Hi all, I just made my first jam (a spiced plum jam), and I am quite happy with the results: picture attached. After making my jam, and sterilising my jars. I ladled the jam into jars while it was still hot, cleaned the rims and closed them. Now I have let them cool and didn’t put them in a hot water bath or anything, just let them cool. 2 of the 7 tops have not sealed? (Are still convex and will still make a sound when I press on the top). Are any of my jars safe since I didn’t put them in a water bath? Do I need to reprocess them(whatever that entails). I saw online that this can be done within 24 hours so some prompt advice would be greatly appreciated, since I would like to give these to my closest friends and family without seriously hurting them 🤣.
Unfortunately I was not aware of what canning even was until it was way too late!
Please help me save my batch canning pros!
by JustNiffyTenn
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It’s also worth noting that these are not the traditional jars with the 2 part lids, these lids are just one piece but do have a convex bit in the middle designed to pop down. I’m not sure if this is relavent but hopefully useful to know. Thanks all
Treat it as opened store bought jam.
Stick em in the fridge and tell your friends they need to be kept refrigerated. You can also freeze jam if you don’t think they’ll get used in the next month or two.
If you made them shortly ago and used a recipe that’s been scientifically tested and approved for canning, they would be fine to reheat and can with proper two piece lids, following the processing instructions in the recipe. What recipe did you use? As of now, none of them are safe to store at room temperature since they haven’t been properly canned.
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