CHAPTER XXV 



CANNING AND DRYING 



Canning 



Every family that has a garden should have a 

 simple canning outfit to go with it. There is al- 

 ways a surplus of many crops, which, if they are not 

 canned, are wasted and lost. Food is too important, 

 too costly, to allow a bit of it to go to waste. When 

 the simple methods of canning are carefully followed, 

 the vegetables and fruits which are put up at home 

 are superior to those offered in the stores. One 

 knows just what goes into the cans and has the 

 great satisfaction of making the garden last the 

 year round. 



The outfit needed for successful canning is not ex- 

 pensive, and most of the necessaries are found in every 

 household. The use of tin cans is not practicable 

 in the home. Tin cans cost a good deal and ma\' be 

 used once only. They require a special soldering 

 kit, and it takes skill to solder the covers properlv. 

 Glass jars cost a little more than tins, but thev are 

 clean and sweet and may be used year after year. 



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