16. August 2020 20:29
So finally I am having a good year for the tomatoes and it is time to start canning jars of sauce and crushed tomatoes for the coming year. I had only a box and a half of lids left from last year, so I went out early yesterday morning to get additional lids. I found empty shelf space where they should have been at several stores. Reluctantly, back at home I looked for an online source and did not have much better luck. Oh, there are a few sources which claim to have the lids but they appear to be price gouging unless their lids are actual gold rather than gold colored metal. Apparently a shortage of canning lids is yet another result of the COVID pandemic in the US.
