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Man Who Devised Canning Methods and Women Workers
An editor note discusses the origins of canning, crediting M. Appert of Paris for early methods and noting how Cedar Rapids housewives now share canning recipes. The piece highlights recipes from unemployment garden workers, including canned vegetable soup, apple butter, windfall apples, and Whitney crab apple pickles, with detailed prep and sterilization steps. It also covers beets, corn, and dried green beans, sharing home canning techniques and survival kitchen guidance.
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Napoleon
Eugenie
M. Nicholas Appert
Paris
M. Appert
Cedar Rapids
Louise Hathaway
Unemployment Garden Canning
Whitney