Canning jars?

[peregrinehill.livejournal.com]

Hi, everyone. Where does a person find home canning jars around here? I haven't seen them at Market Basket, or at China Fair, where I expected to see them. Anyone seen any? Is there a secret repository? EDIT: TAGS Hardware has a good off-season supply of canning jars. Thanks, everyone!

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[catling.livejournal.com]

TAGS hardware in Porter Sq. Happy canning!

[chaiya.livejournal.com]

I went to get more jars last week, and they said they were not stocking any additional ones, and they were out of everything but half-pints. :(

[magid.livejournal.com]

That's odd; they always used to carry them year round.

[chaiya.livejournal.com]

Dunno, maybe I just talked to a flunkie. They were in the process of taking down their display a few weeks ago, though, so maybe they only stock a few flats during the off-season, and half-pints were all that was left? I guess most people do their canning earlier in the season than now. I wanted to do more pickled squash. :P

[catling.livejournal.com]

Oh, shoot! Like magid said, they used to stock 'em year round, I didn't realize that had changed. You might try asking them to order you some. I have a friend who found them out of the particular size she needed, but she was able to get them to special order hers.

[jadelennox]

They often run out at the end of the canning season.

[magid.livejournal.com]

Seconding Tag's in Porter. Or the hardware store in Inman Sq., though I assume that's not nearly so convenient.

[genesayssitdown.livejournal.com]

star market/shaws on mt auburn near the cambridge/watertown/belmont border has them

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

As noted, Tags has them, but I've gotten them at China Fair within the past year, and I'd be surprised if they stopped carrying them. They're in a back corner in the basement. Did you ask one of the clerks?

[ellf.livejournal.com]

China Fair has hundreds of them downstairs.

[countlibras.livejournal.com]

I've seen them in Shaws everywhere but I think I was in the seasonal aisle, so I don't know if they are still carrying them.

If not Tags then out of luck?

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

In the past when I've needed canning jars in winter I've needed to schlep to one of the Walmarts along 128. (Think that's the only stuff I've ever bought at a walmart, actually.)

[enfa.livejournal.com]

I purchased a dozen mason jars from Target on Somerville Ave about 2 months ago.

[genevra-mcneil.livejournal.com]

Actually, Shaw's in Porter carries them, too. On the left-hand side of the far-end of the detergent aisle. Not a lot of them, but there's usually a decent selection.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Dickson Brothers in Harvard Square has them--I was there yesterday and saw them.

But I bet they have them at China Fair--they had them a couple of weeks ago when I was there, and I can't believe they've sold dozens and dozens since then.