JACKPOT!! In 1984 when my husband’s grandma died, we spent days hauling canning jars from the cellar. Many were full. Over the years I’ve picked up cases of jars at farm sales & when women “retire” from canning IMO, the old jars are better made & have outlasted any new ones I’ve been given You are blessed ❤️
I am from the foot hills of the Smokey's and my first guess about alot of jars being in the woods would be moonshine ..Jars have numbers on the bottom if you find a number 13 they are valuable because people were superstitious about putting things in a number 13 jar ... Great find no matter what they were used for ..👍❤️🙏
From what I understand the jars used for moonshine were usually 1/2 gallon. At least that was the case around here. I remember when it was common to have stills blown up in our area. Back in the 1950's & 60's. Suspect that was supposed to be temporary storage, probably from an estate situation,that was never resolved. Just my 2-cents. I do envy the find, a bit. 🙂
That’s a real find! Not only are the jars useful, they are part of ‘History’. If I lived near you, I’d be more than happy to help you wash them. Take care when washing them, scalding hot water may cause them to crack. 🌻
I just read that Drey Mason jars were manufactured in the early 1900's . You literally have jars over 100 years old!.. I'm sure the past owner would be thrilled to know you found them and appreciate them ❤
I had gotten some really dirty once and what I did was put them in a tub outside and filled it with water and dish soap and let them soak for a day and most of the chunks came off. That way all that mess stays outside.
If you're having a problem removing calcium buildup on the jars plain old household white vinegar will do it. 1 gallon will last probably the entire project. Good luck.
I need 300. I just moved to Northern Minnesota and have begun to homestead. I put an ad in the Electric company's for free section: Wanted, Canning jars and an old wooden pew.... God is good to bless you so richly. Yeah!!!!!!
Wow that was a real find. I've come across a few old jars now and then around our property over the years but nothing like what you found. My favorite are the old round Atlas jars. I tend to keep my old time jars for storing my bulk spices and such, just so I can have them out on a shelf to enjoy everyday. I think are so pretty and different. 🙂 I'm sure you will enjoy and get a lot of good use from them as well.
How fascinating, all the different mould marks on the bottom must have been from different manufacturing periods? It will be interesting to get the final count.
It looks as if someone didn't have a use for the jars any more and used that area as a dump. A couple of days after the next rain the ground will be soft enough to dig with your hand and find more. You may even be lucky enough to find other treasures too. Lucky girl.
She’s in Michigan. Wisconsin and Michigan specifically Chicago Chicago were known for bootlegging. It’s how El Capone made much of his money. Don’t forget that one time the United States banned alcohol During that time alcohol was legal in Canada, so there was a lot of bootlegging going around . And a lot of people made it at home. What an easy way to get rid of the evidence if someone suspected you were being a bootlegger.
What a treasure. From my understanding, there are some jars that are worth money. 😆 more than today's. I know it's not your property, but it was mine I would have to dig it out.
My grandmother used to store her jars under a tree. I’m not sure how she protected them but mom said she was protective of her jars. Great find how exciting! And vinegar in your water will help clean them up.
My home is where a dairy farm was is in the 1930's. There's a creek out back n on the creek bed there's alot! Of milk bottles and glass bottles. Found a anchor hocking big jar last week. I love to dig then out. Fun hobby. You found a gold mine sweetie.
What a find! Some of those jars are rare and no telling how old they are. I've been canning for over 50 years and I've never seen some of those brands.
What a jackpot! I'm new to your channel and I love everything about it! I am a homeschooling mom and dream of homesteading up north. This is a treasure trove of info for a person like me. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge! God bless you and your family, and happy canning!
That’s awesome! I love old canning jars. That is really strange that they were buried like that? I have never seen that before. My son got a whole bunch of old jars at and an auction and they cleaned up so well. Have fun with them
That Atlas Strong Shoulder one, broken, is old. I have one that belonged to my Grandma. I have found many jars on our property too but, not as many as you.
