Possible Fruits to be Possible Fruits to be CannedCanned

ApplesApples BlackberriesBlackberries

CherriesCherriesPeachesPeaches PearsPears

RaspberriesRaspberriesRhubarbRhubarb

StrawberriesStrawberriesTomatoesTomatoes

Possible Vegetables to Possible Vegetables to be Cannedbe Canned

CornCorn

BeansBeans

BeetsBeets

PeasPeas

PeppersPeppers

PotatoesPotatoes

PumpkinPumpkin

SquashSquash

Possible Meats to be Possible Meats to be CannedCanned

Beef Beef

ChickenChicken

DeerDeer

PigPig

SquirrelSquirrel

TurkeyTurkey

More Traditional Ways of More Traditional Ways of CanningCanning

When they used to can they would have to When they used to can they would have to build a fire and they would can in a wash build a fire and they would can in a wash

tub as compared to later when people tub as compared to later when people were able to use their stove and a were able to use their stove and a

pressure canner. They would then fill pressure canner. They would then fill the wash tub with water and cook them the wash tub with water and cook them for 4 to 5 hours. They had to keep heat for 4 to 5 hours. They had to keep heat on them at all times or it would not seal on them at all times or it would not seal and they had to keep old rags between and they had to keep old rags between

all the cans because if they touched they all the cans because if they touched they would break.would break.

Ingredients needed for Ingredients needed for canningcanning

Thing being cannedThing being canned JarJar LidLid

WaterWater SugarSugar

SaltSalt Sure-jellSure-jell

Pressure CannerPressure Canner

Apple SauceApple Sauce

Peel apples, slice Peel apples, slice them up, and cook them up, and cook them up good. Add them up good. Add 2 cups sugar for a 2 cups sugar for a big kettle of apples. big kettle of apples. Put into jars and Put into jars and put with water up put with water up to the top of the to the top of the jars in the pressure jars in the pressure cooker for 20 cooker for 20 minutes to make minutes to make them seal good.them seal good.

Green BeansGreen Beans

Go to the garden and Go to the garden and pick the beans. pick the beans. String and break String and break them. Wash and them. Wash and put them into jars put them into jars and add a teaspoon and add a teaspoon of salt for each of salt for each quart. Then add quart. Then add water and put the water and put the lids on and cook in lids on and cook in the pressure canner the pressure canner for 45 minutes.for 45 minutes.

Hot PeppersHot Peppers

Pick the hot peppers Pick the hot peppers from the plant and from the plant and then wash them. Dice then wash them. Dice them in ½. Put 1 cup them in ½. Put 1 cup vinegar to 2 cups vinegar to 2 cups water. Put peppers in water. Put peppers in and bring to a boil. Let and bring to a boil. Let them simmer about 5 them simmer about 5 minutes. Put them minutes. Put them into the jars. Pour the into the jars. Pour the hot vinegar and water hot vinegar and water mixture over the mixture over the peppers and then seal peppers and then seal the jar.the jar.

JellyJelly

Cook the berries that you Cook the berries that you plan to make the jelly. plan to make the jelly. Take cheesecloth and Take cheesecloth and strain the juice. strain the juice. Measure the juice, for Measure the juice, for 4 and ½ cups juice use 4 and ½ cups juice use 6 cups sugar for 1 box 6 cups sugar for 1 box of sure-jell and let it of sure-jell and let it boil. Add sugar when boil. Add sugar when it boils for 1 minute it boils for 1 minute under rolling boil take under rolling boil take off heat and put in jars off heat and put in jars and seal.and seal.

New PotatoesNew Potatoes

Scrape them, put Scrape them, put them into jars, them into jars, and fill with and fill with water and a water and a teaspoon of salt. teaspoon of salt. Put into the Put into the pressure canner pressure canner for 50 minutes for 50 minutes under 10 pounds under 10 pounds of pressure.of pressure.

October BeansOctober Beans

Shell the beans, wash Shell the beans, wash them, and then fill them, and then fill the jar ²∕³ with the jar ²∕³ with beans. Add a beans. Add a teaspoon of salt teaspoon of salt and fill the jar with and fill the jar with water then put the water then put the lids on and put in lids on and put in the canner and the canner and cook under 10 cook under 10 pounds of pressure pounds of pressure for 45 minutes.for 45 minutes.

Pickled BeetsPickled Beets

Wash the beets good, Wash the beets good, cook them until cook them until they are tender, they are tender, peal and slice them, peal and slice them, put them into a pan put them into a pan with vinegar, sugar, with vinegar, sugar, and pickling spices, and pickling spices, and let it boil. Put and let it boil. Put into jars and pour into jars and pour the juice over them the juice over them and then seal them.and then seal them.

PicklesPicklesIt takes 14 days to make It takes 14 days to make

pickles. You must let pickles. You must let them set in salt water for them set in salt water for a week, then let them set a week, then let them set in Alum to make them in Alum to make them crisp for 24 hours, then crisp for 24 hours, then fix up vinegar, sugar, and fix up vinegar, sugar, and spices and boil it, and spices and boil it, and then pour it over the then pour it over the pickles. For each day for pickles. For each day for 4 days pour that off, boil 4 days pour that off, boil it, and then pour it back it, and then pour it back over them. Then the last over them. Then the last day drain the mixture off, day drain the mixture off, put the pickles in the jars put the pickles in the jars and boil and seal them.and boil and seal them.

PreservePreserve

Crush up the Crush up the berries and add berries and add sure-jell. Let sure-jell. Let them boil and them boil and add a teaspoon add a teaspoon sugar and let it sugar and let it cook then put it cook then put it in the jars and in the jars and seal.seal.

Sweet PotatoesSweet PotatoesCook them until they are Cook them until they are

tender and let them cool tender and let them cool and then peel. Slice and then peel. Slice them up and put them them up and put them into jars, then make a into jars, then make a syrup from sugar and syrup from sugar and water and let it boil and water and let it boil and pour it over them and pour it over them and then add the lid and put then add the lid and put into the pressure cooker into the pressure cooker and cook under 10 and cook under 10 pounds of pressure for pounds of pressure for 55 minutes.55 minutes.

TomatoesTomatoes

Scald them, peel Scald them, peel them, cut them up them, cut them up in slices and pack in slices and pack in the jar tightly. in the jar tightly. Add a teaspoon of Add a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon salt and a teaspoon of sugar and add of sugar and add water then put in water then put in the canner for 25 the canner for 25 minutes.minutes.

Tomato JuiceTomato Juice

Wash the tomatoes and Wash the tomatoes and cut them into chunks. cut them into chunks. Cook them and put Cook them and put them through a food them through a food meal, grind and get the meal, grind and get the juice out and put the juice out and put the juice in jars. Teaspoon juice in jars. Teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of sugar and put in of sugar and put in canner. Boil for 20 canner. Boil for 20 minutes with water up minutes with water up to the top of the jars.to the top of the jars.

Old DairyOld Dairy

This is an old dairy that was built about 80 years ago out of rocks.

They were usually built back in a hill so the things inside them would not

freeze.

New DairyNew DairyThis is a

picture of a newer dairy

that was built not very long ago. It was

also built back in the hill so

the things that had been

canned would not freeze and

bust.

Even though canning has Even though canning has advanced in many ways advanced in many ways since they used a wash since they used a wash tub and a big fire this is tub and a big fire this is still the most traditional still the most traditional way that we do it in the way that we do it in the Appalachian Mountains. Appalachian Mountains.