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Old 07-09-2013, 04:13 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Sterilizing Kilner jars


"Janet" wrote in message
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I was wondering, instead of wasting gas and electricity to sterilize the
jars, if citric acid and sodium bisulphite(as in winemaking
sterilization)
would do the trick.

No, but you only need to have the oven on low for 20 mins so hardly a
vast expense.

Wash jars in hot soapy water, rinse, drain, pack the empty wet jars
standing upright in a roasting tin and put it in the oven. Turn oven on
to 120 C, once it's reached temp 10 mins should do it.

This is the method I use for sterilizing beer bottles and jam jar. I allow
the jam to cool to about 90C. You still get a 'ping' from the jar's safety
cap (or whatever it's called).


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