Home Canning of Fruits and Vegetables

by United States. Agricultural Research Service. Human Nutrition Research Division

Home CANNING of Fruits and Vegetables

HOME AND GARDEN BULLETIN No. 8
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

CONTENTS

Page [Right canner for each food] 3 [Getting your equipment ready] 3 [General canning procedure] 5 [How to can fruits, tomatoes, pickled vegetables] 9 [Directions for fruits, tomatoes, pickled vegetables] 11 [How to can vegetables] 16 [Directions for vegetables] 18 [Questions and answers] 29 [Index] 31

Prepared by
HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH DIVISION
Agricultural Research Service

Acknowledgment is made to the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station for cooperation in the development of some of the home-canning processes included in this publication, and to the National Canners Association for consultation and advice on processing.

Washington, D.C.

Revised February 1965

Slightly revised May 1965

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