Originally Posted by pittsburgpam

I cooked goulash today, which takes FOREVER and simmering for 2 1/2 hours. I was able to fill three quart jars. That gives me an idea of how much they hold because I really had no idea or how to relate that to a pot of something.

I washed the jars in the dishwasher yesterday, washed the new pressure canner, filled the jars with hot water and put the lids into hot water. Filled the hot jars with goulash and put the lids on, poured 4 quarts of boiling water into the canner, and put the jars in.