Canning the Garde?! Surplus 



utilized in some way and here is where the canning 

 is effective, as the continual canning of only one 

 or two cans at a time results in the course of a 

 summer in a well-filled cupboard that will insure 

 one against any serious food shortage that may 

 arise during the winter. 



There are five types of canning outfits : Home- 

 made outfits, constructed of such utensils as wash 

 boilers, tin pails, milk cans, metal wash tubs and 

 lard pails. The lard pails are especially usable 

 and cream pails are excellent where only a few 

 cans are to be processed at once: even a teakettle 

 can be made to do duty where only one or two 

 pint cans are to be cooked. Any metal vessel 

 that will allow the water to come at least an inch 

 above the tops of the cans will do. 



Hot -Water -Bath C ommerdal Outfits are con- 

 structed usually for outdoor work, with a steril- 

 izing vat. hfting-trays. firebox, and smokepipe, 

 combined in one piece. They are fight and con- 

 venient. They may be moved about as desired, 

 even carried to the orchard or garden where ap- 

 ples and com are to be canned in quantity, but 



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