Show baking rhubarb before canning Is ideal plan try baking rhubarb before canning it you will like the flavor wash tile the rhubarb stalks and cut them into half inch lengths add one fourth as much sugar as rhubarb by measure and bake until tender in a covered dish then pack in hot jars and process for five minutes in a hot water bath that Is in any covered essel of sufficient depth tor for the jars or cans when set on a rack or false bottom to be completely immersed while processing the time is not counted until the water avater surrounding the jars has begun to boll actively what might be called the hot pact pack Is now considered the best method ot of canning for at alf vegetables and a number 0 of f fruits although certain fruits may be packed cold if boiling Is poured over them in the containers and the processing Is continued for 20 minutes or more according to the product directions for canning tb the e common kinds hinds of fruits and vegetables are given in miscellaneous circular 24 which may be obtained by writing to the united states department of agriculture at washington D C |