We grow our own potatoes and since we haven’t have the best success storing them long term.. we started canning them! There’s nothing worse than having a bunch of beautiful, homegrown, organic potatoes that rot before you can eat them, canning offers a shelf-stable way to preserve them for years to come 🙂
As always, I must preface this by saying.. I don’t know what the “rules” are for canning potatoes that the USDA has established.. I only know the old-fashioned way that my grandmother taught me 🙂
I’ve canned potatoes in many shapes and sizes, peeled and skin-on with great success… I’ve even canned my potatoes with green beans in ham broth!
If you are new to canning, check out this little canning store I’ve set up for all the supplies you need to get started.. Click HERE to shop 🙂
Ok.. Here’s what you need to Can Potatoes:
Potatoes
Sea Salt
Canning Jars & 2 Piece Lids
Pressure Cooker/Canner (No exceptions, potatoes MUST be pressure canned!)
Water, preferably filtered
Other Miscellaneous Canning supplies (funnel, jar grabber, lid grabber, etc)
Prepare your jars.. wash and sterilize (I sterilize mine on a cookie sheet in the oven at 215 degrees F, then fill the jars on the cookie sheet for easy clean up… I just let my jars sit in the oven until I’m ready to fill them)
Heat your lids (flats) in a small pot of water on the stove.
Put your pressure canner pot on the stove and fill with a few inches of water, begin heating water to medium heat.
Fill a pot or tea kettle with (filtered) water.. bring to a boil (this is used to fill the jars)
Clean your potatoes very well. Peel/cut as desired or leave small potatoes whole. Soak cut potatoes in water while your cutting the rest, then drain when you’re ready to fill your jars.
Raw Pack your potatoes into hot, sterilized jars… adding 1/2t Salt for Pints and 1t Salt for Quarts, fill with water leaving 1/2 inch headspace… wipe your jar lid then put on your 2 piece lids (using your warmed flats)
Following the instructions with your pressure canner, process your jars at 10 pounds of pressure for 45 minutes.
Allow your pressure canner to depressurize before removing the lid, remove jars of potatoes and let sit at room temperature (in a draft free area) for 24 hours. Disgard any jars that did not seal.
Good Luck 🙂
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Hello my name is Jerry. I just started to grow a garden this year never done it before. Now I have two five gallon buckets of potatoes that I don’t want to lose. I want to learn how to can my vegetables another thing as well. I just read what you said about caning potatoes for the winter I would like to know canning vegetables to if it’s possible thank you.
We grow our own potatoes and since we haven’t have the best success storing them long term.. we started canning them! There’s nothing worse than having a bunch of beautiful, homegrown, organic potatoes that rot before you can eat them, canning offers a shelf-stable way to preserve them for years to come 🙂
As always, I must preface this by saying.. I don’t know what the “rules” are for canning potatoes that the USDA has established.. I only know the old-fashioned way that my grandmother taught me 🙂
I’ve canned potatoes in many shapes and sizes, peeled and skin-on with great success… I’ve even canned my potatoes with green beans in ham broth!
If you are new to canning, check out this little canning store I’ve set up for all the supplies you need to get started.. Click HERE to shop 🙂
Ok.. Here’s what you need to Can Potatoes:
Hello my name is Jerry. I just started to grow a garden this year never done it before. Now I have two five gallon buckets of potatoes that I don’t want to lose. I want to learn how to can my vegetables another thing as well. I just read what you said about caning potatoes for the winter I would like to know canning vegetables to if it’s possible thank you.
I’m sorry but I don’t understand your question..