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Canning Mixed Vegetables

Type: Vegetables
Serves: 7 people

Recipe Ingredients

6 cups 660g / 23ozSliced carrots
6 cups 375g / 13ozCut whole-kernel sweet corn
6 cups 960g / 33ozCut green beans
6 cups 960g / 33ozShelled lima beans
4 cups 250g / 8.8ozWhole or crushed tomatoes
4 cups 584g / 20ozDiced zucchini

Recipe Instructions

Optional mix--You may change the suggested proportions or substitute other favorite vegetables except leafy greens, dried beans, cream-style corn, winter squash and sweet potatoes.

Yield: 7 quarts Procedure: Except for zucchini, wash and prepare vegetables as described for carrots, corn, lima beans, snap beans, Italian beans or tomatoes. Wash, trim, and slice or cube zucchini; combine all vegetables in a large pot or kettle, and add enough water to cover pieces. Add 1 teaspoon salt per quart to the jar, if desired. Boil 5 minutes and fill jars with hot pieces and liquid, leaving 1-inch headspace.

Adjust lids and process following the recommendations in Table 1 or Table 2 according to the method of canning used.

Table 1. Recommended process time for Mixed Vegetables in a dial-gauge pressure canner.

Style of Pack: Hot. Jar Size: Pints, Quarts. Process Time: 75 minutes for Pints, 90 minutes for Quarts. Canner Pressure (PSI) at Altitudes of 0 - 2,000 ft: 11 lb. 2,001 - 4,000 ft: 12 lb. 4,001 - 6,000 ft: 13 lb. 6,001 - 8,000 ft: 14 lb.

Table 2. Recommended process time for Mixed Vegetables in a weighted-gauge pressure canner.

Style of Pack: Hot. Jar Size: Pints, Quarts. Process Time: 75 minutes for Pints, 90 minutes for Quarts. Canner Pressure (PSI) at Altitudes of 0 - 1,000 ft: 10 lb. Above 1,000 ft: 15 lb.

Source:
Camilla Destefanis

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