Homestead Series How To Can Beans

We are starting to can our bean crop. This is so easy to do!

Simply wash your beans, trim the ends off. Then cut or break into pieces about an inch long.
Fill the jars leaving 1 inch head space.
Add 1/2 tsp salt per pint, 1 tsp salt per quart. The salt is optional but does help to keep the color and taste.
Fill the jars with boiling water, leaving an inch of head space.
Wipe rims, add lids.
Pressure can pints for 20 min, quarts for 25 min.

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[PestControl02]

yea! pretty easy...thanks for posting!

I can remember my Mom using wax...can't remember why though?

[HomesteadAcres]

Thank you! They used to use wax to seal the jars. The problem is that wax gets brittle over time. So you can get pin holes and cracks that let the air in and they can spoil. Also the wax was used as a replacement to canning. They would fill the jars with hot food and add wax around the rim to "seal" it. Using a water bath canner or pressure canner actually heats the food to a high enough temp. to kill the bacteria.

[cindyluwho58]

I never thoght about doing green and yellow beans together. Are the yellow beans what you would call wax beans? Thanks alot for your videos, I really appriciate them and I know alot of others do to!!!

[HomesteadAcres]

Thank you,  yes they are wax beans.

[JEFF1Z]

I have a older miro canner dosent use screw on weight has round weight 5 10 15 lbs canner design is the same ya can google mero parts online an get the screw in stem and the round weight mutch better also is not good to use metal knife use plastic or wood to get air bubbles out ya can find good canning times and info google canning are looking for usda guide is downloadable pdf file always injoy your vids

[HomesteadAcres]

Thank you! I'll see if I can change the style of weights on my canner. I wasn't sure if they made that brand all the same or not.

Going by the Ball book, the only reason not to use a metal knife is you could scratch or break a jar. I would think you would have to press pretty hard to do that though. So if a jar would break under that slight pressure then it probably would break in the canner also. I do use plastic when I'm working with high acid food like tomatoes or pickles.

[JessEMT123]

I have just found this channel. It is wonderful! I appreciate the time you and your family have taken in doing this series! Every year my garden gets larger and I begin to can more. I am looking at feeding my family healthy food and becoming more self sustained. Last year when I canned my beans, they came out of the pressure cooker with a slightly brown look. Is this what you called "over done" in your video? And are they still safe to eat? Thank you in advance.

[AngelikavonDeutschla]

We miss you guys.Is your family all alright?

[cynthtoots]

This is great! Thank you so much! I can green beans in a 50 yr. old dial gage pressure canner but some of the water keeps evaporating out of my jars. Could it be due to the fluctuating pressure during canning? Its hard to get the heat on the burner set to keep it at a certain pressure. I like your video because its simple and to the point.

[sssshhhh101]

I've watched several of your videos and have learned a great deal. I really enjoy your no non-sense, straight forward approach to presenting information. Your videos are very easy to follow.

[Nccculst]

This was so incredibly helpful and informational for this first time canner, thank you!

[home2benc]

can I still do this if I do not have a pressure cooker?

[gladtidings4all]

Love your videos you make it so simple by the way the tv was on and that was my son's favorite cartoon show! He is now 22 yrs old! Thanks YHWH bless you! I saw you in the video are you Amish or messianic?

[kyllikki9]

Love all your videos!