Family Living
Focus
by
Adams Co.
Extension Agent
Nina Redding
A quick trip to the compost
pile with dinner scraps the other
evening left my sneakers quite
muddy. A glance at the garden
as I dodged rain drops on the
way back to the house reminded
me that in another month I’ll be
canning green beans.
With the arrival of summer,
consumers will begin calling the
extension office with canning
questions as they begin to har
vest the bounty of gardens and
orchards. Here are some
common questions that I
receive. If you’re just learning
and building your wealth of ex
perience, tuck these questions
and answers in the back of your
mind for future reference. If
you’re a seasoned pro at cann
ing, think about how you would
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answer the question and then
read on. Don’t forget to take
time to share your knowledge
with those just learning.
• Can I safely use the older
blue “antique” canning jars? Or
do they seal properly with two
piece lids? Or can I use them in
the pressure canner?
You can use blue jars de
signed with Mason threads.
These seal easily with two-piece,
self-sealing lids and may be pro
cessed in pressure canners. Bail
type closures, to be used with
glass caps and rubber gaskets,
are not recommended.
• What will happen if I use
mayonnaise type jars for cann
ing? I’ve heard they should not
be used.
Mayonnaise type jars are ac-
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ceptable for use when the food is
processed in boiling water. Their
breakage rate is about the same
as for Mason jars when used for
canning acid foods in boiling
water. However, the breakage
rate is normally higher when
used for canning low-acid food
in a pressure canner.
• The lids on a few of my jars
came out of the canner all bent
and deformed. What did I do
wrong?
It’s very likely that the screw
bands were tightened too much.
Deformation usually occurs
with a raw-packed vegetable
that was processed in a pressure
canner.
• My jar lids weren’t “down”
when the jars were cool, but I
pressed them down and they
down. Are these foods
properly sealed?
• Remove screw bands and
wash jars. If the lids and jars
remain sealed, mark, store, and
re-examine the lids after a few
days. If they lids remain concave
and tightly attached, their seals
are adequate for long-term stor
age.
• My canned food did not seal
after the proper cooling time.
What can I do with it?
Within 24 hours, remove
screw bands and discard lids.
Examine and discard screw
bands if rusty, bent, or de
formed. Examine and replace
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each jar if its sealing surface is
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new screw band and tighten ap
propriately and re-process the
jars the same as the first time.
• My home canned peaches
floated. What did I dd Wrong?
It’s probable that you raw
packed (meaning placed the
fruit in the jar with out first
heating) the prepared peaches.
Hot packing helps eliminate air
from the raw peaches and mini
mizes this problem. You may
have also overtightened the
screw bands. This practice
would prevent the removal of air
from jars while they are process
ing. Use of heavy syrup may also
increase the tendency of peaches
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• Why did my applesauce get
pink? It seems fine. Odor is
normal.
It’s possible the pink ap
plesauce is due to the variety of
apples used; failure to remove
apple skin; failure to use the hot
pack procedure; or failure to use
antidiscoloration recommenda
tions to prevent browning while
preparing apple slices for cann
ing.
Of course, these are only a few
of the many common questions
consumers have about canning
food at home. If you have a
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