wax on jam???

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:58 pm

i did some work for this lovely old lady Armenian i think ,any way she was really happy with the job and gave me a few jars of damsom jam ,it is the best jam i've tasted since my gran used to make it all those years ago , the only thing is ,she has used this wax as a seal on it ,has any one ever heard of using it before ?? and more to the point how do i get the stuff off without breaking the jar or putting wax in the lovely jam

woppy71 · Post by **woppy71** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:01 pm

Yes, quite normal to seal jam with wax. How thick is the wax? Have you tried popping it in the fridge, let the wax get nice and cold, then pierce the top with a fork and hopefully, with a litle gentle encouragment, the wax seal should lift away in one piece. That was the way I used to get the wax seal off of the jar of stilton cheese I got from my son at christmas

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:04 pm

woppy71;588946 wrote: Yes, quite normal to seal jam with wax. How thick is the wax? Have you tried popping it in the fridge, let the wax get nice and cold, then pierce the top with a fork and hopefully, with a litle gentle encouragment, the wax seal should lift away in one piece. That was the way I used to get the wax seal off of the jar of stilton cheese I got from my son at christmas

thanks woppster

i tried that the jar broke before i could get the rock hard wax off but i still ate the jam though carefully though

its too good to waste

dubs · Post by **dubs** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:05 pm

..................Why don't you ask the old lady how to get it off!

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:30 pm

dubs;588978 wrote:

..................Why don't you ask the old lady how to get it off!

er seems a bit rude to ask an old lady how she gets it off buddy :-3 :-3

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:41 pm

*sometimes* if you stick a butter knife in the wax and twist it a bit it breaks the seal.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:53 pm

Wax on, wax off...............................:wah:

I've used wax before to seal up preserves and all.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 4:00 pm

Turn it into wax lips................................

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 10:11 pm

My grandmother used to wax to seal her jelly and jams. We broke the wax by using a knife to cut the wax in half, then used a fork to fish the pieces out.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:37 am

jimbo;588947 wrote: thanks woppster

i tried that the jar broke before i could get the rock hard wax off but i still ate the jam though carefully though its too good to waste

:wah:

So you just sat at the table sopping the jam up with your finger flicking the shards of glass off to the side ? :wah:

Did you wipe your face when you were done ?

zinkyusa · Post by **zinkyusa** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:38 am

Sheryl;589056 wrote: My grandmother used to wax to seal her jelly and jams. We broke the wax by using a knife to cut the wax in half, then used a fork to fish the pieces out.

How did they taste Sheryl?:wah:

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:14 am

we didn't eat them :rolleyes:

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:27 am

Nomad;589827 wrote: :wah:

So you just sat at the table sopping the jam up with your finger flicking the shards of glass off to the side ? :wah:

Did you wipe your face when you were done ?

of course not buddy ,i gave all the bits with glass on to suzy ,she never noticed just my luck had to settle down a woman with an indestructable tongue:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

zinkyusa · Post by **zinkyusa** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:47 am

jimbo;590130 wrote: of course not buddy ,i gave all the bits with glass on to suzy ,she never noticed just my luck had to settle down a woman with an indestructable tongue:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

isn't that a good thing jimbo?:sneaky:

Ciao, Bella! · Post by **Ciao, Bella!** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:41 pm

Here, we use Gulf Wax.

Cutting it in half can be tricky. Next time, let a butter knife sit in very warm water till warm, then use it to go around the outer edge of wax. (2 knives work better, one can be warming while the other is being used.) Do this until you're into the jam/preserves, then simply tilt it up on side, and lift out.

Don't throw it away, though. It should be rinsed free of any jam, and then can be remelted for a potpourri tart, used to wax drawer runners, so they won't stick, or wax thread for sewing on buttons. (Draw the thread over the edge of the wax.)

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:58 pm

Ciao, Bella!;591469 wrote: Here, we use Gulf Wax.

Cutting it in half can be tricky. Next time, let a butter knife sit in very warm water till warm, then use it to go around the outer edge of wax. (2 knives work better, one can be warming while the other is being used.) Do this until you're into the jam/preserves, then simply tilt it up on side, and lift out.

Don't throw it away, though. It should be rinsed free of any jam, and then can be remelted for a potpourri tart, used to wax drawer runners, so they won't stick, or wax thread for sewing on buttons. (Draw the thread over the edge of the wax.)

puh and waste perfectly good ear wax

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:50 am

magenta flame;591531 wrote:

yes jimbo I use it on all my jam jars.....keeps it sealed alot of people just use the microwave seal ..another words the hygenic way but the wax seal is the old way of doing it ...you are blessed because in fifty years time you'll be able to open it and it will be as good as the day she made it:)

You really think it's gonna last that long?

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:49 pm

maybe a couple of slices of toast with jam and wax with a side order of glass shards will take my mind off of spurs losing :rolleyes: :wah: :wah: