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    With hard sauce?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken View Post
    Which type of jars?

    Did the jars come with rings and lids?
    The quart wide mouth and regular were about the same price maybe a few cents difference, not enough to notice.pints were @ $1 cheaper and the cases came with lids and rings for each jar.

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    Mel - You can pick a lot of stuff up at yard sales and places like Goodwill. Just after canning season is over, there will be all kinds of stuff in yards sales. All those folks that tried it but don't ever want to do it again will be getting rid of the stuff they bought.
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    I'M JEALOUS!!!! a dozen 1pint jars just cost me £18 that's about $28!!!!!!!!!!
    and I can't even get proper canners.....goes off to bed to cry myself to sleep.
    See you all tomorrow.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick View Post
    You want the wide mouthed jars. It just makes life easier all the way around. You might also think about a home canning kit.

    http://www.canningpantry.com/home-canning-kit.html

    They probably have them at Wal-Mart as well. I use the jar lifter, the funnel and the lid lifter (the little thing with a magnet) all the time. Very handy items.
    Yep - wide mouthed jars make things easier. The little gadgets - funnel, lid lifter and jar tongs (tongs, not thongs) will save you lots of frustration and burned fingers.
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    I'm sorry WW would it be cheaper if we bought and then shipped to you?

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    Wychwood would you be willing to share your recipe with me? The plum pudding I make is made in a pudding steamer. The steamer I have came from Germany. The person that gave it to me couldn't find one in England when she went. LOL.

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    I'm back briefly! Yes Lorna, I'll pm you the recipe.
    I'm not sure about postage of heavy goods Poco, Tusconmax has offered to be go-between postie for some supplies. I think I would probably end up paying the same if you posted jars to me. Thanks for the offer tho, just another reason for me to keep working on getting out of rip-off Britain! Be warned.... Winnie is working on coming to America!!
    Right really must be off to bed now, lots to do tomorrow!
    Oh what's hard sauce??
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    Quote Originally Posted by wychwood View Post
    I'm back briefly! Yes Lorna, I'll pm you the recipe.
    And for the rest of us?

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    Oh what's hard sauce??
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    I'll send a sample to QC Ken as soon as I make it.

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    What do you mean, Woo Hoo. Ken's the one getting it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick View Post
    What do you mean, Woo Hoo. Ken's the one getting it.
    Silly boy. Obviously there was a punctuation omission. It should have read.....

    I'll send a sample to QC Ken, as soon as I make it.
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    You are correct Crash, I did forget my comma. Let me restate this correctly. Crash and Ken I will send the finished product to QC as soon as it's made. Does this clear up the problem?

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    Hey Rick why are you trying to start problems. There's NO WAY I would ever leave Crash out of any QC samples I send.

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    Geeze. The only person here that supports you and you're correcting her? Smooth, Ken. Real smooth.
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    Where do I apply for the QC dept.? I feel really left out in the cold......All the good knives, all the good food I wannabe QC too!!! Please send me an application Pronto????

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lorna View Post
    Hey Rick why are you trying to start problems. There's NO WAY I would ever leave Crash out of any QC samples I send.
    Quote Originally Posted by Rick View Post
    Geeze. The only person here that supports you and you're correcting her? Smooth, Ken. Real smooth.
    Lorna, you are an angel!

    And Rick?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick View Post
    Geeze. The only person here that supports you and you're correcting her? Smooth, Ken. Real smooth.
    I'll let you know just how incredibly good it is, Rick. Heck, I'll even get somebody to post pictures for me!
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