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Kerr Home Canning Guide [1947]

Publisher: Kerr Glass Manufacturing Co. (Sand Springs, Okla.; Los Angeles, Calif.)

Keyterm: Canning

Brand: Kerr Jars

Copyright Holder: Kerr Glass Manufacturing Co.

Language: English

Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker

Filename: msuspcsbs_kerg_kerrglassm68

Citation: Kerr Home Canning Guide [1947]. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at https://lib.msu.edu/sliker/object/11701

Copyright: Permission is granted from the copyright owner/holder.

Publication Date: 1947

Description: The front cover of the pamphlet is cream. It has red and black print. There is a photo of a glass canning jar filled with pears with ripe pears and their leaves sitting next to it and a tan and orange background. There is a blue stripe below the photo. The back cover is cream with black print. There is a photo of a glass with green beans and an empty jar and fresh green beans next to it on a tan and orange background. There is a blue stripe under the photo and Compliments of Your National Food Store. Inside the front cover is an advertisement for Kerr Mason jars, caps and lids, with a slogan and drawings. Inside the back cover is an advertisement for Kerr caps and lids which includes drawings and Litho in U.S.A. The inside features information about Selection of Foods for Canning, Self-Sealing Mason Caps, how to open Kerr Jars, offer of assistance with canning problems via Kerr Research & Educational Department, canning fruit without sugar, how to make syrup recipes for thin, medium and heavy syrup, making syrup from white corn syrup or honey for caning fruits and berries, Steps in canning using either Kerr Mason or the Self-Sealing brand, methods of processing: pressure cooker, boiling water bath, steam cooker, sterilizing Kerr jars and lids, time tables in minutes for canning vegetables, soups, fruits and meats, choice recipes for beans (string), berries (cold pack), cucumber-raisin pickles, corn, peaches (cold pack), peas, strawberry preserves, tomatoes, chicken (fried), offer for Kerr Home Canning Book in Full Color with 300 Tested Recipes for 10 cents and 10 reasons to use Kerr Mason Jars, Caps and Lids.