PureCajunSunshine Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 The other day I canned (waterbath) 6 pints of very strong but lightly sweetened elderberry juice. I purposely did not strain this batch very finely and it had bits and pieces of elderberry pulp in it. I accidentally went overboard on the processing time by about 5-10 minutes... I noticed that almost all the jars (which were sealed good-n-tight) leaked during the canning process. About a quarter inch was missing from each jar. All the lids appear to be still well sealed. Is this juice ok? What did I do wrong? Link to comment
Violet Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 It sounds fine. Did you let the jars sit in the canner for an additional 5 min. after you removed the lid ? That helps with siphoning. Usually siphoning happens due to quick removal after processing or too little headspace in BWB. Pressure canning would be the same, but also with fluctuation in pressure. Link to comment
PureCajunSunshine Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 wonderful!!! This is so good to know! Thank you Violet! BTW, I let the jars sit in the canner for about 20-30 min before taking them out (I got sidetracked/tangled up with other stuff and forgot about them)! The jars had 1/4 inch headspace in them... Link to comment
Violet Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Next time, please be careful and not leave them in that long. There is a thermal loving bacteria that startst to grow in foods left in the warm environment. Set a timer, if need be. I use timers to remind me of all sorts of things . Link to comment
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