Once in a while I am asked about canning jar sizes and what I recommend. If you are a family of two, you may choose to can most things in pints. If you have a large family, you may choose to use mostly quarts. It would also depend on how fast you would eat that product.
For example, whole tomatoes take up a lot of space and you can easily use 1 or 2 quarts in one meal. Use quarts. But, if you are using a jam or salsa, a pint is big enough. Keep in mind there are no hard and fast rules about it. Sometimes you need to use what you have on hand at that moment.
Below is a picture I found on-line in preparation for a canning class I taught. I found it at
www.freshpreserving.com (the website for Ball Canning).
They have also started to print this directly on all new jar boxes.
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