in article , kenny at
wrote on 6/6/04 3:35 pm:

> On Wed, 02 Jun 2004 22:13:40 GMT, Ellen Wickberg
> > wrote:
>
> I know this is not safe but my mom calls that jelly mold and
> as a child in the 30's she said they would just scoup it off
> and finish eating the jar.
> This is from a family of 11 with one income.
>
>> Jams are rather low risk products. What you need to worry about is mold.
>
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I think that everyone used to scoop of the mould. We didn't know that some
moulds secrete carcinogens ( cancer causing liquids). Without analysis, we
don't know which moulds are the cancer causing ones. If you can afford not
to take that risk it's better. It's the same reason that wax is no longer
recommended for sealing jams and jellies because it may have tiny holes that
let the mould spores settle and grown on the jelly.
Ellen