Meats and Sausages
Corned Beef
Hot Pack
- Wash the corned beef, cut into pieces suited for packing.
- Cover meat with cold water and bring to boil. If broth tastes very salty, strain and cover meat with fresh water, and parboil again.
- Pack hot meat. Leave about 1 inch above meat in glass jars for headspace. Leave 1-1/2 inch in cans.
- Cover meat with hot broth or hot water. Leave 1 inch for headspace in jars, fill cans to top.
- Work out bubbles with knife.
- Seal and process at once.
| Style of Pack | Container | Process Time | Canner Pressure at "0" ft | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dial-gauge | weighted-gauge | |||
| Hot | Jar-Pint | 75 min | 11 lb | 10 lb |
| Jar-Quart | 90 min | |||
| Can-No.2 | 65 min | |||
| Can-No.2Ω and No.3 | 90 min | |||
For processing at above 1,000 ft, see Altitude Adjustments.

















