Show Nut Meats By Br Water hot IIo Vater Process A new home method for keeping nut meats fresh using fresh using a n water I bath canner such as many housewives house house- housewives housewives wives use to fruits is fruits is process an- an announced an announced pounced by bj the United States De- De Department Department De Department of Agriculture Many farm families who make a winter industry of preparing shel shel- shelled shelled led nuts for sale or home use often take a loss when warm weather causes the oil in inthe inthe the nuts to be- be become become be become rancid Commercial come Commercial concerns avoid this staleness st staleness leness or rancidity caused by light and heat in com com- combination with air vacuum packing the nut meats The only equipment needed for vacuum packing nut meats at home says R fl C Wright of the Bureau of Plant Industry who who developed I the method is glass fruit jars jara to hold the nuts and the water bath canner to exhaust the air from the jars He says Fill glass jars with nut meats and adjust the glass lids rub rub- rubbers rubbers rub rubbers bers but do not tighten them Set the jars In a water bath canner canner either a clothes boiler or a big ket- ket kettle kettle ket kettle tle witha with a rack on the bottom Use enough enough water to reach almost to the top of the jars Keep th the water boiling for 15 or 20 minutes Then seal the jars and leave lea them in the water until it beings to cool Store the jars in a dark room or cover to keep them from the light Thus Thua processed pr essed nut meats will keep fresh fresh even during hot weather |