How To Clean Cloudy Glass Canning Jars

Drain dry and enjoy.

How to clean cloudy glass canning jars. If the item is too narrow to reach into place a handful of uncooked rice in the bottle swirling it around with the vinegar. Neglecting to dry freshly washed canning jars before storing them allows evaporated minerals in hard water to settle on the jars glass surfaces. Let the jars soak in vinegar for almost half an hour before cleaning them gently with a non-abrasive scrubbing pad.

I decided to pickle this years okra crop as it came in and so my pickling methods were what I would describe as experimental I sanitized the jars in boiling water simmered the brine vinegar morton salt mustard seed dill crushed garlic and then threw the raw veggies into the. Cloudy buildup at the bottom of my pickle jars. White film on canning jars is generally due to washing them in hard water.

Shake vigorously until all the gunk on the bottom and sides has been scrubbed away. In this easy Instructable I will show you how to clean the mud and crud off of antique and not so antique jars. No fancy chemicals or detergents and barely any elbow grease.

I even soaked them in soapy water. Old jars like these exposed to sunlight over the years develop the cloudiness IN the glass. Unless promptly addressed these unattractive white.

Thoroughly cleaning canning jars before each use however is necessary for optimum food flavor and sanitary purposes. Joined Aug 7 2010 Messages 108 Reaction score 0 Points 78 Location Peoria IL. Many of them have a brown or white film inside and Im having a.

I have a bunch of old canning jars that have been in my barn for several years. SOME very old canning jars get a cloudy appearance that will NOT wash away no matter what you do. For more Canning 101.