George wrote: >Some folks still advocate boiling home canned food for 10 minutes before eating. >Personally I think it's foolish IF you follow good procedures. Home canning ain't >for sissies. > My in-laws got some home-canned things from people they knew and gave us some. One is pickled watermelon rind (I think, I didn't try it yet), in a regular pint canning jar. The other is blackberry jam in a jar that looks like it originally had gravy in it -- the lid says "Heat and Serve". My grandmother and her sister re-used jars like that, but I hadn't seen anyone do it lately. Looks like they've used this one more than once! I was a little hesitant to eat it but I do like blackberry jam. It's a third gone, and I'm as OK as ever. (No boiling, either.) David Smith