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Hey, this is Carolyn with homesteading family and here is a podcast short.

In other words, an answer to a question that you have asked. Cassandra Kelch on the top five canning

mistakes. She says, so I just barely canned some homemade soup and hamburger last week, left the rings on and stored them in my basement. Would you suggest throwing all those out?

Okay, she is, Cassandra is referring to the fact that she left her rings on for storage, which can potentially give you what's called a false seal. Cassandra, no, I would not

throw those out as long as you followed safe canning methods. I would go down and remove the

rings right now and then just be really sure when you go to use those jars that the lids

on really well. If you have to pry that lid off and you hear

that suction sound, a lot of times if you're looking at the food in your jars, you can actually

see it suck up when you open your jar. Then you know that you have a true really good seal.

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