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IShe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Febmai'y 17 , 1917, 
Fresh Meats via Steam Pressure Canner 
A MoDEUN’ iMI’KOVEMKN'r. — Fl*<-sh liH-jit. 
<le luxe on tlie funner’s tablf—with no 
flip to town, nor snn'ly any sorting over 
of tlic romnants left in the oncc-a-\ve«!k 
hutcher cart; its oxccllcncc KuaranfecH 
that! 'I'he unexpected visitor wonders at 
. th<* aceoinidisliinent of the feat as lie or 
she turns over in mind tlie reputation the 
farm table bore (>{ old. with its yctir- 
ronnil feature of salt iiork, varied by a 
liivish indulKence in fresh meats once a 
yeai’ at killing liim*. Ilow is it done? 
'J'here is ludhiii)? more wondo-ful about it 
than the api)licatioi! of modern cannins; 
methods to meats on tin* farm. These 
methods ai'e j-cuilly marvels in the revolu¬ 
tions they have accomidished in modern 
COok<‘ry. 
Il<).Mi;-K.\iHi;i) Mi;.\th. —We can raise 
the liiK'st meats on the f.arm, and by 
jiroja'i- care of them furnish our tables all 
the y<*ai' with as many delicate meats as 
it is Kood for our families to eat, and at 
less cost than these meats would be if 
bought at the retail markets. I have suc¬ 
cessfully canned jau’k and b(‘ef in the 
dilVeiMMit <ait.s, also chicken ;ind fowl, 
laimb and veal ai’e e(|ually >jood canned, 
but rather more eximnsive. 1 have never 
lost but one can of meat since luii'chasiuK 
my steam jiressure canner, ami that 1 w;is 
sure was a faulty can. I toidv several 
I)riz(>s at the fair last year on my canueil 
meats, put uji without !i tlxaiKht of (‘xhi- 
bitiiiK tluMii. 
Ca.nnixc Pouk. —!SIy bi);xest job of 
canning comes wlum the jau-k is butch¬ 
ered. We jiiit this ofl‘ iintil really c(dd 
weather, so as to insure ste.ady cool tem¬ 
peratures for all the proce.sses of caring 
for the meat. Pi-omptness <'ounts largely 
in cai-ing for me.-its, as well as with fruits 
and vegetables, as tlu^ first freshness is by 
far the finest. 1 try to have all m.v meat 
either pickled or canned within two or 
three days of killing. T like best a nice 
Spring i»ig well fattened, to w<‘igh 17.5 to 
2(X> lbs. at th(^ time of killing. We let the 
jtork as a whoh* hang over night to ctad. 
Tin? n(!xt day it is cut down the center of 
the back .and tlx* he.ad is disjointed and 
r<anov(al. ^dien the hams and shoulders 
aia* cut out, trimmed, and )daced in ;i 
li<iuid i)ickle, consisting of .S lbs. of salt, 
2 ounces of saltpetre and 1 ounce of soda 
to 4 gallons of water, all to be boihal to- 
g<“th<‘r and cooled. 4'he bac<)n strips are 
also cut from the sides and belly and 
pl.accd in tin* same pickle. The fat pork 
of the sides is maxt <ait into (.•onvenient 
strii)s for j)acking in strong brine. Then 
all the choicer trimmings and the delicious 
cuts from the back are canned. 
The Caxnkk. —M.v presstire canner 
heats most satisfactorily ovei' my kitchen, 
range, (»r will work nicely in hot w<':ither 
over a blue flanu! oil stove. 'I'he ^•iz(^ I 
cliose cost plus the exiu-ess ch.arges. 
Next tim<^ I woiihl h.avc it d('livered h.v 
freight, as it i.s Kuri)risingly heavy. It is 
made of he.avy boiler steel, 12x1.S in. in 
size, the same heavv rivets used in loco¬ 
motive? hf)ilei’s bi'ing us(“d. with all the 
seams caulked as are those of boilers. It 
is e(iui])p(‘d with a safety valve, a pres¬ 
sure gauge and thermometer, iind bra.ss 
petcoe-k. these being the sanx' th.at are 
used on larg(“r commeja-ial canners. The 
cetver is also of the same he.avy boiler 
steel, making tlx* outfit iiractically inde- 
sfructibh*, with reasonable? e-ai'e. I ex- 
pea-t mine to last more than my lilVtinu!. 
