preserving jars

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Adrian Godwin

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Oct 13, 2012, 4:09:17 PM10/13/12
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There are a number of very good preserving jars in the kitchen.
Unfortunately they're using our limited glass storage space.

I've no idea where these came from - were they donated ? To the space
? For members to use ?

I can't see us doing any significant amount of fruit preserving any
time soon, so could we move these on please ?

Perhaps anyone keen to use them could take them away, or we could
freecycle them. If the original owner had other ideas, please speak
up.

-adrian

Akki

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Oct 13, 2012, 5:47:28 PM10/13/12
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I believe Mark bought these. If they're going, I'd like one or two.

~Akki

Nick Johnson

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Oct 13, 2012, 5:50:17 PM10/13/12
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I'd be delighted to take posession of a few too.

Billy

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Oct 13, 2012, 8:06:20 PM10/13/12
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And me.

I've got some pickling experiments i'd like to try...



On 13 Oct, 22:50, Nick Johnson <arach...@notdot.net> wrote:
> I'd be delighted to take posession of a few too.

tom

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Oct 15, 2012, 4:35:47 AM10/15/12
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mark bought them in, iirc "for jam"

David Murphy

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Oct 15, 2012, 4:59:12 AM10/15/12
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Wasn't there someone trying to carbonate fresh fruit as well? he might find some of the small ones useful.

tom

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Oct 15, 2012, 5:00:09 AM10/15/12
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I think they might explode under that kind of pressure

David Murphy

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Oct 15, 2012, 5:02:24 AM10/15/12
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not sure what pressure he was working at, the big ones definitely would. some of the small ones looked pretty thick.

Nick Johnson

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Oct 15, 2012, 5:30:31 AM10/15/12
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A whipping siphon is actually the best and easiest way to carbonate fruit (and many other things).

-Nick

Akki

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Oct 15, 2012, 5:36:28 AM10/15/12
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I'm all for helping out a preserving day in the Space if that's the aim? I've got a jam jar funnel (useful for filling jars without getting goop on the rims) and a jelly bag strainer tripod thing.

~Akki

David Murphy

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Oct 15, 2012, 6:02:47 AM10/15/12
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got a proper jam pot like this?
http://rk.wsimgs.com/wsimgs/rk/images/dp/wcm/201221/0069/img83b.jpg

I was warned by someone who made lots that flat sided pots lead to a lot more problems with it boiling over.

I wonder if you could carbonate jam as it's setting....


Mark Steward

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Oct 15, 2012, 6:12:27 AM10/15/12
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I actually got them for sweets, etc. to keep them safe and dry in the kitchen, but I realise I got a few more than needed.  Feel free to grab one for a suitable donation to the pot if you like.


Mark

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Paddy Duncan

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Oct 15, 2012, 6:15:45 AM10/15/12
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I have..

Paddy

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