Canning Fruits and Vegetables at Home 



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of the process there is no reason for a farmer hauling his 

 vegetables or fruit to the railroad and shipping to a dis- 

 tant canning factory, as then the farmer does most of the, 

 work and the cannery gets the money. By canning the 

 vegetables at home the farmer can sell his finished product 

 at the same price as the large canner and make a profit on 

 his goods. If shipped to a cannery this profit would have 

 been divided between the transportation company, the 

 canner, the jobber and sometimes even the retailer. 



A portable canning outfit is handy for home use. 



Cleanliness is of first importance in canning, as filth of 

 all kinds is full of germs of disease and organisms which 

 render it difficult to make the product "keep" after it is 

 canned. It is essential and almost indispensable that an 

 abundance of clean, pure water be available in the kitchen 

 or building in which the canning is being done, and so 

 much more convenient if this water is under pressure and 



