Show START YOUR HOME CANNING Sm S A wide variety of early vegetables und fruits can soon be on YOUR shelves in Ball Mason Jan ready for winter Plan to start your home canning when the first fruits and vegetables coine to When they are best for table they are best for home canning That's an easy rule t You will need a steam pressure or canner for processing low-acid vegetables such aa corn Acid foods pickled rhubarb and sauerkraut should be processed in a boiling water The steam pressure cooker provides the hotter teas needed to destroy bacteria in low-acid Be sure the gauge Is accurate and all parts of the cooker clean and in good working Your water bath canner may be any metal container lid and a or rack to keep jars from touching the A wash boiler with a wooden rack placed in the bottom will Use the open kettle method for relishes and but this 's not a reliable one for canning fruits and Have your supply of Ball Mason Jars Ball Dome Caps at hand aa the canning season Photo Ball Co Examine the tops of jars to be sure they are smooth and free of sharp If jars are discard them as they may not seal properly it is better to buy a new jar 1 n risk losing a pint or qi t your precious If you do both canning and have a supply of Call Jar to use for r These jars are made I glass with high silica content may be used for both canning and They come fitted with wide-mouth Ball Dome which close In a vacuum seal for home canning or twist airtight for |