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 "