Michigan State University Extension
Preserving Food Safely - 01600038
10/13/97

### CANNING ASPARAGUS - SPEARS OR PIECES

       QUANTITY:  An  average of  24-1/2 pounds  is needed  per

    canner
     load  of   7  quarts;  an   average of 16 pounds  is

    needed
    per canner load of 9 pints.  A crate weighs 31 pounds

    and
     yields  7 to 12  quarts--an average of 3-1/2 pounds per

    quart.

       QUALITY:   Use  tender,  tight-tipped  spears,  4  to  6

    inches
    long.

       PROCEDURE: Wash asparagus  and trim  off  tough  scales.

    Break
     off tough  stems  and wash  again.  Cut  into 1-inch

    pieces
    or can whole.

       Hot pack--Cover asparagus with boiling water.  Boil 2 or

       3 minutes.  Loosely fill hot jars with hot asparagus,

       leaving 1-inch headspace.  Add 1 teaspoon of salt per

       quart to the jar, if desired.  Add boiling cooking

       liquid, leaving 1-inch headspace.

       Raw pack--Fill hot jars with raw asparagus, packing

       as tightly as possible without crushing, leaving 1-

       inch headspace.  Add 1 teaspoon of salt per quart to

       the jar, if desired.  Add boiling water, leaving 1-inch

       headspace.

    Adjust
    lids and process.

       RECOMMENDED  PROCESS TIME  FOR  ASPARAGUS IN  A

                  DIAL- GAUGE  PRESSURE CANNER

                      Canner Pressure (PSI) at Altitudes of

    Style

    of
        Jar  Process  0-        2001-     4001-     6001-

    Pack
      Size Time     2000 ft.  4000 ft.  6000 ft.  8000 ft.

    Hot
      Pints 30 min.  11 lb.    12 lb.    13 lb.    14 lb.

    Hot
     Quarts 40       11        12        13        14

    Raw
      Pints 30       11        12        13        14

    Raw
     Quarts 40       11        12        13        14

         RECOMMENDED  PROCESS  TIME  FOR  ASPARAGUS  IN  A

                 WEIGHTED GAUGE PRESSURE CANNER

                        Canner Pressure (PSI) at Altitudes of

    Style

    of
          Jar   Process       0-                   Above

    Pack
        Size  Time          1000 ft.             1000 ft.

    Hot
         Pints 30 min.       10 lb.               15 lb.

    Hot
        Quarts 40            10                   15

    Raw
         Pints 30            10                   15

    Raw
        Quarts 40            10                   15

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