Yep, I screwed up my first batch of veggies. What should I do?
Here's what I did: I bought frozen veggies at the produce market here (locally grown and I don't have my own garden). I prepared them and then filled my hot jars. I added boiling water to the required measurement. Because I mixed some of the veggies, I had to pressure can them for 90 minutes. They are all sealed! HOWEVER, the water level inside the jars is now much lower than what I put in there and I have veggies ABOVE the water line in the jar. AND my jar with green beans only has the beans floating to the top with all the water at the bottom. They may sink as it cools but for now, they are floating!
Here's what I think I did wrong....
1. Too many veggies per jar didn't leave room for enough water to cover well enough.
2. I cooked the veggies just enough to defrost them basically. I know they were blanched before frozen so I didn't think I needed to cook them for 5 minutes or so.
Using the pressure canner was much less scary than I thought it would be but I need to work on my measurements.
Anyone have this happen to them and what do I need to do differently?
Here's what I did: I bought frozen veggies at the produce market here (locally grown and I don't have my own garden). I prepared them and then filled my hot jars. I added boiling water to the required measurement. Because I mixed some of the veggies, I had to pressure can them for 90 minutes. They are all sealed! HOWEVER, the water level inside the jars is now much lower than what I put in there and I have veggies ABOVE the water line in the jar. AND my jar with green beans only has the beans floating to the top with all the water at the bottom. They may sink as it cools but for now, they are floating!
Here's what I think I did wrong....
1. Too many veggies per jar didn't leave room for enough water to cover well enough.
2. I cooked the veggies just enough to defrost them basically. I know they were blanched before frozen so I didn't think I needed to cook them for 5 minutes or so.
Using the pressure canner was much less scary than I thought it would be but I need to work on my measurements.
Anyone have this happen to them and what do I need to do differently?