canning peas (green or english~ shelled)

It is recommended that sugar snap and Chinese edible pods be frozen for best quality. Quantity: An average of 31-½ pounds (in pods) is needed per canner load of 7 quarts; an average of 20 pounds is needed per canner load of 9 pints. A bushel weighs 30 pounds and yields 5 to 10 quarts--an average of 4-½ pounds per quart. Quality: Select filled pods containing young, tender, sweet seeds. Discard diseased pods. Procedure: Shell and wash peas. Add 1 teaspoon of salt per quart to the jar, if desired. Hot pack--Cover with boiling water. Bring to a boil in a saucepan, and boil 2 minutes. Fill jars loosely with hot peas, and add cooking liquid, leaving 1-inch headspace. Raw pack--Fill jars with raw peas, add boiling water, leaving 1-inch headspace. Do not shake or press down peas. 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 Peas in a dial-gauge pressure canner. Style of Pack: Hot and Raw. Jar Size: Pints or Quarts. Process Time: 40 minutes. Canner Pressure (PSI) at Altitudes of 0 - 2,000 ft: 11 lb. Table 2. Recommended process time for Peas in a weighted-gauge pressure canner. Style of Pack: Hot and Raw. Jar Size: Pints or Quarts. Process Time: 40 minutes. Canner Pressure (PSI) at Altitudes of 0 - 1,000 ft: 10 lb. == == * USDA Agriculture Information Bulletin No.

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94) * Meal-Master format courtesy of Karen Mintzias