Thread: Forgot to wipe the rims

serene wrote:
> I made four batches of plum preserves today. Followed the BBB recipe
> exactly, but on one batch (of five half-pint jars), I forgot to wipe
> the rims. Should I open them up and reprocess? Is there a way to tell
> if the seal is okay? Should I just keep them in the fridge and use
> them first? Or...?
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Serene
Let them sit until 24 hours has gone by Serene. Your next move is to see
if the "button" on the lid is down, ie is it sealed, just press on it
with a finger and if it gives the jar didn't seal and may need to be
reprocessed. If it doesn't give it is most likely sealed and okay to
keep. Generally you can tell by looking at them if they have sealed.

Often times not wiping the lid can go either way, depends on how much
goop* was left on the rim. *Goop - a technical term in canning as
espoused by the brethern and sistern of HOSSPOJ meaning you left some
stuff on the rim dummy. <G>

George, Father Inquisitor, HOSSPOJ

On Jul 12, 6:43*pm, George Shirley <gsh...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> serene wrote:
> > I made four batches of plum preserves today. Followed the BBB recipe
> > exactly, but on one batch (of five half-pint jars), I forgot to wipe
> > the rims. Should I open them up and reprocess? Is there a way to tell
> > if the seal is okay? Should I just keep them in the fridge and use
> > them first? *Or...?
>
> > Thanks for your help,
>
> > Serene
>
> Let them sit until 24 hours has gone by Serene. Your next move is to see
> if the "button" on the lid is down, ie is it sealed, just press on it
> with a finger and if it gives the jar didn't seal and may need to be
> reprocessed. If it doesn't give it is most likely sealed and okay to
> keep. Generally you can tell by looking at them if they have sealed.
>
> Often times not wiping the lid can go either way, depends on how much
> goop* was left on the rim. *Goop - a technical term in canning as
> espoused by the brethern and sistern of HOSSPOJ meaning you left some
> stuff on the rim dummy. <G>
>
> George, Father Inquisitor, HOSSPOJ

Thank you so much, George. Would it be safer to just go ahead and
process them again, or will that overcook the preserves?

Serene

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serene <[email protected]> wrote:

> I made four batches of plum preserves today. Followed the BBB recipe
> exactly, but on one batch (of five half-pint jars), I forgot to wipe
> the rims. Should I open them up and reprocess? Is there a way to tell
> if the seal is okay? Should I just keep them in the fridge and use
> them first? Or...?
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Serene

If the jar sealed, you're fine. Push down on the center of the lid. If
it flexes, it didn't seal. If it is slightly concave, you're fine.
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serene wrote:
> On Jul 12, 6:43 pm, George Shirley <gsh...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> serene wrote:
>> > I made four batches of plum preserves today. Followed the BBB recipe
>> > exactly, but on one batch (of five half-pint jars), I forgot to wipe
>> > the rims. Should I open them up and reprocess? Is there a way to tell
>> > if the seal is okay? Should I just keep them in the fridge and use
>> > them first? Or...?
>>
>> > Thanks for your help,
>>
>> > Serene
>>
>> Let them sit until 24 hours has gone by Serene. Your next move is to see
>> if the "button" on the lid is down, ie is it sealed, just press on it
>> with a finger and if it gives the jar didn't seal and may need to be
>> reprocessed. If it doesn't give it is most likely sealed and okay to
>> keep. Generally you can tell by looking at them if they have sealed.
>>
>> Often times not wiping the lid can go either way, depends on how much
>> goop* was left on the rim. *Goop - a technical term in canning as
>> espoused by the brethern and sistern of HOSSPOJ meaning you left some
>> stuff on the rim dummy. <G>
>>
>> George, Father Inquisitor, HOSSPOJ
>
> Thank you so much, George. Would it be safer to just go ahead and
> process them again, or will that overcook the preserves?

Go ahead and wait until tomorrow before making that decision. As George
says, you can mostly tell by looking. The lid will be slightly concave
as well as he says the 'button' will be down and there's no give.

What I do is set up two towels and as the jars come out of the BWB I
line them up on one towel. As they "plink" (and I can see which one did
it) I move them to the other towel. If they don't plink, they go in the
fridge, or if there's more than a couple I reprocess immediately.

Next day I check to see they all stayed down.

B/

Thanks, everyone!

I made 24 half-pints of plum preserves (would have made a little more,
but that's all the jars I bought). Whew. I'm wiped out now. And there
were enough plums on that tree that I could have made 24 more.

This was the golden plums; next week, we'll do some regular ones, or
maybe some figs if they're ready.

Serene

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On Jul 12, 6:11*pm, serene <serenevan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I made four batches of plum preserves today. Followed the BBB recipe
> exactly, but on one batch (of five half-pint jars), I forgot to wipe
> the rims. Should I open them up and reprocess? Is there a way to tell
> if the seal is okay? Should I just keep them in the fridge and use
> them first? *Or...?
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Serene

If you used a canning funnel to fill your jars and were careful, you
may not have dripped hardly any jam on your jar lips.
As said, if they are sealed, they are just fine. I would NEVER
reprocess if not necessary.
Regards Jim in So. Calif.