Thread: 24 oz. jars

On 5/2/2012 10:28 PM, gloria p wrote:
>
>
> I just saw an add by Ball on Facebook.
>
> They are making 24 oz./pint-and-a-half wide mouth jars
> for (gulp) $12.99 for a case of 9 jars (plus shipping, of course.)
> They are touting them as perfect for "tall items" like asparagus.
>
> gloria p
Wow! I have about two dozen Classico sauce jars that hold 26 ounces that
friends gave me over the years. They were free to me. Now they don't
make them anymore that take regulation jar lids and rings. I would have
put asparagus in them if I had any. <G>

I wonder how many people will fall for that set of jars at that high price.

On Wed, 02 May 2012 21:28:56 -0600, gloria p <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>
>I just saw an add by Ball on Facebook.
>
>They are making 24 oz./pint-and-a-half wide mouth jars
>for (gulp) $12.99 for a case of 9 jars (plus shipping, of course.)
>They are touting them as perfect for "tall items" like asparagus.
>
>gloria p

DH started on a witch hunt after I told them what you had seen.
Checked Wal-Mart and they did not have them. Their regular sized lids
are only 4¢ cheaper per box than my regular grocery store which
carries canning products year around. Local grocery had 1 box of the
24 oz. jars and they are 9.38 + 6¢ tax. DH bought the only one they
had and asked the manager to special order about 9 more boxes for us.

Love it when the store manager's parents live two doors from us. The
manager lived there until he bought a house a year or so ago. Now he
lives almost across the street from my cousin. The beauty of small
towns.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

gloria p wrote:
>
>
> I just saw an add by Ball on Facebook.
>
> They are making 24 oz./pint-and-a-half wide mouth jars
> for (gulp) $12.99 for a case of 9 jars (plus shipping, of course.)
> They are touting them as perfect for "tall items" like asparagus.
>
> gloria p


That's too expensive, but I might buy one box if I can find them
locally. I have a case of the old ones, but I've lost/broken a few over
the years.

Bob

On Thu, 03 May 2012 09:17:55 -0400, The Cook <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Wed, 02 May 2012 21:28:56 -0600, gloria p <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>I just saw an add by Ball on Facebook.
>>
>>They are making 24 oz./pint-and-a-half wide mouth jars
>>for (gulp) $12.99 for a case of 9 jars (plus shipping, of course.)
>>They are touting them as perfect for "tall items" like asparagus.
>>
>>gloria p
>
>DH started on a witch hunt after I told them what you had seen.
>Checked Wal-Mart and they did not have them. Their regular sized lids
>are only 4¢ cheaper per box than my regular grocery store which
>carries canning products year around. Local grocery had 1 box of the
>24 oz. jars and they are 9.38 + 6¢ tax. DH bought the only one they
>had and asked the manager to special order about 9 more boxes for us.
>
>Love it when the store manager's parents live two doors from us. The
>manager lived there until he bought a house a year or so ago. Now he
>lives almost across the street from my cousin. The beauty of small
>towns.


The jars came in today. Think I will make another batch of strawberry
jam and take jars to the store manager and the man who checked on them
and set our order aside for us this morning.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

In article <4fa26927$0$25053$[email protected]>,
George Shirley <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 5/2/2012 10:28 PM, gloria p wrote:
> >
> >
> > I just saw an add by Ball on Facebook.
> >
> > They are making 24 oz./pint-and-a-half wide mouth jars
> > for (gulp) $12.99 for a case of 9 jars (plus shipping, of course.)
> > They are touting them as perfect for "tall items" like asparagus.
> >
> > gloria p
> Wow! I have about two dozen Classico sauce jars that hold 26 ounces that
> friends gave me over the years. They were free to me. Now they don't
> make them anymore that take regulation jar lids and rings. I would have
> put asparagus in them if I had any. <G>
>
> I wonder how many people will fall for that set of jars at that high price.

They took surveys, George. People want them. I think the price is too
steep, though. I have no need of them ‹ maybe for bread & butter
pickles. Processing times to be used are those for quart jars.
--
Barb,
http://web.me.com/barbschaller September 5, 2011

On 5/10/2012 7:58 AM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article<4fa26927$0$25053$[email protected]>,
> George Shirley<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 5/2/2012 10:28 PM, gloria p wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I just saw an add by Ball on Facebook.
>>>
>>> They are making 24 oz./pint-and-a-half wide mouth jars
>>> for (gulp) $12.99 for a case of 9 jars (plus shipping, of course.)
>>> They are touting them as perfect for "tall items" like asparagus.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>> Wow! I have about two dozen Classico sauce jars that hold 26 ounces that
>> friends gave me over the years. They were free to me. Now they don't
>> make them anymore that take regulation jar lids and rings. I would have
>> put asparagus in them if I had any.<G>
>>
>> I wonder how many people will fall for that set of jars at that high price.
>
> They took surveys, George. People want them. I think the price is too
> steep, though. I have no need of them ‹ maybe for bread& butter
> pickles. Processing times to be used are those for quart jars.

