Sunday, January 27, 2013

Weekend Scientist | Mason Jar Observations – Week 4

Well, this is sad. Today I popped off the metal top to check on the waxpaper, and I see that the orange oils have gotten all over the outside of the jar...inside still completely clear. Four weeks in, the fluid should be a bit cloudy and orange. I think I will have to call this a bust and start over. I don't know if I should try to reseal and keep it going for a while, but I will definitely start a new batch pretty soon. There are still oranges on the tree outside. I think the method will just need to change a bit. Maybe instead of waxpaper I will need to use some sort of plastic to get a better seal on the rim. Hopefully the new batch will work better than this did =/

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