In article <HsKHg.17592$Ch.7605@clgrps13>,
"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 like to quote Myra Arrendale of homecanningsupply.com when she said
that "Our grandmothers and our great aunties canned using the most
current methods and equipment available to them at the time and we
should do no less." You've a better chance for a safe and strong seal
with a boiling water bath processing method than with melted wax.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://jamlady.eboard.com
http://web.mac.com/barbschaller