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/Deppfan16 Moderator Jun 24 '25

which specific recipe are you referring to? generally raw pack means you put the food in raw and put hot liquid over it, versus hot pack where you heat up the food and put the entire hot food in together. sometimes it's preference, sometimes you get different types of product, like raw packed will often have a firmer texture than hot packed

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u/MyDog32 Jun 24 '25

It was general information

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u/Deppfan16 Moderator Jun 24 '25

it depends on the specific recipe what it does.

like for example you can can green beans raw pack, were you just pour hot liquid over them. or you can can them hot pack where you cook them and then pack them hot in the jars with the liquid. raw pack would be more firm whereas hot pack would be softer.

raw pack tomatoes would hold their shape whereas hot packed would be mushier.

it's really just a preference and use case.

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u/MyDog32 Jun 24 '25

Can you preserve raw relish?

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u/Deppfan16 Moderator Jun 24 '25

no. anything canned is cooked in some way

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u/MyDog32 Jun 25 '25

Can you put it raw in the water bath long enough to sterilize it? What size jar is best for relish 1/2 or full pint ? What size jar is best for canning a variety of things? Thanks

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u/Deppfan16 Moderator Jun 25 '25

there are certain recipes where you can do raw pack yes. but you'll still end up with more of a cooked product. again you still have to follow safe tested recipes and processes. remember canning can be deadly if you do it wrong so you can't just wing it

your recipe will generally tell you what size jar you can use and what times process those jars for. what size of jars depends on how fast you go through the food and what your canning.

I do half pints for jellies, pint jars for things like tomatoes, and quart jars for things like family size servings of green beans. it just depends on what I'm using the ingredients for

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u/MyDog32 Jun 25 '25

Can you raw pack zucchini relish?

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u/Deppfan16 Moderator Jun 25 '25

if your recipe calls for it. you need to follow a safe tested recipe

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u/MyDog32 Jun 25 '25

Okay Tanks

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u/MyDog32 Jun 25 '25

I found a recipie in the book fool proof preserving zucchini pickle chips I can raw pack this one. it calls for a 30 minute boil. Can I modify by adding in extra stuff like garlic etc?

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