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Plastic Lids On Canning Jars

I use peanut butter lids on regular canning jars for everyday storage. They don't rust if used in the refrigerator, and keep food fresh on the counter. I use them for non-food storage as well; such as band-aids with ointment. I haven't found anything to use on the wide mouth jars yet, any suggestions?

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By Judith Mc-H from Central IL

Canning jar with peanut butter jar lid on it
 

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July 12, 20110 found this helpful

Try the wide mouth Mayo jar lids. I think they work. If not, you can almost always find rings at a thrift store, and the lids are cheap.

 
October 16, 20220 found this helpful

Thanks I am also looking for plastic wide mouth recycled of course

 

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July 12, 20110 found this helpful

I use my jars (rather large or small) for our left overs. This saves aluminum foil being used constantly (an expense we can not really afford.) The left-over's heat right in the jars (with a heating pad sitting atop them) as they heat up in the microwave and is then used to carry the hot jar to the table.

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I like to live and be as simple as I can be for my family.

 

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July 12, 20110 found this helpful

That is a nifty idea. Glad you thought of it. I must try more plastic jars tops out on some of my jars that need them

 

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July 13, 20110 found this helpful

I just put this idea into use! Thanks for the tip!

 
May 25, 20130 found this helpful

You have shown me how to reuse another plastic item in the house! Thank you so much!

I have found the little round things that go inside canning jars, the metal round piece, fits nicely over the top of some tin cans of green beans where you open the top of the can by a pull tab.

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This keeps flies out and such or you can store it in the fridge.

 

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May 26, 20130 found this helpful

Great idea. I just finished a jar of peanut butter and will be sure to keep the lid. I have seen the Ball plastic lids at Kmart.

 
May 26, 20130 found this helpful

I am doing the same. For me it is the 2-cup size, I have found for the Ball mason jars the generic mayo lids fit well. For some reason the peanut butter any kind and Hellmann's mayo lids do not work on Ball mason jars.

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On the other kind of mason jars they work fine.

 
May 26, 20130 found this helpful

This isn't as thrifty as reusing a lid off of other jars, but they do sell wide mouth lids in the canning section. They usually come 12 to a box. They are usually white and plastic.

 
August 21, 20220 found this helpful

I took a piece of plastic canvas and made breathable lids for my seed starters in wide mouth jars, works really well for starting garlic and onions.

 

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