The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
CANNING.


op.
Third-Make it air-tight by seal
ng or screwing ii very securely.
The glass jars are nicer for fruit
Tin cans are said to be better for
vegetables. Fruit has been success
FULLY put up in two different ways
BY heating it in jars, or in a ket-
lie and afterward pouring into The
jars.
For the former method. fill the
glass Jars with fruit, adding a little
water. set the hrs in i dishpaa |
half full of cold water, Set this
pan ON the stove and let Il remain
there until the water boils, which
viii gradually heat the fruit In The
lars. You will have TO repenish the
fruit as i; will shrink when il be-
comes heated. For instance, If you
start with four jars, YOU viii PROB
ably have to empty one 70 fill up
tie remaining three.
Before sealing the jars, pour In
cooling water to fiji to the very
ihyim; then wipe the trims dry and
screw on the tops tightly One
screwing Is never sufficient II
REQUIRES at least three to make II
secure, You must, therefore, screw
The top or second time twenty
four hours after canning, and give
it third turn forty-eight hours al
terward.
If you prefer the second method,
Heating the fruit in the kettle, YOU
will find 1t more rapid. Pear a lit
lie water over the fruit, inst enough
70 keep Il from sticking 1t is un-
necessary 10 put any sugar in IL
as this does not make 1t keep any
better. and If the fruit should su2i
u would be an additional loss &c
Lave the sugar thrown away. Whh'
The fruit Is heating in tie kettle
!. IN several glass jars with cold o
iIkewarp water and put lem In
fishpan or large baking pan, hal
iull of waier of similar Sc the jar
init may become heated e time L
,eceive the hot fruit FIJI to run
: ming over and screw tops tight
:, Put yoql glass Jars in cool, dar
place in summer, as SUNLIGHT pene
rates tn, glass. Wrap d!rk layer
= Il raper Ground the glass Jars
cared fruit to keep Out the sur
:, Light. In winter, glass ans requir
:. a srm place, as freezing viii crac
them.
There is one advantage in glai
jars-you can watch the content
and see whether ;Ley ar keepin
c. ,r not. II YOU SCI any bureles nri
n, M. open It Immediately and VI
he for dinner that day. In few hou
T. Il will commence &c sour. You mig
I'd rock the fnit dow into a Jam II yc
is take 1t in hand on the first a.
r. pearance of bubble; otherwis
It throw 1t AWAY During the whit
a YOU can mike preserves o. Sour fru
it canned peaches make delicious pea
es ice cream.
al e..t..to, .,onc.,harr-ies rasDbe
IS ries dewberries, blackberries and hu
&C. leberries may be canned by obsevii
les N. three fnndam ,ntal rules W hi
IA lid dowl above, w: Can the frl
life boiling hot, fill the vessel brimf'
be and seal Or screw 1t perfectly
ig. tight.
be You can get good tin cans or gla
1t lars at ANY of the reliable merchar
a of your neighborhood, but be su
nd they are good before you go to !
trouble of putting mp the fruit II
It'll the cans by filling them with wat
to setting them in dry place seve
err hours.
zen In this way YOU can determi
ted whether or not they leak. If they
no return to your merchant to be
oc- changed.
ly- Get both sizes--the half-gallon
,en the quart Use the former in v
a cold weather when It will ouffice
at two days or more, reserying
to quart cans to use in the spring WI
pen fruits and vegetables cannot be K
by open long
ite- Some housekeepers set apart cert
DAYS for canning, but it is better
rec can a little every day in the {
ere Of the morning or Immediately a
ads dinner. In this way you acclmu
or n good stock of canned articles W
of on, furry or excessive fatigue
cen sem as you have about a gallon
nds tomatoes. more than you req
The fer the table, can them.
ave When you are to put up
be cans, Immediately after breakfast
cce the best time II YOU are to can
rye, a large scale, take the afternt
ma when the stove and the kitchen
ally not be pressed into service for din
isss In the morning let the cook
90 ON an extra kettle or pot Of W
IN as soon as she starts the fire. j