How to Can Pineapple
You can can your own pineapple and enjoy fresh pineapple when you want. Different taste than the stuff you get at the store.
Equipment
Ingredients
- pineapples
- water
- sugar (optional if doing simple syrup)pot for syrup
Instructions
- Boil the lids to sterilize (until the water boils).In a separate pot.
- Add 1 cup sugar to 5 cups water (for light syrup). 3 cups sugar to 5 cups water (for medium syrup). 4 cups sugar to 4 cups water (for heavy syrup).
- Bring to simmer. (you can use boiling hot water instead of simple syrup)
- Fill the water bath approximately half full of water and begin to heat.
- Cut and remove the top, bottom, and skin of the pineapple.Remove the core and cut the pineapple into 1 inch pieces.
- Fill the jars, leaving 1 inch head space.
- Add the simple syrup to the jars.
- You can twist the jars gently to get the air bubbles out or use a butter knife to remove the bubbles so that the water fills the jar.
- Clean the top of the jar and place the lid and ring on the jar and tighten slightly.
- Place the jars in the canner with hot water above the jars and cover.
- Allow the water to boil and keep in water bath for 20 minutes for quarts or 15 minutes for pints.
- Remove the jars and place on the counter to cool.
- Place the date and what is in the jar with a permanent marker.