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Dial Gauge and Weight Gauge Charts for Fruit

Table 1 provides the process times for some acid foods in a dial-guage presure canner. Table 2 provides process times for some acid foods in a weighted-gauge pressure canner.

Table 1. Process Times for Some Acid Foods in a Dial-Gauge Pressure Canner.
Canner Pressure (PSI) at Altitudes of
Type of Fruit Style of Pack Jar Size Process Time (Min) 0 - 2,000 ft 2,001 - 4,000 ft 4,001 - 6,000 ft 6,001 - 8,000 ft
Applesauce Hot Pints Quarts 8 10 6 lb
6
7 lb
7
8 lb
8
9 lb
9
Apples, sliced Hot Pints or Quarts 8 6 7 8 9
Berries, whole Hot Pints or Quarts 8 6 7 8 9
Raw
Raw
Pints
Quarts
8
10
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
Cherries, sour or sweet Hot Pints
Quarts
8
10
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
Raw Pints or Quarts 10 6 7 8 9
Fruit Purees Hot Pints or Quarts 8 6 7 8 9
Grapefruit and Orange Sections Hot Pints or Quarts 8 6 7 8 9
Raw Pints
Quarts
8
10
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
Peaches, Apricots, and Nectarines Hot and Raw Pints or Quarts 10 6 7 8 9
Pears Hot Pints or Quarts 10 6 7 8 9
Plums Hot and Raw Pints or Quarts 10 6 7 8 9
Rhubarb Hot Pints or Quarts 8 6 7 8 9


Table 2. Process Times for Some Acid Foods in a Weighted-Gauge Pressure Canner.
Canner Pressure (PSI) at Altitudes of
Type of Fruit Style of Pack Jar Size Process Time (Min) 0 - 1,000 ft Above 1,000 ft
Applesauce Hot
Hot
Pints
Quarts
8
10
5 lb
5
10 lb
10
Apples, sliced Hot Pints or Quarts 8 5 10
Berries, whole Hot Pints or Quarts 8 5 10
Raw
Raw
Pints
Quarts
8
10
5
5
10
10
Cherries, sour or sweet Hot
Hot
Pints
Quarts
8
10
5
5
10
10
Raw Pints or Quarts 10 5 10
Fruit Purees Hot Pints or Quarts 8 5 10
Grapefruit and Orange Sections Hot Pints or Quarts 8 5 10
Raw
Raw
Pints
Quarts
8
10
5
5
10
10
Peaches, Apricots, and Nectarines Hot and Raw Pints or Quarts 10 5 10
Pears Hot Pints or Quarts 10 5 10
Plums Hot and Raw Pints or Quarts 10 5 10
Rhubarb Hot Pints or Quarts 8 5 10


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