But...I'm running out of jars! My 15 year old, after I sent him up to the attic, out to storage building A, and then to storage building B, said, "Just face it, Mom. Once you admit there are no more jars, the healing process will be so much easier." I smiled.
Generally, with a large family, I can my jams and jellies in pints with a few half-pints for gifts. But while I go out to the laundry room to scrounge around again, the son then asks, "Why can't you can jelly in quarts?"
Of course, he would love it if I canned jelly in quarts. He eats about a half-cup of jelly on a sandwich as it is!
"No, I'm serious, Mom. They sell it in big jars in the store. And I like it that way." Again, he asks, "Why can't you can jelly in quarts?"
"Basically, Son," I reply, "Because I don't want you eating jelly by the quart!"
So I put it to you, friends. Can you can jelly in quarts? Anyone ever done it? I'd like to know.
Sorry, Carol. The only thing I've ever canned are tomatoes and pickles. :)
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Susan
I live alone, so I can all of my jams in smaller jars. However, my aunt(sometimes) cans her jams and jellies in quarts because her teenagers go through it pretty quickly. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Amanda. That's what I face, too...teenagers...yikes!
ReplyDeleteI haven't, but if you go through it quickly enough, I don't see why you couldn't. :)
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Karen
Someone said that as long as I keep everything HOT, it would be okay.
ReplyDeleteI haven't considered canning jelly in quarts, but I can't think of a reason why it wouldn't work. I can our jelly in pints. While those little 1/2 cup jelly jars are cute, I can't justify all those canning lids! BTW, Carol, this is the first comment I've posted to your blog!
ReplyDeleteHi Robin, Nice to hear from you. I can't believe the lids get more expensive every year. I once saw an ad for re-usable ones, but never followed through. I should have.
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