The number of quarts of canned food you can get from a given amount of
fresh vegetables depends on quality, condition, maturity, and variety of
the vegetable, size of pieces, and on the way the vegetable is
packed—raw or hot pack.
Generally, the following amounts of fresh vegetables (as purchased or
picked) make 1 quart of canned food:
_Pounds_
Asparagus 2½ to 4½
Beans, lima, in pods 3 to 5
Beans, snap 1½ to 2½
Beets, without tops 2 to 3½
Carrots, without tops 2 to 3
Corn, sweet, in husks 3 to 6
Okra 1½
Peas, green, in pods 3 to 6
Pumpkin or winter squash 1½ to 3
Spinach and other greens 2 to 6
Squash, summer 2 to 4
Sweetpotatoes 2 to 3