OH has just come in with a basket full of Morello cherries....good for jelly. Just need a jelly bag. Has been an age since I've attempted preserves so no bag. Any ideas where I can get one?
Any other tips welcome too!!
CLx
Lakeland?
or ....
http://www.jamjarshop.com/shop/product.asp?catid=39&pid=92
Jam Jar Shop
Duke ;D
hobbycraft also sell them along with the stands too
we use a small stool, upside down, bowl in the bottom, piece of muslin tied to the four legs ;D
Quote from: manicscousers on July 15, 2010, 15:27:02
we use a small stool, upside down, bowl in the bottom, piece of muslin tied to the four legs ;D
Haha, think I am going to try that...13 squid on jamjar..eeek! (though thanks so much for posting that)
Now where did I put that muslin.........??
x
A sieve/colander with a muslin liner over a large bowl should be adequate. The stool/muslin method as illustrated in some 1950's Good Housekeeping magazines, and is a bit old hat.
valmarg
I make mine, just make a bag out of loose weave cotton, flannelette is best,make it about 16 inches long by about 12 wide and put a drawstring through the top, same as a gymbag for shoes for kids. After I put the fruit in I draw it up, and hang it in such a way that one of the corners is lower than the other and it works fine. I hang it off a kitchen door handle.You could be more creative and make a cone shaped bag bit I find this works just as well.A safety pin lifting on corner high works a treat. Rinse well after use, then I put them through the laundry.
XX Jeannine
I see the Jam Jar co also have a nylon one at £2.95 and sell muslin (95cm wide) at £3.95 a metre.
Amazon about £7 including the stand.
Quote from: valmarg on July 17, 2010, 22:02:36
A sieve/colander with a muslin liner over a large bowl should be adequate. The stool/muslin method as illustrated in some 1950's Good Housekeeping magazines, and is a bit old hat.
valmarg
still works, though ;D
I know manics, but it is a tad fiddly, especially if you don't tie the string tight enough. I suppose rubber bands would be better. The illustration in the old GH cookbook uses a teatowel. Either way it's the end result that matters. ;D
valmarg
Hanging the sealed bag works fine. no accidents and the fruit flies can't get in XX Jeannine