"Silvan" wrote in message
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How big is a standard mason jar? A quart? Are these things available
year
round from places like Wally World, or only during canning season?

They do get hard to find outside of canning season. I seem to have good
luck most of the time at Farm-n-Fleet around here. I'd say the most common
size is a quart, but you can get 1/2 pint, pint, and somewhere you can get 2
quart jars, though I've never actually seen them for sale. As Doug
suggested, some of the pasta sauce jars can be used. The ones that say
"Mason" on them can be actually be used for canning, so regular canning lids
fit. Personally, I'd stick with 2-piece lids because I think they seal
better.

todd