Had a bunch of fruit that would have gone bad if I didn’t preserve it, so this is my first batch! Pink jars are Strawberry Rhubarb pie filling from healthycanning.com, and the dark jars are whole blueberries in syrup from Marisa McClellan’s book Food in Jars.
I followed the recipes exactly, but my one concern is headspace. The strawberry rhubarb filling called for an inch of headspace, and the blueberries for half an inch with the syrup covering the fruit. After water bath processing, it looks like some of the fruit from both recipes is sticking out above the surface of the liquid. Is this okay in terms of safety? All my lids passed the pick-up test!
by mushimushi36
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Not to worry. Too much head space can cause a few issues, most notably the food above the liquid may darken or discolor. Which is cosmetic only. As long as you left it in the water bath canner and the lids sealed properly, you are fine. Now go ahead and can lots more stuff, practice makes perfect.