In tin cans.—Pack hot applesauce to top. Exhaust to 170° F. (about 10 minutes) and seal cans. Process in boiling-water bath (212° F.)—
| No. 2 cans | 10 minutes |
| No. 2½ cans | 10 minutes |
Apricots
Follow method for peaches. Peeling may be omitted.
Beets, Pickled
Cut off beet tops, leaving 1 inch of stem. Also leave root. Wash beets, cover with boiling water, and cook until tender. Remove skins and slice beets. For pickling sirup, use 2 cups vinegar (or 1½ cups vinegar and ½ cup water) to 2 cups sugar. Heat to boiling.
Pack beets in glass jars to ½ inch of top. Add ½ teaspoon salt to pints, 1 teaspoon to quarts. Cover with boiling sirup, leaving ½-inch space at top of jar. Adjust jar lids. Process in boiling-water bath (212° F.)—
| Pint jars | 30 minutes |
| Quart jars | 30 minutes |
As soon as you remove jars from canner, complete seals if necessary.