Years ago I made pickles with my mom. But this was my first time canning on my own! Crabapple jelly from a crabapple tree in my backyard. Water bath canned for 10 mins. We have hard water, I did add vinegar to the water but looks like it didn’t help. I did pre heat the jars for 10 minutes in simmering water but I didn’t realize because my pot is so big it wouldn’t boil without the lid (I realized once the filled jars were in the simmering water) and started timing them after the lid was on and water was at a rolling boil. Lids finger tip tight and filled the jars to 1/2” headspace. I didn’t sterilize the lids but also had them in the simmering water with the jars, only left the lids in for 5 minutes. The lids had a few drops of water on the inside when I placed them on the jars, Is this an issue? I didn’t want to wipe them and risk contamination. I did wipe the jars with hot water before placing the lids on. Also they seem to have sealed in the canner? Is that normal? Just trying to learn by experience so any advice would be appreciated! Thank you for reading 🙂
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