"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 22:31:38 -0600, "Todd Fatheree"
calmly ranted:

"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?

I got a case of 12 quart-sized widemouths w/ lids at Wally World for
$8, but I don't remember what month. Probably late spring or summer.


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.

How do the seals react to soaking in shellac?

Since I usually keep my jars right-side up, I wouldn't know. Why don't you
do a test and report back?

todd