Home Canning of Meat and Poultry
County Extension Office Post Office Box 1286 Conway, Arkansas 72032
HOME AND GARDEN BULLETIN No. 106 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
This is a Consumer Service of USDA
Washington, D.C.
Issued February 1966
Slightly revised October 1972
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402—Price 15 cents Stock Number 0100-2612
Prepared by CONSUMER AND FOOD ECONOMICS INSTITUTE Agricultural Research Service
Fresh, wholesome meats and fresh, wholesome poultry are suitable for home canning. Frozen meats also may be canned at home.
Popular meats for home canning are—
Meat and poultry canned at home must be processed in a pressure canner. Either glass jars or tin cans may be used for home canning.
To insure the safety and wholesomeness of the meats you can at home—
United States. Agricultural Research Service. Consumer and Food Economics Research Division
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Contents
Home Canning of Meat and Poultry
Getting Ready
Meats
Equipment
Canning Methods
How To Make Broth
Packing
Closing Jars
Sealing Cans
Processing
Yield of Canned Meat From Fresh
After-Canning Jobs
Cooling
Checking Seals
Labeling
Storing
Spoilage
How To Can MEAT—raw pack
How To Can CHICKEN—hot pack
Directions for Meat
Cut-Up Meat
Ground Meat
Sausage
Corned Beef
Meat-Vegetable Stew
Heart and Tongue
Soup Stock
Directions for Poultry
Cut-Up Poultry
Giblets
Questions and Answers
Index
Publications About Preserving Food at Home
Transcriber’s Notes