Time-Table For Blanching And Sterilizing Vegetables And Greens

Product

Blanch

Size of Can

Time for Cooking

Beans.....................................

5 minutes

pint or quart

3 hours

Beets....................................

6 minutes

quart

1 1/2 hours

Carrots.................................

5 minutes

quart

1 1/2 hours

Corn.....................................

5-10 minutes

pint or quart

4 hours

Greens..................................

10 minutes

quart

2 hours

Parsnips...............................

5 minutes

quart

1 1/2 hours

Peas.....................................

5 minutes

pint

3 hours

Pumpkin

5 minutes

quart

2 hours

Squash

5 minutes

quart

2 hours

Succotash (as for corn and beans)

pint or quart

3 hours

Sweet Peppers . . .

5-10 minutes

2 hours

Swiss Chard ....

10 minutes

quart

2 hours

Turnips................................

6 minutes

quart

1 1/2 hours

Time-Table For Scalding And Sterilizing Vegetables

Product

Scald

Size of Can

Time for Cooking

Asparagus ....

5-10 minutes

pint or quart

1 hour

Tomatoes ....

1-2 minutes

pint or quart

22 minutes

Vegetable combinations

2 hours

Time-Table For Scalding And Sterilizing Fruits

Product

Scald

Size of Can

Time for Cooking

Peaches .....

1-2 minutes

pint or quart

16 minutes

Plums......

1-2 minutes

pint

16 minutes

Quinces......

2 minutes

quart

30 minutes

Pineapples ......

5 minutes

pint or quart

30 minutes

Crab Apples ......

1-2 minutes

pint

20 minutes

Apples, Whole ......

2 minutes

quart

16 minutes

Apples, Sliced ......

2 minutes

quart

12 minutes

Fruit without Sugar Syrup

30 minutes