Every Step in Canning eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 223 pages of information about Every Step in Canning.

Every Step in Canning eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 223 pages of information about Every Step in Canning.

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|         |                |NO.|EXHAUST|PROCESS
|BLANCH   |   LIQUOR       |CAN|MINUTES|OR BOIL
Tomatoes        |1 min.   |  No water      | 3 |   3   | 25 min.
|         |                |   |       |
Tomatoes        |1 min.   |  No water      |10 |   5   |  1 hr.
|         |                |   |       |
String beans    |3-5 min. |  Brine[1]      | 3 |   3      1 hr.
|         |                |   |       |
String beans    |3-5 min. |  Brine[1]      |10 |   3   | 2 hrs. and
|         |                |   |       |   20 min.
|         |                |   |       |
Sweet potatoes  |Cook 3/4   |2 tablespoonfuls| 3 |   3   |  3 hrs.
| done    |    water       |   |       |
|         |                |   |       |
Baby beets      |Cook 3/4   |  Brine[1]      | 3 |   3   |  11/2 hrs.
|  done   |                |   |       |
|         |                |   |       |
Soup mixture    |Boil down|                | 2 |   3   |  1 hr.
|  thick  |                |   |       |
|         |                |   |       |
Apples          |1 min.   |  No. 3 sirup   | 3 |   3   |  8 min.
|         |                |   |       |
Berries         |1 min.     |No. 4 sirup   | 3 |   3   | 10 min.
|         |                |   |       |
Berries         |1 min.   |  No. 4 sirup   |10 |   3   | 32 min.
|         |                |   |       |
Figs            |         |  No. 4 sirup   | 2 |   3   | 25 min.
|         |                |   |       |
Peaches         |1 min.   |  No. 4 sirup   | 3 |   3   | 20 min.
|         |                |   |       |
Pears           |1 min.   |  No. 4 sirup   | 3 |   3   | 20 min.
|         |                |   |       |
Pears           |1 min.   |  No. 4 sirup   |10 |   3   | 35 min.

[Footnote 1:  Brine is made of 21/2 ounces (1/3 cup) of salt to 1 gallon of water.  To make sirup recommended, boil sugar and water together in proportions given below.

Sirup No. 1, use 14 ounces to 1 gallon water. 
Sirup No. 2, use 1 pound 14 ounces to 1 gallon water. 
Sirup No. 3, use 3 pounds 9 ounces to 1 gallon water. 
Sirup No. 4, use 5 pounds 8 ounces to 1 gallon water. 
Sirup No. 5, use 6 pounds 13 ounces to 1 gallon water. 
One pint sugar is one pound.]

TIME-TABLE FOR PRODUCTS IN TIN

The following vegetables should be processed the same length of time on each of three successive days: 

|           |           |NO.|EXHAUST|PROCESS OR BOIL ON
|  BLANCH   |  LIQUOR   |CAN|MINUTES|EACH OF THREE
|           |           |   |       |SUCCESSIVE DAYS
Corn         |2 min. on  |Water, salt| 2 |  10   |1 hr. and 15 min.
|  cob      | and sugar |   |       |
|           |           |   |       |
Garden peas  |1 to 4 min.|Water, salt| 2 |   3   | 1 hr. and 15 min.
|           | and sugar |   |       |
|           |           |   |       |
Asparagus    |1 min.     | Brine[1]  | 3 |   3   | 1 hr.

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