This is the order of events that happened:
- Had a canning party with bae, we canned a bunch of okra with apple cider vinegar (white vinegar is made from GMO corn, omgz!). 12 cans total. We water bathed for 10 minutes each (long enough?).
- Right after the water baths, 6 of the cans were sealed and 6 were still had the clicking bubble.
- An hour later I checked the cans, now 10 of the 12 were unsealed. I was somewhat upset at this point, I figured I'd put them in the refrigerator and try another water bath to seal them tomorrow.
- I wake up the next morning, 12 hours since putting them in the fridge and found that all 10 cans in the refrigerator were sealed (no clicking bubble). I left them outside the fridge for 24 hours and they stay sealed. . . What could have caused this? I'm thinking, maybe when I put the still-warm cans in the refrigerator, the steam may have built up pressure inside and sealed them? . Does it have something to do with the apple cider vinegar, but this doesn't make any sense to me, how would the vinegar seal the cans? . Could it be that the okra fermented and the lactic acid built up pressure? If so, wouldn't the cold temperature of the fridge have slowed down the fermentation process? . Do you recommend any organic white distilled vinegar for canning? I don't want all my okra tasting like apples!
Submitted August 05, 2015 at 07:36PM by DamienDaRacer http://ift.tt/1UnGJUh Canning
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