Poindexter
Minister of Fire
I am confident that at least once upon a time, part of what is going on in the mid-Atlantic states was thought to be the land sinking. The idea was the ice sheets during the last ice age were very heavy, but ended more or less at Long Island Sound, so the land just south of there was upthrust by the weight up north, and now with the weight removed the mid Atlantic states are sinking back towards their normal.
This was a current idea (lips moving) 24 years ago and may or may not fit with current data anymore. I haven't kept up with that one.
I do agree with Ashful about single use packaging. We are doing 'better' at my house than we have done in the past. Rather than buy another freezer we have started canning, primarily because there is no ongoing maintenance cost for canned goods, and canning jars are reusable.
I do 'wish' or 'notice' that commercially canned items like olives or beans or capers could be packaged in jars reusable at the home level or recycled, but the jars they are currently in can only be recycled. Salsa. Anything that pops when you open the jar was commerically canned, though typically at pressure higher (and time shorter) than safely attainable with a home pressure canner. But those darn jars could be reused in a home canner if lids were available. BRB
I have a couple commercial jars in my fridge right now that could take standard canning lids, but the threads won't accept regular mason jar bands.
This was a current idea (lips moving) 24 years ago and may or may not fit with current data anymore. I haven't kept up with that one.
I do agree with Ashful about single use packaging. We are doing 'better' at my house than we have done in the past. Rather than buy another freezer we have started canning, primarily because there is no ongoing maintenance cost for canned goods, and canning jars are reusable.
I do 'wish' or 'notice' that commercially canned items like olives or beans or capers could be packaged in jars reusable at the home level or recycled, but the jars they are currently in can only be recycled. Salsa. Anything that pops when you open the jar was commerically canned, though typically at pressure higher (and time shorter) than safely attainable with a home pressure canner. But those darn jars could be reused in a home canner if lids were available. BRB
I have a couple commercial jars in my fridge right now that could take standard canning lids, but the threads won't accept regular mason jar bands.