Love learning about new jars? Read on for details about the line of Anchor Hocking canning jars, available from our friends at Fillmore Container, as well as a chance to win a case to use in your own kitchen!
When it comes to gathering vessels for preserving, I have always been something of a magpie. I like to use jars of different shapes and from different makers. The result is a pantry that gives off a sense of happy, appealing chaos (of course, it’s only an appearance. I always know what’s in there, down to the very last item). It also allows for a preserves closet where you almost always have exactly the right sized jar for dinner prep, potluck preparations, or a gift basket.
Thanks to our friends at Fillmore Container, I’ve recently added a new line of jars to my kitchen and I am quite pleased to have them. Made by Anchor Hocking, these sturdy, squared off jars are an affordable, pleasing option for any home canner. If you have any vintage Anchor Hocking jars in your collection, the shape and heft of these jars will be familiar (though sadly, these are not quite as graceful as the ones our grandmothers knew and used).
These Anchor Hocking jars come in three sizes – quarts, pints, and half pints. Fillmore sells them without closures, which allows you to choose from a world of possibilities. They have regular mouth openings and so can be sealed with Ball brand lids and rings, with open stock lids and rings from Fillmore, or with one-piece lids designed to be used on jars with continuous threads (if you’re curious how to can at home using one-piece lids, check out my tutorial).
Having canned a bit in these jars over the last few weeks, I can tell you that they perform beautifully. They are true to size, strong, and seal well. I also really appreciate the fact that the slightly square shape offers up four smooth sides for labeling. If I were canning for a baby or wedding shower, I’d stock up on the half pint size, order some custom labels from CanningCrafts, and offer up the prettiest party favors this side of Pinterest.
This week, the folks at Fillmore are sponsoring our giveaway. One lucky winner will get a case of the Anchor Hocking jars (jar size is winner’s choice), a dozen lids and rings, and a $25 gift card, good on the Fillmore Container website (perhaps you’ll want to use it to get a copy of Naturally Sweet Food in Jars!). This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents. Please use the widget below to enter.
Disclosure: Fillmore Container is a Food in Jars sponsor. Their participation my sponsorship program helps keep this website afloat. They sent the jars pictured in this post for review and photography purposes and are also contributing the prize, both at no cost to me. However, all thoughts and opinions expressed here remain entirely my own.
I have 3 bags of raspberries left in the freezer, and it’s almost raspberry season. I’m going to make some jam this weekend.
I’ll be canning figs and grapes in a few weeks. They aren’t ripe yet, but soon. We love home canned and preserved anything. No preservatives. That’s what I love about home putting up foods. They taste so much like fresh. I also like it that I can look at what we’ve put by and know that we will have plenty to eat during the winter, or hard times. I can and dehydrate all I can.
I will be canning strawberry jam next week
THese jars look adorable!!!!
Plan to make Wineberry jelly.
making Jalapeno Pepper Jelly. Yum!
I just picked 16quarts of farm fresh strawberries. Sure could use those beautiful jars!
I made your cherry barbecue sauce with cherries that I picked at a local farm. Yum!
I am canning tomatoes this week.
I am going to can Lavender Jelly! Love it!
My next canning adventure will be peaches….
sour cherry and black pepper jam
Cherries next week!
Never canned before. I use my glass jars mainly for storing pantry items and leftovers
veggies and/or fruit in season… for winter enjoyment 🙂
love jars
We will be working on black raspberry jelly from our backyard. Thank you!
We don’t have anything ready for canning in the garden yet. My family loves it when I can salsa so we are anxiously awaiting tomatoes and peppers
Please pick me. Ive never won anything and I really need and want this jars.
Not doing any canning this week, but I did do a batch of chicken soup last week. My new favorite this year would have to be canned Italian sausage meatballs (just meat taken out of the casing, no egg or breadcrumbs). So great for use in soup or spaghetti.
The jar collection continues . . .
And I am canning apricots this week 🙂
Not canning this week. Waiting for the elderberries to ripen.
I haven’t done any canning recently, but we made a meyer lemon, ginger, and mint marmalade earlier this year that was delicious.
Anything I can get my hands on!
Currants…in a few weeks pears.
Not canning this week, although I have dehydrated some yellow squash from the garden.
No canning this week ?
I use these for my handmade soy candles! Love them
I haven’t done any canning yet, but I made two big trays of cherry fruit leather this week. I’d like to make some pear jam this year if I can get my hands on some decent pears.
My next batch of jam would look great in these!
We can always use more jars – especially a different style! We have bush cherries, buffalo currants, sand plums, and wild grapes that are ready now – and the jam and jelly making is in full swing.
Nothing ready to can this week, but I will be doing beans, tomatoes, and relish soon! Can never have too many jars!!
I use them for my home made laundry butter!
Haven’t done any canning yet this year. Need new jars. 😉
Nothing to can this week, but looking forward to canning tomatoes and some pepper jelly.
Hope to soon have veggies, slow season yet. But berries are available!
Cat
I just made some apricot mango chutney to trade to a friend who sent me a giant box of sock yarn. I love these jars and their clear sides. Perfect for my Mes Confitures style jams with clear jelly and suspended fruit.
I’s almost time to make apricot jam here — my favorite!
I have jalapenos to put up this week
These look awesome! I use jars for all kinds of my products ?
Black and Red Raspberry Jam/Jelly
This is the first year I have a garden. The whole experience is very exciting!
Those jars look very nice, I will love to learn how to can and use them to make some gifts.
I am going to make strawberry rhubarb jam, I can always use more jars. Thanks
My new favorite this year is wild rose petal jelly. AAmaaaazing!!
my wife and I are relatively new to canning and have only been able to try out a few recipes so far. we used filmore containers to buy mason jars for centerpieces and decor for our wedding back in October. We also use it to can beauty products like scrubs & lotions. Recently though we have been getting into canning and growing our own goods it would be really helpful to win a case! My favorite recipe has been blackberry jam!
Not canning this week – we’re in process of moving. I do hope to be canning peaches & peach jam a little later on.
I sell some of my jams and sauces, so if these are priced below the other brand, I’ll gladly be giving them a try!
I love canning. There is nothing more rewarding than being able to feed my family out of our vegetable garden all year long!
I’m waiting for little cukes so I can make a big batch of bread and butter pickles. Hope to win these jars.
Just moved so have not started canning yet – I need jars!!!!!