Zucchini Pineapple For Water Bath Canning Food

ZUCCHINI PINEAPPLE FOR WATER BATH CANNING

Steps:

• Gather and prepare water bath canning equipment properly. Gather and clean pints or half pint mason jars with lids and rings.
• Peel zucchini and then either cut into ½-inch cubes or shred. Prepare enough to measure 4 quarts.
• In a large pot mix zucchini, pineapple juice, lemon juice, and sugar and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir often.
• Fill hot clean mason jars with hot zucchini pineapple mixture including cooking liquid. Leave ½ inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Wipe jar rims. Adjust lids and process in a water bath canner for 15 minutes.

ZUCCHINI PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• 1. Peel zucchini (remove all green)cut zucchini in 1/2 inch cubes or shred.
• 2. Mix zucchini with other ingredients in a large sauce pan and bring to boil. Simmer 20 minutes.
• 3. Prepare jars and lids by sanitizing and heating.
• 4. Fill jars with hot mixture and cooking liquid leaving a 1/2" headspace. Remove air bubbles. Wipe jar rims. Adjust lids.
• 5. Process half pints and pints for 15 minutes at 1000 feet or below in Boiling Water Bath. Process 20 minutes for 1001 feet to 6000 feet. Above 6000 feet process 25 minutes.
• 6. Follow current NCHFP practices. For directions for using Boiling water bath. Go to the site of National center of home food preserving. nchfp.uga.edu/

ZUCCHINI PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Bring juices and sugar to a boil.
• Add squash and simmer 20 minutes.
• Pack and seal in hot jars and lids.
• Makes 12 pints of crushed pineapple.
• May be used as you would regular pineapple.

MOCK CANNED PINEAPPLE CHUNK OR CRUSHED (WATER BATH)

Steps:

• Cube zucchini for chunk or shred for crushed pineapple. The shredded with fill less jars then chunk.
• Place the shredded zucchini in a strainer for 15 minutes. Squeeze out excess water.
• Or place the cubed zucchini in a strainer and lightly salt, toss and let sit 20 minutes. Then rinse and drain weel twice. Dry with papare towels.
• While the zucchini is draining place juices, sugar, salt, and food coloring in a large pot and bring to a boil.
• Add shredded zucchini to pot and bring back to a boil for 25 minutes. cubed zucchini for 40.
• Then add extract and rum if using cook for 5 more minutes.
• Fill hot sterilized jars with hot mixture and cooking liquid, leaving 1/2 inch head space.
• Remove air bubbles.
• Wipe jar rims.
• Adjust lids.
• Process in a boiling water bath.
• Half-pints or pints for 15 minutes.
• You should get 16 jars shredded with this recipe or 10 jar cubed.
• With the cubed you`ll have extra syrup left, do save it for making mixed drinks.