Canning oops!

10 years ago

I'm canning peaches in light syrup. I mixed up processing times with the next recipe I was prepping for and processed for for about 15 minutes instead of 20. The jars sat in the hot water of the canner for about 5-10 minutes after I turned it off and as I was pulling them out it hit me that they should have processed for 20 minutes. I put them back in and turned it back up to boil but I was curious, do I do the full 20 again or just the time I missed? Or do I need to pull them out, reopen and start over (with or without new lids?)?
Thanks!

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Nancy
10 years ago
Did the jars seal? Seems like you can get away with what you already did, especially since they sat in the canner a few extra minutes, as long as they sealed. If they didn't seal, I would guess you would need to reprocess at the full 20 minutes.
edeneyes
Original Author
10 years ago
I'm not sure. Since I realized it when I was taking them out I just put them straight back in before I had even pull the whole batch out. Just took them out after another 20 minutes and listening for the musical sounds of sealing jars! :) Thanks!
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digdirt2
10 years ago
Did you hot pack or raw pack? Different processing times. Which level of syrup - lite, medium, or heavy?

Technically per the guidelines they need to be reprocessed for the full amount of time called for with new lids. I'd redo them, especially if they were raw packed, but ultimately it is your choice if you are comfortable with leaving them as is or not.

Dave