On 10/05/2013 4:25 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>

The paraffin was not always a perfect seal. I guess she thought she was
doubling up on the seal.