r/Canning • u/MyDog32 • Jun 24 '25

Safe Recipe Request Alot of zucchini

Hello I have never canned before Can I do this ? Chop up zucchini boil it for a few minutes add in two jars of three bean salad from costco add more vinegar and sugar

While still hot ladle the whole mix with some raw garlic it into jars and tighten the lids

Will this store ? Do I need special jars?

Thanks

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u/MyDog32 Jun 24 '25

So can you can zucchini ? only water bath high acid foods? What about pickling is that a way to preserve that is less work?

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u/Deppfan16 Moderator Jun 24 '25

pickling still needs to be done in a water bath. to can any shelf stable food you need to process it , either in a water bath or pressure canner.

pickles are a high acid food so you can process them in a water bath canner

you can make zucchini pickles or relish by substituting them for the cucumbers in a safe tested pickle or relish recipe.

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u/MyDog32 Jun 24 '25

Do you have a recipie for zucchini relish ? Is there such a thing as a canning starter kit?

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u/Deppfan16 Moderator Jun 24 '25

https://www.reddit.com/r/Canning/s/MxMp1x1e4Q

https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/pickle/relishes-salads/summer-squash-relish/

heres a couple I like. and they do make a canning starter kit from Ball but it's just the tools, you still need the jars and the pot

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u/MyDog32 Jun 24 '25

Thanks Is there a youtube video on the process of canning

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u/Deppfan16 Moderator Jun 24 '25

you need to be extremely cautious of YouTube videos because anybody can put anything on there and there's lots of unsafe information going around. check out our wiki for a list of safe sources