Bread bucket
I have an old bread making bucket that I found at a yard sale. It’s has some rust but is in good shape. Can you share with me how to clean it so it would be safe to use?
Lori Moore
Lebanon, New Hampshire
I’d just wash it out well with hot, soapy water and scrub the rust spots with a steel wool pad. Rinse well and you’re all set to go. You got quite a find! — Jackie
Transporting canned goods
I am moving from 2500 ft. in the Sierra Nevada mountains to Idaho via interstate 80 over a pass of 8000 feet. I have many canned jars of food to transport. Will the high elevation blow the lids? Many do not have the rings on them. Would the rings protect the seals more?
Laurie
Foresthill, California
I’ve moved several times from low altitude to high and the other way around and have had no problems with my canning jars losing their seals. No, adding rings won’t do anything to prevent jars from coming unsealed but it would keep the mess contained if this would possibly happen. I would make sure to pack the jars well so they don’t jiggle or bounce around as this could cause seals to fail. — Jackie
Cathy,
Yes, that’s what I’ve done. Any liquor store will be glad to get rid of wine and liquor boxes and they are very heavily made; just perfect for canning jars. One down side, though, I’ll bed folks who saw all our booze boxes piled up outside the cabin wondered just how much we drank….. Funny because we don’t use alcohol. But I always wondered what people must think!
I used wine boxes (free at any liquor store) for my canned goods when I moved. They have cardboard dividers.
Every late fall, we drive from the top of Idaho on hwy 95, all the way down to the Sierras, taking hwy 88. Our car is loaded with my canned goods to share with the family. Same elevation at the summit on the route on hwy 80. We never had a jar “pop” a lid or lose its seal. I do leave the rings on. I just taught my daughter to can during our last visit. She can reuse the jars I bring when emptied.
When I moved I bought socks at the thrift store and slipped them over my jars. In the boxes I only needed every other one to have a sock for padding and none came out broken!
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