Comments on: Summer Jam’n: Low Sugar/No Sugar Organic Jam Making http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/07/26/summer-jamn-low-sugarno-sugar-organic-jam-making/ Welcome to Eat Drink Better: Sustainable Food for a Healthy Lifestyle Sat, 26 May 2012 13:54:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: janice shotkin http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/07/26/summer-jamn-low-sugarno-sugar-organic-jam-making/comment-page-1/#comment-108431 janice shotkin Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:36:51 +0000 http://eatdrinkbetter.com/?p=2115#comment-108431 Using apple juice and honey is chemically no different in the body than using table sugar and consequently no healthier. There must be a sugar free way to make homemade jams? Using apple juice and honey is chemically no different in the body than using table sugar and consequently no healthier. There must be a sugar free way to make homemade jams?

]]> By: Melissa http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/07/26/summer-jamn-low-sugarno-sugar-organic-jam-making/comment-page-1/#comment-105370 Melissa Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:23:36 +0000 http://eatdrinkbetter.com/?p=2115#comment-105370 I have used the flip jar method every time b/c a friend of mine told me about it. I have had every jar seal and do just fine. I do boil my jars for about 10 minutes before I put anything in them and keep everything very clean while working. I don't leave them upside down for 1 hour but instead for about 10 minutes. Good luck to everyone. Nothing beats homemade jams from fruit you pick yourself!! I have used the flip jar method every time b/c a friend of mine told me about it. I have had every jar seal and do just fine. I do boil my jars for about 10 minutes before I put anything in them and keep everything very clean while working. I don’t leave them upside down for 1 hour but instead for about 10 minutes. Good luck to everyone. Nothing beats homemade jams from fruit you pick yourself!!

]]> By: Renette http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/07/26/summer-jamn-low-sugarno-sugar-organic-jam-making/comment-page-1/#comment-67642 Renette Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:55:36 +0000 http://eatdrinkbetter.com/?p=2115#comment-67642 I will definetly try this recipe!! I also would be afraid to flip the jar vs, waterbath. I have several canners but if I have just a very small batch (using 4 oz or 8 oz jars), I have taken a deep saucepan, placed a round cake rack in the bottom to get the jars off the bottom. Of course you will need to put a lid on the pan while you waterbath. You could even use several jar rings in the bottom of the pan to get the jars off the bottom but would have to be careful they would not move. I am always looking at garage sales or thrift stores for canning supplies, including canners! One thing I would recommend to anyone starting to can is to buy a jar lifter (worth 10 times the mioney). I will definetly try this recipe!!
I also would be afraid to flip the jar vs, waterbath. I have several canners but if I have just a very small batch (using 4 oz or 8 oz jars), I have taken a deep saucepan, placed a round cake rack in the bottom to get the jars off the bottom. Of course you will need to put a lid on the pan while you waterbath. You could even use several jar rings in the bottom of the pan to get the jars off the bottom but would have to be careful they would not move.
I am always looking at garage sales or thrift stores for canning supplies, including canners! One thing I would recommend to anyone starting to can is to buy a jar lifter (worth 10 times the mioney).

]]> By: Rose http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/07/26/summer-jamn-low-sugarno-sugar-organic-jam-making/comment-page-1/#comment-37586 Rose Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:26:56 +0000 http://eatdrinkbetter.com/?p=2115#comment-37586 The jam sounds great. However I wanted to add a word of caution. I've read that you should never can using the method of just flipping the jars over on the counter. You have a much greater chance of getting bacterial contamination. First the processing in the hot water bath kills anything that got in the jar while you were handling ingredients. Second while upsidedown the liquid can seep under the lid and cause a poor seal allowing it to go bad later. For my "cheap" method I've processed jam in a hot water bath in a regular large stock pot. I tried a folded dish towel underneath to buffer from the bottom of the pan but it always caught air bubbles. If I hadn't decided to buy a real canner this year I would have spend the ~ $10 for a canning rack insert. The jam sounds great. However I wanted to add a word of caution. I’ve read that you should never can using the method of just flipping the jars over on the counter. You have a much greater chance of getting bacterial contamination. First the processing in the hot water bath kills anything that got in the jar while you were handling ingredients. Second while upsidedown the liquid can seep under the lid and cause a poor seal allowing it to go bad later.

For my “cheap” method I’ve processed jam in a hot water bath in a regular large stock pot. I tried a folded dish towel underneath to buffer from the bottom of the pan but it always caught air bubbles. If I hadn’t decided to buy a real canner this year I would have spend the ~ $10 for a canning rack insert.

]]> By: Abbie http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/07/26/summer-jamn-low-sugarno-sugar-organic-jam-making/comment-page-1/#comment-37572 Abbie Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:26:27 +0000 http://eatdrinkbetter.com/?p=2115#comment-37572 LOL. It's 85 degrees in my house too, AND we have the air on. It's Phoenix. LOL. It’s 85 degrees in my house too, AND we have the air on. It’s Phoenix.

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