Comments on: Canning Carrots for Easy Food Storage

By: ©Rachel Arsenault

©Rachel Arsenault — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:57:43 +0000

In reply to Char DG. Char, Carrots are a low acid food that can only be canned using a pressure canner. A water bath canner doesn't get hot enough. Instead, you can blanch and freeze your carrots.

By: Char DG

Char DG — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 07:41:24 +0000

I was disappointed because you did not address the hot water bath canning. We all don’t have pressure cookers!!!

By: ©Rachel Arsenault

©Rachel Arsenault — Sat, 07 Sep 2019 11:17:57 +0000

In reply to Brenda. Brenda, Yes, the recipe is for canning in pint-sized jars. If you are using quart jars, you'll need about 18 pounds of carrots for a full canner load of 7 quart jars. Process quart at 10 pounds of pressure for 30 minutes at altitudes of less than 1,000 ft.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 21:59:05 +0000

Thank you for your post! You talk about the pints, but how long do you process quart jars?

In reply to Par. Par, I am sorry you were disappointed with your carrots. Yes, the carrots will be soft because the process of pressure canning cooks them. Another way of preserving is to blanch and freeze carrots. This gives a slightly firmer texture. As far as your canned carrots, if they are too soft for you try using them for carrot soup.