1302 The Cornell Reading-Courses 



3 Reasons for intermittent process in canning vegetables 



4 Types of cans best for household use 



5 Amounts of sugar or salt, water, etc., to use and best method to 



follow in canning typical foods such as peaches, pears, plums, 

 strawberries, tomatoes, beets, carrots, corn, beans, cherries, 

 meat, asparagus 



6 Are recipes necessary in canning fruit if the principle of canning is 



understood ? 



7 Causes for spoiling or deterioration of canned foods 



8 Discussion of the cost of home-canned food as compared with the 



cost of the commercial product 

 g Discussion: May fruits and vegetables be canned profitably on a 

 commercial scale in the home or on the farm? 

 a What is the cost of an outfit? 

 b Where is a market for home-canned goods? 

 c Should such canning be done in glass? 

 lo The effect of foods on the tin cans containing them, and the effect 

 of tin salts on health 

 Preserving foods 



1 Food preserved in sugar 



a Methods of making preserves, marmalades, and jams 

 b Reasons for their keeping 



2 Use of vinegar 



3 Smoking, salting, and pickling foods 



4 Discussion of home-dried foods 



5 Use of water glass for preserving eggs 



