. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. HOME PRESERVING AND CANNING 161 cauliflower, are distributed largely in logging, mining and construction camps, and in cold and remote regions where fresh supplies cannot be secured. It is generally thought that the industry will not show the rapid growth in the future that it has in the past, for the reason that communities formerly dependent on canned goods for their supplies of fruits and vegetables, are now in many cases growing, and even can- ning, their own products. In other cases, with the im- proved s h i p - ping facilities and e
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. HOME PRESERVING AND CANNING 161 cauliflower, are distributed largely in logging, mining and construction camps, and in cold and remote regions where fresh supplies cannot be secured. It is generally thought that the industry will not show the rapid growth in the future that it has in the past, for the reason that communities formerly dependent on canned goods for their supplies of fruits and vegetables, are now in many cases growing, and even can- ning, their own products. In other cases, with the im- proved s h i p - ping facilities and extension of railway lines, compara- tively remote Fig. 236. Harvesting tomatoes in Cali- fornia. The vines cover the ground. communities are now able to receive apples, citrous fruits and vegetables in safety throughout the winter. The constant improvement in the quality of dried fruits and their relative cheapness has had the tendency to reduce the volume of business on the cheaper grades of canned fruits. On the other hand, the demand for the better grades shows gratifying increase, and the development of new markets offsets the falling off of others. HOME PRESERVING AND CANNING By Anna Barrows Primitive man early discovered that dried foods are more easily transported from place to place and have better keeping qualities than when fi-esh; and that the salt of sea-water and the smoke of the camp-fire have further preservative influence. Generations ago housekeepers found out that dense substances would keep longer than those that were watery, so they packed cooked meat in its own fat, and made preserves rich with honey, or sugar, and savory with spices. The air-tight tin can and glass jar, sterilization and cold-storage, have done much in solving one of the most complicated problems of modern civilization, but all the possibilities have not yet been fully investigated. The efficiency of all ancient processes of food preservation is explained by the later knowledge of the habi
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