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KING AND DUNGENESS CRAB MEAT (It is recommended that blue crab meat be frozen for best quality)
Procedure: Keep live crabs on ice until ready to can. Wash crabs thoroughly, using several changes of cold
water. Simmer crabs 20 minutes in water containing ¼ cup of lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of salt (or up to
1 cup of salt, if desired) per gallon. Cool in cold water, drain, remove back shell, then remove meat from
body and claws. Soak meat 2 minutes in cold water containing 2 cups of lemon juice or 4 cups of white
vinegar, and 2 tablespoons of salt (or up to 1 cup of salt, if desired) per gallon. Drain and squeeze meat to
remove excess moisture. Fill hot half-pint jars with 6 ounces of meat and hot pint jars with 12 ounces,
leaving 1-inch headspace. Add
1
⁄
2
teaspoon of citric acid or 2 tablespoons of lemon juice to each half-pint
jar, or 1 teaspoon of citric acid or 4 tablespoons of lemon juice per pint jar. Add hot water, leaving 1-inch
headspace. Adjust lids and process.
Process time for King and Dungeness Crab Meat Weight Setting at Altitudes of
Jar Size Process Time 0-1,000 ft Above 1,000 ft
Half-pints 70 min 10 lb 15 lb
Pints 80 min 10 lb 15 lb
FISH (Blue, mackerel, salmon, steelhead, trout, and other fatty fish except tuna)
Caution: Eviscerate fish within 2 hours after they are caught. Keep cleaned fish on ice until ready to can.
Note: Glass-like crystals of magnesium ammonium phosphate sometimes form in canned salmon. There is
no way for the home canner to prevent these crystals from forming, but they usually dissolve when heated
and are safe to eat. Adjust lids and process.
Procedure: Remove head, tail, fins, and scales. Wash and remove all blood. Split fish lengthwise, if desired.
Cut cleaned fish into 3
1
⁄
2
-inch lengths. Fill hot pint jars, skin side next to glass, leaving 1-inch headspace.
Add 1 teaspoon of salt per pint, if desired. Do not add liquids. Adjust lids and process.
Process time for Fish Weight Setting at Altitudes of
Style of Pack Jar Size Process Time 0-1,000 ft Above 1,000 ft
Raw Pints 100 min 10 lb 15 lb
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