More on the Need to Inspect Cranberries

I haven't canned cranberries so far this year, but I did make a batch from a two-pound bag for Thanksgiving.  Although the bag of berries I started with looked pretty good, sorting through them over the course of 15-20 minutes revealed a lot that failed quality control.

As noted, I spent a little less than half an hour going through the two-pound bag.  So doing a canner load of eight pounds takes a while--actually, the sorting is the biggest single task, as noted before.

I didn't weigh the rejects this year, but overall the number was actually pretty low--probably better than I have documented previously.  Still, the rejects were a pretty wretched lot and would've tainted the finished product.  A closer look is below.

Sorting is an essential task. When I have done it poorly, the sauce has been noticeably impacted.  So far, I don't think I've ever had a bad canning batch.  I have, however, had flops with small lots consumed immediately.  It's worth paying attention to.