Ok I’ve never run across this before, and I have no idea what’s going on. Did not have this problem last year. 7/7 jars in my first batch failed, and 3/7 in the second batch.
Followed the NCHFP recipe for apple pie filling. Peel, slice, blanch. Juice, water, sugar, spices, clear jel. Lemon juice once it thickens, boil 1 minute, fold in apples. 35 minutes BWB for my altitude.
Filled to 1” head space first batch, 7/7 failures. Filled to 1.5” head space second batch (see picture) and still had failures! What gives?!
by BaconIsBest
3 Comments
Hi u/BaconIsBest,
For accessibility, please reply to this comment with transcriptions of the screenshots or alt text describing the images you’ve posted. Thank you!
*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/Canning) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Are the sealing part of the lids ball like the jars or or off-brand? Could it be the seals on the lid instead of the recipe?
The step where you cook the apple slices is cooking… not blanching. Apples have a TON of air trapped in the flesh and the cooking step is to collapse that. Yes… it makes the slices messier… but the jars seal.