"ScubaPix" > wrote in message
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> My wife and I made a batch of hot pepper jam yesterday and a strange thing
> happened. After taking them out of the waterbath and letting them sit
> overnight, they were still VERY runny. I know, things can take up to 2
> weeks to set. But the strange thing is we put about 2 tablespoons full of
> the jam in a small bowl (it was what was left after filling the jars) and
> didn't BWB process it. Before the BWB was done, this stuff set up
> beautifully. So why didn't the BWB processed jars set up when cooled? Any
> ideas?
>
> PS I have all but 2 jars in the fridge as an experiment. They seem to be
> setting up some but not fully. The two jars left out are still runny.

I had this happen the last time I attempted to make hot pepper jelly....I
ended up dumping it back into the pan and adding yet another sure jell to
it......one just didn't seem to do the trick. Entered it in the
fair....won a ribbon.
-ginny
fair ribbon whore