The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1866-09-01
F.am The Ameriesn Asrisal'ur'-'.
A Talk About Preserving Fruits

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In the preservation q fruits. =
,ou practicable 70 have supply AL =
tie y..ar. nearly a. good a the fresh
,.;ek.d Instead of the dried apples
,.s.l,,.- chyrriss and currents anu
~. concentrated costly lars 81 pre-
s..,,r. 10 ~ brought ont vnly ivr :
..cpu.,.an,. : Or special occasions u = q
nos easy. and economical 10 money \
- w.l, ~ In health. - have a 'ialiy
.upply al good. naturally iiavcrei-
almost fresh pic-plsns, strawberries :
cherries. bIackhen'e-. rasroerf'.s,
reaches. pears. l,ncklehcrrles, apple .
sauc- etc. The irnit thus kept Is (,
,calthiul. and with high pricei butter
!. cheap bottle OF nice fruit upon the
ia table. i economical, As II furnish
- ,-.sl. uatriment and condiment-
There are various contriyances and
methods for accomplishing the object.
and each season brings out from h1''
. aoz.n 10 two dozen new devices. La
What follows, we speak wholly from
home experience. re,narkiny that we
have lattcrly been almost un''orriiy
successful in securing . full supply o.
,.,;.,ns fruits. that have been agrcea-
a.. ~ the home circle A. well as 70
visitors The chief requisites, alter
H. ,rn;ts. are: Some good. convent
ent form OF bottles or cans, cooking
vessel. and sugar
TuE FRrrrs. Fruits OF all kinds are
easilv preserved, as are also rhuoa:c
or pie plant. aud tomatoes. The main
supply Of fruits proper ior the Year
consists. in order Of abundance: lst- 81
reaches. when plenty: 2ni, sirawber-
ries: 81. cherries, when plenty :
pears: !. raspberries and black berries
|. huckleberries, etc. Apple sance =
mt ~ plentifully at different seasons
USUALLY in the bottles first used ~
otter fruits. Pie-plant and Tomatoes
~. preserved in large quantities >
q 70 have an abundance wheneve
x.nted. until they come again. IL
Jee,; ali the fruits are put MP IN SUP
.av i. last until new crop OF each
I'M n = season OF special aD"I
dance. . two years stock - Lara y
~. seldom fad much difference
bo,tles of fruits epenesi alter one Is
ard .ometi,nes even thee years.
Rorrrrs AND CAs=--We have ns'
dozen different kinds. and succee
"A With most OF them. hat have latte
IL settled down upcn simple form
glass bottles. usually quart size
everything but tomatoes, and III p
Tor these. Onr chief failures Ia
haep with some tomatoes careful
put up in glass bottles, which ierms
red. vet We shall continue T.
these expecting that further exPc
ance will secure unfailing success
We have never tailed with tomato
II sealed tin cans. large and sm'
and they do not seem to act upon
tin A. al. Glass is always preie
lie. however. for all preserved fru
etc. a. unpleasant elects may sol
times result from corros:on. a
kind Of glass bottles will answer
the neck be large enough to rece
the fruit haudily. and Of such form
90 admit Of tight corking.-it
corks Of good quality can be o5ta
al 70 fit them. Ii the ccrks are .
ened In hot water. pressed IN firn
and covered tightly with wax
cloth tied over. or with . well "a
cloth tied on. they answer a cor
bottled inverted into little tin
az patty pan, or in saucer, cont
Ing spoonful or two Of cement
efi.ctuaIIy closed, If care be taken
10 leave any air bubbles around
edge. The cement used i, ]
ounces OF tallcw melted with 20
OF common resin, in . tin or
vessel. Make in quantity, and
Il M As often q needed: every a
inc improves Il. The only care
anired. in using wax for closing
bottle mouths. is to have the n
wiped clean after the fruit j. pa
90 tina. the wax will adhere firml
che glass.
We now mainly use come kin
the patented bottles with covers
inr upon an India rubber ring. v