Vegetable Soup (Canning) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 quarts tomatoes (you can use canned if you need to) or 12 large tomatoes, peeled, cored, chopped (you can use canned if you need to)
6 medium potatoes, peeled, cubed or 1 1/2 quarts potatoes
12 medium carrots or 1 1/2 quarts carrots
4 cups lima beans (canned or frozen)
4 cups corn, cut, uncooked or 9 ears corn
2 cups celery, cut in 1-inch slices
2 cups onions, chopped or 2 medium onions
6 garlic cloves, chopped
6 cups water
salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation

Combine all the vegetables in a large saucepot. Add the water, boil 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
Ladle hot soup into hot jars, leaving 1\" headspace. Remove air bubbles with a knife. Adjust two piece caps.
Process pints 1 hour, quarts 1 hour and 15 minutes, at 10 pounds pressure in a pressure canner.
Yield: About 14 pints or 7 quarts.