National Center for Home Preservation: http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/
Ball Canning and Preserving: http://www.freshpreserving.com/home.aspx
Pick Your Own: http://www.pickyourown.org/index.htm
Canning how to’s:
Wonder how long your product needs to be WaterBath canned to be safe? Here is a chart of USDA approved times for fruits, vegetables and meat according to length of processing:
| NCHFP times for your Boiling Water Bath, grouped by time | ||
| food | size jar | time |
| apple butter |
half-pints and pints |
5/10/15 |
| apple juice |
pints or quarts |
5/10/15 |
| grape juice |
pints and quarts |
5/10/15 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| apple butter |
quarts | 10/15/20 |
| apple juice |
half-gallons | 10/15/20 |
| apple rings, spiced |
half-pints and pints |
10/15/20 |
| berry syrup |
half-pints and pints |
10/15/20 |
| cayenne pepper sauce |
pints | 10/15/20 |
| easy hot-sauce |
half-pints | 10/15/20 |
| grape juice |
half-gallons | 10/15/20 |
| grapefruit and orange sections |
pints and quarts |
10/15/20 |
| mango salsa |
half-pints | 10/15/20 |
| mayhaw juice |
pints or quarts |
10/15/20 |
| mayhaw syrup |
half-pints and pints |
10/15/20 |
| spicy cranberry salsa |
half-pints or pints |
10/15/20 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| grapes, whole, hot pack |
pints and quarts |
10/15/15/20 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| apple butter, reduced sugar |
half-pints and pints |
15/20/25 |
| blender ketchup |
pints | 15/20/25 |
| cherry (sweet) topping |
half-pints or pints |
15/20/25 |
| chilie salsa |
pints | 15/20/25 |
| chilie salsa II |
pints | 15/20/25 |
| country western ketchup |
pints | 15/20/25 |
| fruit purees |
pints and quarts |
15/20/25 |
| green tomato pie filling |
quarts | 15/20/25 |
| lemon curd |
half-pints | 15/20/25 |
| mango sauce |
half-pints | 15/20/25 |
| peach fruit topping |
half-pints and pints |
15/20/25 |
| peach-apple salsa |
pints | 15/20/25 |
| rhubarb | pints or quarts |
15/20/25 |
| tomatilla green salsa |
pints | 15/20/25 |
| tomato and green chile salsa |
pints | 15/20/25 |
| tomato ketchup |
pints | 15/20/25 |
| tomato salsa with paste tomatoes |
pints | 15/20/25 |
| tomato taco sauce |
pints | 15/20/25 |
| tomato/tomato paste salsa |
pints | 15/20/25 |
| zucchini-pineapple | half-pints and pints |
15/20/25 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| applesauce | pints | 15/20/20/25 |
| berries, whole, hot pack |
pints or quarts |
15/20/20/25 |
| berries, whole, raw pack |
pints | 15/20/20/25 |
| cherries, whole, hot pack |
pints | 15/20/20/25 |
| cranberries | pints and quarts |
15/20/20/25 |
| cranberry sauce |
pints and quarts |
15/20/20/25 |
| grapes, whole, raw pack |
pints | 15/20/20/25 |
| mangoes, green |
pints | 15/20/20/25 |
| papaya | pints | 15/20/20/25 |
| pineapple | pints | 15/20/20/25 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| apples, sliced |
pints or quarts |
20/25/30/35 |
| mixed fruit cocktail |
half-pints and pints |
20/25/30/35 |
| nectarines, hot pack |
pints | 20/25/30/35 |
| papaya | quarts | 20/25/30/35 |
| peaches, hot pack |
pints | 20/25/30/35 |
| pears, Asian |
pints | 20/25/30/35 |
| pears, halves |
pints | 20/25/30/35 |
| pineapple | quarts | 20/25/30/35 |
| plum | pints | 20/25/30/35 |
| spicy jicama relish |
pints | 20/25/30/35 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| apple pie filling |
pints or quarts |
25/30/35/40 |
| apricots, hot pack |
quarts | 25/30/35/40 |
| apricots, raw pack |
pints | 25/30/35/40 |
| cherries whole, raw pack |
pints or quarts |
25/30/35/40 |
| nectarines, hot pack |
quarts | 25/30/35/40 |
| nectarines, raw pack |
pints | 25/30/35/40 |
| peaches, hot pack |
quarts | 25/30/35/40 |
| peaches, raw pack |
pints | 25/30/35/40 |
| pears, Asian |
quarts | 25/30/35/40 |
| pears, halves |
pints or quarts |
25/30/35/40 |
| plum | quarts | 25/30/35/40 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| apricots, raw pack |
quarts | 30/35/40/45 |
| blueberry pie filling |
pints or quarts |
30/35/40/45 |
| cherry pie filling |
pints or quarts |
30/35/40/45 |
| nectarines, raw pack |