When I need to wash out jars after emptying them ( meat leaves some tough deposits in the jars ) I found a toilet bowl brush chucked in a 1/2 in cordless drill works well. That’s a round brush with a round handle. A little care required to keep a grip on the jar when the drill is turning and it doesn’t fit every jar. Just cut the brush handle off long enough to reach the bottom of the jar.
This is amazing. I was recently given two boxes full of mason jars that belonged to a family’s grandma, they were going to throw them away and I was so happy to take them… I’ve yet to use them, maybe as decor because I’m sure you can’t can in those things anymore. But I felt so excited to have a piece of history. They have to be over a 100 years old, the people giving them to me were aged… so if it was their grammas… then they are really old. I have to research. Some were blue also. It definitely felt like a treasure to me.
That’s awesome. As long as the jars accept the current flat lids and rings, and they are not cracked or chipped, you should be fine canning in them. The antique zinc lids or flip top/glass type lids are not considered safe. I have canned in all of these jars and not one broke or failed. I use blue jars to store my herbs and I use my zinc lids with those. It really is a treasure.
The one with embossed fruit on it is from the 1970’s. I bought some just like that when I first started canning in 1973. There are collectors books that can help you date them.
My grandma had a root cellar and kept all her empty jars right on the inside. From what you showed that perfect slope looked just like it. My guess is that there was a root cellar there, all the jars were just on the inside, at the entrance. The root cellar might have caved in or been covered by a later owner who didn't know better.ni wouldn't be surprised if you could excavate around it and then carefully dig into it if you would find more treasures. How exciting and what a blessing!!
Great for decorating and crafts. We had a dump like that at the cabin I grew up in and we tried to can in them and some woluld disintegrate in the canner others held but eventually failed and would lose the sea. I think its because of all the small scratches. So i would never trust them to can in after decades in the woods.edit- yours look a lot better than mine when cleaned mine may have been so scratch because of the sandy red clay soil idk but yours when cleaned looks good.
If I had to take a guess these were moonshine jars. don’t forget United States had prohibition, where alcohol was basically forbidden from being sold. Michigan, Wisconsin Chicago parts of Canada for making moonshine and transporting it down to Detroit and further south. That’s how Al Capone made his money. It’s a really wonderful, fine. Thank you for sharing.
My father in law said his mother would take all her jars and things she did not want and have her husband go dump and bury her old jars and whatever else she wanted to get rid of I want to go back to their old homestead and go dig. My father in law is 95
Somebody's root cellar that collapsed. Some of those older jars may not seal well with modern lids. I use most of my old ones from my husband's mom for dry goods and water bath items.
We just purchased a house with a shed full of old jars but I threw them away because of how gross they were with possible mouse poo and all. I didn’t know I could clean them and use them! As far as burying them...I was told that back in the day, especially in rural areas, folks would just bury what they couldn’t burn if they no longer had need of it. Even farm equipment!
@@thejohn6614 Yes! I am learning that now! I wish I saw this video about 2 months ago. I think most of the jars were like old mayonnaise jars or something. There were only a few actual Mason or Kerr jars.
Not so sure these are antique jars due to the tarp material seems like the same I pick up at Harbor Freight currently. Still a great find since they have been hard to locate since the pandemic started.
JACKPOT!! In 1984 when my husband’s grandma died, we spent days hauling canning jars from the cellar. Many were full. Over the years I’ve picked up cases of jars at farm sales & when women “retire” from canning
IMO, the old jars are better made & have outlasted any new ones I’ve been given
You are blessed ❤️
Hey guys, the final count is 205. But, I am still working on cleaning them.
Did you do further digging in the area? I’d be so curious if there was a shelter under there! How cool!
Wow! Thats incredible! Awesome
Use white vinegar in your wash and rinse. That works and soda for stubborn areas! Good luck!.
I am from the foot hills of the Smokey's and my first guess about alot of jars being in the woods would be moonshine ..Jars have numbers on the bottom if you find a number 13 they are valuable because people were superstitious about putting things in a number 13 jar ... Great find no matter what they were used for ..👍❤️🙏
From what I understand the jars used for moonshine were usually 1/2 gallon. At least that was the case around here. I remember when it was common to have stills blown up in our area. Back in the 1950's & 60's. Suspect that was supposed to be temporary storage, probably from an estate situation,that was never resolved.
