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Canning fresh lima beans (shelled)

Yield: 1 Text Quantit

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 inches for quarts. Large beans--leave 1-inch of headspace for pints and
• 1-1/4 inches for quarts.

Instructions:

Add 1 teaspoon of salt per quart to the jar if desired. Add boiling water leaving the same headspace listed above. Adjust lids and process using the recommendations in Table 1 or Table 2 according to the method of canning used. Table 1. Recommended process time for Lima Beans in a dial-gauge pressure canner. Style of Pack: Hot and Raw. Jar Size: Pints Quarts. Process Time: 40 minutes for Pints 50 minutes for Quarts. Canner Pressure (PSI) at Altitudes of 0 - 2 000 ft: 11 lb. 2 001 - 4 000 ft: 12 lb. 4 001 - 6 000 ft: 13 lb. 6 001 - 8 000 ft: 14 lb. Table 2. Recommended process time for Lima Beans in a weighted-gauge pressure canner. Style of Pack: Hot and Raw. Jar Size: Pints Quarts. Process Time: 40 minutes for Pints 50 minutes for Quarts. Canner Pressure (PSI) at Altitudes of 0 - 1 000 ft: 10 lb. Above 1 000 ft: 15 lb. ======================================================= === * USDA Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539 (rev. 1994) * Meal-Master format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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