How to Can Raspberries, Blackberries, Blueberries and Huckleberries

By Hklbrries

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 to 3 lbs berries per quart you want to can
• Sugar
• Water

Details

Adapted from recipelink.com

Preparation

Step 1

Raw Pack: Use raw pack for red raspberries and other berries that do NOT hold their shape well when heated.

Wash berries in cold water to help firm fruit and drain.

Make a light or medium syrup. Keep syrup hot. Ladle 1/2 cup hot syrup into HOT jars.

Fill jars with berries. Gently shake jar to pack berries closely without crushing, leaving 1/2-inch space to rim.

Add hot syrup to cover berries if needed, leaving 1/2-inch space to rim. Remove air bubbles. Adjust caps.

Process in hot water bath: pints for 15 minutes, quarts for 20 minutes.

Hot Pack: Use hot pack for blackberries and other berries that DO hold their shape when heated.

Wash, drain, and measure berries. Put berries in a large saucepot. Add 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup sugar for each quart of berries and stir. Let stand 2 hours in a cool place.

Cook mixture slowly until sugar dissolves and berries are hot throughout.

Ladle hot berries and syrup into hot jars, leaving 1/2-inch space to rim. If there is not enough syrup to cover berries, add boiling water, leaving 1/2-inch space to rim. Remove air bubbles. Adjust caps.

Process pints and quarts both for 15 minutes in a hot water bath.

Berries for Baking:

Red and Black Raspberries, and blackberries for baking: Follow the same instructions as for hot pack berries BUT LEAVE OUT THE SUGAR.

Blueberries and huckleberries for baking:

2 to 3 pounds berries for each quart you want to can.

Wash berries and drain. Put 2 - 3 QUARTS of berries in a jelly bag or cheesecloth (available at most any fabric store). Dip into boiling water until juice spots appear on cloth.

Pack berries into hot jars, leaving 1/2-inch space to rim. Do NOT add sugar or liquid. Adjust caps.

Process pints 15 minutes and quarts 20 minutes in a hot water bath.

NOTE: During processing, berries will make their own juices, but these juices may NOT cover the tops of the berries. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. DO NOT OPEN THE JARS AFTER PROCESSING TO ADD LIQUID. Store the sealed jars as they are.