I hadn’t heard of a shortage of lids, but that’s good to know. I canned over 300 jars myself this year; I stopped counting and some jars have been canned several times because we keep eating the contents.

A friend of mine just canned 500 jars (she lives on the east coast) but she said that the women there normally can 1000 jars a year.

I look at my jars and see the past three months of my life and I wonder how I could can 1000 jars.

My family is growing, so I plan to get more jars.

The grocery stores here still have lids, but Walmart was out long ago; they say they’re seasonal.

The grocery stores are also out of quart jars and have been for months.

And shortage eh? Well I guess I’ll start stocking up too. I’ve got my local grocery store that still has a selection and so I think I’ll just pick stuff up each time I go.

I think I canned somewhere around 300 bottles this year (total). Well I did a lot more but I canned with a neighbor and split the bounty and then we each took things to the people who own the garden land.

It was only after much summer canning and bottle purchasing that I began to even consider how many of what would need to be put up to be self-sufficient, so I really appreciate how your relitives figured things.

My figuring included at least 1 qt of food per person per day – of course they’re need to be variety, but everyone would get a portion of a quart. That would be a little thin for fruits and soups, however.

I’m stocking up on lids this year as I hear (rumor?) that there could be a shortage next summer. Who knows but I thought I’d get ahead of the game.