Canning Guava Fruit sounds like a great idea.
Unfortunately I'm in Colorado... Guava is not really common here. In fact I've never had any.
When
I was asked if it could be canned I did some research. I found
that Guava is really very healthy for you. For those of you who have
easy access to it here are directions for canning guava.
Prepare
Gather
your canning supplies
Ingredients
- Guava - approximately 2 pounds per quart
- sugar
Start by
preparing jars,and get water in your canner
heating.
(see
Water
Bath Canning
for full directions)
Procedure
Wash guava fruit peel, cut in half and remove seeds.
Make a light syrup and heat in a large pot. - 2 cups
sugar to 5
cups water
Turn off the heat and add your guavas. Let this set for 30
minutes or so. This is to heat the guavas without cooking them.
Remove guavas from the syrup and pack into jars leaving 1/2
inch head space.
Heat syrup back to boiling and pour over guavas, again leaving a 1/2
inch head space.
When jars are filled. Remove air bubbles and clean rim of
jar.
Pack and process according to
water
bath canning instructions.
Don't forget to adjust for
altitude.
Process
Process pints 15 minutes or quarts for 20 minutes.
| Altitude
Adjustments for Boiling
Water Bath Canner |
| Altitude in Feet |
Increase processing time |
| 1001-3000 |
5 minutes |
| 3001-6000 |
10 minutes |
| 6001-8000 |
15 minutes |
| 8001-10,000 |
20 minutes |
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