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Thread: 1st shot at canning yesterdays catch....

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    Question 1st shot at canning yesterdays catch....

    Well, after much research, I read so many different methods, I decided to wing it and go with my gut-

    pint jars
    packed with fresh kok, scaled, iced over night, steak cuts
    shot of V8 hot and spicy
    Tbsp of white wine vinegar
    Tbsp of chopped jalepeno
    some fresh white onion
    splash of tabasco
    splash of wortheschire
    1/4-1/2 tsp of salt
    pre-boiled 30 min
    90 min in pressure cook on high

    we shall see....comments? thoughts?

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    i am going to be doing my first ever canning in the next week or so. let us know how this comes out.
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    You've added a lot of liquid so don't pack too tight with fish. They give off a lot of liquid too. It can create a boil over in the jar and the end result is the lids don't seal. The first few batches are going to be trial and error. The few jars that don't seal are okay to eat immediately or be refrigerated. I like your choice of ingredients. Try adding a 1/2 a bay leaf to that.
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    Thanks, they turned out great. A bay leaf would have been a great addition...next time for sure.
    Loren

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    How much head space did you leave for the liquid from the fish? I can't wait to try your recipe - thanks for sharing

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    I think dill might be better with fish than a bay leaf . . .
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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperDaveMT View Post
    How much head space did you leave for the liquid from the fish? I can't wait to try your recipe - thanks for sharing
    Ideally, the fish should have some air space around it in the jar and brought up to the beginning of the jar threads for the lid. That is roughly 1/2" to 3/4" head space.
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