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Juicing Timetable
Processing times may vary according to fruit, variety, ripeness, and altitude.
Apples
90 minutes
Apricots
60 minutes
Blackberries
60 minutes
Cherries
60 minutes
Crabapples
90 minutes
Cranberries
70 minutes
Currants
60 minutes
Elderberries
60 minutes
Gooseberries
80 minutes
Grapes
60 minutes
Peaches
60 minutes
Pears
80 minutes
Plums
60 minutes
Prunes
80 minutes
Raspberries
60 minutes
Rhubarb
70 minutes
Strawberries
60 minutes
Tomatoes
60 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TOMATO JUICE:
After filling the jar with plain hot tomato
juice, add 2 teaspoons of lemon juice or vinegar per quart leaving a ¼” space at the
top. Seal and put in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes for quarts and 10 minutes for
pints. For thicker juice, stir occasionally as they steam, or put juice and pulp through
a blender.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR OTHER VEGETABLE JUICES:
Any juice containing
vegetables (except plain tomato) needs to be bottled and sealed then placed in a
pressure cooker for 30 minutes for quarts and 20 minutes for pints at 10 pounds of
pressure.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TOMATO JUICE:
After filling the jar with plain hot tomato
juice, add 2 teaspoons of lemon juice or vinegar per quart leaving a ¼” space at the
top. Seal and put in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes for quarts and 10 minutes for
pints. For thicker juice, stir occasionally as they steam, or put juice and pulp through
a blender.