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Berries (except strawberries)
Choose ripe, sweet berries with uniform colour. Wash 1 or 2 quarts of berries at
a time. Drain, cap, and stem if necessary.
Hot Pack: Use this method for firmer berries such as blueberries, currants,
elderberries, gooseberries, and huckleberries.
Heat berries in a large pot with boiling water for 30 seconds and
drain. Add ½ cup hot syrup (page 23), juice, or water to hot jars.
Pack hot berries into jars, leaving ½-inch headspace.
Cover with hot syrup, juice, or water, leaving ½-inch headspace.
Remove air bubbles. Prepare jar rims. Adjust two-piece lids.
Pressure canning:
Process at 34 kPa (5 psi), 500 ml and 1 litre jars for
8 minutes. When processing at an altitude of 305 metres or above, process at
69 kPa (10 psi) for the same amount of time.
Boiling water canning:
Process 500 ml and 1 litre jars for 15 minutes. When
processing at an altitude of 305 metres or above, see the chart on page 23.
Raw Pack: Use this method for softer berries such as raspberries and
blackberries.
Add ½ cup hot syrup (page 23), juice, or water to hot jars. Pack
raw berries into jars, leaving ½-inch headspace. Gently shake jars
while filling to pack firmly without crushing berries.
Cover with hot syrup, juice, or water, leaving ½-inch headspace.
Remove air bubbles. Prepare jar rims. Adjust two-piece lids.
Pressure canning:
Process at 34 kPa (5 psi), 500 ml jars for 8 minutes and
1 litre jars for 10 minutes. When processing at an altitude of 305 metres or
above, process at 69 kPa (10 psi) for the same amount of time.
Boiling water canning:
Process 500 ml jars for 15 minutes and 1 litre jars
for 20 minutes. When processing at an altitude of 305 metres or above, see the
chart on page 23.
Cherries
Stem and wash cherries. Remove pits, if desired. If pitted, place cherries in
an ascorbic acid solution (page 22) to prevent darkening of the stem end. If
canning whole, prick each cherry with a clean needle to prevent splitting.
Hot Pack: Heat cherries in a large pot with ½ cup syrup (page 23), juice, or
water per quart of cherries. Cover pot and bring to a boil. Pack hot
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