On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 22:03:19 GMT, "whiner can't stop
complaining@Canada" > wrote:

>
>
>George Shirley wrote:
>> Carla Gilliss wrote:
>>
>>> I just put it in jars and wait for the lids to pop(seal) close...I
>>> find that this last...if the lids don't seal properly, then I will
>>> boil the jar (s) about 20 minutes. But normally, I just let the lids
>>> seal themselves, my grandmother did and my mother does the same.
>>>
>> Most of the active folks on this newsgroup would not recommend that
>> method. The boiling water bath is necessary to ensure a lid seal that
>> will last. Check out the FAQ for this group for websites that discuss
>> this method.
>
>oUR FAMILY FOR 3 GENERATIONS JUST PUT MELTED WAX ON TOP OF THE CHOW-CHOW.


I used paraffin on jams and jellies for several years until the day I
looked in the pantry and saw a line of ants helping themselves to the
jelly.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974