Michigan State University Extension
Preserving Food Safely - 01600593
10/13/97

### REPROCESSING UNSEALED JARS

        If  a jar fails to seal, remove the lid and  check  the

    jar-sealing
     surface for tiny nicks.  If  necessary,  change

    the
     jar,  add a new, properly prepared lid,  and  reprocess

    within
     24 hours using the same processing time.   Headspace

    in
     unsealed  jars may be adjusted to 1 1/2  inch  and  jars

    could
     be  frozen instead of reprocessed.  Foods  in  single

    unsealed
     jars  could  be stored  in  the  refrigerator  and

    consumed
    within several days.

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