Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-07-25
kJ;l PaEsER!E
WITHOUT SUGAR
-e,,rs SHOULD HE SAVED IN
SPITE or THE SUGAR
SHORTAGE.
Preserves Needed for Future T0oo
suppIy-susar Not Necessary
to Preservation.

The Federal Food Administrator
,or Minnesota emphatically denies the
ranort that housewives should not put
nm any fruit this year because OF the
scarcity of sugar. II Uncle Sam ID
going to have sufficient supplies lor
his fighters and enough to spare 10
the Allies. every housewife IN America
who possibly can. must put up
enough for her family's needs tnis
winter. 80.
The problem Of saving fruit with
out the use of sugar may De soiVeo ID
several ways:
Canning fruit in water.
Canning fruit juices without sugar.
Canning fruit in fruit juice.
Canning fruit buffers without sugar.
Drying fruit.
Canning In Water.
(a) Open kettle: Gently simmer
the fruit in very little water. allowing
the water to evaporate as much as
possible. Fill sterilized cans with the
boiling hot fruit and seal. Do not ex-
pect the fruit to keep its shape. This
will make excellent pie filling.
(b) Cold pack: Pack the fruit very
closely in the cans. Fill with water.
cover and steam from twenty to thirty
minutes, according to the hardness OF
the fruit and the degree Of ripeness.
The skins will burst, and peeled fruit
will drop shreds to the bottom OF the
can. but the shape will be kept.
(c) Hot pack for small sour fruits
such as cherries: Pack the fruit
quickly in a hot jar. Fill the jar at
once with boiling water. Clamp and
set quickly into boiler or large pail
containing boiling water enough to
cover. Remove the boiler at once
from the stove and let the jar cool in
1t. Success in this method depends
on promptness The fruit will remain
unbroken.
Canning Fruit Juices Without Sugar.
Any fruit juice extracted for jelly
may be canned without sugar by re-
heating to the boiling point. filing
sterilized jars and sealing. This juice
may be used for flavoring sauces, for
beverages or for jelly making II
space must be saved, the juice may be
evaporated to one-half its volume be-
fore canning.
Fruit juices may be canned without
sugar now. There may be sugar later
for jelly making. II not, the juices
will keep till next season
Canning Fruit in Fruit Juice.
Any fruit sweet enough to be eaten
without sugar may be canned in it's
own juice. This gives a product of
finer flavor than can be produced by
the use of sugar syrups. Divide the
fruit into two equal parts, selecting
the best for the canning, and leaving
the poorer for making the juice. Ex-
tract the juice as for jelly making and
can the fruit in it, using the cold pack
or open kettle method. The fruit will
stay whole and keep it's shape. II
fruit is expensive, this juice may be
poured off Cor jelly making before
using and the fruit recooked in syrup.
Canning Fruit Butter Without SUGAR,
Fruit which is small or imperfect.
though in good condition, may be poor
In appearance but of excellent flavor,
such fruits, boiled till soft, rubbed
through PURGE sieve make a good
foundation for relishes and for cake
and pie filings. Pick the fruit over
carefully; cut large fruits, such as an
pies, IN pieces. Add as much water ne
would be used in extracting Juice 70,
jelly and simmer till fruit is tender
Rub through a sieve to remove skins
and seeds. Simmer the pulp in shall.
low pan over hot water or directIv
over the stove. until it is as thick AZ
cake dough. If direct heat is nsad
constant stirring will be necessary
Adjust rubbers to the preserv,ro
can, fill 1T with the fruit butter al.
Just the cover but do not clamp. Pot
10 minutes in closely covered steam
er. Clamp cover and inyert lar