Hello everybody
I read here a lot but rarely post, but now I have a slight problem,I
pressured canned bell peppers in 1/2 pt. jelly jars but I forgot to add
any vinegar as the blue book says to. So how much of a sin did I
commit? can they still be used? When I realized what I did while they
were cooking so I processed them about 10 minutes longer than they said
too.

On 7/17/2012 6:11 PM, dave wrote:
> Hello everybody
> I read here a lot but rarely post, but now I have a slight
> problem,I pressured canned bell peppers in 1/2 pt. jelly jars but I
> forgot to add any vinegar as the blue book says to. So how much of a
> sin did I commit? can they still be used? When I realized what I did
> while they were cooking so I processed them about 10 minutes longer
> than they said too.
It depends upon how long you processed the peppers Dave. Here's the URL
for instructions on canning peppers in a pressure canner.

http://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/uc...is_peppers.pdf

The recipe doesn't call for vinegar, only water. Using the proper
processing time is critical for your health. Hope this helps.

George

On 7/17/2012 8:46 PM, George Shirley wrote:
> On 7/17/2012 6:11 PM, dave wrote:
>> Hello everybody
>> I read here a lot but rarely post, but now I have a slight
>> problem,I pressured canned bell peppers in 1/2 pt. jelly jars but I
>> forgot to add any vinegar as the blue book says to. So how much of a
>> sin did I commit? can they still be used? When I realized what I did
>> while they were cooking so I processed them about 10 minutes longer
>> than they said too.
> It depends upon how long you processed the peppers Dave. Here's the URL
> for instructions on canning peppers in a pressure canner.
>
> http://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/uc...is_peppers.pdf
>
> The recipe doesn't call for vinegar, only water. Using the proper
> processing time is critical for your health. Hope this helps.
>
> George

Thanks for the info