Well, rats.

We made a mistake, maybe more than one, and they're all mine.

You have to remember that this canner was made somewhere between the forties and fifties. I don't have a manual.

I forgot that you should leave the petcock on the valve until the pressure goes to zero.

There's no broken glass, and the mess is small, but our poor little beans lack about an inch of liquid.

But the seals are tight!

Yack. Such good beans.

Lyman also thinks the gauge might be off.

Yack.

As Lyman says, "Some people can, and some people can't."

UPDATE: Put them in the refrigerator and eat them soon, they say. I can go for that.

And do a cold pack next time.