Showing posts with label jelly jars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jelly jars. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

I'm going to start saving regular glass jars

Srsly, I don't know how it happened, but I have not saved a large glass jar in months.

Don't get me wrong: If it is a canning jar, it automatically gets saved. I love them for their versatility, ease of use, ease of cleaning, etc. And they have those classic rustic good looks.

But I will be melting beeswax in the jar, and it won't clean out easily, so I want a glass jar that I can just leave the wax in til the next time I need it.

I do save all kinds of small glass jars for tinctures: jelly jars, salsa jars and smaller. I put small amounts of herbs in them as well as other things. I don't like plastic much.

I am looking for a glass non-canning jar of a quart size, however, and so far I have failed. So many products come in plastic anymore, all of those go into recycling, and plastic can't take the heat I'm going to use with this heretofore un-found jar.

Well! I'll be paying a lot of attention to saving glass. I even have a plot where I will save future jars.