Berries in season so the wife picked a few quarts to make jam. Forgot the metal frame to set the jars on for the hot water bath. I brought out some cleaned 357 Mag Brass, lined the bottom of the pot and set the jars on top. Worked like a charm.
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Willy Snyder
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Pocatello, ID 83206
Berries in season so the wife picked a few quarts to make jam. Forgot the metal frame to set the jars on for the hot water bath. I brought out some cleaned 357 Mag Brass, lined the bottom of the pot and set the jars on top. Worked like a charm.
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Improvision,, that's what makes us seem like we are smart to our wives.
If it were in there long enough would it be annealed?
Tell her your buying canning supplies next time you buy brass
Originally Posted by jonp
LIKE !
How did the Jam turn out ?
Gary
Last edited by gwpercle; 08-07-2026 at 03:18 PM.
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improvise, adapt, overcome.
Always good words to live by.
Also like to know how the jam turned out.
For anyone that has a water-bath canner , that needs a bottom rack and doesn't wish to use/ have enough brass cases ...
Use a Stainless Steel Pizza Cooking Screen ...
Mine cane from Factory Supply - Domestic Pizza Screen . Look em up on the interweb .
They come in 6 different sizes from 6" to 22" . Pick the size that fits the inside bottom or your pot ... the jars sit level and evenly on the flat screen surface ...
It's the best thing I have found for use in a water-bath canner...
and you get your brass back for reloading !
Gary
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Great idea! However, we were 5 miles back in the woods and 15 miles from a town which doesn't sell that stuff.
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44 Special brass would probably work better.
Spell check doesn't work in Chrome, so if something is spelled wrong, it's just a typo that I missed.
My wife just made some cherry jam……delicious on a fresh buttermilk biscuit….with butter of course! How did your wife’s raspberry taste?
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