FoodNetArchive

The farm cook & rule book

1923

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Presented as published in 1923. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
hours, using 2 teaspoonfuls of salt to 1 quart of water. Carrots — Remove tops and scrub. Parsnips — Wash and scrape off the skin. Beets — Cut off the tops leaving on 3 inches. Wash. Sweet Potatoes — Wash and pare. Cut into convenient sections. Greens — Pick over and wash in several waters. Instead of blanching, steam over water until wilted thoroughly, or about 20 minutes. After cold dipping, cut into convenient lengths. A few strips of boiled bacon may be added for flavor. Soft Fruits — This includes apricots, berries, cherries, currants, grapes, peaches and plums. Hull, seed, stem and place in a colander. Wash by pouring cold water over them. Pack into hot jars or cans without crushing, using a spoon. Add the syrup. Hard Fruits — The common hard fruits are apples, pears and quinces. Remove the skin and core, cut in sections and drop in slightly salted water. Blanch, cold dip and pack. Time-Table Showing the Numbee of Minutes Required for Scalding, Blanching and Sterilizing Vegetables, Soups, Fruits and Meats * Products hy Groups Special Vegetables Tomatoes Pumpkin Squash Hominy Sauerkraut Corn, sweet , Corn, field , Mushrooms Sweet peppers Scald or Blanch IV2 3 3 3 3 5 10 5 5 Hot- Wat er- Bath Outfits, 212 Degrees 22 120 120 120 120 180 180 90 90 Water- 8eal Outfits, 214 Degrees 18 90 90 90 90 120 120 80 75 Steam Pres- sure, 5 to 10 Pounds 15 60 60 60 60 90 60 50 60 Pres- sure Cooker, 10 to 15 Pounds 10 40 40 40 40 60 50 30 40 Pod Vegetables and Other Green Products wax stringless Beans, Beans, Okra Peppers, green or ripe. Cabbage Brussels sprouts Cauliflower 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-10 3 Root and Tuber Vegetables Carrots Parsnips Salsify Beets Turnips Sweet potatoes Other roots and tubers 120 120 120 120 120 120 60 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 40 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 60 60 60 60 60 60 30 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 40 40 40 40 40 40 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Combinations and Soup Vegetables Lima beans Peas Vegetable combinations . . . 5-10 5-10 5-10 180 180 120 120 120 120 60 60 60 40 40 45 Greens, Domestic or Wild, 15 120 90 60 40 Soft Fruits and Berries Apricots Blackberries Blueberries Cherries 1-2 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 10 10 10 10 * This time-table has been worked out by the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture. It gives the number of minutes to scald or blanch and process foods being canned by the cold pack method. 70 Timx-Table Showing the Number of Minutes Required foe Scalding, Blanching and Sterilizing Vegetables, Soups, Frltits and Meats Products by Groups Scald or Blanch Hot- Water- Bath Outfits, 212 Degrees Water- Seal Outfits, 214 Degrees Steam Pres- sure, 5 to 10 Pounds Pres- sure Cooker, 10 to 15 Pounds Soft Fruits and Berries Currants i-2 1-2 i-2 i-2 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 12 30 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 12 5 Dewberries 5 Figs 5 Gooseberries 5 Grapes 5 Huckleberries 5 Peaches . . . c 5 Plums 5 Raspberries 5 Strawberries 5 Citrus fruits 4 Fruits without sugar syrup . . 10 Hard Fruits Apples 11/2 11/2 IV2 20 20 20 15 12 12 12 10 8 8 8 8 6 Pears 6 Quinces 6