Seems like a shame to throw away and must have a use.

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    9 months ago

    Wait, wait, wait!?! Wash it, then pour boiling water over it? Then put jam or whatever in the jar and it will be fine?!?

    I’m not sure you’ve got all the steps in the correct order.

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        9 months ago

        You have to boil it after the jam is in there, at least that’s what my mother used to do.

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          9 months ago

          I think the boiling water would also be to help sanitize the container, but yeah, I’ve always boiled the container with the lid on but loose after putting the contents in and closing while hot to get the container sealed.

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          9 months ago

          Oh, I see where the confusion comes from. Well, that’s another way to do it I guess.

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      9 months ago

      The hot water is to kill bacteria, of course you remove the water before you put the jam in. I have apple jam from 2022 canned using this method and it still holds, no mold and good taste.

      I’m wodnering what seems so odd in this procedure because that’s how I’ve been taught to do it