Recycling Jars and Lids
David Cavagnaaro shares a way to recycle jars and lids; Joanna Uhler still enjoys strenuous outdoor work at age 69; Maureen Unger does her recycling at a hazardous waste facility; Annell Durham preserves sweet red peppers and fresh basil; Paulette Brunnet removes road tar from her car with a baking soda and water paste and stops mosquito bites from itching by applying Secret deodorant; Gary Voshell believes beagles are the best dog for a homestead; Catherine Dybiec Holm shares several tips from making a country living.
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DAVID CAVAGNARO Decorah, Iowa
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Country lore
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To save money on canning jars and lids, you can reuse
supermarket juice jars to can tomato or other juices. These
juice jar lids have a silicone liner that will reseal many
times. just be sure to check the juice before you use it to
be certain the recycled lid has stayed sealed. The center
of the lid should be slightly depressed and make a high,
tight sound when tapped.
Use lids that have metal tabs for screwing on. Some jars
have threads in the silicone layer lining the lid: These
quickly wear out and should not be reused.
This technique is probably not U.S. Department of
Agriculture approved, but I have been using these jars for
years, replacing worn lids as needed, with no problem
whatsoever.
Still Splitting Wood at 69
I have enjoyed MOTHER EARTH NEWS for years and years. At
age 69 I do not get into very large projects anymore, but I
still split my own firewood. I bought the mechanical wood
splitter advertised in your magazine (November 2001) and
find it easy to operate and a great, cheap way to split
wood rounds. I could not afford a gas wood splitter, nor do
I have the strength to split wood using a maul. But this
one allows me to split even knotty rounds.
The splitter is the Mean Green Splitting Machine, available
from www.avalanchesnow.com (877) 251-9900. It
costs $100 plus shipping. If you buy the oak base, it comes
with a spring and nylon washer that make it work better.
The base, however, is hard to put together just right.
JOANNA UHLER
Elk, Washington
Recycling Rejects
My recycling tip is to check out your local hazardous waste
facility.
Sounds awful, doesn't it? But our facility, actually
located in the next county, has an exchange room that
everyone is welcome to browse (no exchange needed). People
are encouraged to send unwanted paint and other chemicals
to the facility rather than improperly disposing them by
pouring them down the drain or behind the garage. And our
facility managers wisely put anything in good condition
into the exchange room.
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