Re: Re: Green Mold in Kefir/air lock lids

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$20 plus shipping... ya... not going to give that a thumbs up.

On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:32 PM, pjknust <pjknust@...> wrote:

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[Guest guest]

Thank you ever so much for this post. It led to my finding a recipe

for One Eyed Jacks aka egg in a hole. I only enjoyed them once before

in my life as a teenager. I am now 73 so you can see how long ago that

was. Boy does that bring back memories. I shall be having one eyed

jacks in a few days when I go grocery shopping. If anyone is

interested, this is the url.

http://www.cookinggodsway.com/one-eyed-jacks-aka-egg-in-the-hole/

YUMMY YUMMY!

On 5/30/2012 10:32 PM, pjknust wrote:

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inch drill bit and drill a hole in the lid of your jar, add a rubber grommet and

then pop in the airlock valve. You can get all three on ebay.

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The markup on the cost of the lids on every site I've seen is very high. I

don't know where to get the FDA approved natural rubber gasket. I usually stay

away from FDA approved things. The Tattler lids may be BPA free, but I read on

another website that they actually had formaldehyde in them...it's not only BPA

that is toxic, there are other toxic things.

What I plan on doing is buying the rubber seals for the glass jars and put them

in the white plastic BPA free lids if they will fit. I've never tried, but will

go to the store later today to see if they will fit. Then I will use the jars

and just keep the food from touching the lid or rubber seals.

Al

Re: Green Mold in Kefir/air lock lids

I found this online

http://www.cookinggodsway.com/eshop/lacto-fermentation-air-lock-kit/

pam in TX

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> Actually, you can make your own airlock tops that fit mason jars. Take a 1/2

inch drill bit and drill a hole in the lid of your jar, add a rubber grommet and

then pop in the airlock valve. You can get all three on ebay.

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Al,

Yes, the Tattler lids do contain formaldehyde, but as you can look on their

site, you have to heat the plastic caps to over 450F for it to start to be

released (the chemical bond broken), vs BPA just being released by liquid

contact. Quite different. You CAN order just the Tattler rings if you

like.

I do try to avoid certain things when they are easy to avoid and I know

about them. But you can't avoid them all, so I tend to spend more time

enjoying what I'm doing, rather than worrying about what might happen. I'm

sure when I was younger and changed my own oil in my car I probably

absorbed more toxins through my skin than I did in total the 3 months in

between. Let me know how the seals work if you try them. I can't for the

life of me figure out why Ball doesn't have something for those white lids.

They really are quite useless for anything liquid.

Leo

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 10:06 AM, <ouched63188@...> wrote:

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> The markup on the cost of the lids on every site I've seen is very high. I

> don't know where to get the FDA approved natural rubber gasket. I usually

> stay away from FDA approved things. The Tattler lids may be BPA free, but I

> read on another website that they actually had formaldehyde in them...it's

> not only BPA that is toxic, there are other toxic things.

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> What I plan on doing is buying the rubber seals for the glass jars and put

> them in the white plastic BPA free lids if they will fit. I've never tried,

> but will go to the store later today to see if they will fit. Then I will

> use the jars and just keep the food from touching the lid or rubber seals.

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> Al

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> Re: Green Mold in Kefir/air lock lids

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> I found this online

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> http://www.cookinggodsway.com/eshop/lacto-fermentation-air-lock-kit/

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> 1/2 inch drill bit and drill a hole in the lid of your jar, add a rubber

> grommet and then pop in the airlock valve. You can get all three on ebay.

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The white lids are only meant for dry items, not wet. It would be great if they

made a white plastic lid with the rubber seal in them, not the same rubber as in

the metal lids. I've always wanted to ask Ball why they started putting BPA in

their lids. Did they decide to do it on their own or were they told to do it or

did the chemical companies force them to do it? I wonder if the metal lids

always had the BPA in them. Of course its not the only chemical that may be in

it, its just the one that got the most press.

As far as absorbing the toxins from oil, I'm sure you did and all the other

chemicals, cleaners and beauty products that people use every day. These are

all toxic to the body and will reflect in our health. Detox to get them out of

your body and stop using them. You can clean and disinfect your whole house

without using chemicals by using baking soda, white vinegar, hydrogen peroxide,

Borax, and castile soap. None of these will add to your body toxin burden. If

you choose to use harsh chemicals, you may experience health problems in the

near future or 20 years down the road.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/02/26/how-to-keep-your-h\

ome-clean-naturally.aspx

For me, after I threw away all the toxic beauty products and chemical cleaners,

my health improved and a lot of my symptoms were reduced. But being former

military, I still have a lot of work to do to pull the mercury out of my body.

Al

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I just got off the phone a little while ago with Ball. Come to find out, they

sold out of the food preservation division of their company 20 years ago. They

sold out to Jarden, who is allowed to use the Ball name. I also called Jarden

and asked them about the BPA in the metal lids and she didn't have an answer for

me except to take my name and number and give it to someone to call me back.

I'm sure this would be some scripted info from a lawyer why the chemical BPA is

sooooo good for us and is not toxic. While I had Jarden on the phone, I also

asked her about the BPA free plastic lids and if they could make them with

rubber seals and she said she can only submit the suggestion.

Al

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