When I was making my jam this summer, I noticed that it was pretty difficult to get the jam into the jars without making a big mess.
I remembered that my mom had a hand-dandy little wide-mouthed funnel-type (want some more hyphens??) tool that made the job a lot easier.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have one, and I wasn’t feeling like running around to stores looking for one. So, I took a scissors and cut off the bottom portion of an old plastic funnel that someone gave me years ago.
Much better.
It’s not wide enough to use for canning whole fruits or vegetables, but it works great for jam and other thick liquids. Yay!
Today’s 365 post: Cutie-Patootie
CathyG
Tuesday 21st of September 2010
Cut another half-inch off that funnel and it would be wide enough for canning.
Gardenatrix
Tuesday 21st of September 2010
How clever!
I always regret how many times extremely specialized doo dads stand in for just this kind of creative thinking.
Erika
Monday 20th of September 2010
Oh my...how I wish I'd read this post on Saturday instead of today! I made 24 jars of grape jelly without a funnel this weekend...and let me tell you...sticky purple mess :)
nancy
Monday 20th of September 2010
necessity creates invention! good for you.
anna
Sunday 19th of September 2010
Kristin love the inguenuity of your funnel. I second looking at hardware stores you can usually pick them up there really cheap, I too see them at thrift stores. I can alot of things so a canning funnel is essential. I really need to look for a metal one because I know that sooner or later I am going to melt my lovely red plastic one. Beautiful jam!