Item [22] promotes Silver Floss Sauerkraut, manufactured by Empire State Pickling Co., Phelps, N.Y. Includes cooking recipes using sauerkraut, serving suggestion, etc. Sample recipes: Pennsylvania casserole and kraut relish. Marked: 50M-65.
Item [23] includes assorted sizes of Jiffy-Seals made with Cellophane, Du Pont cellulose film, labels for jams and glass jars, directions, and testimonials.
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Item [1], promotes Kerr jars, caps, and lids. Includes an illustrated alphabet of facts about Kerr jars from A for Alexander H. Kerr announcing the economy jar in 1902 to Z for Zella Hale Weyant from Kerr Research and Educational Kitchens, who will help with canning problems; list of booklets available from Kerr; 6 recipes; and illustrations of Alexander H. Kerr, Zella Hale Weyant, Ruth Kerr, and Kerr products both full and empty. Sample recipes: red pepper relish, orange marmalade, and cherry preserves. Series: Bulletin ; no. 1035. 2 copies.
Item [2], marked "San Diego Fair 1935" on cover, promotes Kerr jars, caps, and lids. Includes methods of canning and processing; tables of measurements and equivalents; directions and recipes for canned fruits, fruit juices, vegetables, meats, poultry, game, fish, soup, jellies, preserves, jams, marmalades, pickles, and relishes; tips on removing stains; answers to canning questions; canning time tables; illustrated descriptions of Kerr jars, caps, and lids; list of available Kerr booklets; illustrations of serving suggestions and Kerr factories in Oklahoma and West Virginia; and index. Sample recipes: Brunswick stew, loquat jelly, and mustard pickle.
Item [3] promotes Kerr jars. Includes introduction noting that "as a contribution to the war effort, it is [the homemaker's] duty to make the most effective use of products from vegetable gardens and fruit orchards" and explaining the importance of reliable canning jars with properly fitting caps; how to avoid "flat sour" spoilage; how Kerr self-sealing Mason caps seal; how to open Kerr jars; list of quantities of fruits and vegetables needed per canning jar; illustrated directions for canning using open kettle method and hot and cold pack method; methods of processing; table showing cooking times for fruits and vegetables using hot water bath or pressure cooker; recipes that can be stored using Kerr jars; 8 pages of answers to canning questions; brief illustrated descriptions of different types of Kerr jars and caps; illustrations of Zella Hale Weyant, serving suggestions, and product packaging; and index. Sample recipes: crab apple and rhubarb jelly, mustard pickles, and English plum pudding.
Item [4] promotes Kerr jars, caps, and lids. Similar to item [3] but with some new illustrations, small variations in wording, and new center pages giving list of basic food groups under heading "Food is a weapon, your first line of home defense" and with admonition "U.S. needs us strong; eat the basic seven every day".
Item [5] promotes Kerr Mason jars, caps, and lids. Marked "Compliments of your Kroger store" on back cover. Includes illustrated descriptions of Kerr Mason jars, caps, and lids; advice on selecting foods for canning; principles behind Kerr self-sealing caps; instructions for canning and processing; time tables for processing fruits, vegetables, and meat; 9 "choice recipes"; illustrations of peaches on front and back covers and product packaging; and advertisement for "Kerr home canning book". Sample recipes: cucumber raisin pickles and fried chicken. Marked: Bulletin no. 846.
Item [6] promotes Kerr Mason jars, caps, and lids. Similar to item [5]. Includes new section on home freezing with instructions for freezing food in Kerr jars and freezing chart for fruits and vegetables. Sample recipes: string beans and sausage. Marked: Bulletin no. 959.
Item [7] promotes Kerr Mason jars, caps, and lids. Similar to items [3] and [4] in content. Includes foreword by Ruth Kerr, president of Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corporation, with illustration; 3 p. on home freezing with freezing chart for vegetables and fruit; and new recipes and illustrations. Sample recipes: dilled pickled okra, chili con carne, and fish stew.