On 5/10/2013 6:05 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> 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:
>>>> 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.
>
Some people seal the top with waxed-paper disks, then cover with
cellophane - <http://www.lakeland.co.uk/p3830/Jam-Pot-Covers>