big country
24th July 2011, 02:35 PM
I got my first canned goods of the season done yesterday.
14 quarts of Green Beans!
These are a bush variety, no string. We pinched the stem and the butt end off, snapped them and canned. 25 minutes @ 15lbs of pressure. Ball book called for 10lbs, but I only have access to a 15lb jiggler (weight that lets out the steam to regulate pressure) so that is what they got.
I pressed as many beans as possible into the jars, pressing them down to get rid of air space. I put 1tsp of salt per jar and sealed. Easy peasy. Green beans have to be one of the easiest things to can. Also, this was only the first picking off the plants and it is usually smaller then the second. I am guessing we will get about 25-30 qts from the second picking.
Then we can pull the plants and do it all again in a second planting as green beans only need 45 days to mature.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/maverick2003/IMG_20110723_101014.jpg
14 quarts of Green Beans!
These are a bush variety, no string. We pinched the stem and the butt end off, snapped them and canned. 25 minutes @ 15lbs of pressure. Ball book called for 10lbs, but I only have access to a 15lb jiggler (weight that lets out the steam to regulate pressure) so that is what they got.
I pressed as many beans as possible into the jars, pressing them down to get rid of air space. I put 1tsp of salt per jar and sealed. Easy peasy. Green beans have to be one of the easiest things to can. Also, this was only the first picking off the plants and it is usually smaller then the second. I am guessing we will get about 25-30 qts from the second picking.
Then we can pull the plants and do it all again in a second planting as green beans only need 45 days to mature.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/maverick2003/IMG_20110723_101014.jpg