The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-09-05
INSTRUCTIONS FOR
CANNING FRUIT

AT the request OF Assistant FEEDER
al Food administrator " X Newell
lie following instructions for tile
assistance Of Oregon housewives IN
canning fruits. vegetables and azh
have been prepared by Miss Edna
Groves, superintendent OF domestic
science ana home economics in the
Portland pabHc schools
Every jar ot perishable food can
ned by Tile housewife is IA valuable
contribution towards the nations
food reserve. said Mr. Newell and
Jle Food Administration urges ore
son women 10 hH every possible
otntaner for winter use particular
" with vegetables. BY careful at
ttntion to Miss Groves formulas the
canning can be done with the mini
mum of sugar. which is very import
ant"
Miss Groves canning directions
are.
Food conditions are bringing
many new problems to the house
wife. The shortage OF sugar should
rot lessen the canning of fruit
since it is possible to preserve with
out sugar Boiling water may ue
substituted for the usual sugar syrup
il canning fruits. The sugar can be
added as the fruit is opened karo
corn syrup has proven a very sue
cessml substitute for sugar Jellies
jams or fruits viii have a Slightly
different flavor and be little less
sweet if preserved with karo, but
viii retain the fresh flavor of the
fruit
In using karo syrup as a substi-
tute for sugar. an equal measure Of
Earo should be used or one may
use half karo and half sugar All
i1ms and preserves may be made by
using threefourths or less of the
measure of fruit in karo or mixed
Earo and sugar Fruit juices for
ielles require about three -fOurths of
the measure in sugar or karo ana
sugar In using karo for iellies, il
is necessary to cook the mixture
longer II should sheet off the
spoon when tested The juices for
icllies may be sealed tvery hot and
in heated containers without add
irg the usual amount Of sugar,
which win then be more plentiful
The cold pack method of canning
uits and vegetables has proven
successful ana the housewife will
find it an easier. safer method than
the open kettle. Great care should
BE exercised in the selection of jars,
rubbers and lids See that there are
ro hicks ON the edges of the jars
ana that lids fit and are in good con
dition 1t is unsafe to use old or
doubtful rubbers. The wash boiler
with a wooden rack in the bottom,
axes a good canning outfit for the
cold pack method
A very thin syrup for canning
nay be made by using one cup of
haro or one cup of sugar to three
cups OF water and boiling for five
minutes one cup of karo to two
| cups of water makes a syrup with a
little more body or one may use
half the amount OF the sweetenmg
in karo, the other half in sugar
Blanching is an important step
in the cold pack method Of canning
! is used for vegetables and hard
fruits After the fruit or vegetable
il prepared for canning, place it in
/ q colander or square Of cheese cloth
and submerge in a kettle of rapidly
beiling water for the desired length
Of time and then plunge into cold
water and out again then proceed
according to directions below,
Recipes For Canning Fruits
Select firm. ripe fruit Pare,
blauch, and pack in jars Cover with
syrup or boiling water and place
rubber and can in position DO not
tighten jar lid If Mason jars are
used screw the cover on until it
catches, but is not tight If the
vide-topped, selfsealing jars and
lids are used, follow the directions
that are given with same, leaving
the lids loose so that steam may es-
cape Process the desired length Of
time, remove from the boiling wa
ter, tighten the lids and (if Mason
iars) inyert to cool In boiling the
fruit the water should cover the
jar or come even with the top and
the time of sterilization should be
counted from when the water begins
to boil around the jar The cannor
should have tight cover to keep
the steam and heat in.
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