Hi Everyone, I plan to make this Apple Butter Recipe (pictured) from The USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning (Legacy Edition, 2015) (also pictured). The recipe says "Fill hot into sterile half-pint or pint jars". I was wondering if it is okay to cook the apple butter on one day, and then reheat it the next day to process it in jars. Is that something I can do? Or is it a must to make the apple butter and process/can on the same day? Thank you!
by RedMoon3xWW
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Next day is fine!
What exactly does “legacy edition” mean here? Is it just an old-timey cover/artwork? The USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning, 2015 Revision that you see on gummint websites has a quite different cover. I suspect (actually I hope) that this is a non-government publisher that has simply copied the contents of Bulletin No. 539. If the canning information itself is “legacy” I’d be somewhat uneasy.
What does the copyright page say?
To answer your specific question, if you follow correct food safety procedures (cooling down, storing in fridge overnight), you can reheat and process the next day.