Hi guys! I made the strawberry spreadable fruit from Ball Home Preserving book. The recipe indicates a yield of 8 250mL jars, but I only ended up with 4. I’m not sure if I over reduced? Also, despite de-bubbling prior to processing, I ended up with at least one large-ish bubble per can. Thoughts?
by CatnipKerfuffle
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I’m curious what others say. I’ve been canning for years and this always happens to me (more or less than the recipe says)
The bubbles are fine – you will never get all the bubbles out. Yield can vary quite a lot depending on the density of your fruit. It’s a little surprising that you got only 4 jars, but if you’re sure you followed the recipe correctly, I wouldn’t worry about it.
Unless you missed something, I’d personally say you definitly over cooked it somewhere. 5 apples and 3 litres of any berries should not cook down to 3 cups.