Show AVOID CANNING MISHAPS BY BY I L I FOLLOWING PROPER DIRECTIONS I Although 1943 was a banner year for home canners It was also a troublesome one As unbelievable as it may seem it was the timer old-timer rather than the novice who most often lost her way In the maze of I jars and war-time war caps Some of the timers old-timers were so sure they i J 1 knew the roa road tc to success successful ul h home me canning that they struck out alone paying no attention to directions j 1 Others chose to follow uninformed guides who posed as authorities but those who went to headquarters for Information made the Journey without with- with i out lout mishap The glass top seal cap consisting of metal band glass lid and separate separate sepa- sepa A rate rubber ring was the indirect cause of the more serious tanning canning 1 troubles in 1943 This cap gave satisfaction satIsfaction satisfaction sat sat- when used right which wasI was wasand wasand I and is fortunate because the War WarI I j Production Boards Board's order that at ata 1 J a least forty percent of all Jars made be fitted with wi glass t tops ps has asb been I carried over Into 1944 Gladys Kimbrough Home Service Director for Ball Brothers Company I 4 I t i gives five simple rules iules which will if it I followed insure successful use se of J 1 the ilie glass top seal caps II 11 1 Examine the top of every Jar It j I must be even and smooth j 12 2 Leave about one in space when filling jars to be processed i cooking in jar in canner and andI I I about one-half one inch head space 1 I I when doing old fashioned open kettle ca canting canning ing j 3 Fit the r rubber around the projection projection projection tion on the bottom of the lid before bei before be be- i fore putting lid on the Jar The i rubber must lie flat between th the lid and the top of the jar Rubbers Rubbers Rubbers Rub Rub- bers cannot slip out of place if they are put on right 4 4 W When en proc processing is to be done 1 1 I i tighten the metal bands then loosen them by turning back i about quarter one turn The bands m must st be tightened after the jars are removed from the canner 5 9 I. I Remove the metal bands the next day after the canning is test the seal by pulling on the lids ids gently with the finger tips If the canning is done right vacuum vacuum vac vac- vacuum in the jar plus air pressure on the outside will hold the lid down in an airtight seal seat That is s why it is unnecessary to put the bands back on the jars Each of the five rules given is important Important important Im im- but failure to observe rule number four causes trouble Every section of th the country subscribed over its quota of jar aI breakage last season Too much in internal internal internal in- in I pressure is the most common commonT T n cause of Jar breakage while white Jars are are in a canner and is the only thing that causes a Jar to explode Internal Internal In In- pressure builds up when a Jar is closed so tight that steam cannot escape from it during processing So keep those glass top seal bands loose while the Jars are in a canner and there will be can be no explosions ex x- x I IA IA IA A Jar on which a separate rubber ring is used should never be closed tight before processing On the theother theother theother other hand the flexibility of the metal lid plus the nature of the sealing seal seal- ing compound make it both oth possible and necessary to tighten the bands on on vacuum s seal al pi two piece ce metal caps before processing Manufacturers instructions clearly clear clear- ly state that 1 Jars to be sealed with vacuum seal c caps ps must have even smooth flawless top edges 2 From on one half half to one Inch head spate spat must be l left ft w when eJ filling jars and anything spilled on the top of the he Jar must be wiped off 3 The lids must be dropped in boiling wat water r. r They need not be boiled unless they are to be used sed for old-fashioned old open kettle canning 4 4 The metal tn tal bands must be screwed down snugly tight tight that that is as s' s tight as as s- s th they y will go go without force forces The bands must not be tightened tightened tight tight- ened erred after the Jars jars' are taken from th the canner canner 5 The bands should be removed from the Jars the next day after the capping canning is done and th the seal tested by pressing on the lid with a finger A tightly sealed lid will not move under finger pressure In spite of these five simple rules there were persons who went right ahead last season and used old sharp-edged sharp jars jars' or th those se with ith rough nicked or uneven top edges and there were some who filled the jars too full fun Others tried to make off cast-off lids from commercial Jars serve the purpose of the regular metal bands but possibly the most of all blunders was that of forcing the bands so tight that the tops of the Jars pushed through the compound and prevented a seal The metal bands for vacuum and glass top seals are not interchange interchange- I u uh h y yr t tS S 4 I t 4 h S t S 'S Ia F oy Y ti Cw a L j jj jK m j m Ph Photo o Courtesy Courte Ball Bail Bro Broi Co able but both should be removed from the Jars the next day after the canning Is done and left off Otherwise they are likely to rust rustand rustand rustand and b be difficult to remove remove when time comes to open the jars The war babies are still with us but prospects are much brighter I Ifor for the 1944 canning season More people will be familiar with the glass top sealand seal and nd two piece vacuum vacuum seal selI caps The sealing compound compo rid on the metal vacuum seal lids Willbe will willbe willbe be less easily ruined because of the synthetic rubber in its composition Best news of the season for a great many home canners canners is that the one- one piece zinc porcelain-lined porcelain cap is back from the war 9 When asked to give you cant miss it directions to a successful canning season Miss Kimbrough said Select strictly sound garden garden- fresh vegetables prepare pack and process by Blue Book recipes use regular home can canning ing j jars jars jars-ev rs-ev- rs ev every ery cry one of them has the name of the jar molded in the side and follow the manufacturers manufacturer's instructions for using jars caps lids and nd rubbers |