SC - canning

[Marisa Herzog]

                      canning                                      7/30/97

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Bell jars, seals  (lids), hot water bath. You sterilize the jars and
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mitts, since the mitts are useless when wet.
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In doing canning of jams with my mother- somewhere along the line she stopped
messing with the boiling water... if you have two people and a bunch of oven
mits/pot holders, and what you are canning is going in near boiling hot, the
first person fills the jars and the second person quickly (and carefully) puts
the lids on and flips the jars upside down.  About 10 minutes later flip them
back right side up and the seal has been made.  It of course won't work if
what you are putting into the cans is not in the molten lava state of
jams/jellies/sauces- but works quite well if you are.  Lay out a towel to work
on- that way drips can just be thrown in the wash, and your table has some
insullation, and it does take a little agility!
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