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                            CANNING SUCCOTASH

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

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1       lb           Unhusked sweet corn -- OR...
   3       qt           -Cut whole kernels
  14       lb           Green podded lima beans
                        --(mature), OR...
   4       qt           -Shelled limas
   2       qt           Crushed or whole tomatoes
                        --(optional)

  Yield: 7 quarts
  
  Procedure: Wash and prepare fresh produce as described
  for vegetables in sections on lima beans and corn.
  
  Hot pack--Combine all prepared vegetables in a large
  kettle with enough water to cover the pieces. Add 1
  teaspoon salt to each quart jar, if desired. Boil
  gently 5 minutes and fill jars with pieces and cooking
  liquid, leaving 1-inch headspace.
  
  Raw pack--Fill jars with equal parts of all prepared
  vegetables, leaving 1-inch headspace. Do not shake or
  press down pieces. Add 1 teaspoon salt to each quart
  jar, if desired. Add fresh boiling water, leaving
  1-inch headspace.
  
  Adjust lids and process following the recommendations
  in Table 1 and Table 2.
  
  Table 1. Recommended process time for Succotash in a
  dial-gauge pressure canner.
  
  Style of Pack: Hot and Raw.  Jar Size: Pints, Quarts.
  Process Time: 60 minutes for Pints, 85 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 Succotash in a
  weighted-gauge pressure canner.
  
  Style of Pack: Hot and Raw.  Jar Size: Pints, Quarts.
  Process Time: 60 minutes for Pints, 85 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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