Monday, July 16, 2012

How to can green beans

 Isaac and I picked some half runner green beans from our garden.
Then our family strung and broke the beans.
 I then wash and packed them into quart jars.
 I add one teaspon of plain/canning salt to each quart jar.
 Then I fill the jars to the top with water.
 I then place the lids on.
 After that I place the rings on top of the lids and tighten them.
 I place two quarts of water into the bottom of my canner.
 I place the jars into the canner.
My canner holds 7 quart jars or 10 pint jars.
I place the "jiggler" onto the top of my canner on the 10 pound pressure mark. I cook the green beans for 35 minutes. (Slowly reducing the temp. every few minutes.)

The jiggler (canner pressure gauge)lol- doing its thing :)

I then remove the beans from the canner and let them sit overnight. After this time I remove the rings and wash the jars and put the date on the lid.
Then I place them in the pantry :)
I usually have atleast 100 jars of green beans canned for the year.

Thank you Lord for all of your many blessings!






2 comments:

  1. This brings back so many memories of when my Mom use to do this every year and us kids helped her snap the beans!

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  2. Very cool Misty! What a blessing to have those beans set aside for the winter days ahead! I don't have a pressure canner...they intrigue me. I've only ever done boiling water canning...so, never beans or anything exciting like that. :)

    Blessings to you!
    Camille

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