Just my 2-cents. I do envy the find, a bit. 🙂
Looks like someone’s moonshine stash! 😁
Well that'd be interesting!
That was my first thought too. I bet there’s a still nearby
Was exactly what I thought! Lol
First thought too.
Yup!
Bet that is what it was
That’s a real find! Not only are the jars useful, they are part of ‘History’. If I lived near you, I’d be more than happy to help you wash them. Take care when washing them, scalding hot water may cause them to crack. 🌻
I just read that Drey Mason jars were manufactured in the early 1900's . You literally have jars over 100 years old!.. I'm sure the past owner would be thrilled to know you found them and appreciate them ❤
Some may be valuable to sell!!! You could buy more food!
She already said the property owner said she could keep them
@@katskills5560 I'm aware of that...i was referring to the original owners who have long past
I had gotten some really dirty once and what I did was put them in a tub outside and filled it with water and dish soap and let them soak for a day and most of the chunks came off. That way all that mess stays outside.
If you're having a problem removing calcium buildup on the jars plain old household white vinegar will do it. 1 gallon will last probably the entire project. Good luck.
Great advice!
The Drey jar is 100 years old!
Those jars are a treasure. Still work as good the day they were made.
Your face speaks volumes of joy....I would be too.
What a blessing from God.
The Jars with the chigger bites are good for dry storage
Some old jars are very valuable. 250.00 to 500.00.
Actually the most valuable jar is worth about $50,000, but most of these are worth no more than 50 cents each.
Really cool find! I would definitely come back with a shovel and a stiff rake to see what else is buried there.
Nice find , I would be like a kid in a candy store ! 😊
Oh for sure. My husband thought I was crazy until he saw how beautifully they cleaned up.
I found hundreds of buried mason jars and other brands near my property in southern oregon. Total buried treasure
I need 300. I just moved to Northern Minnesota and have begun to homestead. I put an ad in the Electric company's for free section: Wanted, Canning jars and an old wooden pew.... God is good to bless you so richly. Yeah!!!!!!
great moonshine site
That’s an awesome find! Vintage canning jars!
Wow that was a real find. I've come across a few old jars now and then around our property over the years but nothing like what you found.
My favorite are the old round Atlas jars.
I tend to keep my old time jars for storing my bulk spices and such, just so I can have them out on a shelf to enjoy everyday. I think are so pretty and different. 🙂 I'm sure you will enjoy and get a lot of good use from them as well.
What or were ate you finding jars
That is really cool hope you find out who and why they were done that way so interesting
I would have been scared to look under the tarp!! Lol
How fascinating, all the different mould marks on the bottom must have been from different manufacturing periods?
It will be interesting to get the final count.
You just found the moonshine jars
👍🏼 Moonshine! 😉 very cool though
Antiques. Antiques You hit gold.!!!
I would venture to guess that the jars were inside, what was one time, an above ground root cellar.....
It looks as if someone didn't have a use for the jars any more and used that area as a dump. A couple of days after the next rain the ground will be soft enough to dig with your hand and find more. You may even be lucky enough to find other treasures too. Lucky girl.
Pam says- Are there any stories about moonshine in the area?
My first thought, as well.
She’s in Michigan. Wisconsin and Michigan specifically Chicago Chicago were known for bootlegging. It’s how El Capone made much of his money. Don’t forget that one time the United States banned alcohol
During that time alcohol was legal in Canada, so there was a lot of bootlegging going around . And a lot of people made it at home.
What an easy way to get rid of the evidence if someone suspected you were being a bootlegger.
What a treasure. From my understanding, there are some jars that are worth money. 😆 more than today's. I know it's not your property, but it was mine I would have to dig it out.
New to your channel! That is an AMAZING find! You will get many years good use of those jars! Thank you for sharing!
