Hi All,

Please help. I'm not exactly a rookie but I made a rookie mistake. I made the Ball pickled peppers recipe which said to leave a generous 1/2 inch headspace. But instead I left what can be described as a skimpy 1/2 inch headspace (or a generous 1/4 inch headspace). The jars are in the boiling water bath now so I'm mostly wondering what I'm looking at in terms of storage. If they don't siphon and do seal, can I store at room temp.? If they do siphon or if I have any other trouble I'll know to put the jars in the fridge and consume quickly. I just don't know if they look fine - do I need to put them all in the fridge anyway. Any help is much appreciated just please no yelling. Usually I can follow directions better than this.

Thanks a bunch,

Cindy