[Madame Cholet]

per jar

Just been to asda today bought 4  beetroot and 36 jars of cabbage still 10p the checkout lady says that other people are doing the same! I WONDER WHY?

The beetroot was 25p my partner says he will eat that so its even better he is now trying to get some empty catering jars to tip the cabbage in he might eat some of that too. The beetroot might be ok in stronger vinager.

Thanks for the info I rarely go in super markets

[Folger]

Great thread, I would never have though of buying a cheap product for the sake of getting hold of the jar.  We're hopefully going to be making jam soon and need a supply of jars.

Thanks for the tips! 

[uppsiedaisy57]

My mum gets loads of specalised jams bought her in small jars and i use those, and i get all my friends to save all their jars for me. you can also get cheap jars of all sizes and glass bottles at car booties! Regards Gill

[Madame Cholet]

Just hand washed the cabbage jars from asda no smell residue, seem ok for jam as well as chutney. Going to get a load more Mon if there still there.

The labels come off really easy too

[kevinp]

For my chutneys I like the tesco sweet pickle jars 25p each, they clean very easy and there is no left over smell on the lids, unlike the tesco mint lids. And the lids are so much easier than using elastic bands and cellophane

[sunshineband]

For my chutneys I like the tesco sweet pickle jars 25p each, they clean very easy and there is no left over smell on the lids, unlike the tesco mint lids. And the lids are so much easier than using elastic bands and cellophane

and you don't accidentally poke your finger through them when you are resorting the cupboard either 

[kevinp]

Me no never ........ well ..... only the one, lucky it was jam and it had to be eaten as soon as possible

[mumofstig]

Asda have pickled red cabbage in 454g jars at 4p each 

needless to say I bought a few 


Emptied one out and washed it and no smell left.....result 

[diggerjoe]

THanks for that MoS  will be sending OH up to ours later tonight  I can imagine checkout persons face as thats all he will have in the basket

[sunshineband]

4p 

[mumofstig]

yep fourpence ...honest

When I can warm myself up enough ............I'm going back for a few more 

[arugula]

What are you going to do with all that pickled cabbage?  :blink:

[mumofstig]

  keep this to yourself.......
but......... if you drain it and follow your usual braised apple and red cabbage recipe (minus the vinegar of course) it is actually quite nice

When I get fed up with that it will just go on the compost heap................cos at 4p a jar it's worth buying just for the jars

[arugula]

Good tip! And very true, to the other part! 

[Oliveview]

Shokkyy, do you know anyone that has a baby because I think they might be just the size you are looking for and they have metal lids

babies with metals lids -- whatever next 

First good laugh I have had in ages... ta
Pamela