mskitty38583

benny go to your fav grocery store and pick up a couple boxes of sure jell. get the one in the pink box. the instructions are what i use to do my jams. but i dont do the water bath process. put your flat lids in a pan of water and put them on med-lo to med heat. this allows the sealing process after the jar is filed.....after you ladel your mixture into the jars, make sure the mouth and the threads of the jars are clean( wipe them off with a hot wet clean dish towel.) take a flat lid and put one on each of the jars you have filled(you have to do this quickly) and seal it with the screw on lid. put a towel on the counter and place your jars on it upside down( the lid part will be on the bottom) cover your jars with the remaining part of the towel...and wait. when you hear the popping noise your jars are sealed, wipe the jars off( i get jam all over the ouside of the jars) and keep them in a dry dark place after they cool. most jams and jellies will last up to a year. if you press on the middle of the flat lid and it didnt seal then i would use the waterbath method. sorry it took so long to post this.

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