No. 2 cans 60 minutes
No. 2½ cans 70 minutes

Mushrooms

Trim stems and discolored parts of mushrooms. Soak mushrooms in cold water for 10 minutes to remove adhering soil. Wash in clean water. Leave small mushrooms whole; cut larger ones in halves or quarters. Steam 4 minutes or heat gently for 15 minutes without added liquid in a covered saucepan.

In glass jars.—Pack hot mushrooms to ½ inch of top. Add ¼ teaspoon salt to half pints; ½ teaspoon to pints. For better color, add crystalline ascorbic acid—¹/₁₆ teaspoon to half-pints; ⅛ teaspoon to pints. Add boiling-hot cooking liquid or boiling water to cover mushrooms, leaving ½-inch space at top of jar. Adjust jar lids. Process in pressure canner at 10 pounds pressure (240° F.)—

Half-pint jars 30 minutes
Pint jars 30 minutes

As soon as you remove jars from canner, complete seals if necessary.

In tin cans.—Pack hot mushrooms to ¼ inch of top of cans. Add ½ teaspoon salt to No. 2 cans. For better color, add ⅛ teaspoon of crystalline ascorbic acid to No. 2 cans. Then fill to top with boiling-hot cooking liquid or 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 30 minutes

Okra

Can only tender pods. Wash; trim. Cook for 1 minute in boiling water. Cut into 1-inch lengths or leave pods whole.