The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-03-30
Homemakers' Column
Edited by Mildred. Barton Hoffman,
Home Demonstration Agent
HOME CANNING EQUIPMENT

HOME CANNING EQUIPMENT
Home Gamers in the United States
broke all records last season, so a
national survey indicates, by putting
up 4,I00, 100000 jars and cans of food.
Approximately 24,8OO,O00 persons had
hand in the canning. This year the
figures may be even greater, and
equipment plans are moving ahead
accordingly. Here is a summing-up of
supplies in prospect.
Glass jars and tops manufactured
for home canning in 1914 will be the
same types as last year. In addition,
to the jars, because zinc supplies are
more ample now, the familiar porce-
lin-lined zinc lid that fits standard
Mason-size jars will be manufactured
again. The National Home Food Pres
ervatiOn Conference recently held in
Chicago called attention to a need for
standardized directions for adjusting
jar tops, particularly the three-piece
type consisting of glass lid, metal
screw band, and small rubber ring.
Serious accidents to persons and
property resulted last summer from
failure to adjust this closure prop
erly-follow Instructions:
Manufacturers of the commercial
"63" (coffee-size) jars promise we'll
distributed supplies of metal sealing
disks to fit jars this smaller-sized
mouth. When these jars suitable for
reuse in home canning are saved, it
is necessary to save the metal screw
caps that originally came with the
jars. The jar cap must be screwed
down over new, flat metal disk to
complete the home canning seal.
Rubber jar rings for 1914 will be
made of reclaimed rubber and syn
thetics. No crude rubber will 90 into
jar rings this year. The wartime rings
require somewhat different handling
from that recommended in prewar
years.
To can food at home in tin calls for
can sealing machine. Families own
ing such scalers will in all likelihood
be able to buy plenty of tin cans, be-
cause no limit is set on the manufac-
ture of tin cans for home canning
Production Of new hand-operated can
sealers for retail sale in 1914 is eX-
pected to total $4,000.
Steam pressure Gamers, now off the
ratoned list, will continue to be sold
in ordinary trade channels. At request
of the War Food Administration, the
War Production Board has approved
production this year of about 100000
pressure Gamers. Of these, 100000
are the size holding 7 quart jars; and
100000 holding IA quarts. Pressure
Gamers of 1914 will probably be of
aluminium and the majority probably
equipped with dial type gauges. Some
may have the weight type of gauge,
which does not get out OF order and
lasts for years provided it can be
made of the right materials. Anyone
who has pressure cooker with a
gauge that should be checked should
get in touch with the county home
demonstration agent.
Last season, water bath Gamers
We're made in limited quantity, using
scrap materials. This year, the War
Food Administration has requested
manufacture of about 100000 enamel
Gamers, all deep enough so that quart
jars can be covered with one or two
inches of water. Like the pressure
Gamers, these will be sold in ordinary
trade, not rationcd. This type Gamer
will also be made and sold locally as
was done last year.