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answer admirably — dip quickly in cold water, 

 pack in cans. Fill with hot water, adding one 

 teaspoonful of salt to the quart. Place rubbers 

 and caps in position, cook for 120 minutes, remove 

 and invert to cool and test the joint. 



Beans, Lima — Shell and plunge in boihng 

 water for five to ten minutes, plunge immediately 

 in cold water. Pack at once in cans, handling 

 very carefully. Put rubbers and cap in position 

 but not tight. Place in container and cook 180 

 minutes. 



Cauliflower — Lay the heads in salted water 

 half an hour to free from any insects that may 

 have lodgment in the head. Break the head 

 into convenient sized pieces and blanch in boiling 

 water five minutes, plunge at once into cold 

 water, pack in cans, fill with boiling water, add 

 one teaspoonful of salt to the quart and place 

 rubber and cap in position but not tight, place in 

 container and cook 60 minutes. This is the gov- 

 ernment time but I have found it overcooks the 

 cauliflower. 



Corn — This seems to give home canners more 

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