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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...ange-marmalade
,1
22
3,RC.html
http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/h...reserve,1056,R
C.
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
I WANT SOME PRESERVING PLUNGERS!!! LOL!
Thanks, O. I enjoy seeing what people in other parts of the world use
and how they do things. Fun site for me.
-B
LOL well now Barb, probably time you emailed me again with your address)
But I want EVERYthing, O! LOL! Mail me at earthlink.net with a dot
between my first and last names. I'm not sure I've a current address
for you - though you'll know if you do not receive the email copy of
this.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com;pics of my no-knead bread posted
Laissez les bons temps rouler!