4.00 Linear Feet (8 small manuscript boxes.)
Series 1: Canning includes publications dating from the 1860s to the 1990s, with the bulk of items from the 1920s-1960s. It includes both publications on how to preserve food at home and those selling equipment and supplies for this purpose, such as glass jars, labels, and pectin. Of particular note are several editions of the Ball Blue Book of Canning and Preserving Recipes (1930s-1940s) and the Kerr Home Canning Book (1940s).
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Item [1] promotes use of Ball jars. Includes: instruction on canning process and techniques; advertisements for Ball jars; and some recipes that include liquor as an ingredient. Pinned in: personal notes on coldpacking fruits and vegetables. Some notes on recipes written in.
Item [2] is similar to [1]. Includes: advice on care of fruit trees, bushes, and vines, including use of insecticides and fungicides; advertisements for Ball jars; illustration of an automatic fruit jar-making machine; some recipes that include liquor as an ingredient; and article on "How to preserve a husband." Laid in: order form for Ball blue book of canning recipes with product illustrated.
Item [3] promotes year-round use of Ball jars. Includes suggested menus for each month and portrait of author. Mentions nutritional guidelines. Company name listed as "Ball Brothers Company."
Item [4] invites women and girls to submit samples of their home-canned foods in Aurora, Illinois. Promises $500.00 in cash to the county with the most entries. Requires entries to be submitted in Ball Perfect Mason Jars. Reminds readers, this is a year of thrift and economy.
Item [5] promotes use of two-part Glass Top Seal lids as the "government requires all zinc for war purposes." Includes instruction for use of lids plus canning timetable and coupon for free Ball blue book. Company name listed as "Ball Brothers Company."
Item [6] promotes use of Ball jars and accessories. Includes suggestions for practical use of fruit jars, including home, educational, and industrial purposes; color illustrations of process and serving suggestions; some recipes that include liquor as an ingredient; and advertisements for Ball jars and accessories. Glued in: labels for jars sealed with Tavern Paraseal Wax. Laid in: letter and recipe from Mrs. Walter P. Ulmer regarding "Orange Delight" from China. Company name listed as "Ball Brothers Company."
Item [7] is similar to [6]. Includes Saccharine pickles for diabetics on p.51.