]

I save all my classico pastas sauce jars,before I only used them when there wasn't enough to to fill the jar and I put it in the fridge.I often wonder if you could use them for canning,I found out last year that you can.

[@MQ-cw9qx]

Good for you, being willing to experiment.

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Thank you for the encouragement. It means a lot.

[@MQ-cw9qx]

@@thissideofthefirmament I just found your channel, but I will be visiting often.

[@sunnysideup2663]

Just came across your video. The music had my eyes leaking because it reminded me of my grandparents. They passed away in '94. Thank you for your video.

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Thank you for this sweet comment. I have been thinking about uploading whole records of the old gospel music I put in my videos. Then people could play them in their homes and get the warmth I glean from them. Would that be something youre interested in? I get so sick of the sound of the radio nowadays.

[@TsegeredaMulugeta]

Thanks for your video. So helpful. I'm a first time canner and live outside the U.S. Your video was very helpful because outside the U.S. it's hard to find the special jars and tools used in many canning videos. Do you by any chance have a video on the last segment of your video? Which goes over boiling times, etc?

[@claireryan8074]

Thanks for sharing your recipe. It looks delicious!!

[@carolb3122]

You can also use an old fashioned bottle opener used for pop bottles back in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s to open jars.

[@armfar69]

I’ve always thought that if the big companies use one piece lid for canning, we Can too! But some people are so afraid of doing so. I’ve always used the one piece ones living in Mexico, when I moved to the states I tried to find the one piece lids unsuccessful 😂. I know Italians also use one lid canning

[@tessie652001]

GODBLESS sweetie

[@sharonsplace5146]

Hi. Interesting video. I have been canning for 50+ years and when I first started I canned by the open kettle method for all my jellies pickles etc. I used store bought jelly jars and pickle jars with their lids and really any likely jar I could find. I did boil the lids a little longer because the hard sealant needed to be softened more than regular lids I thought. Never had problems with the jars not sealing. I always use water bathing now for jams and jellies and two piece lids or Weck jars and Tattler lids since i have run out of the commercial jelly and pickle jars. They are the ones I like to give away instead of mason jars. One thing that we need to be careful about is bumping the jars together or stacking them cause the seals can pop open when tapped at the side of the lids I don’t remember pressure canning using these types of lids though. Oh I meant to say I have a cat that would almost make a twin to the cat in the video. I call her Goldie. She adopted me and my husband one day out of the blue.

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Hi Sharon's Place! I am hoping to practice the open kettle way one of these days. I agree, the commercial jars are so much better to give as gifts. Great tip about stacking and bumping, I agree. Cats are sweet little confusing creatures that adopt and move on in their own timing, never can figure them out, but every so often you get a special gift.

[@atherj]

Once upon a time mayonnaise came in glass jars with metal lids. My Mother saved all of them and canned in them regularly. She also used to send the boys out o the garage with a ball peen hammer to "fix" the flats. All 11 of us survived eating canned food in reused jars/lids.

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Smart lady she is.

[@tessie652001]

My gramma used old salad dressing jars to can with I reuse my self I’m always called the rebel canner in our home 🏡

[@michelewelch5061]

I've been using used lids from last year and they all sealed great

[@sarahkirbach5040]

I’m so with you on this. I just do my water bath stuff like pickles, jelly, relish, tomatoes in these type of jars. I just think it’s frugal and smart. Nothing unsafe about this.

[@marcygrote3800]

how long do you process the jams? Is there any jam that cannot be water bath processed?

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Generally whatever recipe you're following to make the jams will give you the water bath time. And as far as I know...all jams and jellies can be water bathed.

[@marcygrote3800]

@@thissideofthefirmament Oh, hey, that's what I'm thinking. I read somewhere not to waterbath can jams. . . .????? Have you ever had any jars break? That's the other "big concern" I read about. . . .but I have saved every glass jar and cleaned the stickers off (some come easy, others need Goo Be Gone) and am eager to use them since they are smaller sizes. I make quite a few sauces that are for adding to things and they don't come in large quantities, like carmelized onions AND roasted bell peppers, etc. . . . . I desperately want to use these jars. All have the strip of silicone around the inside rim, and except for a few, they all have a button on top. The ones without a button. . . . I think I'll still give them a try?

[@thissideofthefirmament]

I've never had one break in the water bather, no. And as far as the lids you have that don't have the button...I haven't tried that but you could try it and then just use those ones first. I'm sure there's a way!

