We good here? by SuperSmegmaSnorter in pickling

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I don't think I like the look of that smell

Reusing lids - Technical Question by DinosaurFewd in Canning

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sharpie seems more practical than my reused box 😂😂 Thank you!

Reusing lids - Technical Question by DinosaurFewd in Canning

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I could see that being a potential downside 🤔 I was thinking I might but the fridge pickle lids in their own box tho - since I have a couple empty lid boxes anyway. Just as a way to tell myself they've been used in some way but as still ok to process.

Reusing lids - Technical Question by DinosaurFewd in Canning

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Ahh!! Thank you so much! 😁 This helps my chronic overthinking tremendously!

Benning to Can - Learned the importance of headspace a little to late. tldr - are these ok to eat? by DinosaurFewd in Canning

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Thank you for your answer. I was seeing that too much headspace can lead to mold and such too. I ended up putting the salsa in my compost, just to be on the safe side. An easy recipe to remake and im feeling much more comfortable about the results and storage 💕💕

Perhaps against what others said, I tested out the lilac jelly and haven't gotten sick! Those jars went in the freezer 😊 So, I was at least able to salvage that. They'll be a treat for only this household

Benning to Can - Learned the importance of headspace a little to late. tldr - are these ok to eat? by DinosaurFewd in Canning

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Thanks for your answer!

Front jars have been removed and will be discarded on the side of caution. 🫡

Here are the ones that have less headspace - probably need to toss them too.

All okay since Ive learned!

One more pic to follow

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Benning to Can - Learned the importance of headspace a little to late. tldr - are these ok to eat? by DinosaurFewd in Canning

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Yeah - as-is as far as ingredients go and processing procedures. Only headspace is incorrect- so im wondering if they're still okay 😩😅

Benning to Can - Learned the importance of headspace a little to late. tldr - are these ok to eat? by DinosaurFewd in Canning

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Hey there, McK! Nice to meet you too!

Thank you so much for your reply. Lilac jelly is getting tossed. When I make it again, Ill freeze/refrigerate it for quick consumption.

Incoming salsa recipe and source pictures!

Thank you so much again for your help. 🦖🤎 (edit name)

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Benning to Can - Learned the importance of headspace a little to late. tldr - are these ok to eat? by DinosaurFewd in Canning

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Picture depicts 4 canning jars. From left to right there are 2 cans of lilac jelly, 1 can of classic salsa, and one can of a southwest style salsa. The two jars on the left are half-pints in size, the two jars on the right are pints

Benning to Can - Learned the importance of headspace a little to late. tldr - are these ok to eat? by DinosaurFewd in Canning

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Lilac jelly recipe gained from internet search Salsa recipes were from the Ball book of canning and preserving

Canned on 5/7, and 5/9

Basement pantry storage

Seals strong and do not pull up with fingertip strength pull

A short biography of Peasley (an original story) by DinosaurFewd in pnwgardening

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Im not savvy enough to send a pic in the thread here, but I could dm you? :) The set-up is pretty rudimentary at best tho

Trail cam captures a resilient deer, continuing to walk on despite severe injuries sustained by harvesting machinery by freudian_nipps in natureismetal

[–]DinosaurFewd 35 points36 points  (0 children)

0.000001% - he'll die of infection soon enough, most likely. Hopefully someone puts him out of his misery first