Okay... I get canning jars for where ever, and I have very few regular canning jar boxes... like what new jars come in...

does anyone know of a company that makes boxes where one could buy such boxes with inserts to prevent the breaking of jars???

Oh, I have called Ball Corp. (Alstar or something like that)... they were of no help in find boxes... hmmm. don't their jars come in boxes???

thanks Yarrow

-- Anonymous, October 27, 2001

Answers

You could try liquor stores; they should have boxes with dividers. Or ask a local grocery to save you some; lots of glass products come to them packaged this way.

-- Anonymous, October 27, 2001

Yes, I would think grocery stores would have them. Like the boxes that applesauce, and pickles come in would seem like the right size to me.

-- Anonymous, October 27, 2001

Why not use two boxes and make dividers out of one using an electric knife to make the slots. The thicker dividers might also protect the jars better.

-- Anonymous, October 27, 2001

Ah, tried all those ideas... the bummer is that if you stack more than 3 boxes... the bottom box gets all swished out... where with a regular canning jar box, you don't have that happening... I never had enough shelf room....

I am willing to buy NEW boxes... have a few e-mails out to box folks and see if I can go that way...

errr... something so simple to be so complex

-- Anonymous, October 28, 2001

When I was on holiday in Florida we ate at a restaurant that was a steakhouse type. Big bowls of whole peanuts on the tables, shells on the floors. They served all of their soft drinks in canning jars. Maybe you could get some boxes from them, also I remember reading somewhere about someone getting the lids saved for them, by the restaurant free as they only wanted the jars, and also they frequently got brocken so there was a continuous supply.

Hope this helps. Unfortunately we don't have that type of restaurant here in the uk otherwise I would be straight down there!!

Alison

-- Anonymous, October 28, 2001

The secret to keeping the boxes from colapsing is to use slightly larger boxes and double wall the outside walls. Whenever we buy jars I either reinforce the factory box or custom build my own box using hot glue to bond the cardboard. Remember, even the "factory canning jar boxes" are just standard strength corroguated cardboard. Even those eventually collapse due to the jars being full. When they are used for manufactured product there is no content weight. Or you could consider building wooden jar crates from pallet slats.

-- Anonymous, October 28, 2001

Why not skip the boxes and just build shelves? Seems like it would pay off over time....

-- Anonymous, October 28, 2001

I have my canning jars on shelves in the garage. Some are still in the boxes and there's one or two stacks of boxes to a shelf. We used multiple metal brackets (look like a bunch of "z's" stacked on top of each other) and 1 x 12 pine boards. We actually have this system on all the garage walls, so we can store a LOT of stuff (old Beatles albums on vinyl, college books on silvaculture...you know, your everyday *really* needed items!) on them.

The only thing that makes me a little nervous is securing the jars for earthquakes. I'm thinking about some kind of wire or twine to run in front of them. Last earthquake (6.9+ Richter...something like that in Feb 2000) everything stayed put (except for a lamb that got cast in the paddock and was easily resettled on her feet.) I still need to prepare for the Big One, since we are on time for it (plus or minus a hundred years or so.)

Anyone got ideas for securing items to open shelves? I would love to hear some...thanks.

-- Anonymous, October 28, 2001