36 THE CANNING OF FOODS. 



Seasons for packing various products in the different States Continued. 



DETAILED CONSIDERATION OF THE VARIOUS PRODUCTS. 



FRUITS. 

 GENERAL DISCUSSION. 



Fruits are the easiest of all articles to can, boiling for a short 

 period being sufficient to sterilize in nearly all cases. Formerly it 

 was the practice to pack all fruit in No. 3 cans, but within the 

 past few years a change has taken .place ; eastern fruits, especially 

 the high grade, are put up in No. 2 cans. The apple is the one excep- 



