The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26
cupful. OF salt and mix well. Fill the
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cans ana seal. S $50 I.
| :~s.- Sweet Pickles.
For IL quarts Of pickles prepare a
preserving solution consisting of one
gallon Of vinegar, one cupful Of SUI
gar. one ..upful Of dry: mustard, one
cupful of salt and one level. teaspoon
full OF saccharine: Place the pickles
in glass jars, cover with the solution
and seal up tight. The size Of the GU
cumbers may vary as desired. If the
pickles are too sweet the amount of
saccharine may be reduced. y
:: -. =: ~: -. HOME CANNING
>, Luck is q very unimportant element
in home canning. There is always
reason when things go wrongy and the
housewife: who desires to-: become in
creasingly successful must learn to
avoid the little home-canning pitfalls.
= Perhaps the most common mistake,
when a hotwater Gamer is used. lies in
only partially submergeding the jars
in water during the sterilization Pc
Rod Unless the water completely
covers, the tops Of the jars there is al
most invariably a loss of liquid within
the jars, the quantity varying accord
ing to the tightness Of the top. There
need be no fear that water from the
Gamer will enter the Jars, for the heat
expansion from within will prevent
any mingling of the liquids. ..
. Another important, matter. is the
proper Tightening of the jar tops.
After packing the Jars and, putting
rubbers in position the. caps to Ma
son jars should be screwed down until
they come in contact with the rubber,
but not beyond this point. for there
must be opportunity for the escape of
air from. beneath the cap as the jars
of product become heated. Spring.
clamp jars need to be fastened, the
lower spring being left up until ster-
ilizatfon has been completed, then
snapped into position.
When operating pressure
outfit the home Gamer should see
that the water line is below the base
of the jars, for otherwise the unequal
liquids from. the jars. Care should
also be taken that the ste nj does not
escape from this type of outfit dur
ing the canning operation. This is
one of the common causes for loss of
liquid. Steam should never he released
from the7pet cock while jars are with
in the Gamer as the liquids within the
jars are certain to be extracted.
Shortly Def ore the close of the sterilf-
zation per- od the Gamer should be re-
moved from the fire or pushed on the
stove until the pressure gauge
registers zero.
Many housewives believe it is neces-
sary to replace the rubbers after the
product has been sterilized. Rubbers
of good. quality will stand several
hours of boiling without losing their
efficacy. Occasionally a faulty rub
Der needs to be replaced, but when
this is done the jar should he resteril-
lied in boiling water for about five
minutes.
Care should be taken to remove the
products from the Gamer promptly at
the close of the sterilization period.
Guesswork on this important point
invariably causes trouble, tor insuffi-
Gent sterilization uoes not prevent the
product from spelling, while overster-
ilized products lose much Of their ma
trial flavor.
Economy of time and labor in home
canning operations depends more
upon the orderly arrangement of
equipment than any other single fac
tor. Five minutes spent in carefully
planning this arrangement< before
starting the seasons canning is a
splendid investment. AS nearly as
possible, equipment. should be placed
In the logical order of it's use. Per-
haps the arrangement that would
meet the demands of most Kitchens
would be to have the strip pan, the
hot dip pan and Gamer. upon the
stove, with the workable running par
'allel to it., and with room between for
the worker. If a sink is available the
cold dip logically belongs with it.
Plenty of blanching cloths, towels,
jars. rubbers, and the like. should he
available, but a. clutter of unnecessary
things is to be avoided.
There are a number of inexpensive
but handy devices upon the market
for lifting hot jars, .pitting cherries,
and similar operation. The detach-
able handle makes It unnecessary to
ladle hot strip or water. Time may be