242 City Homes on Country Lanes 



There are upon the market outfits on the order of 

 the wash-boiler or pail type of home-made canner. 

 These are excellent and are especially desirable if one 

 has considerable quantities of vegetables or fruits to 

 put up. There are also commercial canners convenient 

 for out-door work, having fire-box and smoke-pipe all in 

 one piece with the sterilizing vat. As with the home- 

 made outfit, containers are immersed in boiling water. 



Water Seal Outfits are desirable, as the period of 

 sterilization is shorter than in the home-made outfit, 

 and less fuel is therefore required. The outfit consists 

 of two containers, one fitted within the other, and a 

 cover which extends into the space between the outer 

 and the inner container. The water-jacket makes it 

 possible for the temperature in the inner container to be 

 raised several degrees above 212° F. 



Canning is very rapid when sterilization is done in 

 Steam Pressure Outfits. There are several canners of 

 this type. Each is provided with pressure gauge and 

 safety valve, and they carry from 5 to 30 pounds of 

 steam pressure. This type is suitable for home or 

 community canning. 



Aluminum Pressure Outfits are satisfactory for can- 

 ning and for general cooking. They carry from 5 to 

 'SO pounds of steam pressure. Each outfit is provided 

 with a steam pressure gauge and safety valve. 



At high altitudes the boiling point of water is below 

 212° F. At moderate elevation, satisfactory results 

 may be obtained in the use of the hot-water bath by 

 increasing the time of sterilization 10 per cent for every 

 500 feet above 1,000. To insure best results in very 



