Canning and Preserving Batch Record
Trace any jar on the shelf back to the day it was filled, the produce that went into it and the recipe you worked from.
HP-05 1 page
Food preservation and pantry · HP-06
Jam and Chutney Batch Log
A free printable preserve log — batch, fruit and where it came from, the weights you used, jars filled, the set test result, labelling, and whether it was kept, given away or sold.
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What this sheet is for
Compare one year's batch against the last, so you can see which fruit, which weights and which recipe actually gave you the set you wanted.
Who it is for
Home preservers, anyone working through a hedgerow or allotment glut, and small producers selling at a market or farm gate.
How to use it
- Number each batch and write the same number on the labels.
- Record the fruit, where it came from and the recipe you followed.
- Write in the weights as you actually measured them, not as the recipe printed them.
- Note the set test result while the pan is still hot — it is the line you will want next year.
- Use the last column to track what was kept, given away or sold.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: A running log of preserve making — the fruit and the weights you used, how many jars it gave, whether it set, and where the jars went afterwards.
Your recipe, your weights. Weights, sugar and cooking time come from the recipe you are using, not from this sheet. What this log gives you is the comparison: the same fruit, two years apart, and a note of which batch set properly and which one you would make again.
Write-on lines: Kitchen / maker · Season or year · Labels used
Table, 14 rows: Batch · Date · Fruit or veg & recipe · Fruit weight · Sugar weight · Jars filled · Set test · Labelled · Where it went
Questions
Why are there no sugar quantities on this sheet?
Because they belong to the recipe you are using, and they change with the fruit, its ripeness and the set you are after. The sheet gives you a column to record what you used, which is the part that turns out to be worth keeping.
How is this different from the canning record?
The canning record is built around jars going through a processing method and sealing. This one is built around the pan: fruit and sugar weights, and whether the batch set. They overlap on the shelf but not on the stove.
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