KnittyGritty
Lovin' The Homestead
Does anyone have an accurate chart that tells you how many pounds of dry beans you need for how many pints of canned beans? I'm just canning pinto beans, and supposedly 4.5 lbs. of dry beans should yield 12 pints when full. But I'm getting 22! I'm supposed to fill the jars 2/3 full of soaked and heated beans, then add boiling water - maybe my idea of 2/3 is off? Is it 2/3 to the top, or 2/3 to the 1" down point? Does anyone else have this problem? Now I have to can a second batch, and I hadn't planned on that today.
As you can tell, I'm fairly new at this.........thanks!
As you can tell, I'm fairly new at this.........thanks!