Milford chronicle., 1943-05-14
HOUSEWIVES CAN USE
i 11s BILLION FOOD JARS
AGAIN IN HOME CANNING

Save that empty pickle, mayon-
naise, or coffee jar. You can use II
again in home canning.
A lot of the 1,500,000,000 re-us-
able jars that glass manufacturers
are making for commercial food
packers this year will find their
way into your kitchen. They'll
come in two sizes, one with a
mouth 63 nm. (about 21S inches)
in diameter, the other with mouth
20 nm. (about 2% inches) in dia-
meter.
Maybe you've always saved en-
PITY jars from the store-because
you're a thrifty housewife. This
year, just by doing the usual thing,
you'll be patriotic as well as thrift
ty, for refusing commercial jars is
good wartime economy.
Reuse Screw Caps Too
Even the metal screw caps that
come with the jars can be used
again. Screwed down over thin
metal home canning disks, the
screw caps will hold the disks on
the jars during processing.
These home canning disks-the
only item you need to buy-cQme
in two sizes, one 63 nm. in diam
eter to fit the smaller-mouthed
jars. the other 20 nm. in diameter
to fit the larger-mouthed jars.
No Rubber Rings Needed
You don't have to buy rubber
jar rings. Each home canning disk
has a sealing compound. serving
the purpose of a ring, embedded
around the underside.
Prepare Caps, Jars, Lids
When the canning season ar
rives. and you've gathered all your
jars and screw caps and bought
as many home canning disks of
each size as you need. it's a matter
of One-twO-three to get ready for
the actual canning.
/. Prepare the original screw
caps for reuse by prying out the
paper Innings or scraping away the
sticky sealing compounds inside
them. The inner surface of each
cap must be perfectly smooth.
=. Make sure that none of the
jars have hicks on their mouth
edges.
8. Wash the screw caps. jars,
and home canning disks; steriliZe
in boiling water for at least 10
minutes.
Use Any Canning Method
Any of the usual canning meth
Dds-open-kettle for acid products.
water bath Gamer or pressure
cooker for non-acid or acid pro-
1ucts-may be followed.
Open-Kettle Method
l. Pack the fruits or vegetables
INTO the hot jars to within one-half
nch of the top.
,. Wipe the top and screw
thread of each jar.
8. Seal the jar Immediately by
laying a home canning disk on top
and screwing it down tightly with
4 screw cap.
4. Set the jar aside, in an up
right position, to cool.
Cooking In The Jar
/. Pack the fruits or vegetables
into the hot jars to within one
inch of the top.
.. Wipe the top and screw
thread of each jar.
3. Seal the jar Immediately, in
The same way as for the Open-ket-
lie method.
4. Place the jars in a water
bath Gamer or pressure Cooker
md process the required length of
ime.
s. Remove the jars and set them
lside. in an upright position, to
,OOl.
Remove Caps When Cool
Whichever method you follow.
cave the screw caps intact until
he Jars have cooled thoroughly.
bout "a hours after processing.
1t that time they may be removed
md used on the next canning
,atch.
Test For Leakage
After the screw caps have been ,
emoved. test for leakage by tap
ling the disks lightly with a spoon ;
Iandle. A clear ringing note
means a perfect seal, a dull sound. ,
eakage. !
Once the screw caps have been +,
the perfectly sealed jars
re ready to be placed on shelves
and left there until the food in
ide them is wanted for the table. ,,
shifting around of ,,
ars may cause dislocatiOn of the
l.