The book of fruit bottling / by Edith Bradley and May Crooke. A practical manual on the process of fruit bottling. Jams, jellies, and marmalade making: chapters on fruit drying, home-made wines and cider making, with preface urging upon county councils the importance of fostering these industries in rural districts. Introduction by Rev. W. Wilkes.

  • Bradley, Edith.
Date:
1907
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Credit: The book of fruit bottling / by Edith Bradley and May Crooke. A practical manual on the process of fruit bottling. Jams, jellies, and marmalade making: chapters on fruit drying, home-made wines and cider making, with preface urging upon county councils the importance of fostering these industries in rural districts. Introduction by Rev. W. Wilkes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE In offering this Manual to the public, we are endeavour- ing to respond to frequent appeals for definite information upon the important subject of Fruit Bottling. The keen interest which we have taken in its promo- tion and continuance has led people to associate our names with the industry. A series of papers on the subject by Miss May Crooke, which appeared in Farm and Garden, 1905, form the basis of the book. These articles have been elaborated by myself, and the chapter on Cider-making has been added by me. My friend Mrs Collier has kindly per- mitted a reprint of a very delightful article on “ Ancient Recipes and Old-World Cures,” which she wrote originally for the W'o?nan,s Agricultural Times. It is our good fortune to have for our publisher Mr John Lane. It is my most earnest hope that the publication of the practical details of these Industries, which are within the reach of all living in Rural districts, may be instrumental in arousing a greater interest in them; and that other County Councils, fired by emulation at the example set by Worcester some seven or eight years ago, may devote some money, even a small amount, to fostering this work. Indeed, one would strongly urge the forma- tion of Co-operative Societies to work small fruit- preserving factories in one or two of the best fruit districts, organising themselves for the purpose of instructing and educating the people in these subjects, and in an endeavour to obtain support and recognition from the County Councils on this basis. vii