[@samikruse01]

Hello. I am watching more videos on this subject. Corky country corner shows about the threds on jars. I verified the concept with my honey jars that we use as drinking glasses. I did not think they could be used for canning. According to what was explained I was correct with all the jars on my counter I had selected for canning. All with pop up lids. :) Thank you so much! Just thought the series above mention you may like as well. :)

[@hannahlerch7689]

I can't wait to try our tomato jams! 🤤 And I know it's perfectly safe to eat since you made it! hehe 🙌🏼

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Gurl start putting that stuff on everything! Make some potatoes or add it to a rice bowl. Eggs, toast, it's a perfect condiment for sweet or savory.

[@patriciadavis7444]

GREAT MANY BLESSINGS

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Thank you Patricia!

[@cathylehmann9734]

I have had old commercial jelly jar and other jars lids seal from just the heat of the jelly i put in.

[@Tsunad360]

Thank you. First time canning and i only bought some cheap whole lids at the dollar store and i was nervous about using them as so many people only showed using the rings.

[@thissideofthefirmament]

As long as it has the seal stuff within the lid, it's usually pink or white, you can try them! If they're just lids without any of the rubbery stuff on the inside then they won't work. Sometimes dollar store stuff has lids on jars but they're just there for decoration or for storing buttons/whatever else, but not necessarily food. I would say, if you can find any at your grocery stores, to just buy a case of canning jars, they work out to be a little less than a dollar each where I'm from. And the glass on the jars will be better glass than glass at the dollar store. I wouldn't have thought about glass quality except earlier this year I had a carafe explode on me while I poured hot water into it. 😲😞

[@Tsunad360]

@@thissideofthefirmament yup i bought a pack of 3 that said canning jars and when i checked they had the rubber seal. Ill be super on top of warming the jars with hot water and starting off with room temp water so they dont explode. I watched a video where a lady put half a cup of sugar and then just hot tap water to make a syrup for each jar. Swirling until it became a syrup dumping in some peaches then adding that to the pot. I think my glass quality will be okay. If things work out well and ive gained more success thats not theoretical ill look into buying the proper supplies. Thx

[@thissideofthefirmament]

@@Tsunad360 you should definitely make a video showing those dollar store jars working out for you! They sure sound legit. Can't wait to hear about them, keep me posted!

[@wildflower1751]

TY....🤗. 🙏. 🌸

[@Terence670]

Good Job, TY

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Thank you for your support!

[@ancientruby7116]

How long did you boil them for? Love the video and agree for it is how all the elders done it before they made one think you needed lots of other things. Thank you and so good to see you being wiser than many :)

[@ageoflistening]

Absolutely.

[@wvbonbonqueen]

I just reused some of my lids to can up some Bone Broth. It worked and worked well. When I remove my lids from the jars after the first use, I am very careful with them, and try not to bend the ends up. If I do happen to bend the ends, I do not reuse them for canning. I may reuse them for storing herbs etc in jars, but I don't use them if they are bent. I also only use good canning jars to can things in my pressure canner as I am always afraid the thinner jars, like the jars of Honey we buy, will shatter in a pressure canner. I use those jars to can Water. I can jars of water when I don't have a full canner and want to make sure the jars don't walk around. I just fill the jars with good clean water, put on a used lid, and ring, and put it in the canner and can for whatever time my food takes to can. Then I have some clean water stored and the jars in my canner didn't walk around and maybe hit each other and cause one to break.

[@thissideofthefirmament]

All brilliant advice! 😊 Thank you so much for your comment and support

[@southernladywithmanyhats7428]

I am 65 and have been canning for many years and I also re-use my lids. Have only had one not to seal and I only re-use them for about 3-4x.

[@kathryncustadio]

Great video... I know someone mentioned earlier about the recipe, then you stated you added it but I don't see it in the comment section

[@thissideofthefirmament]

Thank you! I added the recipe to the description underneath the video. I hope you enjoy it!

[@brit7202]

"Rebel canning"? Subscribed!

[@emilielantz826]

Where is the recipe? 🙂 great video sister! Not canning yet, but love learning new things! 👏🏼

[@thissideofthefirmament]

I fell asleep with the recipe on my bedside table because I couldn't keep my eyes open to add it last night! Thank you for your patience, it's added now.

[@hollynelson543]

Your music had me at hello.