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                         CANNING MIXED VEGETABLES

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Serving Size  : 7    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Vegetables                       Canning

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   6       c            Sliced carrots
   6       c            Cut whole-kernel sweet corn
   6       c            Cut green beans
   6       c            Shelled lima beans
   4       c            Whole or crushed tomatoes
   4       c            Diced zucchini

  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.
  
  * USDA Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539 (rev. 1994)
  * Meal-Master format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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