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Re-using canning bath water
In article >,
(Kathi) wrote:
(snippage)
> > > I reuse mine all day while I'm canning. Maybe even a second day.
> > > But after that (even tho I have soft water in the house) I get
> > > deposits on the jars. Nothing dangerous in that, just icky white
> > > stuff around the jars. Edrena
> > A glug of vinegar in the kettle is your friend, Edrena. Even if I use
> > soft water.
>
> OK, the vinegar trick I know - what do you do for the rust colour? I
> just made 2 batches of jam, one after the other, and reused the water
> in the BWB. I guess my canner rack is rustier than I thought, because
> now there's a rust colour on all the jars. I'm gonna toss the rack,
> maybe even the canner, but how do I get the rust deposit off the jars?
>
> Kathi
Eeew. A mild abrasive? Baking soda? ZUD? (It's a rust remover
powder/maybe liquid.
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 7/4/04.
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