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About the Author
I. Fruit Leather, 1
What is Fruit Leather?, 1
Where Did Fruit Leather Originate?, 2
Necessary Equipment, 3
Fruit Leather is Ideal For, 3
How to Dry Fruit Leather, 4
How to Make Fruit Leather, 4
Sun Drying, 5
Oven Drying, 5
Supplementary Drying, 6
Storage of Leather, 7
Recipes for Fruit Leather, 9
Apple, Applesauce, Apricot, Apricot-pineapple, Banana. Cherry, Grape, Grapefruit, Lemon, Orange, Nectarine, Peach, Peach-pineapple, Pear, Pineapple, Pineapple-strawberry-rhubarb, Plum, Raspberry-banana, Rhubarb, Rhubarb-strawberry
Making Leather From Old Fruit, 13
Ways of Using Fruit Leather, 13
Pearlets, 13
Plum Pearlets, 11
Nut-leather Sweet Treat, 14
II. Drying Fruit, 15
The Value of Dried Foods, 15
Drying Methods, 17
Oven Drying, Sun Drying, Dehydrators
Anti-darkeners, 23
Salt Solution, Ascorbic Acid, Sulfuring-indoors, Steam, Pectin Solution, Syrup Solution
Popping Back of Apricots, 25
Pineapple Juice, Honey and Lemon Juice, Sulfuring-outdoors
Instructions for Drying Other Fruits, 27
Apples, Bananas, Cherries, Grapes (Seedless or Tokay), Peaches (and Nectarines), Pears,
Plums, Pineapple, Watermelon, and Cantaloupe
Recipes for Using Dried Fruits, 29
Apricot Bread, Thora Gubler's Apricot Pie, Hulda Young's Fruit Cobbler, Apricot Slices, Grape Nuts, Nutritive Values of the Edible Part of Fruits (Chart)
III. Canning, 39
A Brief History of the Canning Process, 39
Canning and Bottling, 40
Open Kettle Bottling, 41
The Hot-water Bath Method, 43
Syrups for Canning, 48
Bottling with Honey, 49
Bottling Unsweetened Fruit, 49
Artificial Sweeteners, 49
Recipes, 50
Apples, Applesauce, Apricots, Berries, Blackberries (and others which hold shape well),
Blueberries and Huckleberries, Cherries--Sweet and Sour, Cranberry Sauce (Whole), Currants,
Elderberries, Figs, Gooseberries, Grapefruit, Guavas, Loquats, Nectarines, Peaches, Pears,
Persimmons, Persimmons, Dried, Pineapple, Plums, Fresh Prunes, Strawberries
Storage of Canned and Bottled Fruit, 55
Plum Duff, 55
Approximate Yields, 56
Questions and Answers on Canning, 56
What Causes Food Spoilage?, 58
IV. Jams, Jellies, Juices and Syrups, 60
Four Necessary Ingredients, 60
Fruit, Pectin, Acid, Sugar
Necessary Equipment, 60
A large kettle, a jelly bag, a candy or deep-fat thermometer, quart measure, measuring cup and
spoons, paring knife, food chopper, masher, bowls, wire basket, colander, wooden spoon, ladle,
clock, household scale
Containers, 61
Packing and Sealing Containers, 61
Storing, 62
Jellies, 62
Fruit Preparation, 62
Juice Extraction, 62
Jellymaking, 62
Test for "Doneness", 62
Thermometer Test, Spoon or Sheet Test, Refrigerator Test I
Jelly Recipes, 63
Jelly Without Cooking, Pear Honey, Peach Jam, Pear Jam, Berry Jams, Baked Pear-pineapple
Jam, Raspberry-rhubarb Jam,
Preserves, 66
Damson Plum Preserves, 66
Strawberry Preserves, 66
Berry Syrups, 67
To Prepare the Fruit for Berry Syrup, 67
Syrups, 67
Basic Recipe for Berry Syrups, 67
Grape Flavored Syrups, Cherry Syrup, Pear Syrup, Fresh Apricot-pineapple Topping
(uncooked),
Questions and Answers on Jam- and Jelly-making Juice, 71
Apricot Nectar, 71
Frozen Grape Puree, 72
Grape Juice (Short Method), 72
Juice-making Equipment, 72
Food Mill, 72
Instructions for Using Rubber Caps, 73
V. Home Freezing of Fruits, 75
General Freezing Information, 75
Containers for Freezing, 75
Rigid Containers, Non-rigid Containers, Cooking Magic Bags, Sealing, Care of Packaging
Materials
Loading the Freezer, 79
In Case of Emergency, 79
Re-freezing, 80
Packing Procedures and Information, 80
Syrups for Use in Freezing Fruits, 80
Head Space to Allow for Expansion Between Packed Food and Closure, 82
Recipes for Freezing Fruits, 82
Apples, Applesauce, Apricots, Black Raspberries, Raspberries, Boysenberries, Loganberries,
Blueberries, Cherries, Cranberries, Currants, Figs, Fruit Cocktail, Gooseberries, Citrus Fruit
Juice, Citrus Fruit, Grapes, Grape Juice, Melons, Peaches or Nectarines, Pears, Persimmons,
Pineapple, Plums and Prunes, Plum and Prune Juice, Red Raspberries, Rhubarb, Strawberries
VI. Fruit Storage in Basements, Cellars, Outbuildings and Pits, 88
Basement Storage Room, 88
Underhouse Cellar, 88
Outdoor Cellars, 88
Partial Underground Cellar, 89
Outbuildings, 90
Pits, 91
Temperature Control, 92
Maturation Rate of Stored Fruits, 93
A Model Storage Area, 93
Bibliography and Suggested Additional Reading, 97
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