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The thing that makes the vintage jars even better than the weck jars is that you have an easy way to keep the jar closed after you ve opened it via the bailing wire. Great for canning food storage spices herbs candles gifts candy and bath salts.
The use of bail type closure jars for shelf stable home canning and.
Wire bail canning jars. 2 pack 16 oz pint 500 ml glass french canning jars with stainless steel wire bail. Great for canning food storage spices herbs candles gifts candy and bath salts. Bail lid jars have a two part wire clasp attached to the top of them.
Newer style french le parfait english kilner and italian fido jars operate on this principle. Older style bail jars made in the first half of the 1900s were known as lightning jars or toggle closure. The use of bail type closure jars for shelf stable home canning and.
Shop for bail wire canning jars online at target. Choose from contactless same day delivery drive up and more. Wire and bail enclosures are obsolete for canning purposes.
A pantry shelf filled with these attractive jars has retro charm especially when the contents are widely varied in color and shape. The usda no longer endorses their use for home canning but the jars still make attractive storage containers for many kinds of dry goods. In order to open your canning jars pull the protruding tab of the rubber ring until you hear a ps s st indicating that air has been sucked into the jar.
The vacuum in the jar has thus been equalized and the lid and rubber ring can now be easily taken off. Weck has consistently refused to produce jars with mechanical wire bail. The glass lids on the vintage jars seal via a rubber gasket.
During canning the lid is held in place by the metal wire that locks up over the lid. The thing that makes the vintage jars even better than the weck jars is that you have an easy way to keep the jar closed after you ve opened it via the bailing wire. Canning jars lids and rings are unique fussy things.
Consequently there are many questions people have about canning jar lids rings bands wires and other fittings. Here is a collection of popular and common questions about canning jars lids rings and attachments. Lightning jar by ball.
In the common green shade this wire bale 1910 model commands a respectable rate. A rare cobalt blue model fetches 10 000 or more. The improved jar by hero.
This 1870 piece sports a unique glass liner just inside the metal lid. Prior to this detail hero users often com plained about food going bad. Clear presto wide mouth canning jar quart bead or ledge closure 12 15 00.
Clear embossed canning jar quart hazel atlas company 1902 1964 12 15 00. Unmarked clear square jars pint decorative embossing 10 12 00 each. Zinc and milk glass lids 2 3 each.
Enamelware canning jar funnel 8 10 00.