Comments on: How to stop pickles and fruit from floating when preserving

By: Preserving Brandied Peaches – What to do when a batch goes wrong « Well Preserved

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:01:46 +0000

[...] you struggle with having fruit and vegetables float when canning, check out our article on “seat belting” which can be used with peaches to keep them buckled in! Advertisement [...]

By: Canning Apricots | Plan to Can

Canning Apricots | Plan to Can — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:42:39 +0000

[...] that a lot of my apricots floated up, so I probably should have packed them more tightly. Read this interesting article over at Well Preserved, to learn more about how to stop your fruit from [...]

By: June Preserving Ideas « Well Preserved

June Preserving Ideas « Well Preserved — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:15:22 +0000

[...] – How to stop pickles from floating (works with other veggies too). We’ll have to get a post up on how to pickle beans (one of [...]

By: Maryalice

Maryalice — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:32:19 +0000

Thanks so much. This “floating”, especially with green beans, has been a source of embarassment and frustration for me so I REALLY appreciate the information. I just made spicy pickled green beans and I may have cut them too short because they have floated up at least an inch from the bottom. When the recipe talks about head space, does that apply to both the brine and the produce? I always worry that it won’t be safe if the beans (or other veggies) get above the brine and I keep whittling away at the beans.

By: Your Most Important Tip – or Question – About Canning « Well Preserved

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:16:12 +0000

[...] Seatbelting – this is how to stop veggies from floating in your jars when pickling or canning in general. [...]

By: Canning Peaches in Several Forms – Preserving Summer « Well Preserved

Canning Peaches in Several Forms – Preserving Summer « Well Preserved — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:34:34 +0000

[...] with floating peaches? Seatbelting works for them as [...]

By: Pickled Asparagus Bits and a few tricks… « Well Preserved

Pickled Asparagus Bits and a few tricks… « Well Preserved — Thu, 20 May 2010 10:42:54 +0000

[...] I call “seatbelting” which solves all floating issues (click the link to learn how to stop pickles from floating). It’s an easy trick – you essentially place the last few vegetables horiziontally [...]

By: 99% local, 50% preserved and a trick on cooking beets. « Well Preserved

99% local, 50% preserved and a trick on cooking beets. « Well Preserved — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:57:15 +0000

[...] sprouts grown here complimented with with pickled beans, garlic and hot pepper (some tricks on them here and here) and 5-year Black River (Prince Edward County) [...]

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:10:30 +0000

Thank you Anita and Anu!

Just like GI Joe said – knowing is half the battle! (I think patience may be the second half as we have our share of floaters!).

By: Anita / Married with dinner

Anita / Married with dinner — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:14:32 +0000

this is brilliant, but now I need some narrow-mouth jars