This section is from the book "Bepler's Handy Manual of Knowledge And Useful Infomation", by David Bepler. Also available from Amazon: Bepler's Handy Manual of Knowledge and Useful Information.
A general rule for canning fruit is as follows:
Kind of Fruit | Time of Boiling | Quantity of Sugar per quart |
Bartlett Pears | 20 minutes ................. | |
Blackberries...... | ...9 " .......... | ..........6 " |
Cherries | ... 5 " ......... | ..........6 " |
Gooseberries | ... 8 " ......... | ..........8 " |
Peaches, whole | ...15 " ......... | ..........4 " |
Peaches, halves | ... 8 " ......... | ..........4 " |
Pie-plant, sliced | ...10 " ......... | ..........10 " |
Pineapples | ...15 " ......... | ..........6 " |
Plums | ...10 " ......... | ..........8 " |
Quinces, sliced | ..15 " ......... | ..........10 " |
Raspberries | ... 6 " ......... | ..........4 " |
Ripe curreants | ...6 " ......... | ..........8 " |
Small Pears, whole | ...30 " .......... | ..........8 " |
Siberian Apples ... | ...25 " ......... | .........8 " |
Sour Apples | ....10 " ......... | ..........5 " |
Strawberries | ....8 " ......... | ..........8 " |
Tomatoes | ...20 " ......... | .................. none |
Whortleberries | ... 5 " ......... | ..............4 ounces |
Wild Grapes | ...10 " ......... | ..........8 " |
 
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