26 HOME PRESERVES “HANDBOOK DIRECTIONS FOR FRUITS—(Continued) Strawberries Wash fully ripe berries in ice water. Cover with 50% (whole in syrup) Drain and hull. and fill containers syrup, allowing to within 34” from top. room for freezing . : expansion. Seal. Other Berries Lise same method as whole strawberries including Black- with syrup. berries and Loganberries Blueberries and Stem, wash, leave whole. Mix with sugar al- Raspberries lowing | Ib. sugar for 4 or 5 lbs. blue- Currants and | berries and 1 Ib. Gooseberries sugar to 3 Ibs. cur- rants. Seal. Apricots Wash, cut in halves and pit. Put in containers : ai and cover with 60% Peaches Wash, immerse in boiling water for 2 syrup. Seal. minutes. Cold dip and peel. Drop into Cover with 60% cold water. Slice directly into carton syrup. Seal. filling to within 34” of top. Plums Wash, pit, quarter. Put in containers : and cover with 60% syrup. Seal. Sweet Cherries Stem, wash and pit. | Put in containers and cover with 40% syrup. Seal. Sugar Syrups 40% syrup, 2 cups boiling water _—'| 2/3 cups sugar 50% syrup, 2 cups boiling water 2 1/2 cups sugar 60% syrup, 2 cups boiling water 3 1/2 cups sugar Dissolve the sugar in the water and cool to room temperature before using. When filling cartons with syrup allow half-an inch for freezing expansion. TABLE OF APPROXIMATE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Fruit or Vegetable Measure per Pound Sun, (Wi A Demin a eo Moa Fe ohg hoe ck aes in go ea i ae pareiett~ a 3 cups sliced Blackberries and Currants _.......................... igdivaudilakcighmapdl sti Wee crkgdineceveadoon hc tea en meee a dt eee 1% to 1%4 cups Remenerrien, pitted Cherries, Grapes.) ae ee er ee 214. cups ne eg. TOR MMe Lit AERO & MOC ME MRC Cr ONE abet See oe teu ee 3% to 3% cups SR TOOT ee LEGA ION Ae ERIE VOLO UR EAS Gh Decca aie alk bee ek ee 2 2/3 cups eeern te Pescuen, 6 06.4 medium pieed.iic oo ee Ae eee 11% to 134 cups sliced ac he ee) GERRY RDG SEARED Came RT! ARID SSE GR TOE pee MTG en har ome ent ea, 2 cups halved ne ne te + Sa Rae RROD ik ALIBI 17 NS MURR COR DE AP ORURT ne uSDE aM Wty Mata caes WEN Gore Fo 4 cups diced meas LS eas Rima ata ie i ec ee ee aaa 2 cups diced String Beans Taste RAGE P 9 Fr NGO Re AORADAL PLAGE IR RABIES SONNE Sand et corte seat ened Be ee 3 to 4 cups cut ment 2 Gb So area Or OG emiall |. ee ROMS Ra ore ail See AEs = 2 cups diced a ee EN oS RAR RESO ON ERR NEL Rot aN OPED DORM GE BAD Farias HON amamy ert er a (ee 6 cups shredded IS Se AEE IS a) ren A od a ee 2 cups broken af pM SS RIA, SSE STON SOS £ ooh SEE PREOTC SE PSS OE Ae IY TA Re SONY SERRE MENTED EY CU pee ree Slee cae 3 cups diced ren MO Rul OUOU NN i oi eh oe ei igs alae 2 cups diced ee ee peiaes: Me Stat OR MCALEER GES ne MRTG Rigg Nika WEY Oru eae Ml penny ceo! 214 cups chopped ‘enon: Leimes |S th A epeiinens bine i a he tae at ee a memeehoes, .erean, GS email oi re ERED ALO LN MERE ani TO ROC Ae Re 3 cups sliced