AVith it I e-.an H(!eaire‘ a jiressure of 20 lbs. 
tee the- si|uarc im-h, em a temperature of 
2ti0 elcgree's. theeugh 1.5 lbs. pre*sseire? is all 
1 have* e‘ve' 1 ’ maalcel as yed f<ir eatlxu’ v(“g(‘- 
tabh'.s e>r nieait.s. Insiele tlx‘ redort. eir 
main beeely of the* e-animr the-re‘ is an iron 
ti’iangle? in the' hotteau. e)n whie-h re'sts a 
<-ylinele'r etr e-rate- eef galvanize'd irem. pe-r- 
forate'el with l.'ir-ge' hole's to .-idmit the 
.sfe-am .-ind fitte-el with .-i steuit hail or 
hanelh'. 'I'his is for pae-king tlx- filled 
<-,-ins in, aixl it will hedel thi-e-e- tie-rs eif tin 
<-ans. e'ight e-ans to tlx- tii-r of the No. '! 
or large size- tins. 
Psi.\e! Cl.ASK .fAKS, I Tire'fer gla.ss 
jars feer all kinels of e-anning. See I hael 
the hardw.-ire' man cut me twe> cire-h'S of 
heavy galvanize-d wire ne'tting. Ity using 
these- as rests between the tiers I Ciui put 
in thre'e tiers of pint jars, eer twee tiers 
of eiuart jars, seven or eight to the tier. 
aee-(irdii}g to the kind used. With the 
high temperatures rapiel work is demo, and 
a large epiantity f>f meats or vegetables 
e-an be put up in a da.y. One could do a 
good business doing cejinme-rcial work with 
this outfit, which will fit em an outdoor 
gasoline heate-r, if de-sire-el. 'I'he method I 
us(! is the cold i)ae-k, which is said by gov- 
ei-nment e-xperts who te-ach this line of 
work to be by far the Ix-st. No water or 
othe-r li(|uid i.s used, there being nothing 
in tlx- jais but the meat and the jmre, 
uixlilute-d juices which are extracte'd from 
it in coe)king or jtrex-e'ssing, exce-pt that 
(•lie te-.-ispoonful of salt to the (piart jar is 
ns('d, pint jars in proportion. 
Packing The Meat. —Some of the 
meat will stand up above the, li(iuor when 
cold, but this makes jihsoluti-ly no differ¬ 
ence. 'J'lie air in the c.-in is moist .‘ind 
sterile, and no drying or tainting oc<-urs. 
A few bones will not matter, though I 
think my canning sjiace too valuable to 1 
waste much of it on bones, so I ri-move j 
all large oue.s. In canning chicken or i 
fowl I leave tlx; boix-s in. I’om-s and 
trimmings m.-iy lx; m.-ide into a (h-licious 
sf(x-k, and this may be canix!d for future 
The Steam Pressure Canning Outfit. Fig. 77 
use. Tlx-re is absolutely no loss in a big 
carcass of nx-at of any sort, as every¬ 
thing ma.v be cared for in a way to make 
it available for future u.se, and that in a 
few moments’ time. Some one .says it 
tastes like real fresh meat! It is fresh 
meat, oidy better than fresh meat would 
be if cooked in a kettle, or even roasted, 
as more or less of the aroma is lost by 
flx'se methods. You couldn’t snx'll the 
nx-at being cooked for dinner if some of 
ils delicious odor, which is n-all.v flavor^ 
wasn’t being wasted on the air. One can 
put up meat all day by the cohl pack 
nu'lhod, with no odor of cooking nx-.-it in 
the house. And the cans when opened 
yield a product better than the usual 
moat by just that much. The delicious 
flavor is every bit there. 
