Do you pressure can the green beans? I remember my Mom saying they were the one thing she was afraid to can. I still open kettle fruits but the availability of store food and the long shelf life makes rotation easier for me now.
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Yes, I do pressure can them. Usually can up at least 48 pints or 24 quarts. Can 24 pickled green bean pints for grand daughter to ea.
Sometimes steam and freeze a few for quick stir fry or micro wave. You have to can veggies under pressure. Tomatoes and pickles are ok in the water bath canner.
In the winter, I buy chickens, beef, turkey, pork when it is on sale and get enough at one time to can 7 quarts of poultry or 7 pints of beef or pork.
The heat is appreciated that time of the year, and when summer hits, I don’t have to cook much - just open a jar of meat and eat make a quick micro wave dish with it. Saves on the air conditioner bill.
Green beans are a low acid food and MUST be pressure canned. But it’s relatively straightforward if you have the right equipment.
L