In article >,
Gail > wrote:
> I've made this before (recipe link below) and it turned out great
> following the recipe. I'd like to do it in pint jars instead of 1/2 pint.
> I could save on lids etc.
> I would get 3 pints from this recipe. How long would I need to BWB for
> pints? Would it set in pint jars?
>
> SURE.JELLŪ Hot Pepper Jelly
>
> http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes...lly-51962.aspx
>
> Thanks,
> Gail
Try it. I'd probably process it for 5-10 minutes since the main point
in processing the sweet spreads is to destroy airborne spores that might
have landed on the inside of the lid. People used to can jam in pint
jars all the time; made more sense to put up a pint than a half pint if
you had a large family.
A tip for your own discretion: Quick cooling speeds the set and helps
retain a fresher color. After the jars have been out of the BWB for
maybe 5-10 minutes (have cooled a bit), place them in a container of ice
water for 20-30 minutes.
When a small company in Duluth was manufacturing the Gedney State Fair
line of preserves, I watched my Peach-Raspberry Preserves being made,
400 jars at a time. They did a hot fill into a cold jar (the product
was siphoned from the cooking vat through tubing into the jar in a
pre-determined portion), the lid applied by hand, and the jars began
their 10-minute journey on a snaky conveyor that inverted them and then
returned them to an upright position during that journey. Near the end
the filled and sealed jars were blasted with 63 degree water from Lake
Superior, the exteriors blow-dried, and the paper labels and packing
information (laser printed) were applied at the end. Three random jars
were pulled from each batch for QC and storage in the event that a
consumer ever reported a problem with product; they could then sample
one of the pulled jars for testing. It was pretty interesting.
BTW, the jars weren't washed before filling, either. :-) They were
blown clean of any loose debris with a high pressure air hose. They
were assumed clean coming from the factory on sealed pallets and boxes.
It was a very interesting experience and I don't know that I've ever
explained it in any detail here before now.
PLEASE NOTE: The ice water bath is contrary to anything you will ever
read in any reliable website for home preserving methods.
If you're not given to the ice water soak, expect the cooling and
setting to take quite a while.
FWIW.
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