Melba's Jammin' wrote:
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"Ophelia" wrote:

Kathi Jones wrote:
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George Shirley wrote:
I just want to be sure I got this right. Because you sterilize
the
jars before using, there is no BWB processing, right?
Boy, oh boy, I sure hope she is. I sterilize my jars before using
and then BWB process. That is generally what is called for.

Here in UK it is not usual to BWB jars with jam or marmalade and I
have never done so.

Here are recipes from one of our well known food writers

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/d...e,1047,RC.html

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/t...-marmalade,122
3,RC.html

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/h...rve,1056,RC.ht
ml


(shudder) yep, you still have recipes that say to use waxed
disks....do you actually use those?

Yes, sometimes I sent some to Barb and I think she was
speachless

We are of course, only using them on high sugar foods.

Not so much speechless as awestruck, I think.
Different countries have different standards for "the norm." I don't
particularly think it's anything but a different way of doing things.
Do you can/bottle/jar other stuff, O? Like tomatoes? If so, are
those commonly processed in a waterbath?

Yes I do Barb. I also have a canner I got from Ross.

Do you have the two-piece
lid and ring closure that we have

Yes I do


or do you do something more along
the lines of a Weck jar with a rubber sealing ring and metal clips?
I'm curious. -B, wondering where in the heck those little circles are

We have both

This is where I get my supplies

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/productlis...eas/preserving