irelephant [he/him] to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-25 months agoJust opened a new jar of jam, only to find mold in it.lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageJust opened a new jar of jam, only to find mold in it.lemmy.dbzer0.comirelephant [he/him] to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-25 months agomessage-square103fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@MonkderVierte@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish0•edit-25 months agoThat’s what you get with berries concentrate (a supply-chain thing) and sugar. But not so with self-made jam. Mold hates acidic environments. The jam rather dries out than getting moldy.
minus-squareEl care ñálinkfedilinkEnglish0•edit-25 months agoNot true. My mom’s jams get moldy all the time. Maybe not all jams are acidic enough.
minus-square@MonkderVierte@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish0•5 months agoWhat jam is it? My dad is a farmer and mom makes all kinds of jam, never saw mold there the last 30 years.
minus-square@Imhotep@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•5 months agoI know she pasteurizes some foods and sterilizes others, don’t know which for jams
minus-square@Imhotep@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•5 months agoAll sorts really. She’s a farmer also. She gives me a lot and I tend to forget them in the fridge. I can tell you plum jam has mold. She adds little sugar, maybe that’s a reason.
That’s what you get with berries concentrate (a supply-chain thing) and sugar.
But not so with self-made jam. Mold hates acidic environments. The jam rather dries out than getting moldy.
Not true. My mom’s jams get moldy all the time. Maybe not all jams are acidic enough.
The lice hate the powdered sugar.
My moms jams do get moldy though.
What jam is it? My dad is a farmer and mom makes all kinds of jam, never saw mold there the last 30 years.
Maybe your dad properly sterilizes his jars.
I know she pasteurizes some foods and sterilizes others, don’t know which for jams
All sorts really. She’s a farmer also. She gives me a lot and I tend to forget them in the fridge. I can tell you plum jam has mold.
She adds little sugar, maybe that’s a reason.