Pi{OCES.sr,\n. —I get the steam pressure 
uj» to 1.5 lbs., and put in my galvanized 
I)erforat<'d crate tilled with cans, and hold 
tlx'm at that j)r('ssure for oix' hour. This 
time is a little more than strictly neces¬ 
sary. but I prc'fer to be on the safe side, 
and the meat is ixit overc<x)ked. AVhile 
this lot is i)i-ocessing I prepare c.'ins 
enough to refill the crate. AVheu pr>> 
ce.ss('(I eixmgh I h-t off fix* steam, remove 
the crate jind n-fill it. I i)refer sen-w-toj) 
c.'ins, as these hold the rubbers in place 
Ix'st, of which I always use the Ix-st, and 
new ones always. During the ))rocessing 
the tops have Ix'cn only partially tight- 
eix'd. After tlx-y conx* out of tlx- cr.-ite 
the tops ar(' seale<l without being lifted. 
t)nly a few inches of watf-r is needed in 
the i-etort, unless a long day’s work is to 
be doix‘, and even so I pri'fer to r(!ix‘w’ it 
occasionally as the smaller amount heats 
more (piickly. 
PrTTi.NO Ui’ Peek. —AVith Ix'cf one can 
buy a quarter of bec-f, or as nux'h as 
ix'('d('d each AA’inti-r for canning- I’esid.-'s 
this I often buy a few poumls of extr.-i 
nx-at, hamburg steak, or roasting pieces; 
('veil the cheajiest cuts of h-an bei-f make 
a fine meal canned this way. ’Flx-n when 
((’ontimx'd on p.-ige 201.) 
“For the Land’s Sake, use liowker’s 
Fertilizc-rs; they enrich the earth ancL 
those; who till it.”— Adv. 
Grow Your 
Own Fruit 
Every farm ought to have a 
“family orchard’’ of apples, 
peaches, pears, a few grape¬ 
vines, some currants, raspber¬ 
ries and blackberries. 
It costs money to buy fruit in the 
market, but you can grow it for 
almost nothing. Ten dollars will 
buy trees and bushes that will give 
all the fruit a family of six or eight 
will need. 
Storrs & Harrison Co’s. 
Fruit Tree Catalogue 
lists the good varieties for the 
family fruit patch and the big com¬ 
mercial orchard. Our stock is 
grown right in our nurseries, sold 
direct to you (no agents), delivery 
guaranteed, G3 years in fruit tree 
and seed business. 
Write Now for the Catalogue. 
The Storrs & Harrison Co. 
Box 398 
Painesville, Ohio 
SAVE MONEY 
On your fruits and orua.- : 
mentals this year. ; 
Buy our liardy Uochostor- ; 
grown trees at lowest; 
dlrect-to-you prices. : 
Our 1917 catalogue is a ; 
big money saver. Send ; 
for a free copy. : 
WOODLAWN NURSERIES : 
Allen L. Wood, Proprietor : _ 
903 CartonAr.Rocheiter.N.Y. : : 
rf. f-^ ^ From Grower To 1‘lantor. 
^ None better. True to name. 
- disease. Ijow j)ii.-eM 
llHrdy J’each a specialty. Catalog free. Est. 
FREMONT NURSERY - Fremont, Ohio 
DWARF 
PLUM 
TREES ‘pEIIS'' 
Dwarf Tre«s are best 
for the home garden ; 
tliey need less room, 
Bear Quicker, and pro¬ 
duce finest fruit. A oucan grow them as 
bushes, pyramids, cordons or espalier 
forms as described in our FreeCataUgue. 
THE VAN DUSEN NURSERIES 
C. C. McKay, Mgr. Box N, Geneva, N. Y. 
NUT TREES 
start riglit with iiiy hard.v 
I’cniipyIvania grown graflcil 
trees 'and avoid dlsapnoliil- 
iiieiit. Uandsoino catalo^-nf 
J. F. JONES 
THE NUT TREE SPECIALIST 
Box R, Lancaster, Pa. 
1 ^ 
Special Offer: 
Onoi 2-ycar fioM plant, oor 1917 Klt»nU Guitio. 
with coupon worth 2ft<’---all for namcn ana 
fluldroKHCH of G roflo Itivcrn an/i 10c (to covor 
ponUiKo). Tako advantaKo of thin offer ttKluy 1 
^ONARD & JONES CO. 
^ ★ ROSES, Box 4. WEST GROVE. Pa. 
