Help re: Seals and cellophane covers for pickles and chutney

chalky_75 · 13 July 2012 at 9:34AM

I have always bought little packets of cellophane circles and smaller circles of wax type paper to seal my chutney and pickle jars after bottling.
They seem to have doubled in price lately and I was wondering is anyone had an idea for a cheaper alternative -- I was thinking cereal bag liners maybe!
Ideas very welcome. Thank you

rosie383 · 13 July 2012 at 10:44AM

My mum always used to cut circles out of the wax loaf papers. I know you don't get them as much these days, but if you're buying whoopsied bread, choose the loaf in the waxed wrapper if there is one. I think Warburton's do one. Also, depends where you are, I know in Norn Iron there is more bread in waxed wrappers.

dumpling · 13 July 2012 at 1:26PM

Hi, I always cut circles from my cereal inner bags like you have said. They work perfectly and very MS too. Hope that helps:)

Justamum · 13 July 2012 at 1:47PM

I don't bother using them. All jar lids these days seem to be lined these days, so corrosion shouldn't be a problem, especially if you use ones which originally had chutneys etc in them.

chalky_75 · 13 July 2012 at 3:30PM

Thank you all so much --- I think I will try the cereal packet liners but Justamum you are probably right! I feel the jars are undressed without them. Just going back to Mum and Grandma's days I think!