Part 4

A Altitude, high, canning at 11, 17 Apples 11 Applesauce 12 Apricots 12 Ascorbic acid 23, 30 Asparagus 18 Aspirin 30

B Beans, dry 18, 19 Beans, fresh lima 19 Beans, snap 19 Beets 20 Beets, pickled 12 Berries 12 Botulinus poisoning 8

C Carrots 21 Cherries 12 Corn 21

D Discoloration, causes 30

F Frozen foods, canning 30 FRUIT— floating, cause 29 how to can 9 juices 13 preparation for canning 5 purees 13 yield of canned from fresh 11

G Gage 3 GLASS JARS— filling 5, 9, 16 preparing for use 4 processing 4, 17 sealing 6 sterilization 29 Greens 26

H Hominy 23 Honey, used in canning fruit 10

J JUICES— fruit 13 tomato 15

L Leaks, tests for 8 Lima beans, fresh 19 LIQUID— cloudy 29 cooking, when to use 16 loss in canning 29

M Mushrooms 23

O Okra 24 Open-kettle canning 29 Oven canning 29

P PACKING— fruits 5, 9 hot pack 5, 9, 16 raw pack 5, 9, 16 vegetables 5, 16 Peaches 13 Pears 14 Peas, fresh blackeye 24 Peas, fresh green 24 Plums 14 Potatoes 25 Preservatives 30 Pressure saucepan 3 Pumpkin 25 Purees, fruit 13

R Recanning fruit 30 Rhubarb 14 Rubber rings 4, 6

S Salt, canning without 29 Sealer, tin-can, testing 5 Seals, testing 8 Sirup, corn 10 Sirup, sugar 9 Spoilage 8, 30 Spinach 26 Squash 26 STEAM-PRESSURE CANNER— care 3 for processing fruit 29 processing in 16 Storage 8 SUGAR— canning without 10 in canning fruit 9 Sweetpotatoes 28

T TIN CANS— exhausting 6 filling 5, 16 holding food in opened can 30 preparing for use 5 processing 17 types 4 Tomatoes 15 Tomato juice 15

V VEGETABLES— how to can 16 preparation for canning 5 yield of canned from fresh 17

W WATER-BATH CANNER— preparing for use 4 processing in 10

MORE INFORMATION

When you preserve food at home, other publications of the Agricultural Research Service listed below may help you. They can be obtained from the Office of Information, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250.

_Order No._ Home Canning of Meat G6 Home Freezing of Fruits and Vegetables G10 Freezing Combination Main Dishes G40 Home Freezers—Their Selection and Use G48 How To Make Jellies, Jams, and Preserves at Home G56 Home Freezing of Poultry G70 Making Pickles and Relishes at Home G92 Freezing Meat and Fish in the Home G93

This is a _Consumer Service_ of USDA

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1965 O—773-146

Transcriber’s Notes

—Silently corrected a few typos.

—Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.

—In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.