HOME DRYING MANUAL 



PROLONG THE SEASON 



The season for home canning and drying does not end with summer or early autumn. 

 Many things may be canned or dried in October and November. Among these are 

 turnips, spinach, squash, pumpkin, carrots, parsnips, cabbage, celery, beets, late corn, 

 kale, chard, salsifj- and tomatoes. 



drain. Mix !< pound mustard, 1 cup of 

 flour, 4 cups of corn s)Tup, and vinegar to 

 make a thin paste. Add this paste to 2 quarts 

 of vinegar and cook until thick, stir constantly 

 to prevent burning. Add vegetables, boil 

 15 minutes and seal in jars. 



Piccalilli 



4 quarts of green tomatoes. 

 1 quart of onions. 



1 hot red pepper. 



2 cups of corn syrup. 

 yi cup of salt. 



li".^ ounces each of mustard seed, cloves and allspice. 

 2 cups of vinegar. 



Simmer 1 hour. Put into a covered crock. 



Pickled Onions 



Peel, wash and put in brine, using 2 cups of 

 salt to 2 quarts water. Let stand 2 days, pour 

 off brine. Cover with fresh brine and let 

 stand 2 days longer. Remove from brine 

 wash and pack in jars, cover with hot vinegar 

 to which whole cloves, cinnamon and allspice 

 have been added. 



Spiced Crab -Apples 



Wash apples, stick 3 or 4 whole cloves in 

 each one and cover with vinegar to which 



have been added stick cinnamon and 1% cups 

 corn syrup for every quart of vinegar used. 

 Cook slowly at a low temperature until apples 

 are heated through. These may be put in 

 jar or stone crocks. 



Sweet Pickled Peaches 



Wipe peaches and stick '3 or 4 whole cloves 

 in each one. Put in jars or crock and cover 

 with hot vinegar, allowing 3% cups of corn 

 syrup to each quart of vinegar used. Every 

 morning for a week pour off the vinegar, heat 

 to boiling and pour over peaches again. On 

 the last day seal jars or cover crock well. 



Table ReUsh 



Chop: 



4 quarts of cabbage. 



2 quarts of tomatoes, 1 quart to be green. 



6 large onions. 



2 hot peppers. 



Add: 



2 ounces of white mustard seed. 



1 ounce of celery seed. 

 }i cup of salt. 



6 cups of corn syrup. 



2 quarts of vinegar. 



Simmer 1 hour. Pour into sterilized jars 

 or bottles and seal while hot. 



This manual was prepared by the Commission's experts and is based on their own 

 research and experience, supplemented by information procured from the United States 

 Departm.ent of Agriculture, Agricultural Colleges, Experiment Stations, and otiier sources. 



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TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CANNING 



Advantages of Cold-pack Method 



Arranging for canning 



Blanching and cold-dipping 



Eotuli 



Pap,e 



.5 



8 



7 



14 



Canning in Tin 14 



Cold-pack Method in the South :) 



Community canning '-i 



Containers 6 



Equipment for Cold-pack Method ^ 



Fruit canning, directions 13 



Grading vegetables and fruits 7 



High Altitudes ^i 



Methods of Canning 1 



Steps in Cold-pack Method 8 



Tests for jars and rubbers fi, 7 



Time-table for blanching and sterilizing 2 



Vegetable canning, directions 10 



DRYING 



■Artificial heat 20 



Blanching 2;) 



Community drying 19 



DRYING (Continued) Page 



Conditioning dried products 23 



Details of drying 22 



Electric fan 21 



Fire prevention 25 



Fruit drying, directions 27 



Insects, protection from 23 



Methods of drying. 



On top of or over sto\'e or range 



Oven drying 



Preparing food material for drying . . . 



Storage of dried products 



Sun drying 



Time-table for drying 



Vegetable drying, directions. 



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 Winter use of dried products 24 



FERMENTATION AND SALTING 29 



FRUIT BUTTERS 17 



JELLY MAKING 16 



PICKLING 30 



SOUR-CROUT 29 



