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Leaky pie filling jars
Hi,
I have been canning apple pie filling for a few years w/good luck. I can pints because I've only invested in pint and half pint jars. This year, I noticed some liquid seepage when the apple filling cooled. I left at least 1/2" head space--no fuller than to the bottom of the lid collar. I find this recipe gives me more juice/goo than I need for the required amt. of apples. (I always wind up buying more apples and canning more pints.) This year, I took half the juice/goo and set it aside and used it to put up 7 pints of peaches. The peach pints *really* oozed and the juice was fairly watery. Acknowledged: apples have more pectin than peaches and peaches are wetter fruit than peaches. I'm going to try a canned peach filling recipe I found in a search of this group. I have a 1 gal. Ziploc of prepped peaches in the fridge and more in the fruit bowl. A friend/fellow canner said she'd have left more head space in the pints. Is there an ideal liquid to solids ratio??? Also, what storage recommendations should I pass on to family who will get the apple and peach pie filling?? My apple pie filling recipe follows for reference. Thanks! Beth Apple Pie Filling (makes 6 or 7 quarts) Ingredients 4 1/2 cups sugar 14 tablespoons Clear Jel 1 teaspoon salt (optional) 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 10 cups water 3 tablespoons lemon juice 8 to 9 pounds of tart apples, peeled, cored, and sliced (about 16 cups of sliced apples) In a large saucepan blend the first five dry ingredients. Stir in 10 cups water, cook on medium-high heat; stir until thickened and bubbly; cook an additional 2 minutes. Add lemon juice, and if desired, food coloring. Add the apples to the sauce. Stir constantly and bring mixture up to a rolling boil; cook 1 minute. Promptly ladle mixture into jars, leaving 1/2 inch headroom. Adjust lids and boiling water bath for 25 minutes. 1 quart of pie filling yields one 9 inch pie. |
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On Aug 5, 11:58 pm, " > wrote:
> Hi, > > I have been canning apple pie filling for a few years w/good luck. I > can pints because I've only invested in pint and half pint jars. This > year, I noticed some liquid seepage when the apple filling cooled. I > left at least 1/2" head space--no fuller than to the bottom of the lid > collar. > > I find this recipe gives me more juice/goo than I need for the > required amt. of apples. (I always wind up buying more apples and > canning more pints.) This year, I took half the juice/goo and set it > aside and used it to put up 7 pints of peaches. The peach pints > *really* oozed and the juice was fairly watery. Acknowledged: apples > have more pectin than peaches and peaches are wetter fruit than > peaches. > > I'm going to try a canned peach filling recipe I found in a search of > this group. I have a 1 gal. Ziploc of prepped peaches in the fridge > and more in the fruit bowl. > > A friend/fellow canner said she'd have left more head space in the > pints. Is there an ideal liquid to solids ratio??? > > Also, what storage recommendations should I pass on to family who will > get the apple and peach pie filling?? > > My apple pie filling recipe follows for reference. > > Thanks! > Beth > > Apple Pie Filling > > (makes 6 or 7 quarts) > Ingredients > > 4 1/2 cups sugar > 14 tablespoons Clear Jel > 1 teaspoon salt (optional) > 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon > 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg > 10 cups water > 3 tablespoons lemon juice > 8 to 9 pounds of tart apples, peeled, cored, and sliced (about 16 cups > of sliced apples) > > In a large saucepan blend the first five dry ingredients. Stir in 10 > cups water, cook on medium-high heat; stir until thickened and bubbly; > cook an additional 2 minutes. > > Add lemon juice, and if desired, food coloring. Add the apples to the > sauce. Stir constantly and bring mixture up to a rolling boil; cook 1 > minute. > > Promptly ladle mixture into jars, leaving 1/2 inch headroom. Adjust > lids and boiling water bath for 25 minutes. 1 quart of pie filling > yields one 9 inch pie. You know the ooze problem happens to me all the time. I was a little leary of it for the first few years, now not so. After 24 hours make sure you remove the rings. Wash the jars well. Then! Here's the trick, pick the jar up carefully by just the edge of the lid. Really do it! If the lid stays, and with one hand underneath for safety reasons can shake it around and the lid holds your safe. It means the lids sealed. I did have a few that managed to get a blueberry lodged between the jar and lid so ate those right away and held on to one for a year just to see. WOW! It stayed sealed and had no problems. That really amazed me. Also DO NOT! replace the rings on the jars store without rings so if a jar does go bad you will know from the lid coming loose. Vicky |
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My recipe is very similar as I recall, but I know it calls for a 1"
headspace. Several years ago, someone here (Ma Pickle, perhaps?) suggested leaving 1.5" headspace in cherry pie filling. I followed her suggestion and ended up with full jars that didn't ooze. As long as the lids are sealed, not just 'glued' on, the food should be safe. If you wash the jars well and can still pick up the jar by only holding the lid, it is a pretty good sign. Tell family and friends that ideal storage is 55* and dark. But they'll want to use right away so they can get the jars back to you for refill. ;> Deb -- In Oregon, the pacific northWET. NWF habitat #32964 > wrote in message oups.com... > Hi, > > I have been canning apple pie filling for a few years w/good luck. I > can pints because I've only invested in pint and half pint jars. This > year, I noticed some liquid seepage when the apple filling cooled. I > left at least 1/2" head space--no fuller than to the bottom of the lid > collar. > > I find this recipe gives me more juice/goo than I need for the > required amt. of apples. (I always wind up buying more apples and > canning more pints.) This year, I took half the juice/goo and set it > aside and used it to put up 7 pints of peaches. The peach pints > *really* oozed and the juice was fairly watery. Acknowledged: apples > have more pectin than peaches and peaches are wetter fruit than > peaches. > > I'm going to try a canned peach filling recipe I found in a search of > this group. I have a 1 gal. Ziploc of prepped peaches in the fridge > and more in the fruit bowl. > > A friend/fellow canner said she'd have left more head space in the > pints. Is there an ideal liquid to solids ratio??? > > Also, what storage recommendations should I pass on to family who will > get the apple and peach pie filling?? > > My apple pie filling recipe follows for reference. > > Thanks! > Beth > > > > > Apple Pie Filling > > (makes 6 or 7 quarts) > Ingredients > > 4 1/2 cups sugar > 14 tablespoons Clear Jel > 1 teaspoon salt (optional) > 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon > 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg > 10 cups water > 3 tablespoons lemon juice > 8 to 9 pounds of tart apples, peeled, cored, and sliced (about 16 cups > of sliced apples) > > In a large saucepan blend the first five dry ingredients. Stir in 10 > cups water, cook on medium-high heat; stir until thickened and bubbly; > cook an additional 2 minutes. > > Add lemon juice, and if desired, food coloring. Add the apples to the > sauce. Stir constantly and bring mixture up to a rolling boil; cook 1 > minute. > > Promptly ladle mixture into jars, leaving 1/2 inch headroom. Adjust > lids and boiling water bath for 25 minutes. 1 quart of pie filling > yields one 9 inch pie. > |
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The cleargel recipe that I saw somewhere said you need to blanch the apple
scices for about 5 mi8nutes. That way the apple cells will absorb juice and tend to not make the pie filling ooze out of the jars. Ann |
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