Where do I find jam jars?

Phatmouse

you can buy jars with the metal things round them from ikea at the minute. They are not cheap or expensive but will last forever.

As others have said freecycle round my way is always offering them.

rhubarbs

Thank you all. I found a stash of jam jars in my Dad's garage. Goodness knows why he was keeping them as I've never known him to re-use a jam jar... I have promised him a couple of jars of jam in return.

dearbarbie

morning all - just!

anyone know where i can buy 1lb jam jars with plastic lids (ideally in West London)? im making some spiced plum chutney for my grandparents for xmas, i thought Lakeland would do them but my nearest store is over an hour away!! habitat's website seems to have nothing on...help! would love to do it today!

becky_sleaf

Have you tried the Lakeland website? I've just had some jars delivered from them. They had a few different styles to choose from. Also somewhere around is a £10.00 discount if you do the ordering by phone. You have to tell a little white lie about how you got the code but it's well worth it! I'll PM you the details.

Hope this helps.

gingababe

I got my jars from Lakeland using the voucher, I(well my hubbie did) ordered on Monday, they were here on Thursday morning
Ginga

BruceNelson

A chunk of wax or wax paper will not provide the needed seal.

You need to get a block of wax or a package of chips or pellets. (in Canada it is called paraffin wax) Melt it in a water bath, and pour over the top of the jam.

4 tricks:
1.) Water bath. my mother used a metal can (like tinned vegetables) to put the wax in, and then set it in a saucepan with water. Lightly boiling water is plenty hot enough to melt the wax, but will not allow the wax to become hot enough to combust. Dry heating the wax, particularly on a gas or paraffin stove creates a high risk of fire.
2.) Pour about 3mm on top of the jam / jelly. Let the wax cool slightly. Hold a loop of string so that the tails float on the wax. Pour on another 5-6 mm. The string forms a handle that makes it easier to remove the wax.
3.) Best to use jars with properly fitting screw-on or clamp on lids, to protect the fragile wax seal.
4.) When you open the jam, rinse the seal with hot water - this will leave clean wax that can be remelted for reuse on the next batch of jam.

angchris

BruceNelson wrote: »

A chunk of wax or wax paper will not provide the needed seal.

You need to get a block of wax or a package of chips or pellets. (in Canada it is called paraffin wax) Melt it in a water bath, and pour over the top of the jam.

4 tricks:
1.) Water bath. my mother used a metal can (like tinned vegetables) to put the wax in, and then set it in a saucepan with water. Lightly boiling water is plenty hot enough to melt the wax, but will not allow the wax to become hot enough to combust. Dry heating the wax, particularly on a gas or paraffin stove creates a high risk of fire.
2.) Pour about 3mm on top of the jam / jelly. Let the wax cool slightly. Hold a loop of string so that the tails float on the wax. Pour on another 5-6 mm. The string forms a handle that makes it easier to remove the wax.
3.) Best to use jars with properly fitting screw-on or clamp on lids, to protect the fragile wax seal.
4.) When you open the jam, rinse the seal with hot water - this will leave clean wax that can be remelted for reuse on the next batch of jam.

its been done that way in the uk with wax paper since time began!! maybe its a bit different in canada because it can get very warm in your summers but here in chilly blighty any old jars with a disc of wax paper and a nice piece of cloth with a laccy band around the top or the original lid should suffice.
try asking on freecycle first as everyone i know has old jam jars stashed away rattling around for years, i bet they`d be glad to get shot of them.

angchris

annie-c wrote: »

I asked a similar question on another thread and was told you can use all sorts of jars, inc. coffee jars, as along as they are properly sterilised and as long as you put a wax seal on top that thoroughly covers the surface of the jam (in order to prevent mould). Apparently you can get the wax seals in pound shops (about 60 in a pack for a pound).

I have asked one or two people with large families to save me theirs too - in return for a pot of jam each!

i know this was posted in 2006 but you can also use the plastic bags from inside cereal packets as a seal, just turn the jam jars upside down mark around them in pen and cut out a very slightly smaller disk so long as it stops the air you can use anything really..my mum just covers the jars with cling film.

JamMaker1

I make jams, curds, jellies and marmalades and sell them locally.
I got my first lot of jars from a reputable supplier that I found online. from then on, I bought them a lot cheaper on eBay.
If you are selling them, you should have a Food and Hygiene Certificate (you can do this online), you can re use jam jars but should have new lids every time (you can buy these separately and cheaply) and your labels should state what is in the jars, ingredients and how much- either in grams or ozs, when it was made and if necessary, instructions- for example, as in lemon curd because of the eggs, you should put, "Use within a month and keep in 'fridge"

Westywoodpecker

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