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The Enduring Value of Canning to Mankind
A Youth's Companion essay praises canning as a landmark discovery second only to the telephone wireless and airplane. It credits Appert for hermetic sealing and heat sterilization, notes conservation of crops, and highlights personal benefits of year round access to global foods and reduced food waste, while recounting Armenian orphans sharing walnuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Appert
Nature
California
Hawaii
Alaska
South America
Antarctic
New York