Blowout


So a friend stopped by yesterday while I was making a batch of strawberry-rhubarb jam. I was trying to convince her how fun and easy it is to can your own fruits, veggies and jam.

I know I was a little distracted while I was working, because I was trying to carry on an adult conversation at the same time. So, when I noticed some random rhubarb floating around the water bath just seconds after dunking the jars, I wasn't worried. I assumed I was too distracted to remember to put a ring on one of the jars. When I pulled the jars out of the water, they all looked fine ... from the top. I dunked the jars again and I saw more rhubarb floating about. I pulled the jars back out and discovered that one of the jars had broken.


It was a clean break. Well, clean as is no miscellaneous shards of glass to contend with. Not clean as in a whole pint of strawberry-rhubarb jam floating around a pot of boiling water ...

I'm not sure if I convinced her how fun and easy canning is. I did tell her repeatedly that this was the first time I had a jar break like that. As much canning as I do, it was bound to happen sooner or later.

Comments

Melissa said…
I love your blog! I have been following it for sometime now. I am amazed at how much you can do with 6 kids.

Peaceful wishes,
Melissa Jo
http://thecutestchaos.blogspot.com/
10:14 AM EDT
Marty said…
Yup, I've had a jar or two break. No big deal-just lose a bit of your yummy produce. I hope it didn't turn her off.
10:55 AM EDT
nikko said…
I've never had that happen before, either. At least the mess is all contained in the pot of water, right?

But then again, I'm so lazy I just turn my jars upside down and let them self-seal. So that would have been a mess. ;o)
11:15 AM EDT
Anonymous said…
i had a jar do that last year with grren beans in it. that was the first time ever that happened to me. i blame it on an "old" jar. remember all those jars we got for free last year??? i think it was one of those. oh well...not a big deal. me:)
10:10 PM EDT
lisa said…
You are still WAY ahead of me! I still haven't started on the salsa. Hopefully this weekend.
11:38 PM EDT
Anonymous said…
oh my!

p.s. i just realized that i never sent you a promised magazine - so sorry about that!!
9:59 AM EDT
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