Comments on: All the squeezy bottle convenience with none of the squeezy jelly taste (or cost!)

By: gennysmom

gennysmom — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:33:15 +0000

I understand the concern about plastics, but don’t people use Tupperware? The plastic in those jelly bottles is more like that than the water bottle plastic. And I put slightly warm foods in Tupperware (no top till it cools though – learned that one the hard way!)

By: JayMonster

JayMonster — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:49:07 +0000

I unfortunately agree with Fawn about being concerned about BPAs in the plastic that leach out particularly when you introduce hot liquids.

http://www.organicconsumers.org/school/bpa041505.cfm

By: Bramble

Bramble — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:26:23 +0000

This is a great idea, I’m constantly getting on my husband for cross contaminating the jelly and it’s a big no no in our house (ds deathly allergic to peanuts!).

By: Veggiemomof2

Veggiemomof2 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:40:54 +0000

Hmm..My ds always cross contaminates the PB & Jelly & it drives my dd insane. I think I’m going to start buying the squeeze relish bottles for PB & Jelly. (They have wide openings & are only $1 at Walmart)

By: Connie

Connie — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:18:19 +0000

I suppose if you didn’t want to re-use a squeezy jelly bottle you could buy one of those ketchup and mustard squeezy bottle sets. Make two kinds of jelly: raspberry for the ketchup bottle and orange marmalade for the mustard bottle? lol well it’s an idea anyway. It would also work for squeezy mayo / Miracle Whip. That way you’re not getting your bread crumbs and other sandwich bits into your mayo jar. Great idea, Ivy.

By: Peintre

Peintre — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:17:23 +0000

…hmm … Would you like to share that grape jelly recipe perchance?

(ha ha.. I know that’s not what I’m suposed to get out of this post, but I love jellys and I’m always wishing I had better stuff than the store-bought kind).

By: minnemom

minnemom — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:41:58 +0000

I’ve been doing this with my homemade grape jelly that didn’t . . . er . . . quite set up as it should have.

It also eliminates the possibility of cross-contamination for food allergies. (Um, Grandma, has this jar of jelly ever had a peanut-butter knife in it?)

By: Fawn

Fawn — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:58:59 +0000

Technically it’s reusing, not recycling, but that’s even better.

The only thing is, I’d be more skeeved about reusing a plastic bottle than about using an extra knife. (I’m with you on that part, by the way. I think it can cause the jam/jelly to go spoil much sooner when butter or peanut butter or whatever gets mixed in. I usually use a spoon in the jam jar, though.)

One of the reasons they tell us not to reuse plastic drink bottles is because they’re only designed for one-time use and the plastic can start to break down an leach into the contents over time. (Also because bacteria builds up over time and gets to unacceptable levels.)

Hot washing and – yikes! – hot contents accelerate the breakdown of the plastic. I’d rather dirty a spoon than ingest chemicals linked to reproductive issues and cancer. Gimme a good old-fashioned glass jelly jar any day.