Canning Potatoes (Sweet, Pieces or Whole)

Title:
Canning Potatoes (Sweet, Pieces or Whole)

Yield:
1 Recipe

Categories:
Vegetables,
Canning




Ingredients:









 Potatoes, Sweet--Pieces or Whole


 


 It is not recommended to dry pack sweet potatoes.


 


 Quantity: An average of 17-1/2 pounds is needed per canner load of 7


 quarts; an average of 11 pounds is needed per canner load of 9 pints. A


 bushel weighs 50 pounds and yields 17 to 25 quarts--an average of 2- 1/2


 pounds per quart.


 


 Quality: Choose small to medium-sized potatoes. They should be mature and


 not too fibrous. Can within 1 to 2 months after harvest.


 


 Procedure: Wash potatoes and boil or steam until partially soft (15 to 20


 minutes). Remove skins. Cut medium potatoes, if needed, so that pieces are


 uniform in size. Caution: Do not mash or puree pieces. Fill jars, leaving


 1-inch headspace. Add 1 teaspoon salt per quart to the jar, if desired.


 Cover with your choice of fresh boiling water or syrup, leaving 1-inch


 headspace.


 


 Adjust lids and process following the recommendations in Table 1 and Table


 2.


 


 Table 1. Recommended process time for Sweet Potatoes in a dial-gauge


 pressure canner.


 


 Style of Pack: Hot.  Jar Size: Pints, Quarts. Process Time: 65 minutes for


 Pints, 90 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 Sweet Potatoes in a weighted-gauge


 pressure canner.


 


 Style of Pack: Hot.  Jar Size: Pints, Quarts. Process Time: 65 minutes for


 Pints, 90 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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