Kilner Jar Gaskets?

earthmother

Thank you all

Aycor - I have had jam jars from freecycle in the past, but no joy with the larger sizes or preserving jars.

Paulie'sGirl - unfortunately if this is going to look right for the hampers, it has to be in one single jar - no problem with it going off once opened though anyway, as it's intended to be used all in one go (a recipe mix). I am jamming too - have a load of small jars for that project.

Ted - I think you're probably right in the long run - I just thought a preserving jar might get re-used for pastas etc if nothing else - and it also looks a bit fancier. I could always put a 'return me and I'll be refilled' note on the packaging - you never know, lol

overlykeensaver

I recently bought some kilner jars from Dunelm Mill £1.29 but they were 0.5L -Can I ask why the extra 0.1L is so important?! I am about to make some chutney so would value your expertise!

earthmother

Thanks overlykeensaver - but it's not expertise - I'm a complete novice when it comes to these things.

But, as far as the jar size is concerned, it's purely a matter of fit. I'm making up some jars for hampers that have the dry ingredients of a recipe in, and it just so happens that they fill 0.6L - smaller and I can't get it all in, larger and there would be too much airspace, and the contents (which I am layering for effect) will get mixed up, and also possibly go stale.

I think I may be able to get around the problem though with 0.5L jars and a bit of fancy packaging around one ingredient (which comes packaged in the right quantity in it's own right).

Thank you for the Dunlem tip though - the cheapest I can get 0.5s around here is £1.95 - will make a difference over the dozen jars I need.

mystictree

better late than never perhaps ....

I just spoke with Kitchens in Bristol (Whiteladies Road) and they sell the seals for "Ravenhead" jars for less than £3.00 for 10. They are always very helpful so if you don't have a Kitchens near you, they might post seals to you.

Georgina

Sallygirl

This is a very interesting thread. I've always wanted to try my hand at bottling - both to see a shelf full of my produce and to save the space in the freezer for other things.

I appreciate the instructions for bottling tomatoes but my plants did not like the weather this summer and went on strike. But I do have access to several bags of windfall apples and would like to bootle them. Please can someone kind (Ted?) post up instructions for a first-timer?

Thanks : )

shirlskm

Your jars can also be purchased from http://www.jbconline.co.uk they only sell glass jars and bottles. Also very competitive if you buy more than 24.

Lotus-eater

If anyone is going to France, we used to get the seals over there in some supermarkets, The French are more up on preserving stuff.

champys

Lotus-eater wrote: »

If anyone is going to France, we used to get the seals over there in some supermarkets, The French are more up on preserving stuff.

Yes correct, every supermarket here in France has them - and also in places like garden centres and DIY shops. They also have other interesting systems like jars with metal caps/seals (with a pop-up button thingy) and then a screw cap on top. You re-use the jar and the screw cap, and use a new seal each time. Looks really smart and professional.

Charis

Ted_Hutchinson wrote: »

The following is from the St Michael Pressure Cooking book. 1978.

I have that very book! Written by Sue Cutts. She does say not to reuse the rubber sealing rings unless you are sure they are not damaged. I wonder how many times you can reuse them? As you say, they are not cheap.

Hawthorn

http://www.ascott.biz/acatalog/Glass_Preserving_Jars.html

These also do them.

I have a pressure canner, which enables me to also bottle meats and things like that in bulk.
The jars I use are mason ball, from Waresofknutsford.
What is annoying, is that these same jars are pennies each in america!