Meats and Sausages
Peas, Green or English - Shelled
It is recommended that sugar snap and Chinese edible pods be frozen for best quality. Select filled pods containing young, tender, sweet seeds. Discard diseased pods.
- Procedure
- Shell and wash peas.
- Hot Pack
- Cover with boiling water. Bring to a boil in a saucepan, and boil for 2 minutes. Fill hot jars loosely with hot peas, and add cooking liquid, leaving 1-inch headspace. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt to pints, 1 teaspoon to quarts, if desired. Remove air bubbles, adjust lids and process.
- Raw Pack
- Fill hot jars with raw peas, add boiling water, leaving 1-inch headspace. Do not shake or press down peas. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt to pints, 1 teaspoon to quarts, if desired. Remove air bubbles, adjust lids and process.
Style of Pack | Jar Size | Process Time | Canner Pressure at "0" ft | |
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dial-gauge | weighted-gauge | |||
Hot and Raw | Pints or Quarts | 40 min | 11 lb | 10 lb |
For processing at above 1,000 ft, see Altitude Adjustments.
NOTE For dry peas follow procedures and processing times for dry beans.