| Re: Pickle jars not sealing [message #291139] |
Mo, 10 Juli 2006 16:52 |
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countinsheep [at] yahoo.com wrote:
> I am a 44 yr old man and made pickles for the first time in my lilfe
> today! My wife doesn't seem interested so I decided to give it a try.
> Anyway, I followed recipe I found online. I boiled the bottles and
> lids for 10 minutes then put my pickles, dill, and garlic into the
> jars. I poured on top of this a mixture of pickling salt, vinegar and
> water. Here's my concern tho. I only did 6 jars but three of them the
> lid isn't sealing on...you can still pop it up and down. What should I
> do?
>
> Thank you!!
>
> Clueless in Oregon
>
I don't know what kind of lids and rings you are using, but very few
would suggest that you boil the lids for 10 minutes. Look at the box
they come in and follow the instructions. Also, you usually need to
wait 24 hours to see if the jar is sealed. Touching the lids or rings
before then may interfere with that.
Ellen
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