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Show Ample Supply Of Canning Jars Available For Utah "Don't panic! Canning Jars and lids will be out in Utah in a few weeks and the supply will be ample," reports Flora Bardwell. Utah State University food and nutrition specialist. She said her information comes from Nancy Steer ts, presidential appointee special assistant for consumer affairs. Ms. Bardwell was in touch with the consumer affairs specialist recently during a national conference held in St. Louis, Mo. "Two new companies are manufacutring canning jars this year, and three new companies are putting out lids," noted the USU food and nutrition expert. She said raw materials, which were In short supply last year, are now plentiful. "The canning supply manufacturers, however, have all agreed not to ship the Jars and lids until just prior to the canning season in each area," she reported. She noted that in some states where canning supplies had already been shipped, Florida in particular, tourists from out of state were bulk buying the Items. "Even in Utah, some of the local stores with canning supplies on hand have experienced out-ot-staters wanting to load up with the jars and lids," Ms. Bardwell stated. Last year, approximately six million families participated in home canning. "And that figure is expected to increase by about one million this year. But the supplies have also increased to handle the extra, load," she said She cautions consumers to buy what they need but not to hoard "1 know one person who has on hand 30 cases of Jars she didn't use last year," Ms. Bardwell concluded. |