Originally Posted by
Ramona Byrd
I remember those jams and jellies...poured into sterilized, boiled jars with a thin layer of wax poured over it. THEN a long piece of yarn or string was coiled in it and draped over the side, then more wax poured over that. The string was to help pull up the wax when you wanted to serve it.
Oh now that's clever. Never saw my Mom or grandmothers doing that. They say that you shouldn't seal jars with wax anymore, though, so I won't get to try it.