How to Buy Discounted Mason Jar Rings for Canning
Embracing the end of summer and welcoming the fall harvest means preparing for canning and preserving for a lot of farmers, gardeners and hobbyists. Canning takes place throughout the year depending on what you are canning, but mid-September through October is considered peak Canning Season.
A Brief History of Canning
Nicolas Appert, a French chef and confectioner, is credited with inventing canning. He developed the canning process in the late 18th century by using glass jars and airtight seals to preserve food.
Ball® Corporation, founded by the Ball brothers (Edmund, Frank, George, Lucius, and William) in the late 19th century initially started as a manufacturer of wooden-jacketed tin cans for the food industry. In 1883, the Ball brothers invented a metal canning lid with a sealing gasket, which made the canning process more reliable and efficient. This innovation greatly improved the preservation of food in cans.
Ball® Corporation's largest contribution to home canning was the development of the Ball® Mason Jar, which became widely popular for home canning and food preservation. These glass jars, introduced in 1884, featured a screw-on metal lid with a rubber seal, allowing people to preserve fruits, vegetables, and other foods at home safely and effectively. The Ball® Mason Jar revolutionized home canning and contributed to the widespread adoption of canning as a method for food preservation.
In 2017, Ball® further enhanced the canning experience with the revolutionary SureTight™ Seal Guarantee. This USA made; BPA-free solution represented the most significant improvement in home canning lids in over 30 years. With the introduction of the SureTight™ Seal, the ability for everyday households to preserve food and elixirs saw a significant increase in shelf life, extending freshness from 12 months to 18 months. The Ball® Mason Jar storage solution is a three-piece culinary enhancement, starting with a USA made premium glass jar, coupled with a tin-plated steel band, and secured with an airtight, non-toxic, plastisol disc gasket that creates a vacuum seal.
Our Contribution to Home Canning
Canning patrons may see rust or denting occur from season-to-season, so having replacement mason jar bands on hand is a must. These bands can be hard to find separately and expensive at stores. The good news is that you have options!
The Oregon based sustainability company Mason-re, created and patented the world's first Child Resistant Mason Jar seal, the Re:stash lid. Exclusively made to enhance your mason jar lifestyle, the sustainably sourced Re:stash lid is paired with the Ball® SureTight™ disk to offer superior preservation and life proof longevity. The innovative entrepreneurs at Mason-re also introduced the world's first drop proof silicone mason jar koozies tailor fit to protect and promote the longevity of your canning jars.
The team at Mason-re believes that consumers should have the option to reduce waste by reusing everyday items such as drinking cups and food storage solutions, before choosing to recycle damaged goods. The Ball® Mason Jar regular and wide mouth rings become a bi product of our Re:stash jar. Mason-re believes in reusing before recycling, so instead of disposing of the excess rings they sell them back to the public at a discounted price.
Staying true to their mission of 'REDUCE REUSE and then RECYCLE', you can find these Ball® Mason Jar regular and wide mouth rings available for bulk wholesale prices in box quantities of 50, 200, 400, and 600 or at a discounted single item price at www.mason-re.com. There is always a big rush this time of year so we recommend securing your box of bands to have on hand throughout the season.
If you own a business and would like to enquire about consistent wholesale quantities of Ball® Mason Jar Rings, reach out to sales@mason-re.com.
Buy regular mouth mason jar rings here.
Buy wide mouth mason jar rings here.
Planning a bachelorette party to celebrate the upcoming nuptials of your best friend or loved one? Look no further than our customized bachelorette mason jar koozies to add a touch of fun and personalization to the festivities. Our versatile and eco friendly mason jar koozies will not only keep your beverages cool during the celebrations, but also serve as practical keepsakes for the bride tribe.
Bachelorette parties are all about celebrating the bride-to-be, and what better way to do that than with customized mason jar koozies? Our koozies not only offer a fun way to celebrate but also provide practical benefits. Our silicone sleeves act as a layer of protection for your mason jars, reducing the risk of breakage or damage. They also offer insulation, keeping your beverages at the desired temperature for longer periods. So, whether your bachelorette vibe is sipping a refreshing margarita on a hot summer day or enjoying a cozy cup of hot cocoa during winter, our custom mason jar sleeves have got you covered.
