For many people it would be difficult to find two things that have less in common than mason jars and 3D printers, but many makers and homesteaders with one foot in the past and one in the future find ...

Streamline home canning with these three important lid tips: n Ball® or Kerr® brand lids are BPA-free. BPA (bisphenol A) is an industrial chemical that has been used to make certain plastics and ...

Last month I sent off my seed order for the coming season and began wondering how I was going to store my harvest from the garden. Was I going to be able to find canning lids this summer? Canning jar ...

Hi, I’m Jenny and I teach busy people how to preserve healthy, homemade food in jars over on my blog, The Domestic Wildflower ...

The coronavirus pandemic has caused many things to go MIA like toilet paper, meat, jigsaw puzzles, bicycles, graham crackers. In July supply shortages were reported for beer and soda cans and coins.

Looking for canning lids? There are none. Shelves are empty of canning supplies. It's reminiscent of the Great Canning Lid Shortage of 1975 when there were congressional hearings into the crisis. OK.

Among the biggest problems with mason jar lids is that they can be awkward to handle. The lids come in two parts: the screw band and the flat top. These components can be tough to take off, especially ...