Some Pears are Floating

How Can we Reduce Canned Fruit Floating? - 10

  1. Heat food before packing into jars
  2. Don't pack food too tightly
  3. Use correct headspace
  4. Remove air bubbles before capping jars
  5. Prevent steam-pressure canner temperature from fluctuating during processing
  6. Cover jars with water in boiling-water canner
  7. Don't remove jars from canner too quickly after processing is complete
  8. Follow instruction about starchy foods absorbing liquid

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Some Pears are Floating