Corn, Whole-Kernel

•Raw Pack.—Husk corn and remove silk. Wash. Cut from cob at about

two-thirds the depth of kernel.

_In glass jars._—Pack corn to 1 inch of top; do not shake or press down.

Add ½ teaspoon salt to pints; 1 teaspoon to quarts. Fill to ½ inch of

top with boiling water. Adjust jar lids. Process in pressure canner at

10 pounds pressure (240° F.)—

Pint jars 55 minutes

Quart jars 85 minutes

As soon as you remove jars from canner, complete seals if necessary.

[Illustration: 76621B

A nail driven at an angle through the cutting board (see arrow)

holds the cob steady and makes it easy to cut corn from the cob.]

_In tin cans._—Pack corn to ½ inch of top; do not shake or press down.

Add ½ teaspoon salt to No. 2 cans; 1 teaspoon to No. 2½ cans. Fill to

top with boiling water. Exhaust to 170° F. (about 10 minutes) and seal

cans. Process in pressure canner at 10 pounds pressure (240° F.)—

No. 2 cans 60 minutes

No. 2½ cans 60 minutes

•Hot Pack.—Husk corn and remove silk. Wash. Cut from cob at about

two-thirds the depth of kernel. To each quart of corn add 1 pint boiling

water. Heat to boiling.

_In glass jars._—Pack hot corn to 1 inch of top and cover with

boiling-hot cooking liquid, leaving 1-inch space at top of jar. Or fill

to 1 inch of top with mixture of corn and liquid. Add ½ teaspoon salt to

pints; 1 teaspoon to quarts. Adjust jar lids. Process in pressure canner

at 10 pounds pressure (240° F.)—

Pint jars 55 minutes

Quart jars 85 minutes

As soon as you remove jars from canner, complete seals if necessary.

[Illustration: 76624B

To hot pack corn, put heated corn loosely in C-enamel cans; fill

cans with boiling liquid.]

_In tin cans._—Pack hot corn to ½ inch of top and fill to top with

boiling-hot cooking liquid. Or fill to top with mixture of corn and

liquid. Add ½ teaspoon salt to No. 2 cans; 1 teaspoon to No. 2½ cans.

Exhaust to 170° F. (about 10 minutes) and seal cans. Process in pressure

canner at 10 pounds pressure (240° F.)—

No. 2 cans 60 minutes

No. 2½ cans 60 minutes

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