Re: Jelly Jars

On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 16:49:41 -0500, "wayneinkeywest"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>John:
>I never got a reply from the Waugh Company.
>Pretty poor business practice that, considering they are missing a potential
>market of all US potters.  Shame on them.
>
>Regarding your message, though, thanks anyway.  I figured out what they are,
>and have made my own.  Cellophane is cheap by the roll here, and so easy to
>cut.  Beats grinding corks.  Not as long lasting though :>)  Maybe I'll
>attempt some lids...what a concept :>)
>
>Best Regards,
>Wayne Seidl
>

I guess I'm still having a little trouble understanding how this
whole system works.  Let's say you have a hot jar you just
filled with hot jelly (and wiped the rim).  Now, you put one of
these cello disks over the jar and pull the edges down and
hold with rubber bands to the jar.  From my (limited)
experience with cellophane, I wouldn't expect it to seal
very well to the rim.  Or does it soften when it gets that
hot?  (But not soften so much as to tear.)

Or is there some magical coating on these cellophane
disks, like maybe paraffin?  I've seen a material called
Parafilm (I think), which is used to cover laboratory glassware.
This stuff is stretchy at room temperature and seals 
very well (keeps flasks and beakers sterile, etc), but
I'm pretty sure it wouldn't take the heat of a hot
jelly jar.  However, if the cello doesn't work by itself,
I'm thinking that a layer of this stuff against the rim
would melt and make the seal, and a second layer
of cello would provide strength.

Or maybe a clay lid, with Parafilm under it as a seal?




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