Custom goodies are such a fun part of bachelorette parties, but most of the typical items get used once for the event and then either get thrown out or tossed in a drawer for eternity. Instead of single use favors, personalize Mason-re koozies with the bride's name, wedding date, or a special message that reflects her personality. It's a thoughtful and practical favor that the bride and her friends can cherish long after the celebrations.
Your koozies can be designed to match the theme or color scheme of the party. Whether it's a beach getaway, a glamorous night out, a rustic retreat, or any other theme, your custom design can perfectly complement the overall ambiance and decor.
Our special custom set includes a single color print (ink color of your choice) on the koozie color of your choice. Our dedicated print team has 5 years of experience hand screen printing on our patented silicone sleeves in Bend, Oregon. The silicone ink and sleeves are made to last forever! Either you can supply artwork, or let us know what you'd like and we will design it for you.
Our custom koozies are the perfect accessory to make the bride-to-be feel special and enhance an unforgettable bachelorette party. These versatile and personalized favors not only keep beverages cool but also serve as cherished keepsakes once the fun is over. So, raise a toast, keep your drinks cool, and celebrate the bride in style with customized bachelorette mason jar koozies that will make the festivities truly unforgettable.
These custom bachelorette koozies were the perfect addition to bachelorettes in Las Vegas, NV, Destin, FL, and Punta Cana, DR.
We're excited to introduce our partnership with Intelligent LIDS, and to bring you an eco-friendly drinking lid to pair with our silicone mason jar koozies.
iLIDS' mission is align with ours, in that they want folks to do MORE with FEWER things without sacrificing environmental interests, food safety, quality and style.
This drinking lid for the mason jar is a one-piece lid that has a slide opening which makes it easy to drink on the go, with or without a straw, and for hot or cold liquids. They come in both regular and wide mouth mason jar sizes, in a wide array of colors.
The slide area is spill resistant. We include the metal mason jar disc with each order, so if you would like to bring the jar with you, slide the disc under the iLID to make it watertight.
These lids are Intelligent because they:
- Help you reduce, reuse and recycle using mason jars you already have.
- Don’t rust like metal canning lids.
- Are made from food-safe polypropylene #5 that is recycled and recyclable.
- Are made with an inner gasket to prevent leaking.
- Do not contain BPA, BPS or Phthalates.
- Are made in the USA.
- They look great, too!
These lids are available individually, or pair them with our silicone mason jar koozies for the Ultimate To-Go Jar!
The Mason-re koozie is the first silicone koozie designed from the ground up to perfectly fit standard mason jars. Whether it is drinking your morning coffee, your afternoon beer, or your evening cocktail, our koozies provide the best way to insulate your hot or cold beverage. They are BPA free as well as microwave and dishwasher safe.
Custom and Wholesale Available!
We would love to create custom silicone sleeves for your company and team to use in order to reduce the use of plastic waste and paper coffee cups that are not recyclable. Email nicole@mason-re.com for info on our customizable silicone sleeves and customizable to-go containers!
We are in our second year of Passover in a pandemic. 'Next year in person' didn't happen for this year, but here's hoping for next year! While the world is starting to open up as more people are getting vaccinated, much of our life is still on Zoom, and tradition helps us feel a sense of normalcy.
Passover commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt. During the first two nights of the holiday, families gather for a Seder to tell the story over a meal, full of symbolic foods. This year, like many folks, I'll be doing a seder over Zoom for the second year in a row, and while that is non-traditional, the elements of the Seder plate remain the same. Charoset symbolizes the mortar that the Jews used to build the Egyptian Pharaohs' buildings, as well as the sweet taste of life and liberation.
I love making Charoset once a year, and while I won't be able to share it with as many people this year, I wanted to share the recipe with you all. There are many different ways to make Charoset. It can be made in a food processor, but I prefer the chunkier texture of hand cutting the apples. It takes longer, but is worth it! This recipe is a variation of a recipe in a cookbook that I grew up with.
