Canning Measurements

About Canning Measurements

Your fruits and vegetables are ripe. And, there’s more than you can eat or give away. You certainly don’t want them to go to waste. Home canning allows you to enjoy them all season long. You can save a few pennies. Home-canned fruits and vegetables taste so much better than store-bought, too. The only question is how much do I need to can a batch of fruits and vegetables? The canning measurements below guide you to the answer.

Canning Measurements for Fruit

Type of Fruit:

Apple

Applesauce

Berries

Peaches

Pears

Plums

Measurement:

Bushel / 48 pounds

Flat / 24 quarts

Bushel / 48 pounds

Bushel / 50 pounds

Bushel / 56 pounds

Quart Jars Produced:

16 – 20

15 – 18

12 – 18

18 – 24

20 – 25

24 – 30

Canning Measurements for Vegetables

Type of Vegetable:

Beans, Green or Yellow

Lima Beans

Beets

Carrots

Corn

Peas

Pickles

Summer Squash

Tomatoes

Tomato Juice

Measurement:

Bushel / 30 pounds

Bushel / 32 pounds

Bushel / 52 pounds

Bushel / 50 pounds

Bushel / 35 pounds

Bushel / 30 pounds

Bushel / 48 pounds

Bushel / 40 pounds

Bushel / 53 pounds

Quart Jars Produced:

12 – 20

6 – 10

15 / 24

16 – 25

6 – 10

5 – 10

16 – 24

10 * 20

15 – 20

12 – 16

Note: Adjust the above canning measurements to the amount of produce you have.

Household Cleaning Tip

During COVID, we all learned to disinfect door and cabinet handles. Don’t forget this hard-learned lesson. Using a cleaner with a disinfectant keeps you and your family healthier. It is especially important during winter months when colds, flu, and COVID are more common.

Additional Resources

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