Godey's lady's book (1840) (14767527914)

Identifier: godeysladysboo00phil (find matches)
Title: Godey's lady's book
Year: 1840 (1840s)
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Subjects: Women American literature Costume Arts
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : L.A. Godey
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant



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h3 oEh RECEIPTS. 191 $enipts, $t. DIRECTIONS FOR PRESERVING FRUITS, ETC. Peaches.—The following is the best plan for preserv-ing peaches in cans:— Take the peaches, either just ripe or fully ripe—thisdoes not matter; pare them, and if you desire to pre-serve them whole, throw them into cold water as theyare pared, to prevent them from losing color. Wheneverything is ready, place them in the can, adding merelyas much sugar to each layer as is sufficient to renderthem palatable ; set the can in a vessel containing hotwater, and allow it to remain in boiling water until thefruit becomes heated through ; this will require, if aquart can be used, from twenty minutes to half an hour.The temperature required is about 160° F. A very littleexperience will enable any one to know the proper tem-perature. It is not possible to heat the contents of thecan in this way above a temperature of 180°, unless thecover is fastened down, which is not necessary ; but itis evident that it is desirabl