Show Can Fruits From Summers Summer's Plenty Prepared by the the the- U. U S. S Department of Agriculture r A is f fc i y c w 4 w E ELII r Team Work In Canning Justifies a Vision of Pantry Shelves Groaning Under Well Well Jars Tho Those e luscious berries peaches cherries cherries cherries cher cher- ries figs fags and ond other fruits so abundant abundant ant this summer can be made to supply supply sup sup- ply many desirable desserts for winter winter win win- ter ter tr and with little trouble Practically Practically tally cally oil all fruits can be canned at home la ordinary canners or In a large Yes Yes- esI es- es I set eel el with tightly fitting cover In fact tact fruits are nrc easier to can enn than most moat They are prepared more r quickly and need to be boiled In the thears Jars Gars ars only once and generally for a shorter time t than n I necessary ry to can other products I Canned fruits preserve most moet of ot t delicate te flavors and succulence e of ot fresh resh fruits and ond are tb the nearest sub flub rute for tor fruits fresh flesh from bush or oree tree fee ee They are very valuable In the thel thea l a winter diet They supply acids and ond mineral substances very useful In keeping the body In condition Do not cook or handle fruits In galvanized galvanized gal gal- vessels The fruit acid attacks attacks attacks at at- tacks the zinc coating and makes the product dangerous to health and Dud spoils spoils- Its color and flavor Fruits Can Be Canned Without Sugar Dont Don't let cost or difficulty of obtaining obtain ing lag sugar deter you you- you you- from canning quantities of ot fruit this year Fruit Freit can be canned conned without sugar Instead of using simply fill the cans with clean hot water and ond process In a 0 awater awater water oter bath The fruit will not spoil but of course will not have the fine color and flavor which It would have e If Sf packed In The use of ot even a athin athin thin thlu In canning fruits will give given a n more attractive finished product than thun can con possibly be obtained by canning canning can can- ning In water If It sugar is not available avail avail- able It will wm be well to consider drying 1 the fruits Instead of canning since a n good dried d product Is far better than thon thana a n poor canned one The Importance of canning in less water should be he stressed this year because of ot the high co cost t of 01 containers Fruits Fruits' canned without sugar or with the addition of ot ofa ota a very small amount of sugar may be used for pie fillings desserts and In other ways Fruits for tor home use can enn be canned with corn or refiners' refiners In place of ot part of ot the sugar ordinarily used with a distinctive cU e flavor add sweetness but also of ot course change the flavor of ot the canned fruit fruitA A little experimenting In handling fruits should l enable a housewife to develop various combinations of ot fruits and which are pleasing to her I 1 Own OmI family fawny Caution Fruits bruits canned with plain water or with other than sugar should not be sold until the Jars ho have e been labeled to comply with local and federal requirements as to description of ot contents How to Can Fruit Boll Boil empty Jars tars and lids for at least fifteen minutes before you fill fiU them with the fruit Rubber rings Just lust before before be be- fore tore being put on the Jars should be cleansed by dipping for a minute Into a quart of ot boiling water In which a teaspoonful of cooking soda has been dissolved Take the Jars out of the water bath drain quickly and fill fin while still hot with the fruit prepared as described below Fill Fui the e Jar with hot or hot water Put on the lid but do not seal absolutely tight so as to aU allow ow for for expansion Inside the Jar Put the partially sealed aled Jars while still hot Into a hot water canner provided provided provided pro pro- vided with a false bottom of ot slats slots or wire mesh Do not net put cold Jars Into hot water water or or boiling water Into cold Jars jar jars they'll they'll crack crock Boll BoU process the filled d Jars for the time specified In the recipes counting from when the water In the canner begins to boll boil again Remove Jars seal airtight when cold test for leaks and store In A Adark adark dark cool dry place |