Every Step in Canning

“The crime of wasting even a few tomatoes or berries” was, Grace Viall Gray says, a lesson the war taught women to remember. But could they fill the pantry without spending the summer in a hot kitchen—or buying a single special machine?

Written in the wake of World War I, this practical guide meets American housewives as gardens and home preserving sweep the country. Gray champions the cold-pack method: fresh produce goes into jars before sterilizing, promising less labor and better flavor than older ways. She explains how to begin with what is already at hand, from sound jars to a wash boiler and a simple rack, while warning that a bad seal can undo all the work. Can a beginner really preserve a season’s harvest with ordinary kitchen gear?

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