quarts | 30/35/40/45 |
| nut meats |
half-pints or pints |
30/35/40/45 |
| peach pie filling |
pints or quarts |
30/35/40/45 |
| peaches, raw pack |
quarts | 30/35/40/45 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| crushed tomatoes |
pints | 35/40/45/50 |
| standard tomato sauce |
pints | 35/40/45/50 |
| tomato juice |
pints | 35/40/45/50 |
| tomato veggie juice |
pints | 35/40/45/50 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| standard tomato sauce |
quarts | 40/45/50/55 |
| tomato juice |
quarts | 40/45/50/55 |
| tomato veggie juice |
pints | 40/45/50/55 |
| tomatoes, whole or half in water |
pints | 40/45/50/55 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| crushed tomatoes |
quarts | 45/50/55/60 |
| figs | pints | 45/50/55/60 |
| tomato paste |
half-pints | 45/50/55/60 |
| tomatoes, whole or half in water |
quarts | 45/50/55/60 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| figs | quarts | 50/55/60/65 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| tomatoes, whole or half in tomato juice |
pints or quarts |
85/90/95/100 |
| tomatoes, whole or half raw, no added water |
pints or quarts |
85/90/95/100 |
Wonder how long your product needs to be pressure canned to be safe? Here is a chart of USDA approved times for fruits, vegetables and meat according to length of processing:
| NCHFP times for your Pressure Canner, grouped by time | ||
| food | size jars | time |
| tomatoes, whole or halved in water, @ 15lbs |
pints or quarts |
5 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| apples, sliced |
pints or quarts |
8 |
| applesauce | pints | 8 |
| berries, whole, hot pack |
pints or quarts |
8 |
| berries, whole, raw pack |
pints | 8 |
| cherries, whole, hot pack |
pints | 8 |
| fruit purees |
pints or quarts |
8 |
| grapefruit and orange sections, hot pack |
pints or quarts |
8 |
| grapefruit and orange sections, raw pack |
pints | 8 |
| rhubarb | pints or quarts |
8 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| applesauce | quarts | 10 |
| apricots | pints or quarts |
10 |
| berries, whole, raw pack |
quarts | 10 |
| cherries, raw pack |
pints or quarts |
10 |
| cherries, whole, hot pack |
quarts | 10 |
| crushed tomatoes @ 15lbs |
pints or quarts |
10 |
| grapefruit and orange sections, raw pack |
quarts | 10 |
| nectarines | pints or quarts |
10 |
| nut meats |
half-pints or pints |
10 |
| peaches | pints or quarts |
10 |
| pears | pints or quarts |
10 |
| plum | pints or quarts |
10 |
| standard tomato sauce @ 15lbs |
pints or quarts |
10 |
| tomato juice @15lbs |
pints or quarts |
10 |
| tomato veggie juice @ 15lbs |
pints or quarts |
10 |
| tomatoes, whole or halved in water, @ 10lbs |
pints or quarts |
10 |
| tomatoes, whole or halved in water, @ 11lbs |
pints or quarts |
10 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| crushed tomatoes @ 10lbs |
pints or quarts |
15 |
| crushed tomatoes @ 11lbs |
pints or quarts |
15 |
| standard tomato sauce @ 10lbs |
pints or quarts |
15 |
| standard tomato sauce @ 11lbs |
pints or quarts |
15 |
| tomato juice @ 10lbs |
pints or quarts |
15 |
| tomato juice @ 11lbs |
pints or quarts |
15 |
| tomato veggie juice @ 10lbs |
pints or quarts |
15 |
| tomato veggie juice @ 11lbs |
pints or quarts |
15 |
| tomatoes, whole or halved in tomato juice, @ 15lbs |
pints or quarts |
15 |
| tomatoes, whole or halved in water, @ 5lbs |
pints or quarts |
15 |
| tomatoes, whole or halved in water, @ 6lbs |
pints or quarts |
15 |
| tomatoes, whole or halved, raw with no added water, @ 15lbs |
pints or quarts |
15 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| beans, snap and Italian |
pints | 20 |
| chicken or turkey stock |
pints | 20 |
| crushed tomatoes @ 5lbs |
pints or quarts |
20 |
| crushed tomatoes @ 6lbs |
pints or quarts |
20 |
| meat stock |
pints | 20 |
| Mexican tomato sauce |
pints | 20 |
| spaghetti sauce without meat |
pints | 20 |
| standard tomato sauce @ 5lbs |
pints or quarts |
20 |
| standard tomato sauce @ 6lbs |
pints or quarts |
20 |
| tomato juice @ 5lbs |
pints or quarts |
20 |
| tomato juice at 6lbs |
pints or quarts |
20 |
| tomato veggie juice @ 5lbs |
pints or quarts |
20 |
