On May 10, 10:56*am, Dave Smith > wrote:
> On 10/05/2013 11:00 AM, jmcquown wrote:
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> > I'm not someone who makes jam or has a need to seal jars, but as others
> > have mentioned, it seems to me this stuff wouldn't seal worth a darn.
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> My mother used to recycle jars for jam. She would seal the jars with
> paraffin wax and then put a piece of cellophane over the mouth and screw
> the top on. It did a pretty good job of keeping the jars sealed.

The paraffin sealed them; the cellophane was just decorative.

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