1412 THE FRUIT INDUSTRY IN KEW YORK STATE 



Water-seal outfits and steam pressure canners are modifications 

 of this method. 



Advantages. The preparatory work may he done outdoors. 

 There is no necessity of working over a h6t stove. Materials and 

 utensils are handled cold. Jars do not need separate sterilization. 

 Fruits keep their natural color and are not cooked to pieces. Re- 

 sults are more certain than by other methods. 



Objections. Rubbers may work out during the sterilizing proc- 

 ess. This is always caused by using rubbers of poor quality and 

 must be guarded against. Fruits may cook down so that the jars 

 are not full. This affects only the appearance not the keeping 

 qualities as every air-bubble is sterilized. If jars are opened to 

 refill them or to replace rubbers, it is safer to repeat sterilization. 



RECIPES FROM THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Windfall Apples 



(NOTE. For canning whole apples, choose firm, not overripe 

 apples. A great difference in the canned products will be noted in 

 the different varieties of apples. The recipe below is intended for 

 firm, and preferably tart, varieties. Some varieties will require 

 less time, and some more than is here indicated. Experience will 

 teach adjustment of time.) 



Remove blemishes and cut out core. Blanch for five minutes 

 in boiling water; plunge into cold water. Pack in tin cans or 

 glass jars and add very thin syrup to fill spaces in the can. 



To make the syrup, mix one and one-half pints of sugar and one 

 pint of water, and heat to the boiling point. 



Adjust rubber and top on glass jars and close loosely. (Cap 

 and tip cans.) Sterilize for fifteen minutes in hot-water bath, or 

 thirteen minutes in water-seal outfit, or ten minutes under steam 

 pressure, or six minutes in pressure cooker. Remove jars, tighten 

 covers, and invert to cool. 



If the apples are canned in this way, enormous waste will be 

 eliminated and the product will be available for apple salads, 

 dumplings, breakfast apple dishes and the like. 



