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Your garden has given you more green beans that you could possibly eat at once. Can your beans and make your summer bounty last all year long.
You Will Need2 lbs. green beans
1 tsp. canning salt
Quart-sized canning jar with lid
Paper towels
Pressure canner
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Step 1: Wash and trim beans 清洗、整理豆子
Wash the beans and cut off the ends. Leave them whole or snap them into 1-inch pieces.
Step 2: Add beans to a jar 把整好的豆子放入罐子
Add the beans to the sterilized quart-sized jar. Fill the jar until the beans are 1 inch from the top and then add the canning salt.
Omit the salt if you are watching your sodium intake.
Step 3: Add boiling water 在罐子里加開水
Pour boiling water into the jar, leaving 1 inch of head space. Wipe the rim of the jar with a damp paper towel, place the lid on the jar, and secure it with the screw band.
Step 4: Transfer jar to a pressure canner 把罐子放入高壓鍋中
Place the jar in a pressure canner that has been prepared according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Set the pressure at 11 PSI for a dial gauge and 10 PSI for a weighted gauge.
Adjust the pressure if you are at a high altitude. Add 5 extra pounds of pressure if you are at an elevation over 1,000 feet.
Step 5: Process for 25 minutes 加工過程25分鐘
Process your beans in the pressure canner for 25 minutes. Then carefully remove the jar and allow it to cool.
Never use a water-bath canner to can beans. Green beans are a low-acid food and must be processed in a pressure canner to ensure that all bacteria are killed.
Step 6: Check the seal on the lid 檢查封條
Check the seal on the jar lid. Test flat, metal jar lids by pressing down on the center of the lid — a properly sealed lid won’t move.
Step 7: Wash, dry, label, and store jars 洗干凈,曬干,貼標簽,儲存罐子
Wash, dry, and label the jars, and store them in a cool, dry place. When properly stored, your canned beans will be good for up to five years.
Green beans fall into a category often known as common beans. Scientists believe that these beans were first domesticated in Peru before 6000 B.C.E.
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trim
vt.1.修剪, 整修
The gardener trimmed the hedge.
那位園林工人修剪了樹籬。
2.除去, 削減
Ask the meat man to trim away the fat edges of the meat.
請賣肉師傅把這塊肉邊上的肥膘切掉。
You must trim your costs if you want to make bigger profits.
如果你想獲得更大的利潤, 就必須削減開支。
snap
vt. & vi.1.猛地咬住
The enormous fish snapped the line.
一條大魚咬住了線。
2.(使某物)發(fā)出尖厲聲音地突然斷裂[打開, 關閉]
The branch suddenly snapped.
樹枝突然折斷了。
The weight of fish snapped the fishing rod in two.
魚的重量很大, 把魚竿啪的一聲壓成兩截了。
She snapped the door shut.
她喀噠一聲關上了門。
sterilized adj.已滅菌的
canner n. 裝置罐頭的容器
seal
n.1.印章, 印鑒, 圖章
The letter bears the seal of the king.
這封信有國王的封印。
2.(火漆)封印;封蠟;封鉛;封條
I've bought a seal to put around the edge of the bath.
我買了一種密封膠涂在浴缸邊緣上。