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stored 50 pounds of oatmeal and 25 pounds of almonds
Helped a neighbor clean up his garage & yard last weekend and found these with a note when I got home today.
Scored 17 quarts and 9 pint jars ! Gonna need some serious cleaning but all very serviceable.
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They all appear old and have a large star and "MASON JAR" molded into the side, one of the pints has "Mom's Mason Jars" molded into one side and two of the quarts have "1776 above the Liberty Bell and 1976" below the bell.
(Crappy cell phone pics)
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Kinda tough to get any detail but thought they were interesting enough to share.
Helped a neighbor clean up his garage & yard last weekend and found these with a note when I got home today.
Scored 17 quarts and 9 pint jars ! Gonna need some serious cleaning but all very serviceable.
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They all appear old and have a large star and "MASON JAR" molded into the side, one of the pints has "Mom's Mason Jars" molded into one side and two of the quarts have "1776 above the Liberty Bell and 1976" below the bell.
(Crappy cell phone pics)
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Kinda tough to get any detail but thought they were interesting enough to share.
tried my first canning with tattler lids. 4 of 7 failed. I did not know that I was supposed to tighten the band immediately after pulling from the canner. Will try again soon.
tried my first canning with tattler lids. 4 of 7 failed. I did not know that I was supposed to tighten the band immediately after pulling from the canner. Will try again soon.
Thats the trick. Like having to flip the bail when using the old jars. I am not a fan of the Tattlers. The rubber seal takes a trick and a good hand to not damage so you can reuse it. They are an option but I have had good luck with reusing regular lids. Wouldnt do it as a course of regular use but post disaster or if there was a serious shortage I would reuse them without worry.
I bought 50 pounds of steel cut oats , from Amazon. ... and am waiting on the resupply of Mylar bags to come next. I like irish oatmeal
Last night I re-upped my BJ's membership and started my Big Hoarde of coffee. And per used prices of stuff. I'm going to put away some semi long term stuff , 18 months or so , and rotate it in real life eating.
Instant pancake mix runs about a year and a half of storage. I like pancakes , too.
Bouillon cubes.
Shelf life?
I have a vacuum sealer for dry packing mason jars I use with my food saver. I recently opened a vaccumed jar that is 4 years old to test, no noticeable degradation. They were the wellesley farms store brand from BJ's.
more info fro the interwebs...looks like as long as 5 years, so far http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=268360
Even though mine seems fine, I am replacing them next visit to the bulk store to freshen the stock and start the age clock over again. Not everything is dried beans and red wheat
I'd go at least 5 years too. Cycle them out during normal cooking if you can. I have some 4 year old ones stored in the original plastic container they came in from BJs. Using them slowly and they are still good.