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Deliciously Homemade: Canning 3 Bean Salad

April 2022

By now you might have gathered that I have a bit of a thing for growing and preserving green beans. We always get a bumper crop of beans from the ...

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Napa Cabbage Ramen Salad

January 2014

This Napa Cabbage Ramen Salad is a favorite with our family! It has sweet/salty caramelized crunchies that you sprinkle on top. I’ve brought this to countless get-togethers and it’s a ...

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How to Make Creamy Italian Dressing

January 2013

Today, I’m ready to share with you how to make creamy Italian Dressing that we have loved and enjoyed over the years. I admit we are Italian salad dressing snobs. ...

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13 responses to “Deliciously Homemade: Canning 3 Bean Salad”

Cynthia Keisler

May 2022

Hi. I have 3/4 pint jars. how long would I process these instead of a full pint. I am a beginner, but we love 3 bean salad. Thank you for your help

Julie Gavin

May 2022

Hi Cynthia! I checked the country extension office and they recommend you can 3/4 pint jars for the same processing time as 1/2 pint jars. Happy canning!

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Cynthia Keisler

May 2022

Thank you for getting back to me. I have cooked my dry beans by boiling them in a saucepan. Is this okay? I did not do it in the canner.

Lorrie

July 2022

How long do you steam fresh green beans for?

Julie Gavin

January 2023

Hi Lorrie! I suggest you steam fresh green beans for 5 minutes on the stovetop.

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Beth

August 2022

How long would you process quarts?

Julie Gavin

January 2023

A general rule is 5 minutes longer for water bathing quarts versus pints but I’ve also seen the recommendation to process 3 Bean Salad for the same time for all jar sizes.

To be safe, I suggest you process quarts for 20 minutes, shut off the heat, and leave the jars for 5 minutes before removing them from the water bath canner.

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Gerry

August 2022

Hi Cynthia, I am going to try this recipe. I am diabetic, so sugar is a no no. I have 2 choices for substitutes; Swerve or Splenda. Swerve is a powdered sugar alcohol
( sorbitol and erythritol) with Splenda mixed in. Since the label states you can substitute ounce per ounce in recipes, I assume you can use it in your recipe. However, I think it would still taste too sweet. I’m also concerned that the vegetables may turn brown. Gmif you or someone else has tried it, please let me know.

I was on vacation and had Amish Chow Chow. I was wondering if you could add corn and carrots to the bean salad recipe, and proceed to canning. Some books say you should pressure can corn but I don’t know how that will affect the vegetables overall. Also in your recipe you mention onion and celery. Do they need to be boiled first or added raw?

Thanks for your anticipated reply.
Gerry

S Shannon

September 2022

Does the vinegar provide the acid needed for water bathing green beans? New to canning and waterbathing and have read that I cannot do green beans because they are low in acid

Julie Gavin

January 2023

Hi there!

Yes, that is exactly right! The vinegar provides the acidity needed for water bathing. Normal canning of green beans without a significant amount of acid requires a pressure canner.

Blessings!

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Tracy

January 2023

Love love love this!! I leave out the celery however but otherwise follow it and have not bought any since!

Julie Gavin

January 2023

Yay! I’m so glad to hear you are enjoying it, Tracy! Blessings!

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Margie

September 2023

This recipe actually made 9 pints. Needed to make more brine.