Canning Arithmetic

Here are some tips to help you…

Apples: 1 bushel (50 pounds) cans 17 to 20 quarts
Apricots: 4 baskets or crates (1 bushel) cans 20 to 25 quarts
Berries: 24 quart crate cans 15 to 24 quarts
Grapes: 1 bushel (48 pounds) cans 16 to 20 quarts
Pears: 1 bushel (58 pounds) cans 20 to 24 quarts
Peaches: 1 bushel (50 pounds) cans 18 to 20 quarts
Pineapples: 15 pineapples yields 30 pints
Plums: 1 bushel (56 pounds) cans 24 to 30 quarts
Tomatoes: 1 bushel (56 pounds) cans 15 to 20 quarts

Sit down and do some figuring before you start to can.

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