Today, finally, I sorted the marked, used lids from the new lids. Each kind got its own drawer after I wiped out the grime. I separated the canning rings and put them in their own box because there were too many for a drawer.
I put all the empty jars together (broke the obligatory jar, too). Discovered a forgotten flat of canned salsa after I told my family last week that we had eaten the last jar.
A very satisfying little sorting task to cross off my list.
The sheets are almost dry on the line - just need to make beds, finish the sticky buns for breakfast, and then after a church event tonight, I should have time to sew. Lovely
Will you boil those has-been lids--the ones not spotted with rust or dinged along the edges--till the rubber plumps up? Then reuse them?
ReplyDeleteWell, my mom always reused lids for canning with no special treatment. I bowed to modernity and do not reuse canning lids for canning. However, I reuse lids on jars that hold leftovers or are going in the freezer.
ReplyDeletePrior to your comment, I had not heard of plumping up the rubber. I'd like to hear more!
Finding the forgotten cache of canned goods is such a delightful feeling! Hooray!
ReplyDeleteI've seriously pondered reusing flat lids. I know people that reuse all sorts of bottles and jars and flats without any issues. But, in the end I still haven't. Or like you I use them for freezer jars.