Beans, Snap
•Raw Pack.—Wash beans. Trim ends; cut into 1-inch pieces.
In glass jars.—Pack raw beans tightly to ½ inch of top. Add ½ teaspoon salt to pints; 1 teaspoon to quarts. Cover with boiling water, leaving ½-inch space at top of jar. Adjust jar lids. Process in pressure canner at 10 pounds pressure (240° F.)—
| Pint jars | 20 minutes |
| Quart jars | 25 minutes |
As soon as you remove jars from canner, complete seals if necessary.
In tin cans.—Pack raw beans tightly to ¼ inch of top. Add ½ teaspoon salt to No. 2 cans; 1 teaspoon to No. 2½ cans. Fill to top with boiling water. Exhaust to 170° F. (about 10 minutes) and seal cans. Process in pressure canner at 10 pounds pressure (240° F.)—
| No. 2 cans | 25 minutes |
| No. 2½ cans | 30 minutes |
•Hot Pack.—Wash beans. Trim ends; cut into 1-inch pieces. Cover with boiling water; boil 5 minutes.
In glass jars.—Pack hot beans loosely to ½ inch of top. Add ½ teaspoon salt to pints; 1 teaspoon to quarts. Cover with boiling-hot cooking liquid, leaving ½-inch space at top of jar. Adjust jar lids. Process in pressure canner at 10 pounds pressure (240° F.)—
| Pint jars | 20 minutes |
| Quart jars | 25 minutes |
As soon as you remove jars from canner, complete seals if necessary.
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To hot pack snap beans, cover cut beans with boiling water and boil 5 minutes.
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Then pack hot beans loosely in jar and cover with hot cooking liquid before processing in a pressure canner.
In tin cans.—Pack hot beans loosely to ¼ inch of top. Add ½ teaspoon salt to No. 2 cans; 1 teaspoon to No. 2½ cans. Fill to top with boiling-hot cooking liquid. Exhaust to 170° F. (about 10 minutes) and seal cans. Process in pressure canner at 10 pounds pressure (240° F.)—
| No. 2 cans | 25 minutes |
| No. 2½ cans | 30 minutes |