Canning split pea soup

I have lots of ham left over from thanksgiving and want to make split pea soup. It is about half cooked and I am going to put it into the jars now. Tell me if I am making a mistake. The soup is thin so I don’t think it will become too thick in the jars. I just finished 7 quarts of turkey and have more to do.

Nancy Foster
Dallas City, Illinois

Your soup will be fine. I nearly always make bean and split pea soup from ham bones with a little meat on them. You can safely can it as long as it doesn’t go into the jars with a thick consistency. As it cools it will thicken, but don’t let that worry you. — Jackie

Canner went dry

I was canning up extra turkey (90 minutes…pressure for altitude…etc.). During the last 30 minutes the jiggler didn’t jiggle. I did not turn the heat up or down but let the timer run out to the full 90 minutes. When I later opened the canner there was no water left in it. The jars sealed just fine but I wonder if losing all the water means the turkey isn’t safe to eat because the pressure might have gone down.

Deborah McEnulty
Priest River, Idaho

Oh shucks! I hope the dry canner didn’t get a warped bottom out of the deal. If it were me, I would re-can the turkey even though it’s more work for you. (Better safe than sorry.) Your are right, the pressure may not have been high enough without the steam for safe canning. — Jackie

2 COMMENTS

  1. split pea soup turned out Great!! In fact it is a little this yet after cooling off. But we ate some and it was good. I put celery in mine as well as carrots and onions. Really good.

  2. split pea soup turned out Great!! In fact it is a little this yet after cooling off. But we ate some and it was good. I put celery in mine as well as carrots and onions. Rewally good.

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