In article >,
(Serene) wrote:

> The blood oranges were getting soft (ooh, I like that line), so I added
> them to the latest batch of jelly.

> This jellymaking thing is addictive. So fun and easy, especially with
> the inversion method.
>
> serene

What's interesting to me is that the Certo leaflets may still offer the
inversion method as an option for sealing, but the Certo website does
not. I see you linked your blog offering to the website. I can't tell
if you're new to preserving or not; if you are, I'd encourage you to use
good procedures and processes (boiling water bath for fruit spreads)
from the get-go, so as to not develop any bad habits. If you're
preparing your jars in boiling water in the first place it's not a big
deal to do the BWB (boiling water bath) and it gives you a better chance
for a proper seal, a stronger seal and the assurance that mold spores
are killed.

Allow me to be the fourth person to point you he
<http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...g/bc79503a43c5
642c> <8-0)

Check out the National Center for Home Food Preservation at the
University of Georgia. It's the place where any current USDA food
preserving research is going on.
http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/index.html

Also, if you don't have a recent food preserving text, get one. A
couple weeks ago, I posted to rec.food.preserving that I have some
copies of the current Ball Blue Book that I'm willing to sell and ship
for $4. (good price) I think I still have one left, if you're
interested. You can contact me through my website
<http://www.jamlady.eboard.com>

And here's my formal invitation to visit rec.food.preserving with your
adventures and questions about preserving; it's the right place for such
discussions. The people are knowledgeable and a generally friendly lot.
:-) And we have a very extensive FAQ file available, too.
--
-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> Arizona vacation pics added 3-24-05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.