EVERGREENS 
fM38 Hardy Tested Varieties 
Best for windbreaks, hedges and lawn 
planting. Protcctbuildings,crops,stock, 
gardens and orchards. Hill’s Evergreens 1 
are Nursery grown and hardy every- | 
whore. From $1 to $10 per hundred. 
Hill’s Evergreen book and 50 Great Bargain sheet sent 
free. Write today. World’s largest growers. Est. 1865. 
D. HILL NURSERY CO., DUNDEE, ILLINOIS 
Box 2120 Evergreen Specialists 
BUY TREES DIRECT 
Save agents’ profits by 
sendintrfor our free Trade 
List. No frills, full of won¬ 
derful bargains and ‘25 
F'amily Fruit Collections 
for lartre and small buyers. 
We pay all transportation charges 
Wm. P. RUPERT i son, Rox 2U, Seneca. 
KELLY’S TREES PAY BIG DIVIDENDS 
The experience of .37 years in growing high grade nur.scry stock, and the 
close personal supervision of the five Kelly Brothers, each of whom isrespon- 0^' 
sible for his department, arc the two main reasons for the continued success ^ 
of this Nursery. Growers in increasing numbers "bank” on the KKLL Y 
NAME and the high value of KELLY STOCK, They know KELLY TREES ^ 
will pay big dividends. Direct-to-yoo-price» make a suriirisingly big saving. H 
Write for new catalog, with 191 7 prices. Kelly Bros. Wholesale Nurseries K 
^7 Main St„ Dansvillc, N. Y. ^ 
You’ll never regret planting Kelly Trees ^ 
NORTHERN GROWN AT ROCHESTER 
We want to reach farmers who want hi-allhy, Itartly 
fruit trees, and also want to save money in buying. 
Green’s Trees arc sold direct to you at 
• Half Agents’ Prices 
Green’s Fruit Trees arc hardy, sure-bearing and true 
to name. We have a good supply on hand, including 
apple, peach, pear, <iulnce and cherry. Also orna¬ 
mental trees, roses, plants, ni>w fruits, etc. We sell 
only by catalog. Send for our new enlolui/ and learn 
how you can save money by buying direct. 
GREEN’S NURSERY CO., 22 Wall St., Kochester, N, Y. 
Fancy Fruit from Quality Trees 
The markets are demanding better fruit,not cheaper fruit. F ancy fruit 
commands high prices and such fruit can come only from 
p H O H HI r, T O W fJ 
have millions of high grade one, two, and threc- 
yeur-old cijple and one year peach trees ready for 
shipment. All Harrison-grown, true to narne and 
budded from bearing trees. Also plums, cherries and 
small fruits. We pack with great care and 
promptly by freight, express or parcel post. You will need our 
Fruit Guide whan making up your pi anting list. Send for it today, free. 
" Largest growers of fruit trees in the world.” 
Harrisons’ Nurseries Box 14 Berlin, Md. 
MALONEY Guaranteed TREES 
An Advertisement to Live Fruit Men 
Maloney Trees are guiininteed true to name and free 
from disease by the largest nursery growers in New York 
Slate. For 3.1 yeiii-s we liave been in Imsiness lu re in 
Dansville and today «e .-lie aide to sliip you direet 
trees tlinn ever before heeaiise we aVe eooptantly studying 
to iinprovc our methods. 
E. Shell & Son, Ijuncastsr, O.. write: 
**Huve heen getting your trees f,)r five years, but tills 
Is certainly the Hiiest buneh of them iili. We tiiank you 
for your klmlness and prompt shipment.*' 
We recognize our respoiiHlbility to the fruit growet niid wc-liave 
this year issued a novel Wliolesale ('atalogiie with Colored Illusirii- 
tions tliat tolls the tilings you ouglit In know alunit oiir business. 
Write for your free eopy and we will .send Free Valualilo Folder 
“How U> Crow Trees and Slirubs.’’ No order is too big or too smaH 
tor us to liandlo iiersonally. 
Here h tin / lO Pear Trees for 98c. 
Introductory offer t ( 2-yoar 3-4 (t. First Class Bartictts 10 for 98c. 
MALONEY BROS. & WELLS CO., 45 East Street, Dansville, N. Y. 
iV«'re rt spontibU; look up our ratinft, DanavilW• l*um€rr WhoUralo hiurt* rtt * 
