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fruit ; and, at the time of opening them, for adding sugar, 

 instead of putting them again into the large jars, pour the 

 fruit out into smaller jars or hottles ; put them into the 

 oven long enough to warm the bottles and fruit all through ; 

 then pour the boiling syrup to cover the fruit, and paste 

 tightly down to exclude the air." 



The air can be effectually excluded by simply adding 

 enough boiling oil on the top of the fruit, to cover it a 

 quarter of an inch. When it is made for home use this is 

 far the simplest plan, as it can be put away till wanted on 

 a dry shelf. 



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