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September 11, 2020

Gardeners in a pickle over scarce canning supplies

By LISA RATHKE
Associated Press

MARSHFIELD, Vt. — It's the time of year when gardeners are turning their ripe tomatoes into sauces and salsas and cucumbers into pickles. But a boom in gardening and preparing food at home during the coronavirus pandemic has led to a scarcity of supplies with which to preserve them.

From Maine and Vermont to Louisiana and West Virginia, gardeners have reported being in a pickle when it comes to finding certain sized glass jars, the special lids to safely seal them, or the bands with which to screw them on. They've gone from store to store and some have given in to paying higher prices online for certain precious so-called canning supplies.


 
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