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Are these jars OK for preserving?

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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They are pretty old. Big ones and small ones. They look ok  to me but I'm  concerned whether the plastic seals will survive sterilising 

In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Should be ok if you sterilize using Milton (used for baby’s bottles etc back in the day). 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Great  thanks @Dovefromabove. I assume you get it in the chemists  
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I just use jam jars, new or recycled depending on stocks.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    👍 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I think I'd be concerned about getting a good airtight seal, if it's for something that's going to be stored for any length of time. I generally use screw-on metal lids which are put on hot (hot jars and contents too, generally).  It might be an unfounded worry though - I've never had that kind of jar.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Only one jam jar  at the moment.  Threw a couple away the other day 
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Oops! 
    When I need jars I ask my parents to start saving them. My dad eats lots of jam (about a jar a week :o). And it's usually the Aldi ones with the nice wide tops that are easy to fill :).
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    My elderly parents sometimes used those coffee jars … the seal was so tight that Ma couldn’t open them and once Pa got poorly she had to get their Home Help to decant some coffee into a Tupperware container once a week. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Just realised that I have several jars with mostly left over Asian spice mixes that I've ground  up. Probably better to make fresh anyway. If I  can't get the smell  out completely,  then it might even  be a bonus!
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I can't open that sort of jar because of arthritic hands so I wouldn't use them for jam, it would probably end up on the floor! Means I never buy coffee sold in those jars, but I do buy instant coffee.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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