Joseph Stalin was born as Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili on the 21st of December 1879 in Gori, Georgia (which was, at the time, a part of the Russian empire) to an alcoholic cobbler and a maid. As a young boy he earned the nickname âPockyâ due to the scars he acquired to his face when he contracted smallpox.
Turn the burner under the canner to its highest heat setting, cover the canner with its lid and heat. until the water comes to a full boil. If the jars were pre-sterilized, boil the jam or jelly gently for. 5 minutes. If hot, clean jars were used, process the jam or jelly for 10 minutes. (If you are at an. altitude of 1000 feet or more, add 1 minute of sterilizing time for each 1000 feet of altitude.) The. water level in the canner should be 1to 2 inches above the tops of the jars.
How to tell if your jam without pectin has set. Temperature test: Use a jelly or candy thermometer and boil until mixture reaches the temperature for your altitude (220Â°F for sea level to 1000 feet and 218Â°F for 1000-2000 feet). Strain the mixture through a sieve or place solids in a wet piece of cheesecloth and hang it over a bowl for 6-12 hours to strain. 2  Discard the solids in your compost bin. 3  Ladle into hot jars and process for 10 minutes in a water bath canner.