Canning & Food Preservation

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My sliced apples shrank during canning? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by drhugsymcfur@lemmy.world to c/canning@midwest.social

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Attempting to can apples for the first time and I am pretty confident that I filled the can up to the 1/2" point before the headspace starts. But after I pulled them out of the canner I have a good 1" of only liquid that the apples are floating on.

Did I do something wrong?

Is there a good way to really pack apples into the can before they go into the canner to avoid this wasted space?

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[–] argentcorvid@midwest.social 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This happens with raw pack. There are air pockets in the flesh of the fruit that get popped when cooking and then the slices Don't take up as much space.

Hot packing will fix your problem.

[–] drhugsymcfur@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Thanks for the advice, after a little research I'll give it a try.