Title: Canning Broad, Dry, or Lima Beans
Categories: Info Vegetable Check
Yield: 1 Servings

3

lb

To 5 lb in pods Makes 1 quart

You will need all the basic equipment for steam pressure canning.

1. Choose only young, tender beans.

2. Organize and prepare equipment and work area.

3. Wash, drain, and shell beans. Sort them according to size. Wash again.

4. COLD PACK: Pack small beans loosely into hot jars to within 1 inch of tops of pint jars, 1-1/2 inches of tops of quarts. Don't press down or shake beans to pack more in the jars. They need space to expand as they cook. If desired, add 1/2 teaspoon salt to pint jars, 1 teaspoon to quarts. Pour in boiling water to within 1 inch of tops of jars. HOT PACK: Cook beans in just enough boiling water to cover for 3 minutes. Pack beans into hot jars to within 1 inch of tops. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt to pints, 1 teaspoon to quarts if desired. Pour in boiling water to within 1 inch of tops of jars.

5. Run a slim, non metal tool down along the inside of each jar to release air bubbles. add more boiling liquid to fill to within 1 inch of tops.

6. Wipe tops and threads of jars with damp cloth.

7. Put on lids and screw bands as manufacturer directs.

8. Process at 10 pounds pressure, 40 minutes for pints, 50 minutes for quarts. (if beans are large, process 10 minutes longer.) Follow manufacturers directions for your canner.

9. Follow basic steps for steam pressure canning, 10 through 24.

Source: Vegetable Gardening Encyclopedia Typos by Dorothy Flatman 1995

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