Pack hot beans in hot quart jars cover with boiling water from beans leaving 1 inch at top. CANNING BEANS (Fresh green, snap, string or wax beans)įor HOT PACK canning beans, wash, drain, string, trim ends and break fresh picked beans into 2 inch pieces if desired.Ĭover beans with boiling water and boil for 3 minutes. All of these can be canned under pressure with the hot pack or cold pack methods. These need to have the ends trimmed off and broken in smaller pieces (Unless you plan to can them whole). Others like a variety of green beans, wax beans or string beans are canned with the pod on. Ones such as Lima, butter or soy beans will need to be shelled before canning. Adjust lids and process under 10 pounds of pressure for 30 minutes.įor most of us, the fresh or green ones are the most common for canning beans during the summer. Fill the jars with boiling water leaving 1 inch headspace. Pack the beans in hot sterilized canning jars leaving 1 inch headspace. Rinse the beans again, cover with fresh water and bring to a boil boil for 30 minutes. Cover the beans with cold water and let them stand overnight in a cool place. If by canning dried beans makes it more convenient for you to use, by all means can them.įOR CANNING DRIED BEANS rinse and sort the beans. What some think as poor peasant food, others value them highly for being economical and for their added protein and fiber in the diet. Dried beans have been a staple in American cooking. All of these can be canned under pressure. If you are canning beans you will find it can be done with dried ones like kidney, navy, pinto, black, Lima, butter beans or many others.
Within the two types of beans, fresh green and dried, there are many types in each. She added the green beans to extend her chili and have fewer calories than anything else she could eat. She was dieting and always purchased a bowl of chili for lunch. I know a woman who told me she carried a can of green beans with her every day. All types of canned beans can be added to casseroles, soups and even chili is good with the dried variety of beans and green beans. I do keep some cans of dried beans in my pantry as a convenience, as I said. I prepare canned green beans as a side dish and add them to many recipes on a regular basis. The process of canning beans was taught to all of us by Mom because they provide an essential part of our diet during the winter months.
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