Comments on: Uses for Mason Jars http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/uses-for-mason-jars Mon, 21 May 2012 00:25:59 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: How to Make Water Kefir | Ultimate Money Blog- Save Money and Live Green! http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/uses-for-mason-jars/comment-page-1#comment-151931 How to Make Water Kefir | Ultimate Money Blog- Save Money and Live Green! Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:37:24 +0000 http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/?p=1341#comment-151931 [...] Glass quart jar -A few pint mason jars -Water kefir grains -A plastic strainer -Organic sugar plus unsulphured molasses (or Sucanat) -A [...] [...] Glass quart jar -A few pint mason jars -Water kefir grains -A plastic strainer -Organic sugar plus unsulphured molasses (or Sucanat) -A [...]

]]> By: Canadian Doomer http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/uses-for-mason-jars/comment-page-1#comment-98945 Canadian Doomer Sun, 02 Jan 2011 12:19:35 +0000 http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/?p=1341#comment-98945 Because I do home-canning (not just tomatoes, but soups, stews, meat, other vegetables) with both a water bath canner and a pressure canner, I need to reserve my Mason jars for canning. They're the only ones that are safe to use. I don't find that it's cost-effective to use these for non-canning reasons when I have an extreme frugal, eco-friendly option ..... I pick up vintage Crown jars from people who are (usually) cleaning out their mothers' basements. These jars were made prior to the 1950s, and they're gorgeous, with glass lids and zinc rings. Gorgeous, durable, airtight ... but completely unsafe for modern canning methods for a number of reasons. Yesterday, I got about 3 dozen half-gallon jars, with lids and like-new rings, for free. We buy in bulk and I try to limit my use of plastic. So I use glass jars for practically everything, in the cupboard and in the fridge. On my counter, for example, my sourdough starter is in a vintage jar (the glass lid without ring lets gas escape while protecting my starter). Because I do home-canning (not just tomatoes, but soups, stews, meat, other vegetables) with both a water bath canner and a pressure canner, I need to reserve my Mason jars for canning. They’re the only ones that are safe to use. I don’t find that it’s cost-effective to use these for non-canning reasons when I have an extreme frugal, eco-friendly option …..

I pick up vintage Crown jars from people who are (usually) cleaning out their mothers’ basements. These jars were made prior to the 1950s, and they’re gorgeous, with glass lids and zinc rings. Gorgeous, durable, airtight … but completely unsafe for modern canning methods for a number of reasons. Yesterday, I got about 3 dozen half-gallon jars, with lids and like-new rings, for free.

We buy in bulk and I try to limit my use of plastic. So I use glass jars for practically everything, in the cupboard and in the fridge. On my counter, for example, my sourdough starter is in a vintage jar (the glass lid without ring lets gas escape while protecting my starter).

]]> By: PineBaroness http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/uses-for-mason-jars/comment-page-1#comment-23468 PineBaroness Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:27:30 +0000 http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/?p=1341#comment-23468 "tend to keep leftover food in the actual pan I cooked it in." It is not safe to do that, especially if you use pans made of or containing aluminum; it can leach toxins into the food and spoil acidic foods like pasta sauce. Glass is non-reactive. I use mason jars to store individual servings of soup stew and chili. I freeze them and defrost for lunch:-) “tend to keep leftover food in the actual pan I cooked it in.”
It is not safe to do that, especially if you use pans made of or containing aluminum; it can leach toxins into the food and spoil acidic foods like pasta sauce. Glass is non-reactive.

I use mason jars to store individual servings of soup stew and chili. I freeze them and defrost for lunch:-)

]]> By: Yakezie Alexa Challenge Carnival | The Life of an Insurance Salesman http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/uses-for-mason-jars/comment-page-1#comment-23331 Yakezie Alexa Challenge Carnival | The Life of an Insurance Salesman Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:53:23 +0000 http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/?p=1341#comment-23331 [...] Uses for Mason Jars from @ultmoneyblog [...] [...] Uses for Mason Jars from @ultmoneyblog [...]

]]> By: Mrs Money http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/uses-for-mason-jars/comment-page-1#comment-23303 Mrs Money Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:05:22 +0000 http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/?p=1341#comment-23303 ParisGirl111- I loooove the Oikos yogurt! It is my favorite. I tried making yogurt and it's okay, but there's nothing like Oikos! ParisGirl111- I loooove the Oikos yogurt! It is my favorite. I tried making yogurt and it’s okay, but there’s nothing like Oikos!

]]> By: Mrs Money http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/uses-for-mason-jars/comment-page-1#comment-23302 Mrs Money Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:04:41 +0000 http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/?p=1341#comment-23302 T- I just made some last weekend and did the same thing! I like the idea of taking fruit to work in them! T- I just made some last weekend and did the same thing! I like the idea of taking fruit to work in them!

]]> By: T http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/uses-for-mason-jars/comment-page-1#comment-23301 T Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:41:24 +0000 http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/?p=1341#comment-23301 I started making my own yogurt and now have a ton of 1 cup mason jars to store my yogurt in. I also use them to bring clean fruit to work, like cut up strawberries and grapes. I started making my own yogurt and now have a ton of 1 cup mason jars to store my yogurt in. I also use them to bring clean fruit to work, like cut up strawberries and grapes.

]]> By: Mrs Money http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/uses-for-mason-jars/comment-page-1#comment-23300 Mrs Money Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:34:01 +0000 http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/?p=1341#comment-23300 LeanLifeCoach- Now that is not very environmentally friendly! ;) They have them in stores about this time of year for people interested in canning. My mother has gifted me enough to last the rest of my life! lol LeanLifeCoach- Now that is not very environmentally friendly! ;)

They have them in stores about this time of year for people interested in canning. My mother has gifted me enough to last the rest of my life! lol

]]> By: Mrs Money http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/uses-for-mason-jars/comment-page-1#comment-23299 Mrs Money Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:33:03 +0000 http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/?p=1341#comment-23299 H Lee D- I love that! Mason jars are great for storing beans in the fridge and freezer. :) H Lee D- I love that! Mason jars are great for storing beans in the fridge and freezer. :)

]]> By: Mrs Money http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/uses-for-mason-jars/comment-page-1#comment-23298 Mrs Money Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:32:25 +0000 http://ultimatemoneyblog.com/?p=1341#comment-23298 Yeah, my husband picked it out. :) I think it's too big too. I should check and see how much I could get a replacement for from somewhere like that! :) Yeah, my husband picked it out. :)

I think it’s too big too. I should check and see how much I could get a replacement for from somewhere like that! :)

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