Plums – Halved Or Whole

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

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 56 pounds and yields 22 to 36 quarts--an average of 2
pounds per quart.  Quality: Select deep-colored, mature fruit of ideal
quality for eating  fresh or cooking. Plums may be packed in water or
syrup.  Procedure: Stem and wash plums. To can whole, prick skins on
two  sides of plums with fork to prevent splitting. Freestone varieties
may be halved and pitted. If you use syrup, prepare very light,  light,
or medium syrup.  Hot pack -- Add plums to water or hot syrup and boil
2 minutes. Cover  saucepan and let stand 20 to 30 minutes. Fill jars
with hot plums and  cooking liquid or syrup, leaving 1/2-inch
headspace.  Raw pack -- Fill jars with raw plums, packing firmly. Add
hot water or  syrup, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.  Adjust lids and
process.  Processing directions for canning plums in a boiling-water, a
dial,  or a weighted-gauge canner are given in Table 1, Table 2, and
Table 3.  Table 1. Recommended process time for Plums (halved or whole)
in a  boiling-water canner.  Style of Pack: Hot and Raw.  Jar Size:
Pints. Process Time at  Altitudes of 0 - 1,000 ft: 20 min. 1,001 -
3,000 ft: 25 min. 3,001 -  6,000 ft: 30 min. Above 6,000 ft: 35 min.
Style of Pack: Hot and Raw.  Jar Size: Quarts. Process Time at
Altitudes of 0 - 1,000 ft: 25 min. 1,001 - 3,000 ft: 30 min. 3,001 -
6,000 ft: 35 min. Above 6,000 ft: 40 min.  Table 2. Process Times for
Plums in a Dial-Gauge Pressure Canner.  Style of Pack: Hot and Raw.
Jar Size: Pints or Quarts. Process Time:  10 minutes. Canner Pressure
(PSI) at Altitudes of 0 - 2,000 ft: 6 lb.  2,001 - 4,000 ft: 7 lb.
4,001 - 6,000 ft: 8 lb. 6,001 - 8,000 ft: 9  lb.  Table 3. Process
Times for Plums in a Weighted-Gauge Pressure Canner.  Style of Pack:
Hot and Raw.  Jar Size: Pints or Quarts. Process Time:  10 minutes.
Canner Pressure (PSI) at Altitudes of 0 - 1,000 ft: 5 lb.  Above 1,000
ft: 10 lb.  =======================================================
===== * USDA  Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539 (rev. 1994) *
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