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lisamarie508
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Lisa
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Alee
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 Posted - Sep 24 2007 : 08:37:17 AM
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Good question! I am forwarding this to Sunny at the farm. She is a canny guru so hopefully she knows!
Alee
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Marybeth
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Mary Beth
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lisamarie508
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Lisa
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Aunt Jenny
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Jenny
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
Stanwood
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Idaho City
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Posted - Sep 24 2007 : 3:17:11 PM
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I'm not real sure, MaryBeth. I remember seeing them years ago when Grandma was canning. They look like a shallow cap with a narrow band that kind of snaps over the side of the jar. It had the rubber ring painted on just like the regular lids that require screw bands. I was too young to notice if Grandma actually put the jars with these lids into the bath or if she just poured hot product into hot jars and put the lids on to seal themselves.
I haven't been able to find any so far. They may not be manufactured anymore. I really don't care to use parafin. If I can't find these lids, I suppose I could just turn them into beautiful candle holders!
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kitchensqueen
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lisamarie508
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Lisa
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Aunt Jenny
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Jenny
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Posted - Sep 25 2007 : 08:30:06 AM
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The ones I meant were metal, but didn't have the rubber to seal. They just sat on over the rim and were more of a cover I guess. I have seen plastic ones too. I don't know how they COULD seal without screwing down..wouldn't the water from the water bath leak in?
Lehmans IS cool isn't it??
Jenny in Utah
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Sunny
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Posted - Sep 25 2007 : 4:11:12 PM
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Hi Everyone,
Thanks for the kind words, Alee! I sure wouldn't call myself a "guru" by any means, but I do always like to learn more about canning and food preservation. 
From what I've heard, the paraffin isn't considered safe any more. Temperature changes can cause it to shrink and the contents can ooze up over or let bacteria in.
I wondered if the metal lids referred to were made of zinc?
And I love Lehman's, too! (All farmgirls must!)
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kitchensqueen
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Posted - Sep 25 2007 : 5:39:06 PM
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Hm...I wish someone could dig up a picture of these metal lids. The glass ones I was talking about do have rubber gaskets, but now that you mention it-- I wonder how the manufacturer of the Weck jars recommends testing the seal? Because you're right-- you won't get the customary "ping" from glass.
Lehmans is one of my favorite places in the world, but do you guys know about Cumberland General Store? They're great too!
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lisamarie508
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Lisa
Idaho City
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Posted - Sep 26 2007 : 05:46:15 AM
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Sunny, I think you might have hit that one. I think they were zinc. I remember they tasted funny when I licked the lid (I know...eeeyyyew). Now that I think about it they were a dull gray underneath but were painted on top with the company logo. I'm trying to remember what that logo looked like but all I can come up with is red and yellow. I was pretty young at the time.
You're probably right about the water leaking in, Jenny. I'm thinking Grandma just allowed the jars to seal themselves when everything was hot. Probably considered unsafe today which would be why I can't find any.
Well, I'm thinking these jars will just be pretty candle holders and great gifts for a few folks. I never heard of Cumberland General Store. I'll have to check them out, Amanda.
Thank you all for your input.
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Hideaway Farmgirl
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Jo
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Posted - Sep 26 2007 : 05:58:20 AM
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Some people I know use the two part canning flat lids and round screw on pieces during the from the jars since the jars are now sealed, and just store the processed jars with the little flat lid on it. Could that be what your grandmother did? Maybe you just never saw the whole process where she used the round pieces to hold the flat lid against the rim of the jar? If you just saw these jars in her pantry or wherever, it might have looked like the flat lids sealed themselves onto the jars that way.
Just a thought...
Jo
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lisamarie508
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Lisa
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Posted - Sep 26 2007 : 06:20:41 AM
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Hey, I went to that Cumberland Store and now I know where to find the lock-on mantles for my Aladdin lamp! Way cool store. I saved that one.
Jo, I'm pretty sure of the zinc lids now. They were not flat. They had an edge that fit over and around the top of the jar. And that edge was thin and sharp. I cut my tongue once on it. I do remember that.
Thanks, anyway gals.
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