I agree, Sandy, that safety is always the first consideration when canning. I learned to can from my MIL eons ago, and she was the queen of canning in my book. She canned everything in sight for a family of 16, and I doubt she had many failures in the zillions of jars on her basement shelves. I like to try different recipes which I seldom find in the Blue Book, so I resort to asking other avid canners for help. I figure if they are still around to share the recipes. It must have been ok, lol.
