Thursday, February 17, 2011

Bottling Carrots

I decided to try something new and bottle my own carrots.  Carrots really aren't very expensive (at least not yet).  I think I paid $2.18 for a 5# bag at Winco.  Plus I had a couple 2# bags already in in the refrigerator.  All together I got 15 quarts of carrots.



There's really not a whole lot to bottling carrots.  I just peeled, washed, and chopped the carrots.  I put 1/2 tsp. salt (optional)  in each quart jar.  Add boiling water and fill each jar leaving 1" headspace.  Then process in pressure cooker at 10 lbs. for 25 min.  Here is the link of the website I got my information from if you want detailed instructions.  I pretty much did it how she describes except I added a little salt and I also cold-packed mine (didn't boil for 5 min. prior to putting them in the jars).  Happy canning!

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