Directions for Preserving Fruit
Instructions for preserving various fruits.
Ingredients
- 6 ounces Cherries
- 8 ounces Strawberries
- 4 ounces Raspberries
- 6 ounces Lawton Blackberries
- 6 ounces Field Blackberries
- 10 ounces Quince
- 8 ounces Sour Pears
- 8 ounces Wild Grapes
- 4 ounces Peaches
- 6 ounces Bartlett Pears
- 6 ounces Pineapples
- 8 ounces Crab-apples
- 8 ounces Plums
- 10 ounces Pie Plant
- 6 ounces Sour apples, quartered
- 8 ounces Ripe Currants
- 12 ounces Cranberries
- as needed Sugar (The recipe suggests using the best quality sugar.)
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- 1Boil Blackberries moderately for about 6 minutes. Boil Plums moderately for about 10 minutes. Boil Raspberries moderately for about 6 minutes. Boil Cherries moderately for about 5 minutes. Boil Strawberries moderately for about 8 minutes. Boil Whortleberries moderately for about 5 minutes. Boil Pie Plant, sliced, moderately for about 10 minutes. Boil Bartlett Pears, in halves, moderately for about 20 minutes. Boil Small sour Pears, whole, moderately for about 30 minutes. Boil Peaches, halves, moderately for about 8 minutes. Boil Peaches, whole, moderately for about 15 minutes. Boil Pineapple, sliced 1/2 in. thick, moderately for about 15 minutes. Boil Siberian or Crab apple, whole, moderately for about 25 minutes. Boil Sour apples, quartered, moderately for about 10 minutes. Boil Ripe Currants, moderately for about 6 minutes. Boil Wild Grapes, moderately for about 10 minutes. Boil Tomatoes moderately for about 60 minutes.
- 2Pour the prepared fruit into warm jars.
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