Food Leakage

by Rebecca
(Texas)

I tried to can peach pie filling, and some of the food leaked out of the jar. The lids all sealed, but there was sticky pie filling on the towel it cooled on and down the jar a little.

From looking at the jar, it doesn't look like I lost very much at all, but I'm new to canning, so I'd like to not poison my family.

Is it still safe? I see conflicting answers on the internet! Thank you!

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answer:

Yes, that is normal. I often have jars that end up sticky.

Here is a tip to minimize this: After you turn off the heat, leave your jars in the water for 2 minutes. Then raise your rack and let your jars rest on the canning rack for 3-4 minutes before you remove them.

This allows the jars to cool a bit slower when they are first really boiling hot.

I don't know the science behind this but my jars get noticeably less messy when I do this.

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