Reuse Old SALSA and PICKLE Jars || COOKING WITH BERTA JAY -Tips and Tricks

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My objective for this channel is to share with others what I have learned over the last 30+ years about living and eating healthier. I share my knowledge with my small circle of friends all the time. I am not a doctor, nor do I hold any type of medical degree, but I believe that my tried experiences may help someone else.

For over 30 years I have used every diet imaginable to lose weight, but I confess that I am now at home using the vegan lifestyle. I want to share what I have learned about eating and enjoying food. And, since I am still learning how to be more consistent with this lifestyle, I have decided to eat more healthily, realizing the weight will come off eventually. Though I have not reached my goal weight, I know that sharing with other people in front of a camera with help me to stay on course.

I have, with the help of my husband of 37 years, raised 3 grown children. I will also share some cooking shortcuts as well as some natural formulas I have used and still use for everyday problems.

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[shirleydenton]

When I think back how little my grandmother had to work with in the fifties. She would have saved every jar and plastic bag and reused and reused. I love any channel that showsus how tokeepstuff out of the landfill.

[Jazcamrob]

I reuse glass pasta sauce jars and I boil them, in order to sterilize the glass.

[AcornHillHomestead]

These jars are getting so valuable now. If we save jars that are all the same they look so much nicer on shelves or the fridge. I save small jars for seed and dried flower head saving. The seeds keep nice and the seed heads look sooo cute in an antique cabinet with garden books.

[Judy]

Hi Berta, Mom uses a lot of jars for storing as well. I save all my jars for my Amish friend Sadie. She has 13 children & she does a lot of canning for her family & also for her produce stand at her home where she sells homemade jams, jellies, pickles, chow chow & red beets . I will use this method to take labels off before giving them to Sadie as sometimes it is hard to get them off. Sadie does all her canning on a huge wood & coal stove in the dead of the summer heat. She plows her fields with a team of horses in her bare feet & plants the fields. She works along side her husband some of the older kids are old enough to work the fields as well, & a few of the middle ones help take care of the little ones when Sadie is in the fields.The children only go to 8th grade.We have been friends for many years.
Thanks again Berta for the tips with the jars .have a Blessed day ( Judy )

[suchef]

I can't believe how much we are alike! YOU should SEE my jar collection!!! LOL unbelieveable! My mom grew up in the depression days and she taught me to recycle. I particularly like glass. I try to stay away from plastic as much as possible!

[markdavid]

Hey Hey Berta Jay
An even easier way to remove labels, and especially glue ---
First, fill the jar with pretty hot water, (to at least the top of the label) and let it set for three to five minutes.
The glue melts and the label peels right off. I think 'Dr. Frankenstein' already mentioned a simular method in the comments.
But to get all the glue off -
Put about a tablespoon of cooking oil on a paper towel, (butter flavored oil works as well. I guess any oil may).
Scrub the oil over the glue for a couple minutes, and then wash the oil off with soap and water. Like New!
This is a tip I learned from another YouTube channel a couple years ago. Unfortunately I don't remember which one, so I don't know who to give props to. Sorry; whoever you are.
I hope this helps everyone.

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[ticklemebrown]

I never throw away glass jars!
Use them for leftovers as a space saver in the refrigerator, and
to store all my dry goods.
I'm a city girl that had a country mama😉

[ginsederp]

For me, I just put a steel wool to it. Since glass is harder than steel, the wool won't leave a mark on the glass, but the glue is definitely softer than steel, and can thus be easily rubbed off.

[soyoucametosee]

I have done this for years. However most folks i know wont reuse a perfectly good jar.

[marycahill]

I save ALL my jars because our church summer camp for kids uses them for arts and crafts. I also save and collect shoe boxes -- our church ladies fill them with toiletries and handy little items for the women at a local battered women's shelter. Makes a nice Xmas gift.

[danleep]

I have been using 'recycle' jars and their lids for years with me being 80 years old as of now! I simply make certain that any jar is sound, ie, crack and chip free which the normal process for any jar. As for the recycle lids, I don't use: bent lids, lids that have scratches on the underside of any of the lids and I only use lids that have the protective coating on the underside...not the uncoated nut butter type lids (except for more home made nut butter). I have and do reuse these lids multiple times whether they be threaded or lug lids (upon passing proper inspection). I remove any and all labels from the jars using various processes that may be disapproving by some folks but the processes work for me. Any recycle jar and lid that is newly acquired gets labels removed and then bleach-washed in hot detergent water, rinsed, dried, cleanly stored and readied for canning use. There are benefits in using recycle jars: easy to give as gifts without requiring another jar in return; they are mostly free (mine are always free)...no money spent. The canned results using these jars and lids have always (ALWAYS) been perfect and not different than using mason type jars and lids. If new lug lids are needed/desired, then search on your browser for lug canning lids and several sources will appear that are easy to navigate and order from. I have done this many times, Even Amazon will have links for lug and threaded lids. Always get lids that have the protective coating on the underside of each lid...this coating is normal for using with canned food.

[ElectricFrostBites]

Nice tip, I will surely use it. :) Greetings from Bosnia & Herzegovina!

[sennybenny]

old toothbrush could help with getting the glue off. great vid :)

[conniepine]

I always soak my jars and when it comes off I just use a scoure pad to get off the glue stuff .I use store bought jars all the time .
Nothing wrong in that

[SheriAnne]

I love this tip and do it all the time. Here is another tip for people who are new to doing this...at first I could not get the smell of what had been in the jar out. Salsa jars still smelled of salsa. Good old vinegar to the rescue. I put a small amount of white vinegar in the jar and let it sit for a little while. Smell is gone!! :) Hope you have a blessed day Berta!!!

[MyJp]

I'm sorry if this is a repeat, but googone works miracles on jar labels. If you use a lot, you can buy a quart can of naphtha from a hardware store for about $15 and it is the same thing as googone, ronsonall, or zippo brand lighter fluid. Not as eco-friendly as the citrus oil, but it works better on labels and is easier on your hands

[drfrankenstein]

Hun, just place your jars in hot water then pour boiling water over the label. The boiling water melts the glue on the label and makes it sooo easy to remove.

[gemma]

Two things. A little shortening or cooking oil rubbed on the jar label and left to sit a bit will also get the sticky stuff off. Number two, I think jars might be safer and best of all you can see what’s in them.
Berta, I think you are heaven sent. Keep it going. You give this 77 year old confidence to try.

[ceeemm]

Goo Gone is great for removing label glue residue.

[therobertrichter]

How do you get the smell out of the lids? Pickles and salsa lids in particular tend to smell like pickles and salsa