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I just love my Grandmother's clever candle tip. She saves all her candle ends, and keeps them in a covered jar until jam-making season. Pop the jar of ends into a warm oven until melted, whilst you make the jam. When your jam is ready, pour it into jars and whilst the jam is still hot, pour (using a warm spoon) a little of the melted wax onto the surface until covered. A 2 cm layer is fine. Hey Presto! you have the perfect seal. Note: the wax sets as a flat disc on the surface. It does not contaminate the jam at all. Save the disc of wax; you can re-use it for your next jam making session.