Kerr Home Canning and Freezing Guide [1955]

Publisher

Kerry Glass Manufacturing Corp. (Sand Springs, Okla.)

Keyterm

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Brand

Kerr Jars

Copyright Holder

Kerr Glass Manufacturing Co.

Language

English

Donor

Sliker, Shirley Brocker

Filename

msuspcsbs_kerg_kerrglassm71

Citation

Kerr Home Canning and Freezing Guide [1955]. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at https://lib.msu.edu/sliker/object/11707

Copyright

Permission is granted from the copyright owner/holder.

Publication Date

1955 (ca.)

Description

The front cover is cream. It has red print with a white border and black print. It has a photo of a jar of peaches in Kerr glass and fresh peaches and a peach cake on a red background. The back cover is cream with black print. It has a continuation of the front photo with green beans in a Kerr jar, an empty Kerr jar and lid and a bowl of green beans and Bulletin No. 955 on a red background. Inside the front cover is an advertisement for Kerr lids which purports to give 22% greater sealing surface. Inside the back cover is an advertisement for Kerr Jars, Caps and Lids and *Trade Mark Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Litho in U.S.A. There are drawings. The inside features an introduction, information about selection of foods for canning, sterilizing and preparing jars and lids, opening Kerr Jars, canning fruit without sugar, canning for sugar free diet, how to make thin, medium and heavy syrup, steps in canning hot and cold pack method, open kettle method, methods of processing via pressure cooker, boiling water bath, steam cooker or pressure sauce pan, time tables in minutes for canning vegetables, soups, fruits and meats, information about different size jars and cooking variations for altitudes, choice recipes for canning beans(string), salad dressing pickles, corn, peaches (cold pack), peas, berries (cold pack), strawberry preserves, tomatoes, sausage, an advertisement recommending the product for home freezing, how to best serve the food, selection of foods, freezing vegetables fruits and percentage of syrup needed, keeping color, pack prepared and drained fruit, freezing charts for vegetables, fruits, advertisement entitled Women Who Know Use Kerr Mason jars, caps and lids, an offer for assistance with canning problems from the Kerr Research and Educational Department and an offer for Kerr Home Canning Book for 25 cents.