Those who can their own food might have encountered this little problem. When you place a opened canning jar in the fridge it tends to reseal itself. Not the end of the world of course but I’ve lost more then a few fingernails prying them open each time I want some zucchini relish or peach jam. I also store dried goods in canning jars (like those chocolate chips) and they have a tendency to seal from time to time too. It is amazing that I have fingernails in fact.

When Michael stopped at the store the other week to augment my supply of Kerr jars (my preferred canning jar) he spotted these, plastic storage caps made by Ball (sorry Kerr!) These are for regular sized jar but you can also purchase them for wide mouthed jars. I am not sure how much Michael paid for them at Fred Myer but googling them shows that they seem to cost around $4 for 8. A bit of a frivolous expense in some eyes probably but I appreciate the drop in broken nails enough to justify it. Love them!

Just wanted to share my newest little discovery.