Project Gutenberg 2004-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 321 Gray, Grace Viall Gray, Grace Medora Viall Every Step in Canning: The Cold-Pack Method E-text prepared by John Hagerson, Kevin Handy, Stephen Schulze, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Every Step in Canning: The Cold-Pack Method" by Grace Viall Gray is a practical guide on home canning techniques, written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a comprehensive resource for busy housewives interested in efficient methods of preserving food, specifically using the cold-pack method that gained popularity during and after World War I. The opening of the book recounts the author's personal journey and enthusiasm for the cold-pack canning method, beginning with a demonstration she attended that sparked her interest in teaching others. She describes the shift in canning habits influenced by the war, as women adopted new methods to conserve food effectively and economically. Gray highlights the challenges faced by those accustomed to older techniques, emphasizing the importance of being open to learning the cold-pack method, which promises to simplify the canning process while producing better results. The excerpt lays the groundwork for understanding the need for modernization in food preservation practices and sets the stage for the practical advice and detailed instructions that follow in the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Canning and preserving TX Text Cookbooks and Cooking Category: Cooking & Drinking Category: How To ... 514743 2025-08-06T06:59:12.777228 text/html 452284 2024-10-28T20:45:31 text/html 235649 2025-08-06T06:59:23.307194 application/epub+zip 240818 2025-08-06T06:59:16.325215 application/epub+zip 216249 2025-08-06T06:59:14.920223 application/epub+zip 479566 2025-08-06T06:59:28.193197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444171 2025-08-06T06:59:22.321186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382846 2022-09-07T04:06:50.106488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428790 2025-08-06T06:59:10.817237 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 408866 2024-10-28T20:45:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15860 2025-08-06T06:59:28.328139 application/rdf+xml 15977 2025-08-06T06:59:15.452210 image/jpeg 3682 2025-08-06T06:59:15.185210 image/jpeg 228989 2025-08-06T06:59:12.809235 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog