The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-01
Can CAREFULLY
Is ADVICE OF
UNCLE SAMUEL
Department of Agriculture
Warns Against Careless
ness in Work
PROPER METHODS
REQUIRE STUDY
o n e-p e rio d, c. ld-pack
Method Called Most
Simple of All

Washington, d. c., Aug. Care
full, painstaking canning is the only
kind of canning that pays, declares
| the United States department of
agriculture in a statement issued
today warning housewives against
carelessness in putting up fruits and
vegetables
| "The faithful following of ap-
proved methods and directions is the
only safe road to success in can
ming" says the statement. House
wives who carelessly practice meth
DDS. that are new to them, or who
attempt to improve on the methods,
or to make short cuts, are taking a
risk of spelling good food. Canning
is essentially scientific process,
however much 1t may have been
simplified for home use.
Advocates Careful Study.
I'm the canning methods which
the department advocates careful
study has been made of the essen
tails for the preservation of food
products, and all steps not absolute
ly necessary have been eliminated.
There is good reason, therefore, for
each step which is advocated. If
home Gamers profess to follow a
department method, they should fol-
low it in detail; and If they fail so
to follow It, they should frankly
recognize that not the method but
the application of ii is at fault. Es-
pecially there should be no mixing
of methods, whether those of the
department or others. One method
should be adopted and followed
carefully in canning any given
n
In the one period, cold-pack
method of canning in particular.
canning has been simplified greatly
as compared with some other meth
DDS. For this very reason, every
step called for in the directions is
essential, and not one should be
omitted or performed otherwise than
as indicated. Specialists who have
worked out and demonstrated this.
method of canning for the last five
years, have Investigated all reports
of the spoilage of products. and
have found in every case that the
trouble was due to faulty equipment,
including poor rubbers and contain
ers, to failure to follow the direc-
tions carefully. to the use of old or
spoiled vegetables or fruits, or to
the local occurrence in certain vege-
tables of unusual spores which prove
troublesome even under commercial
canning practices. BY following the
simple directions exactly the special
lists themselves have put up with
homemade water-bath outfits; with
out loss, thousands of jars and cans
of various products.
Rules Are Outlined.
THE following points especially
should be kept in mind when can
ming by the one-period, cold-pack
method:
TEST Jars. and use only those
free from flaws.
Use only good quality live rub
Der rings.
use only fresh. sound vegetables
or fruits.
Wash products thoroughly.
"Blanch in boiling water or live
steam-hot water or vapor will not
do.
dip in cold water-not tepid or
warm water.
dip quickly into and. out of cold
waterloo not soak.
Pack !nto jars immediately--do |
not let the dipped products stand |
uncovered while you attend to some
thing else.
BE sure the jars are hot when the |
product is put into them. They can |
be kept hot in vessels of boiling |
water.
"Place tfV, top and rubber on each
lar as it is filled-do not wait until |
all the Jars are filled.
place the jars in boiling (not |
merely hot) water deep enough to
cover them entirely mot merely part
way up the side Of the jars.)
Store In Cool Place.
"Storilize for the full time in
licated in the directions. Count
time after boiling point has been
reached.
After sealing. turn jars upside
down to cool, so that those with
ealxy seals may be found easily. and
so that their contents may be re-
sterilized in tight sealing contain
ers.
store in a cool place not in a
not kitchen or attic.
Above all, plan so that you will
not be interrupted. Then work
quickly, and devote your whole at
IGNITION to the work in hand. Let all
,tler 1ousework go, IL possible. un-
III all the jars are in the sterilizer.
ANY delay in performing the steps
blanching and sterilizing L
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