Michigan State University Extension
Preserving Food Safely - 01600855
10/13/97

### SELECTION OF FRESH CUCUMBERS

        QUANTITY: An average of 14 pounds is needed per  canner

    load
     of  7  quarts; an average of 9 pounds  is  needed  per

    canner
     load  of  9 pints.  A bushel weighs  48  pounds  and

    yields
     16 to 24 quarts--an average of 2 pounds  per  quart.

        QUALITY:   Select  firm cucumbers  of  the  appropriate

    size:
     about  1-l/2  inches for gherkins and  4  inches  for

    dills.
      Use  odd-shaped  and  more  mature  cucumbers   for

    relishes
    and bread-and-butter style pickles.

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