CANNED PEARS

Wash and peel fruit and follow directions for canned peaches.

CANNED BERRIES

Blackberries, blueberries, huckleberries, raspberries, loganberries, gooseberries and strawberries should be canned as soon as possible after picking.  Hull or stem; place in strainer and wash by lifting up and down in pan of cold water.

Pack into hot sterilized glass jars, using care not to crush fruit.  To insure a close pack put a 2 or 3 inch layer of berries on the bottom of the jar and press down gently with a spoon.  Continue in this manner with other layers until jar is filled.  Boiling water or boiling thin or medium syrup should be poured over the fruit at once.  Loosely seal.  Sterilize 16 minutes in boiling water.  Remove jars, tighten covers, invert to test seal and cool.

ASPARAGUS

Asparagus must be fresh and tender.  Select tips of uniform size and maturity, wash, cut into lengths according to containers to be used.  Scrape off scales and tough outer skins and tie in bundles to fit jar.

Immerse lower ends in boiling water for 5 minutes, then entire stalks, for 3 minutes longer.

Cold dip, drain, pack neatly, tips up, in hot sterilized jars.  Add salt and cover with boiling water.  Loosely seal, sterilize two hours in boiling water bath.  Remove as soon as time is up.  Tighten covers, invert to test seal and cool.

BEANS

String Beans and Wax Beans.—­Wash, string, leave whole or break in uniform pieces.  Blanch 5 to 10 minutes or until the pod will bend without breaking.  Cold dip, drain well and pack into hot jars.  Add salt and cover with boiling water.  Loosely seal and sterilize two hours in boiling water.  Tighten covers, invert to test seal and cool.

CORN

Select tender juicy sweet corn, at the best stage for table use and can as soon as possible after gathering.  Remove husks and silk; blanch tender ears 5 minutes, older ears 10 minutes.  Cold dip and cut from cob.  Pack into hot sterilized jars.  As corn swells during sterilization, leave space of 1 inch at top.  Add salt and cover with boiling water.  Be sure water penetrates through the corn to the bottom of jar.  Loosely seal and sterilize 3 hours in boiling water.  Remove, tighten covers, invert to test seal and cool.

JAMS

Jams are usually made with small fruits or chopped large fruits.  Cook slowly with equal weight of sugar until thick; put into sterilized tumblers or small jars and seal.

RASPBERRY JAM

Pick over berries.  Mash a few in bottom of preserving kettle; continue until fruit is used.  Heat slowly to boiling point and add equal quantity of heated sugar.  Cook slowly 45 minutes.  Put into sterilized jars or tumblers.  Other berry jams can be made in same way.