I really want inexpensive 12 oz. jars. If we have the apricot crop I'm
anticipating, 8 oz jars just are too small and pints take a long time to
use up.

gloria p

In article <joh0vr$bop$[email protected]>,
gloria p <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 5/10/2012 7:58 AM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article<4fa26927$0$25053$[email protected]>,
> > George Shirley<[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> On 5/2/2012 10:28 PM, gloria p wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I just saw an add by Ball on Facebook.
> >>>
> >>> They are making 24 oz./pint-and-a-half wide mouth jars
> >>> for (gulp) $12.99 for a case of 9 jars (plus shipping, of course.)
> >>> They are touting them as perfect for "tall items" like asparagus.
> >>>
> >>> gloria p
> >> Wow! I have about two dozen Classico sauce jars that hold 26 ounces that
> >> friends gave me over the years. They were free to me. Now they don't
> >> make them anymore that take regulation jar lids and rings. I would have
> >> put asparagus in them if I had any.<G>
> >>
> >> I wonder how many people will fall for that set of jars at that high price.
> >
> > They took surveys, George. People want them. I think the price is too
> > steep, though. I have no need of them Ð maybe for bread& butter
> > pickles. Processing times to be used are those for quart jars.
>
> I really want inexpensive 12 oz. jars. If we have the apricot crop I'm
> anticipating, 8 oz jars just are too small and pints take a long time to
> use up.
>
> gloria p

I'm pretty sure the 12 ounce jars are available.
--
Barb,
http://web.me.com/barbschaller September 5, 2011

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>gloria p wrote:
....
>> I really want inexpensive 12 oz. jars. If we have the apricot crop I'm
>> anticipating, 8 oz jars just are too small and pints take a long time to
>> use up.
>
> I'm pretty sure the 12 ounce jars are available.

the last 12oz jars i've used were the Quilted
Crystal Ball brand for about $6-7/dozen. they are
tall/narrow. a little too tippy for me. we used
them for gifts/giving away and i'm not terribly
upset if they don't get returned.

i much prefer the stocky pints.

if it is a matter of getting sick of one kind of
jam in a pint then perhaps working two batches at a
time of different flavors and layering them in the
jar would be one solution? (ok, so it is complicated,
but some people like a challenge )...


songbird

On 5/11/2012 9:48 AM, songbird wrote:

>
> the last 12oz jars i've used were the Quilted
> Crystal Ball brand for about $6-7/dozen. they are
> tall/narrow. a little too tippy for me. we used
> them for gifts/giving away and i'm not terribly
> upset if they don't get returned.

I saw then today for $12.99, not sure if a pkg of 8 or 12.

> i much prefer the stocky pints.
>
> if it is a matter of getting sick of one kind of
> jam in a pint then perhaps working two batches at a
> time of different flavors and layering them in the
> jar would be one solution?

Not sick of the jam, we just don't use it up quickly enough
in pint sizes.

gloria p

gloria p wrote:
>songbird wrote:
>
>> the last 12oz jars i've used were the Quilted
>> Crystal Ball brand for about $6-7/dozen. they are
>> tall/narrow. a little too tippy for me. we used
>> them for gifts/giving away and i'm not terribly
>> upset if they don't get returned.
>
> I saw then today for $12.99, not sure if a pkg of 8 or 12.

ouch!

i'd consider partly filling pint jars. i
don't think the little air left in would
degrade a full sugar jam by much. could be
worth the try at that price. or slipping a
circle of wax paper down in might solve that
problem? not sure. listening for other
jam makers...


>> i much prefer the stocky pints.
>>
>> if it is a matter of getting sick of one kind of
>> jam in a pint then perhaps working two batches at a
>> time of different flavors and layering them in the
>> jar would be one solution?
>
> Not sick of the jam, we just don't use it up quickly enough
> in pint sizes.

ah, ok, that would rarely be my problem here.


songbird

On Fri, 11 May 2012 17:54:00 -0600, gloria p <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On 5/11/2012 9:48 AM, songbird wrote:
>
>>
>> the last 12oz jars i've used were the Quilted
>> Crystal Ball brand for about $6-7/dozen. they are
>> tall/narrow. a little too tippy for me. we used
>> them for gifts/giving away and i'm not terribly
>> upset if they don't get returned.
>
>I saw then today for $12.99, not sure if a pkg of 8 or 12.

I found mine at my local grocery store for $9.38 for the box of 9.
They had 1 in stock which DH bought and then had the manager order
more which came in in a couple of days with their regular orders. The
other nice man had them all loaded into a cart when we came back to
pick them up.

--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

The Cook wrote:
>gloria p > wrote:
...
>>I saw then today for $12.99, not sure if a pkg of 8 or 12.
>
> I found mine at my local grocery store for $9.38 for the box of 9.
> They had 1 in stock which DH bought and then had the manager order
> more which came in in a couple of days with their regular orders. The
> other nice man had them all loaded into a cart when we came back to
> pick them up.

the local price check yesterday, one store had them
for $9.99/dozen (+ 6% sales tax).



songbird

In article <jok8qs$kdf$[email protected]>,
gloria p <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 5/11/2012 9:48 AM, songbird wrote:
>
> >
> > the last 12oz jars i've used were the Quilted
> > Crystal Ball brand for about $6-7/dozen. they are
> > tall/narrow. a little too tippy for me. we used
> > them for gifts/giving away and i'm not terribly
> > upset if they don't get returned.
>
> I saw then today for $12.99, not sure if a pkg of 8 or 12.

Those jars are still in 12s. I think the new 24-ounce jar comes in a
flat of 9.

--
Barb,
http://web.me.com/barbschaller September 5, 2011