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kwils...@gmail.com
Jan 21, 2013, 1:41:04 AM1/21/13
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Hi,
I was hoping I could put my questions through this way in hopes you could get back to me with a clear answer as I have been having trouble finding one in my research online. I"m looking for some more information about canning with the swing top bottles and I'm wondering if you are familiar with preserving/canning hot sauce, homemade bloody marys or any other kind of sauce using these bottles (not jars) - they have a ceramic plug with a rubber gasket and a wire bail. I have several of these that I would like to use for preserving homemade hot sauce and other sauces, however once these are sterilized and filled, I'm not sure how to process the bottles. Can they be processed in boiling water like regular canning jars? It seems if the wire was snapped in place, there would not be enough give for extra air to bubble out during the boiling process - I'm afraid the bottle could burst in this case. However if you just put the stopper on top of the bottle, without using the wire to lock it down, it seems like there's not enough resistance and water would just seep into the bottle. Or would i just be able to get the sauce hot enough ladle it in and invert the bottles instead of doing a waterbath ? Do any of them have to be refrigerated because I am using a different type of bottle Any advice would be great! I'd also like to note, that one of the sauces I want to make doesn't involve any fruits or veggies, except for some lemon juice, does that make a difference? I am hoping to produce these sauces to give as gifts and I just want to make sure I am making them in the proper way to ensure no one gets sick
Thanks so much!
Kat
I was hoping I could put my questions through this way in hopes you could get back to me with a clear answer as I have been having trouble finding one in my research online. I"m looking for some more information about canning with the swing top bottles and I'm wondering if you are familiar with preserving/canning hot sauce, homemade bloody marys or any other kind of sauce using these bottles (not jars) - they have a ceramic plug with a rubber gasket and a wire bail. I have several of these that I would like to use for preserving homemade hot sauce and other sauces, however once these are sterilized and filled, I'm not sure how to process the bottles. Can they be processed in boiling water like regular canning jars? It seems if the wire was snapped in place, there would not be enough give for extra air to bubble out during the boiling process - I'm afraid the bottle could burst in this case. However if you just put the stopper on top of the bottle, without using the wire to lock it down, it seems like there's not enough resistance and water would just seep into the bottle. Or would i just be able to get the sauce hot enough ladle it in and invert the bottles instead of doing a waterbath ? Do any of them have to be refrigerated because I am using a different type of bottle Any advice would be great! I'd also like to note, that one of the sauces I want to make doesn't involve any fruits or veggies, except for some lemon juice, does that make a difference? I am hoping to produce these sauces to give as gifts and I just want to make sure I am making them in the proper way to ensure no one gets sick
Thanks so much!
Kat
Drew Lawson
Jan 21, 2013, 1:41:26 PM1/21/13
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In article <fcead107-1f71-440c...@googlegroups.com>
light pressure (as with beer), rather than holding a vacuum (as
with canning).
There are also many that are mainly intended for flavored oils and
vinegars (neither preassure nor vacuum). I wouldn't bet on them
staying unbroken in any other use.
There may well be others that will hold a vacuum. But I haven't
seen them.
>I'm wondering if you are familiar with preserving/canning hot
>sauce, homemade bloody marys or any other kind of sauce using these
>bottles (not jars) - they have a ceramic plug with a rubber gasket
>and a wire bail. I have several of these that I would like to use
>for preserving homemade hot sauce and other sauces, however once
>these are sterilized and filled, I'm not sure how to process the
>bottles. Can they be processed in boiling water like regular canning
>jars?
Processing canning jars expands the air, which forces the excess
out through/past the seal, yielding a vacuum when it cools. If
these bottles are the sort intended to hold pressure, they may not
vent and no vacuum will form.
>It seems if the wire was snapped in place, there would not
>be enough give for extra air to bubble out during the boiling
>process - I'm afraid the bottle could burst in this case. However
>if you just put the stopper on top of the bottle, without using
>the wire to lock it down, it seems like there's not enough resistance
>and water would just seep into the bottle. Or would i just be able
>to get the sauce hot enough ladle it in and invert the bottles
>instead of doing a waterbath ? Do any of them have to be refrigerated
>because I am using a different type of bottle Any advice would be
>great! I'd also like to note, that one of the sauces I want to
>make doesn't involve any fruits or veggies, except for some lemon
>juice, does that make a difference? I am hoping to produce these
>sauces to give as gifts and I just want to make sure I am making
>them in the proper way to ensure no one gets sick
>Thanks so much!
>Kat
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Drew Lawson | Broke my mind
| Had no spare
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kwils...@gmail.com writes:
>Hi,
>
> I was hoping I could put my questions through this way in hopes
> you could get back to me with a clear answer as I have been
>having trouble finding one in my research online. I"m looking for
>some more information about canning with the swing top bottles and
The bottles you are talking about are typically designed for holding
>Hi,
>
> I was hoping I could put my questions through this way in hopes
> you could get back to me with a clear answer as I have been
>having trouble finding one in my research online. I"m looking for
>some more information about canning with the swing top bottles and
light pressure (as with beer), rather than holding a vacuum (as
with canning).
There are also many that are mainly intended for flavored oils and
vinegars (neither preassure nor vacuum). I wouldn't bet on them
staying unbroken in any other use.
There may well be others that will hold a vacuum. But I haven't
seen them.
>I'm wondering if you are familiar with preserving/canning hot
>sauce, homemade bloody marys or any other kind of sauce using these
>bottles (not jars) - they have a ceramic plug with a rubber gasket
>and a wire bail. I have several of these that I would like to use
>for preserving homemade hot sauce and other sauces, however once
>these are sterilized and filled, I'm not sure how to process the
>bottles. Can they be processed in boiling water like regular canning
>jars?
out through/past the seal, yielding a vacuum when it cools. If
these bottles are the sort intended to hold pressure, they may not
vent and no vacuum will form.
>It seems if the wire was snapped in place, there would not
>be enough give for extra air to bubble out during the boiling
>process - I'm afraid the bottle could burst in this case. However
>if you just put the stopper on top of the bottle, without using
>the wire to lock it down, it seems like there's not enough resistance
>and water would just seep into the bottle. Or would i just be able
>to get the sauce hot enough ladle it in and invert the bottles
>instead of doing a waterbath ? Do any of them have to be refrigerated
>because I am using a different type of bottle Any advice would be
>great! I'd also like to note, that one of the sauces I want to
>make doesn't involve any fruits or veggies, except for some lemon
>juice, does that make a difference? I am hoping to produce these
>sauces to give as gifts and I just want to make sure I am making
>them in the proper way to ensure no one gets sick
>Thanks so much!
>Kat
Drew Lawson | Broke my mind
| Had no spare
|
Jim Macey
Jan 21, 2013, 2:40:51 PM1/21/13
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On 1/21/2013 11:41 AM, Drew Lawson wrote:
> In article <fcead107-1f71-440c...@googlegroups.com>
> kwils...@gmail.com writes:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was hoping I could put my questions through this way in hopes
>> you could get back to me with a clear answer as I have been
>> having trouble finding one in my research online. I"m looking for
>> some more information about canning with the swing top bottles and
Do a Google search on Grolsch Bottles. They are used primarily in home
> In article <fcead107-1f71-440c...@googlegroups.com>
> kwils...@gmail.com writes:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was hoping I could put my questions through this way in hopes
>> you could get back to me with a clear answer as I have been
>> having trouble finding one in my research online. I"m looking for
>> some more information about canning with the swing top bottles and
brewing.
kwils...@gmail.com
Jan 21, 2013, 5:34:25 PM1/21/13
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Thanks for the clarification! Much appreciated :)
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