Cleaning jars

[doc25]

How do you guys clean newly purchased jars an or plastic containers? Where I am we have hard water and it leaves a white residue on the jars, so I'm guessing I'll either have to get reverse osmosis or truck water in.

[Myron Denny]

I had a gallon of acid we used in our dairy barn that is intended to desolve soap and calcium residue (sp?). I use it as directed 1 oz per gal as on label. You should have a dairy in your neighborhood that can help you with this problem. Their dairy supply truck should have a test kit and should be able to tell you specificly what you need to do to solve your problem.

[Beeslave]

If they are new and were packaged properly there shouldn't be any washing needed.

[Myron Denny]

You told us that your water is leaving a residue in you jars, I told you how to solve the problem! ACID, but get your water sampled!

[Mathispollenators]

Upsde down in the dsh washer. That's how we clean our drinking glasses I happy cleaning honey jars same way. I don't know about the hard water maybe some type soap to help on that,

[StevenG]

I usually find a very slight film of an oily feel on new glass jars... So I run all the new glass and plastic jars thru the wife's dishwasher, on normal cycle, with soap. Then store the jars until use.