Prep time: 1 hour (depending on your knife skills)
Yield: About 4 pint sized mason jars full
Ingredients
- 6 apples
- 1.5 cups walnuts
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 cup sweet red wine
Directions
- Peel and chop the apples
- Chop the walnuts
- Combine the apples, walnuts, cinnamon, sugar and red wine in a mixing bowl
- Enjoy with some Matzo!
Even though a lot of us are continuing to work from home, mason jar salads are still a great lunch option. While we're not grabbing them for a quick lunch on the go, meal prepping still saves a lot of time and hassle throughout the week. So I thought I'd share my current favorite mason jar salad recipe.
I love an excuse to roast some chickpeas and I choose to pair them with farro, which contains more fiber than other grains like rice and even quinoa, and is high in protein. This salad is full of other interesting flavors and textures, like the cranberries and sunflower seeds. Here's the full recipe.
Prep time: 1 hour
Yield: 5
Serving Size: 1 16oz mason jar
Ingredients
- 2 cups of uncooked chickpeas
- 1 cup of dry farro
- 4 cups of arugula
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/8 cup parmesan cheese
- 1/8 cup sunflower seeds
- 1 lemon
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/8 cup olive oil
- garlic powder
- salt
- pepper
Directions
- Roast the Chickpeas: preheat the oven to 450 degrees; drain the chickpeas and blot dry; mix in a bowl with olive oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper; spread out on a baking pan; bake for 30-40 minutes until crispy and brown.
- Cook the farro: rinse 1 cup of farro then place in a pot and add 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes. Drain any excess liquid and then refrigerate.
- Make the salad dressing: combine the olive oil, juice from 1 lemon, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir. (depending on how much dressing you like, you may double this recipe)
- Layer the ingredients evenly across 5 16oz mason jars in this order: dressing, dried cranberries, farro, chickpeas, arugula, cheese, sunflower seeds.
- Store upright in the fridge and enjoy all week long!
'This the season! If you're looking for a cocktail to serve after your Christmas dinner at home this year... this is your drink! It's a delicious dessert in a mason jar and it's so easy to make. 🎄🎁
Prep time: 5 mins
Yield: 2
Serving Size: 1 8oz mason jar
Ingredients
- 3 oz Kahlúa
- 3 oz Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur
- 3 candy canes
- Ice
Directions
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Use a cheese cloth and a roller to crush a candy cane into powder for the rim of the mason jar.
- Place the candy cane powder on a small plate and pour some of the white chocolate liqueur onto another small plate.
- Rim the 8oz mason jars by dipping into the liqueur first and then the crushed candy cane (do this quickly because the candy cane powder gets sticky quickly and then it won't stick properly to the rim).
- Pour 1.5 oz of the Kahlúa and 1.5 oz of the white chocolate liqueur into each 8oz mason jar.
- Fill the rest of the jar with ice and stir.
- Garnish with a candy cane and enjoy!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
HAPPY HANUKKAH!
One of my favorite traditions during Hanukkah is making latkes. These delicious potato pancakes symbolize the miracle of Hanukkah because they are fried in oil. There are tons of recipes and variations out there, but this one is my family's go-to.
Prep time: 2 hours
Yield: 10 servings
Serving size: 4 latkes
Ingredients
- 7 large Idaho potatoes
- 3 large yellow onions
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- Vegetable oil for frying
Directions
- Peel and grate the potatoes (use the large holes on your grater).
- Chop the onion and mix with the grated potatoes.
- Use a sieve or strainer to drain some of the liquid from the potato and onion mixture.
- Mix the egg whites and yokes and then add to the potato, onion mixture.
- Add the flour, salt and pepper to the mixture.
- Heat 1/8 inch oil in a frying pan on the stovetop and then drop large spoon-fulls of the batter into the oil.
- Fry until browned on one side and then flip to fry the other side.
- Once browned and crispy, remove the latkes from the oil, drain the excess oil and set aside to cool off before enjoying.
Nothing pairs better with latkes than apple sauce. I was disappointed when I recently went to my local grocery store and could not find any apple sauce without corn syrup in it. Not to mention, apple sauce usually comes packaged in plastic. So, here is an easy, corn syrup-free and plastic-free recipe:
Prep time: 30 mins
Yield: 4 servings
Serving size: 1 4oz mason jar
Ingredients
- 4 large apples
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
- Peel, core and chop the apples.