| tomato veggie juice @ 6lbs |
pints or quarts |
20 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| beans, snap and Italian |
quarts | 25 |
| carrots | pints | 25 |
| chicken or turkey stock |
quarts | 25 |
| meat stock |
quarts | 25 |
| Mexican tomato sauce |
quarts | 25 |
| okra | pints | 25 |
| spaghetti sauce without meat |
quarts | 25 |
| tomatoes, whole or halved in tomato juice, @ 11lbs |
pints or quarts |
25 |
| tomatoes, whole or halved in tomato juice, @10lbs |
pints or quarts |
25 |
| tomatoes, whole or halved, raw with no added water, @ 10lbs |
pints or quarts |
25 |
| tomatoes, whole or halved, raw with no added water, @ 11lbs |
pints or quarts |
25 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| asparagus | pints | 30 |
| beets | pints | 30 |
| carrots | quarts | 30 |
| tomatoes with okra or zucchini |
pints | 30 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| beets | quarts | 35 |
| peppers | half-pints or pints |
35 |
| potatoes, white |
pints | 35 |
| tomatoes with okra or zucchini |
quarts | 35 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| asparagus | quarts | 40 |
| beans, fresh lima |
pints | 40 |
| okra | quarts | 40 |
| peas, English or green |
pints or quarts |
40 |
| potatoes, white |
quarts | 40 |
| tomatoes, whole or halved in tomato juice, @ 6lbs |
pints or quarts |
40 |
| tomatoes, whole or halved in tomato juice, @5lbs |
pints or quarts |
40 |
| tomatoes, whole or halved, raw with no added water, @ 5lbs |
pints or quarts |
40 |
| tomatoes, whole or halved, raw with no added water, @ 6lbs |
pints or quarts |
40 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| green peanuts |
pints | 45 |
| mushrooms | half-pints or pints |
45 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| beans, fresh lima |
quarts | 50 |
| green peanuts |
quarts | 50 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| corn, whole kernel |
pints | 55 |
| pumpkins and winter squash |
pints | 55 |
| winter squash and pumpkins |
pints | 55 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| clams | half-pints | 60 |
| soups (except seafood) |
pints | 60 |
| spaghetti sauce with meat |
pints | 60 |
| succotash | pints | 60 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| beans, baked |
pints | 65 |
| beans, dry with tomato or molasses sauce |
pints | 65 |
| chicken or rabbit, with bones |
pints | 65 |
| potatoes, sweet |
pints | 65 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| clams | pints | 70 |
| crab meat |
half-pints | 70 |
| spaghetti sauce with meat |
quarts | 70 |
| spinach and other greens |
pints | 70 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| beans or peas, shelled, dried, all varieties |
pints | 75 |
| beans, baked |
quarts | 75 |
| beans, dry with tomato or molasses sauce |
quarts | 75 |
| chicken or rabbit, with bones |
quarts | 75 |
| chicken or rabbit, without bones |
pints | 75 |
| chili con carne |
pints | 75 |
| meat, ground or chopped |
pints | 75 |
| meat, strips/cubes/chunks |
pints | 75 |
| mixed vegetables |
pints | 75 |
| oysters | half-pints or pints |
75 |
| soups (except seafood) |
quarts | 75 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| crab meat |
pints | 80 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| corn whole kernel |
quarts | 85 |
| corn, creamed |
pints | 85 |
| succotash | quarts | 85 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| beans or peas, shelled, dried, all varieties |
quarts | 90 |
| chicken or rabbit, without bones |
quarts | 90 |
| meat, ground or chopped |
quarts | 90 |
| meat, strips/cubes/chunks |
quarts | 90 |
| mincemeat pie filling |
quarts | 90 |
| mixed vegetables |
quarts | 90 |
| potatoes, sweet |
quarts | 90 |
| pumpkins and winter squash |
quarts | 90 |
| spinach and other greens |
quarts | 90 |
| winter squash and pumpkins |
quarts | 90 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| fish | pints | 100 |
| soups (seafood) |
pints | 100 |
| soups (seafood) |
quarts | 100 |
| tuna | half-pints or pints |
100 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| fish, smoked |
pints | 110 |
| ******** | ******** | ******** |
| fish | quarts | 60 |