How To Clean Old Jars

Washe and repeat as necessary.

How to clean old jars. Thoroughly cleaning canning jars before each use however is necessary for optimum food flavor and sanitary purposes. Either way make sure all traces of soap are rinsed away. While the water is hot pour it out not down the drain.

Give the jar a little shake to activate the soap. Brush away any remaining grime and wash in hot soapy water. Heres what you do.

If you like you can take put all the alcohol you used to clean the jars put it in a pyrex dish and set it in a well-ventilated area to evaporate the alcohol off. Take the jars out of the water and remove labels from the jars. That removes most deposits of that sort.

This batch was particularly gross and covered in rust. Wash the jar in the dishwasher to finish cleaning it. After the jar has sat in the OxiClean solution for several hours or even a day or more rinse it and use the back of a butter knife to scrape off the label under running water.

If the label is a stickler and soaking doesnt help you remove it consider soaking the glass jar in OxiClean. The old wax and pieces will melt come to the surface and re. To add some scrubbing power add rock salt and shake vigorously.

If a dishwasher can get rid of the old stuck-on food from your dishes getting rid of resin from storage jars doesnt seem like such a stretch. Now some collectors would want the old used look lids but this look is not so much a patina like you would find on brass or bronze things so much as Baked on corrosives of vinegar and salts that have leached into the water bath. CLEAN YOUR CANDLE JARS Heat up more boiling water and fill the old jars to the brim.