My grandmother used to store her jars under a tree. I’m not sure how she protected them but mom said she was protective of her jars. Great find how exciting! And vinegar in your water will help clean them up.
First time watching your channel and my favorite is canning foods. What a an Amazing Find!!!
i bought an old farm house..and found 20 or more blue glass bell jars..
Wow that's awesome!
My home is where a dairy farm was is in the 1930's. There's a creek out back n on the creek bed there's alot! Of milk bottles and glass bottles. Found a anchor hocking big jar last week. I love to dig then out. Fun hobby. You found a gold mine sweetie.
That sounds fun!
CLR would remove the calcium build up. Save on the hands. Great job in being proactive to repurpose/reuse. Happy canning!
What a find! Some of those jars are rare and no telling how old they are. I've been canning for over 50 years and I've never seen some of those brands.
What a jackpot! I'm new to your channel and I love everything about it! I am a homeschooling mom and dream of homesteading up north. This is a treasure trove of info for a person like me. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge! God bless you and your family, and happy canning!
Wow, what a find!!!
That’s awesome! I love old canning jars. That is really strange that they were buried like that? I have never seen that before. My son got a whole bunch of old jars at and an auction and they cleaned up so well. Have fun with them
That Atlas Strong Shoulder one, broken, is old. I have one that belonged to my Grandma.
I have found many jars on our property too but, not as many as you.
Wowww...good findings. Feel privileged. I bet there's a story behind them. Pretty interesting. A blessing to you. I love them.
I Love the excitement in your voice over this really cool find. Hopefully you can find a few with some ancient Moonshine in them.
Wonderful love your passion and knowledge thank you - kind regards Graeme 🌿
What an amazing find!
Neet !!!! Digging for Mason jars ! Way to go !
What an amazing find.
Great find 👏 👍
Another reason that glass is excellent for recycling. Way better than plastic.
When I need to wash out jars after emptying them ( meat leaves some tough deposits in the jars ) I found a toilet bowl brush chucked in a 1/2 in cordless drill works well. That’s a round brush with a round handle. A little care required to keep a grip on the jar when the drill is turning and it doesn’t fit every jar. Just cut the brush handle off long enough to reach the bottom of the jar.
I found all of my moms old jars and they cleaned up fine some hada little rust stains but I have been using them
That's awesome!
That is a fabulous find!!!!
Loved this!
This is amazing. I was recently given two boxes full of mason jars that belonged to a family’s grandma, they were going to throw them away and I was so happy to take them… I’ve yet to use them, maybe as decor because I’m sure you can’t can in those things anymore. But I felt so excited to have a piece of history. They have to be over a 100 years old, the people giving them to me were aged… so if it was their grammas… then they are really old. I have to research. Some were blue also. It definitely felt like a treasure to me.
That’s awesome. As long as the jars accept the current flat lids and rings, and they are not cracked or chipped, you should be fine canning in them. The antique zinc lids or flip top/glass type lids are not considered safe. I have canned in all of these jars and not one broke or failed. I use blue jars to store my herbs and I use my zinc lids with those. It really is a treasure.
Moonshine equipment storage?
WOO-HOO!
Buried treasure!
Kris in Orlando
How awesome is that!!!!
Awesome find !
The one with embossed fruit on it is from the 1970’s. I bought some just like that when I first started canning in 1973. There are collectors books that can help you date them.
Thanks that’s good to know.
My grandma had a root cellar and kept all her empty jars right on the inside. From what you showed that perfect slope looked just like it. My guess is that there was a root cellar there, all the jars were just on the inside, at the entrance. The root cellar might have caved in or been covered by a later owner who didn't know better.ni wouldn't be surprised if you could excavate around it and then carefully dig into it if you would find more treasures. How exciting and what a blessing!!
What a treasure!
Just subscribed to your channel. You have been very blessed!!! Love those jars how exciting to find such treasures!
I can't wait to see what you can in them!! Great find!!!
So awesome
You found gold!!
