Pressure Canning Low Acid Foods Pints & Quarts


  Pressure Canning Low ACID Foods 10 lbs. pressure:

This Pressure Cooking chart came from "the doubleday cookbook" and that's what I use.
Food
Low Acid - 10lbs Pressure
Method Hot Pack - Time - 10 lbs.: Cold Pack - Time - 10 lbs.:
Asparagus
2-1/2 - 4-1/2 lbs.
Hot Pack: Boil 3 minutes in water to cover;
If whole, pack close together, stems down to within 1" of jar tops. Add 1 teaspoon of salt to each quart, cover with boiling cooking water, leaving 1" headspace.

Cold Pack: Pack raw asparagus as for Hot Pack, adding salt, covering with fresh boiling water and leaving 1" of head space.
Hot Pack Pints: 25 minutes

Hot Pack Quarts: 30 minutes
Cold Pack Pints: 25 minutes

Cold Pack Quarts: 30 minutes
Beans (green & wax) 1-1/2 - 2-1/2 lbs. Hot Pack: Boil for 3 minutes in water to cover;
pack in jars 1" of tops; add 1 teaspoon salt per quart, cover with boiling cooking water, leaving 1" headspace.

Cold Pack: Pack raw beans as directed for Hot Pack, add salt, cover with fresh boiling water, filling to within 1" of jar tops.
Hot Pack Pints: 20 minutes

Hot Pack Quarts: 25 minutes
Cold Pack Pints: 20 minutes

Cold Pack Quarts: 25 minutes
Beans (lima)
3 - 5 lbs. Unshelled
Hot Pack: Boil 2 minutes in water to cover;
Spoons beans in jar to within 1" of tops; add 1 teaspoon of salt to each quart, cover with boiling water, leaving 1" head space.

Cold Pack: Loosely spoon raw beans into jars, add 1 teaspoon of salt to each quart and pour fresh boiling water, leaving 1" of headspace.
Hot Pack Pints: 40 minutes

Hot Pack Quarts: 50 minutes

* If beans are large process an extra 10 minutes.
Cold Pack Pints: not available

Cold Pack Quarts: not available
Beets
2 - 3-1/2 lbs.
Boil in water for 15-25 minutes until skins rub off.

Hot Pack: Fill jars with hot beets to within 1" of tops, add 1 teaspoon salt to each quart; cover with fresh boiling water, leaving 1" headspace.

Hot Pack Pints: 30 minutes

Hot Pack Quarts: 35 minutes
Cold Pack Pints: not available

Cold Pack Quarts: not available
Carrots
2 - 3 lbs.
Hot Pack: Boil for 3 minutes in water to cover;
Fill jars with carrots to within 1" of tops, add 1 teaspoon salt to each quart; pour in fresh boiling cooking water, leaving 1" headspace.

Cold Pack: Pack raw carrots in jars as directed for Hot Pack, add salt and cover with fresh boiling water, leaving 1" headspace.
Hot Pack Pints: 25 minutes

Hot Pack Quarts: 30 minutes
Cold Pack Pints: 25 minutes

Cold Pack Quarts: 30 minutes
Celery
1-1/2 - 2 lbs.
(minus tops)
Hot Pack: Boil for 3 minutes in water to cover;
Pack celery in jars with celery to within 1" of tops, add 1 teaspoon salt to each quart; pour in fresh boiling cooking water, leaving 1" headspace.
Hot Pack Pints: 30 minutes

Hot Pack Quarts: 35 minutes
Cold Pack Pints: not available

Cold Pack Quarts: not available
Corn
10-16 ears
(cream)
Hot Pack: Measure corn pulp:
to each quart add 2-1/2 cups boiling water and 1 teaspoon salt; boil together 3 minutes, ladle into jars, filling to within 1" of tops.


Cold Pack: Fill pint jars to within 1" of tops with raw corn pulp; add 1/2 teaspoon salt to each jar, add boiling water; leave 1" headspace.
Hot Pack Pints: 1 hr. & 25 minutes

Hot Pack Quarts: not recommended
Cold Pack Pints: 1 hr. & 35 minutes

Cold Pack Quarts: not recommended
Corn
8-16 ears
(whole kernel)
Hot Pack: Measure corn pulp:
Measure kernels; to each quart add 1 pint of boiling water and 1 teaspoon of salt; boil 3 minutes, then fill jars to with 1" of tops.

