Home canning afterward. In Australia the most popular home canning system is Fowler's Vacola. This system uses glass jars, single use seals, metal lids, and a water bath canning sterilization process. During the canning process the lids are secured by metal tension clips which are removed once a vacuum seal has formed. Fowler's Vacola products are still produced and are available from some hardware stores. Used equipment is frequently sold on online auction sites and in opportunity shops. In Germany the most popular home canning system is Weck jar. This system uses glass jars (80ml-2.5l) and glass bottles (200ml-1l), reusable rubber seals,
Catherine S. Fowler Outstanding Researcher of the Year at the University of Nevada, Reno. In 2011, she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Catherine S. Fowler Catherine "Kay" S. Fowler is an anthropologist whose work has focused on preserving the cultures of the native people of the Great Basin. She earned her PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, and from 1964 to 2007 taught at the University of Nevada, Reno, where she is now Professor Emerita. Fowler is a research associate for the Nevada State Museum and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural