Canning

[the squirrel]

Anyone here can green beans? I see some use a water bath and some use a pressure cooker. I can cucumbers but what to try hot beans this year.

[hydro]

Water bath does not work. You need a pressure cooker. Google the "how to".

[toughguy]

be careful when googling that.

[delcecchi]

http://www1.extension.umn.edu/food/food-...r-yellow-beans/

http://www1.extension.umn.edu/food/food-...n-july-2012.pdf

Your tax dollars at work.

[flipper]

The U of M extension advice is safe and excellent.

They would disagree with the way my wife and I have been canning tomatoes and salsa for years now using the open kettle method. It works for us but my wife is extremely fussy about keeping things clean. We have yet to have a jar of canned tomatoes or salsa go bad. Hard for us to change the way we do it at this point.

I agree that a pressure canner is necessary for green beans.

[Rip_Some_Lip]

I second the U of M extension advice and use a pressure cooker for low acid foods. I canned 51 pints last year using that and we had some tonight for supper. I have 2 more pints to use and my beans are starting to produce just in time. I only added salt when I did them last year and I think they are a little blah. What do you guys add to enhance the flavor? I also would recommend buying a French style cutter as it makes them a little more tender. Good luck.

[rjmiller47]

We put up everything and reading these comments may i share. Pressure cook method for vegatables, meat. Water bath is fine for fruits Tomatoes, salsa etc. the key is use only good tomatoes watch for bad parts and if in doubt pitch it, it could ruin the whole batch. Blanch, peel, cook on the stove top, can in sterilzed jars and enjoy. Never had a bad jar. Canning isn't always as cheap as store bought but, you can't beat the flavors.

[the squirrel]

Thanks guys. I will be pickling most of these I guess and with the canning salt and Vineager you can get away with the water bath. I know people that use the oven to seal the jars as well. Having said that any good hot pickling green bean recipes out there?

[hockeybc69]

Spicy pickled green beans

4 cups white vinegar

4 cups water

6 tablespoons pickling salt

Bring to boil

This is enough liquid to fill 4-5 pint jars of vegetables

put in one clove of garlic sliced in each jar

one jalapeno sliced in each jar

Few slices of onion in each jar

1 tsp peppercorns in each jar

Couple fresh dill sprigs

Packed in the green beans

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Filled jars with boiling brine mix

Covered the jars and put in boiling water bath for 10 minutes to ensure seal

[the squirrel]

I will try this with a habenaro and ghost pepper in each jar!

[the squirrel]

Hockey do you blanch them first then put them in ice cold water?

[hockeybc69]

I never have. Just wash them up and cut the ends off and pack them in the jars like that.

Not to say it couldnt be done.

They come out very crunchy, which I like.

[smurfy]

I don't neccesarily can green beans. its merely a frig bean. pack beans in jar. I add dill, 3-4 garlic pieces, little onion and 4-5 thia chili peppers. you can also use jalepenos. the brine is 2 qts water 2 cups vinegar and 1/2 cup pickling salt.

I use this same reciepe for cukes, except for the thai peppers. I put then in 2 gal jars. wash and cut/quarter cukes the long way. no need to boil brine.