Cold Pack: Loosely fill pint jars to within 1" of tops with raw corn pulp; add 1/2 teaspoon salt to each jar, add boiling water; leave 1" headspace.
Hot Pack Pints: 55 minutes

Hot Pack Quarts: 1 hr & 25 minutes
Cold Pack Pints: 55 minutes

Cold Pack Quarts: 1 hr & 25 minutes
Parsnips
2-3 lbs.
Hot Pack: Boil 3 minutes in water to cover;
Pack in jars to 1" of tops; and 1 teaspoon of salt to each quart, cover with boiling cooking water, leaving 1" headspace.

Hot Pack Pints: 30 minutes

Hot Pack Quarts: 35 minutes
Cold Pack Pints: not available

Cold Pack Quarts: not available
Peas (black-eyed)
3-6 lbs.
(unshelled)
Hot Pack: Boil shelled peas for 3 minutes in water to cover;
Pour into jars leaving 1" of tops; and 1 teaspoon of salt to each quart, cover with boiling cooking water if needed to cover peas.

Hot Pack Pints: 35 minutes

Hot Pack Quarts: 40 minutes
Cold Pack Pints: 35 minutes

Cold Pack Quarts: 40 minutes
Peas (green)
3-6 lbs. (unshelle)
Hot Pack: Boil small peas 3 minutes in water just to cover,
large peas 5 minutes; pour into jars, leaving 1" headspace; add 1 teaspoon of salt to each quart, cover with boiling cooking water to cover peas.

Cold Pack: Loosely pack raw peas in jars, leacing 1" headspace; add 1 teaspoon salt to each quart. Pour boiling water within 1" of jar tops.
Hot Pack Pints: 40 minutes

Hot Pack Quarts: 40 minutes
Cold Pack Pints: 40 minutes

Cold Pack Quarts: 40 minutes
Potatoes
5-6 lbs.
Hot Pack: Boil 10 minutes drain well.
Pack potatoes in jars to 1" of tops; and 1 teaspoon of salt to each quart, add boiling water to cover potatoes, leaving 1" headspace.
Hot Pack Pints: 30 minutes

Hot Pack Quarts: 40 minutes
Cold Pack Pints: not available

Cold Pack Quarts: not available
Potatoes (sweet)
2-3 lbs.
Hot Pack (dry):Boil potatoes for 20 minutes. Quarted and pack hot potatoes in jars, filling to within 1" of tops; add no salt or liquid. Press gently to fill spaces.

Hot Pack (wet): Fill jars within 1" of tops with hot potatoes; add 1 teaspoon salt to each quart, cover with boiling water or Medium Syrup leaving 1" head space.
Hot Pack (dry) Pints: 65 minutes

Hot Pack Quarts: 1 hr. & 35 minutes
Hot Pack (wet) Pints: 55 minutes

Hot Pack (wet) Quarts: 1 hr. & 30 minutes
Pumpkin &
winter Squash
1-1/2 - 3 lbs.
Hot Pack: boil chunks of pumpkin for 25-30 minutes.
Heat Stir and purée to simmering; ladle into jars, filling to 1" of tops. Add no liquid or salt.
Hot Pack Pints: 65 minutes

Hot Pack Quarts: 1 hour & 20 minutes
Cold Pack Pints: not available

Cold Pack Quarts: not available
Summer Squash
2-4 lbs.
Hot Pack: Slice squash to 1/2" slices. Steam 3 minutes.
Pack hot in jars leaving 1" head space. Add 1 teaspoon of salt to each quart, pour in boiling water to cover squash, leave 1" head space.
Hot Pack Pints: 30 minutes

Hot Pack Quarts: 40 minutes
Cold Pack Pints: not available

Cold Pack Quarts: not available
Meat Broth
Hot Pack: leave 1" head space.
Hot Pack Pints: 20 minutes

Hot Pack Quarts: 25 minutes
Cold Pack Pints: not available

Cold Pack Quarts: not available