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and the usual guarantee is 2 lbs. 13 oz. The next step 

 is to solder the cans, or stop the glass packages ; the 

 next step is stopping the vent, and finally, the recepta- 

 cles are put in the bath and boiled. The bath cooks the 

 contents to some extent and tests the package. A leak 

 causes a bubbling, and those packages are taken out and 

 repaired. The next process is labeling, and the last is 

 the packing in cases for shipment. They are generally 

 divided into white and yellow fruit, by the trade, and, 

 as such, are labeled on the packages ; it not being the 

 custom to note the variety. 



CONSERVES. 



Peaches make delicious conserves. It is necessary 

 to nearly half preserve them with syrup, then dry them 

 on dishes, in the sun, covering them to keep off insects, 

 and, when thoroughly dry, pack them carefully in pul- 

 verized white sugar. They will thus keep for years. 



PEACH LEATHER. 



Pare the peaches and seed them, and pass the pulp 

 through a colander ; then spread it thin on smooth boards 

 or marble slabs, well greased with pure olive oil. Now 

 dry in the sun. Eight hours hot sun will usually cure it. 

 Then draw the leather from the board or marble, and cut 

 it in shapes to suit ;. the best being strips three feet long 

 by four inches wide. Sprinkle these strips with white 

 pulverized sugar, and roll them up tight. It will keep a 



