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heather38 · 2007-08-07 15:06:26

i have grown my own garlic at my lottie, but none pf them split into cloves and are still whole bulbs. i'm going to make my own 'lazy garlic'. i had a look at the jars in the supermarket and they are just garlic and white wine vinegar. do i need to sterilise the jar? they are going into an old jam jar. anything else i…

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dannahaz Posts: 1,069 Forumite

7 August 2007 at 7:29PM

Yes, you should sterlise. Also make sure your lid has no metal showing - if its plasticised metal it will be OK (vinegar corrodes the metal).

Your baby steriliser will be fine. Otherwise just wash in hot soapy water, rinse, then dry in a warm oven. Put stuff in while jar is still warm.

I sterliise my lids by putting them in a jug then pouring BOILING water over them.

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