Great for decorating and crafts. We had a dump like that at the cabin I grew up in and we tried to can in them and some woluld disintegrate in the canner others held but eventually failed and would lose the sea. I think its because of all the small scratches. So i would never trust them to can in after decades in the woods.edit- yours look a lot better than mine when cleaned mine may have been so scratch because of the sandy red clay soil idk but yours when cleaned looks good.
You are blessed
That last Kerr pint with fine chips had a "ground lip" indicating it was older.
Wonderful. What a find
Cream of tartar helps on white stains. Just soak them in that spice and water
If only those jars could speak, oh what tales they'd tell!!
Get a metal detector might find more goodies.
So exciting!!!!
This is likely from where a cellar or pantry was cleaned out in the last few decades. I've seen spots like that a few times.
If I had to take a guess these were moonshine jars. don’t forget United States had prohibition, where alcohol was basically forbidden from being sold. Michigan, Wisconsin Chicago parts of Canada for making moonshine and transporting it down to Detroit and further south. That’s how Al Capone made his money.
It’s a really wonderful, fine. Thank you for sharing.
New to your channel! I just watched your pantry tour and loved it! I love how realistic you are in your pantry with items you actually use!
I'm sure you found a old root seller ❤️❤️❤️
Great find!!! Your so pretty love those dimples!!! Keep on searching for historical treasures!!!
50% CLR and 50% water cleans good.
Try citric acid to help get dirt and film off. I use it in place of vinegar in canning and cleaning. I hate the smell of vinegar!
Thanks, I'll give it a try.
Might be an old moonshine site. Jars waiting to be filled.
My father in law said his mother would take all her jars and things she did not want and have her husband go dump and bury her old jars and whatever else she wanted to get rid of I want to go back to their old homestead and go dig. My father in law is 95
Wow that's fascinating. I guess people used to bury a lot of stuff.
Somebody's root cellar that collapsed. Some of those older jars may not seal well with modern lids. I use most of my old ones from my husband's mom for dry goods and water bath items.
You could use the chipped ones for spices etc
maybe you could test the inside of a few somehow to get more info...a local college or newspaper may want to investigate
have you researched on how old the jars are
Yes, a little bit. Some are very old.
God blessed you please use wisely
That's real treasure. I don't know if you realize how much those hats are with you collector's.
White vinegar will get rid of the buildup. Also baking soda also
By the way I'm a new subscriber .
Canners are finding lot of the new canning jars are exploding or cracking. At my local Goodwill they are selling those jars for 2 dollars each.
Many of the cases of new Ball jars I purchased last year came with unusable, dented lids. So that doesn't surprise me.
You may have stumbled on a old root cellar!
We just purchased a house with a shed full of old jars but I threw them away because of how gross they were with possible mouse poo and all. I didn’t know I could clean them and use them! As far as burying them...I was told that back in the day, especially in rural areas, folks would just bury what they couldn’t burn if they no longer had need of it. Even farm equipment!
Some are worth a few hundred dollars. They're also very useful. I've just had to buy a bunch. I wish I had access to scripture l antique jars instead.
@@thejohn6614 Yes! I am learning that now! I wish I saw this video about 2 months ago. I think most of the jars were like old mayonnaise jars or something. There were only a few actual Mason or Kerr jars.
@@VictoriaChaseCraftyKeepsakes that sucks but hindsight is 20/20 right?
Just wondering if someone was making fire water. Back in the day.
Not so sure these are antique jars due to the tarp material seems like the same I pick up at Harbor Freight currently. Still a great find since they have been hard to locate since the pandemic started.
Steralize also in dishwasher hot
There must be alot of shelves in the cellar for all those jars or an area for them.
The farmhouse where these were found has no basement. Perhaps that’s why they were outside in the ground like that. Still not really sure.
When you find the one I lost, there will be money in it. Lol
I am reading this four months later, were you able to go back and reclaim some more jars? Such a haul good for yoy
I never did go digging after. Most of these jars are now holding food. 🤓
Put some white vinegar in your water to remove lime on the jars from canning.
I have a strong hunch there was a still there. So those might've been for moonshine. Thoughts?
There maybe an old still nearby😁