- Combine the apples, water, sugar and cinnamon into a saucepan.
- Cover and cook on medium heat for about 20 minutes or until the apples are soft.
- Place the mixture into a blender and blend until smooth.
- Pour into 4oz mason jars and store in the fridge.
Raise your hand if you have been staying up late these past few nights anxiously awaiting election results! 🙋♀️
This smoothie is the perfect pick-me-up! Bananas are an energy booster packed with potassium and fiber. Chia seeds are considered a 'super food' because they're full of protein and fiber. And of course the coffee adds a nice kick. If you make cold brew coffee, or pre-refrigerate your hot coffee, this smoothie takes less than 10 minutes to prepare. Cheers!
Prep time: 10 mins
Yield: 1
Serving Size: 1 16oz mason jar
Ingredients
- Brewed Coffee (1/2 cup)
- 1 Banana
- Chia Seeds (1 tbsp)
- Almond Milk (1/2 cup)
- Cinnamon (1 tsp)
- Ice (1.5 cup)
Directions
- Brew coffee (either cold brew, or regular brew and set in fridge to cool)
- Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth
- Optional: make it alcoholic! Add some coffee liquor if you'd like, I won't tell.
- Voila! A delicious and caffeinated smoothie!
This year, the Jewish High Holidays will be different (thank you Covid 😠). For the first time since I can remember, I won't be attending services at synagogue, or going to over family friends' houses to celebrate the Jewish new year, or to Break the Fast. Despite this year's changes, Jewish traditions, especially with regard to food, remain the same. It's tradition to dip apples in honey for a 'sweet new year.' So in honor of that, I made this Apple Honey Martini. It's dangerously delicious and easy to make.
Even in the Covid era, there is so much to be grateful for (like vodka 😇). Here's to a Sweet New Year!
Prep time: 10 mins
Yield: 1
Serving Size: 1 8oz mason jar
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz vodka
- 1.5 oz apple juice
- Apple honey simple syrup: 1/4 cup honey, 1/4 cup water (this will yield enough for a few cocktails)
- Ice
- Apple for garnish
Instructions
- Make the apple honey simple syrup: Place the honey and water into a small sauce pan on medium heat. Stir until the honey dissolves and then remove from heat and store in the fridge until ready to use.
- Combine the vodka, apple juice and .5oz of the apple honey simple syrup into a 16oz mason jar.
- Fill the jar with ice and shake until well mixed.
- Use the lid of the mason jar to strain and pour into an 8oz mason jar.
- Garnish with apple slices and enjoy!
This grain bowl is a combination of some of my favorite foods. It's super filling and full of nutrients. Brussels sprouts are low in calories, but packed with vitamins and fiber, and broccoli is packed with vitamins C and K. Chickpeas are high in both protein and fiber and contain several essential vitamins and minerals. The egg adds a nice boost of protein and so does the quinoa.
Prep time: 1.5 hours
Yield: 2
Serving Size: 1 bowl
Ingredients
- 2 cups of uncooked chickpeas
- 1/2 cup of dry rice/quinoa blend
- 1 pound brussels sprouts
- 1 head of broccoli
- 2 eggs
- salt
- pepper
- olive oil
- garlic powder
Directions
- Roast the Chickpeas: preheat the oven to 450 degrees; drain the chickpeas and blot dry; mix in a bowl with olive oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper; spread out on a baking pan; bake for 30-40 minutes until crispy and brown.
- Roast the Brussels Sprouts: preheat the oven to 400. Cut the ends off the Brussels Sprouts and then slice in half. Mix in a bowl with olive oil, garlic powder and some salt and pepper. Mix until all the florets are coated and then spread out on a baking sheet and bake for about 35-40 minutes, checking on them every 20 minutes. I found that spreading the Brussels sprouts out on the baking sheet so that the cut part is on the pan makes them crispier.
- Cook the rice/quinoa.
- Sauté the broccoli florets.
- Scramble the eggs.
- Layer the bowls with the rice/quinoa on the bottom and the goodies on top.
