Weck jar

A Weck jar is a molded glass jar used in canning to preserve food. It is popularly used for jam preservation, for its minimal look and foolproof rubber gasket with a glass lid.

History

Weck jars were created by the J. WECK Company in Germany, who began selling them in 1895. They were initially sold in Germany and began selling outside of Germany in 1902. It soon became the most popular home canning system in Germany and Europe.

The jar

This system uses glass jars (200 ml–1.5 l), reusable rubber seals, and glass lids. During the canning process the lids are secured by steel tension clips which can be removed once a vacuum seal has formed. During storage the vertical position of the rubber seal's external tongue indicates the status of the sealing.

Weck products are still produced and are available from German hardware and online stores. Used equipment is frequently sold on online auction sites and in opportunity shops.

See also

Weck

Weck could refer to:

WECK

WECK (1230 AM) is a radio station located in the Buffalo, New York, area (Cheektowaga). Founded in 1956 as WNIA, the station currently is owned by Culver Communications. WECK airs an adult standards music format branded as "Timeless WECK". WECK also carries Fox News Radio updates followed by local news and weather updates supplied by Buffalo television station WGRZ.

WECK had previously aired the adult standards format to significant success from 1981 to 2006. From early 2006 until March 11, 2008, WECK aired the Jones Radio Network's classic country format.Talk radio was heard on WECK from March 12, 2008 until July 12, 2011. From that point to May 16, 2013, WECK aired a middle-of-the-road (MOR) format which it branded "The Breeze", at which point it returned to adult standards.

History

The 1230 AM frequency was known as WNIA under the ownership of Gordon P. Brown, who also owned WSAY (now WXXI) in Rochester, NY. After his death, WNIA was sold to Quid Me Broadcasting, a group headed by local broadcast account executive Chet Musialowski. Musialowski was also General Manager of the station during the Quid Me years (1980–88).