The following excerpt is from Angi Schneider’s new book Pressure Canning for Beginners and Beyond (Page Street Publishing, October 2021) and is reprinted with permission from the publisher. To Soak or ...

Beans can be frozen, canned or even pickled. Yellow or wax beans are preserved the same as green beans. Both are called snap beans. The quality of frozen beans is better if they are blanched.

Get the best methods for canning green beans with or without a pressure cooker and never let a single pod go to waste. Fresh green beans are one of summer’s best bounties—and, along with canning ...