"The Joneses" > wrote in message
...
> Kathi Jones wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi Edrena,
> >
> > Yes, I thought that perhaps that little extra instruction may have been
> > there for 'safety purposes'. I usually risk serious burning and lift
the
> > lid off a rapid boil, blow the steam away and extract jars. So yes, it
> > could be there so I wont get burned. But to see it say wait until all
boil
> > has stopped before removing jars, means that the 10 minute BWB is alot
> > longer than 10 minutes, don't you think? Perhaps it's Bernardin's way
to
> > make sure that even a novice will BWB long enough.
> > See, this whole thing was quite an experience...and a good one for my
dog.
> > When I do it the usual way, I pull the jars out of a rapid boil and they
> > plink on the counter - at which point my wimpy dog runs for cover
because
> > she's afraid of the noise. This time around there was no plink, an the
dog
> > stayed put, snoozing on the couch as usual.
> > I just really missed the plink....
>
> It's a safety thing for sure. If you BWB things too long ya might ruin
them.
> Just wait a min or two for the boiling to subside so you won't burn your
fingers
> and splash on your precious self. I have cats that can't figger out why I
bother
> cooking stuff anyway. I plop jars on a wooden board with a ridge to catch
water
> drips, out of draft of air conditioner or fan. George puts his on folded
towels.
> Newspapers work good. Don't want the jars to cool too quickly, might break
or
> ruin seal. If set on very cool surface like marble or granite or steel,
might
> break, scare dog to peeing in the house.
> Edrena
>
>

LOL - she's not peed in the house - yet!

Yep, I'm gonna stick to my usual - BWB 10 minutes, risk serious burning to
gain satisfying plink, remove jars to folded towel on counter and freak the
dog out!

After all, we're supposed to be having fun, right?

Kathi