Feather3

Checked for lids (Ball & Kerr) & there are none to be found in my area. I checked several stores. Was told they have been on back order for over a year. Checked Walmart site & fine print shows not available for shipping or pick up. Same with Target, Lowe's, Tractor Supply, etc. Many on line sites have also jacked the prices way up.

I also saw sellers from China are selling fake lids in Ball boxes, so be careful if you order on line.

I have 2 bushels of tomatoes ordered & with some luck I may have just enough lids.

alaskasunshine

Has anyone ordered the lids from Mason Tops? I did and it says they shipped and to check the tracking number but there isn’t any tracking number. Has anyone ordered and received their Mason Top lids?

sewbizgirl

Have you looked in hardware stores?

Feather3

I checked 3 hardware stores. All said no lids, been back ordered for over a year. Won't get any until January 2022.

SusieQOH

A few days ago we went out in the country to get peaches. We stopped at a store that had Amish people working there and found lids.

recycler

Alaska sunshine, I ordered lids from masonjarlid.com and my order also says it has shipped, and my charge card has been charged, but no tracking. It also says “no courier found”. I tried emailing to customer service but get no reply. My tomatoes are producing like crazy and starting to ripen now, so I’m trying to decide what to do! I was at Ace Hardware the other day and they have boxes of the flats and rings combined. I suppose I should have gotten them.

alaskasunshine

I believe that web address for Mason Jar Lids is a SCAM
We spent a lot of money and haven't heard anything! I hope ADMIN takes the link out! The ADDRESS for the SCAM is CHINA.

I should have checked further before ordering. I'm so aggravated!

tranum

Got this from a friend. I’ve made 4 quarts bags. It’s called Yard Sauce

Fill a cake pan 9x13 with fresh ripe tomatoes. Cut them in quarters & remove core. Skin can stay on. Add onion slices to taste, 1 green pepper cut in wedges ( seeds removed ) & fresh basil to taste. I had a small zucchini so I added it too. Drizzle with olive oil & bake 350 for an hour. Let sit 5 minutes then pour off juice (can freeze for chili or soup). Put hot mixture through blender in batches. I add Italian Seasoning, Red Pepper flakes and dry basil (if I don’t have fresh). Let cool & bag in quart freezer bags. I sit bags upright in a container in freezer so it doesn’t accidentally tip & leak all over. Use in chili or hot dishes. Beating the canning flat shortage.

Snooze2978

I'm in Carroll, Ia and found a ton of them at Bomgaards. They're not "Ball" but at least they're flats. We had this issue last year too but I keep a stock pile of them starting right after the season is over so I'm never without the next season. Couldn't find any at Walmart this past week. I check each week.

Iceblossom

My local hardware store, McClendon's has a big canning display. Mostly are the jars and lid sets. But there are also plenty of non-Ball lids and/or lid/ring sets. Fewer Ball options without jars but some...

Unfortunately they don't ship, but if you are in the pacific northwest, McClendon's has them in stock.