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immediate use. All bruised and rotten places should be cut out and 

 all stems, leaves and other kinds of trash removed. See that every- 

 thing is clean and washed thoroughly in Fresh water before being 

 placed in the jars or cans. These should also have been well washed 

 and made perfectly clean. Do not attempt to can decayed or dirty 

 fruits and vegetables. Have everything Clean and Fresh. 



TIN CANS. 



Fruits and vegetables can be packed and cooked in glass jars as 

 easily as in tin cans, but the latter are to be preferred when the 

 canning is done for commercial purposes. Goods packed in tin 

 can be placed on the market much more easily and at less expense 

 than if put in glass. Some commercial packers find it more profita- 

 ble to market the extra fancy grades of certain fruits and vegetables 

 in glass. Choice varieties of figs, cherries, asparagus and mush- 

 rooms are marketed in this way; but for all general purposes tin 

 cans are the most satisfactory. 



In buying cans do not allow a slight difference in the price to 



cause the use of anything but the best. Standard packers' cans are 



used generally, but extra-coated tin, inside-lacquered, acid-proof cans 



are still better. These cost a little more than the cheaper grades, but 



give better results. There is also a lacquer now made to use on 



the outside of the can to prevent rust. This adds greatly to the 



keeping and_ selling qualities of the goods. People do not like to buy 



goods in dirty or rusty cans, even though the contents may be of 



excellent quality. 



GLASS JARS. 



For strictly home purposes, glass jars are more satisfactory and 

 are decidedly more economical than tin cans, although both may be 

 used. The initial expense of glass is greater than that of tin, but 

 with reasonable care, glass will last an indefinite length of time. 

 Glass jars can be used over and over again with perfect safety, 





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Fig. 2. Different types of jars. 



but tin should never be used the second time. Tin is more or less 

 soluble in fruit and vegetable juices. While the amount of tin 

 dissolved under ordinary conditions is too small to be at all in- 

 jurious, still it has been enough to make the can unfit for use the 

 second time. 



