Home canning and drying of vegetables and fruits .. . ON AGAINST FREEZING From a number of sources it has beenlearned that the severe weather of lastwinter caused considerable loss throughthe freezing of canned goods. To pre-vent similar trouble, care should be takento store canned vegetables and fruitswhere they will be protected from freez-ing. If the place of storage is jiot frost-proof the jars should be moved to awarmer place when the weather no draft reaches therh as a draft will causebreakage. (If there is any doubt that abail-top jar is perfectly sealed a simple testmay
Home canning and drying of vegetables and fruits .. . ON AGAINST FREEZING From a number of sources it has beenlearned that the severe weather of lastwinter caused considerable loss throughthe freezing of canned goods. To pre-vent similar trouble, care should be takento store canned vegetables and fruitswhere they will be protected from freez-ing. If the place of storage is jiot frost-proof the jars should be moved to awarmer place when the weather no draft reaches therh as a draft will causebreakage. (If there is any doubt that abail-top jar is perfectly sealed a simple testmay be made by loosening the top bail andlifting the jar by taking hold of the top withthe fingers. (Fig. 26.) The internal suctionshould hold the top tightly in place when thuslifted. If the top comes off put on a ne\Vwet rubber and sterilize 15 rhinutes longerfor vegetables and 5 minutes longer forfruits.) With screw-top jars try the topswhile the jars are cooling, or as soon as theyhave cooled, and, if loose, tighten them byscrewing on more WATER LINE Fig. 25. Greens should not be blanched in hot should be blanched in steam. This picture showa simple method of blanching in steam, by placing thenin a colander in a receptacle with tightly fitting should be not more than an inch or so of watcon the bottom of the receptacle and the water .shouMnot touch the greens, A Steam Pressure Canner i^excellent for use in blanching greens. 15. Wash and dry each jar, label and storage place is exposed to light,- wrap eachjar in paper, preferably brown, as light willfade the color of products canned in glass. The boxes in which ja good storage place. •^ yycro iff. CAN ALL FOOD I^IJAT CAN RE CWNNEIJ 11 A WORD OF CAUTION y It must not be forgotten that success in canning demands careful attention to ever>detail. No step should be slighted. Follow one set of instructions closely and do notattempt to combine two, no matter how good both of them may be.
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