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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

canning process of hermetically sealing cooked food for future use. It is a preservation method, in which prepared food is put in glass jars or metal cans that are hermetically sealed to keep out air and then heated to a specific temperature for a specified time to destroy disease-causing microorganisms and prevent spoilage. Low-acid foods, such as meats, are heated to 240°-265°F (116°-129°C), while acidic foods, such as fruits, are heated to about 212°F (100°C). Canning was invented in 1809 by Nicholas Appert . The process proved moderately successful and was... Read more

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A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition

canning The process of preserving food by sterilization and cooking in a sealed metal can, which destroys bacteria and protects from recontamination. If foods are sterilized and cooked in glass jars which are then closed with hermetically sealed lids, the process is known... Read more

George Canning
Encyclopedia of World Biography George Canning The English orator and statesman George Canning (1770-1827) opposed intervention by Continental powers...colonies and the establishment of Greek autonomy. George Canning was born in London on April 11, 1770, the son of a barrister... Read more

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	Canning's departure marks end of prosperous era. (Fred Canning retires as president of Walgreens') (editorial) Magazine article from: Chain Drug Review; 1/22/1990; ; 590 words ; Canning's departure marks end of prosperous era At the end of this month, Fred Canning, president and chief operating officer of Walgreen Co...ratio was 2.5%. But those statistics don't begin to tell of Canning's impact on Walgreens. When he assumed the presidency upon... Read more
	GLASS-TOPPED CANNING JARS DECLARED EXTINCT Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/8/1990; ; 700+ words ; Old-fashioned glass canning jars - the ones with the wire bail closures and glass...US Department of Agriculture ruled them extinct for canning purposes, but the nation's leading canning-jar company, Ball Corp., has stopped manufacturing... Read more
	CANNING PLANT CLOSING MARKS END OF ERA.(BUSINESS)(CROSS COUNTY)(Column) Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 8/2/2001; 700+ words ; Byline: John Oncken The old canning plant in downtown Sun Prairie is closed...Kenefick began working for the Oconomowoc Canning Company as a field man out of the Poynette...Wisconsin overseeing the production of canning crops from seed to can. By 1970 he... Read more
	Bottled Up Energy Home canning her all-consuming passion Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; Canning tools * Ball or Kerr home canning jars * Ball or Kerr two-piece lids * Steam-pressure cooker * Ball...blender SOURCES: www.homecanning.com and Gracie Taylor-------- Canning essentials Food spoils when enzyme, mold, yeast and bacteria growth... Read more
	FRASNIAN (UPPER DEVONIAN) CONODONT SUCCESSION AT HORSE SPRING AND CORRELATIVE SECTIONS, CANNING BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA Magazine article from: Journal of Paleontology; 5/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Horse Spring conodont succession in the Canning Basin replicates zones 6 through 13 of...zonation. Horse Spring, together with other Canning Basin sections, demonstrates the widespread...is developed at Horse Spring and other Canning Basin sections. The Canning Basin Frasnian... Read more
	YES YOU CAN. GARDENING, HEALTH CONCERNS AND THE SATISFACTION OF AWELL-STOCKED PANTRY CREATE A SURGE IN HOME CANNING,FREEZING AND DRYING Newspaper article from: The Columbian; 8/5/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...CALLAHAN The Columbian 08-05-1997 Once canning was a necessity, the primary means of...hot summer afternoons huddled over a hot canning kettle in a hot kitchen, that was old...marketer of Ball and Kerr brand home canning products in Muncie, Ind. Rorick has no... Read more
	Canning a key contributor to Walgreens.(Fred Canning) Magazine article from: Chain Drug Review; 9/14/1998; 506 words ; ...Charles R. (Cork) Walgreen III named Fred Canning president of Walgreen Co. in 1978, the...performance was good but not great. When Canning retired in 1990 Walgreens had clearly...credit for that turnaround to the Walgreen-Canning duo. It was never 'I' with Cork; it was... Read more
	The mysterious case of Elizabeth Canning: Bevis Hillier investigates the alleged abduction 250 years ago, of a young servant girl, which divided London society at the time and has puzzled historians ever since. Magazine article from: History Today; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...eighteen-year-old London maidservant called Elizabeth Canning was abducted in the City by two ruffians...tried to force her to become a prostitute. Canning refused. A hideous gypsy crone staying...house in the City. That, at least, was Canning's story; and she was sticking to it. Somebody... Read more
	US firm offers pounds 89m for Canning; Board set to approve MacDermid deal. Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 10/27/1998; 436 words ; ...specialist chemical rival has formally bid for W Canning, one of the oldest names in the Midland industrial...based MacDermid has put in a bid valuing Canning at pounds 88.9million. News of the bid sent Canning shares up 21p to 290p. MacDermid, which has... Read more
	FERTILE MIND ; Canning preserves tradition of culinary self-sufficiency Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune; 8/31/2008; ; 692 words ; In my home canning world, our entire kitchen tabletop covered...Franklin Senior Center and its clientele. Canning can be time-consuming, though since having...supermarket shelves. But the annual process of canning the excess fruits and vegetables that... Read more

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	Home canning simplified: "Food preservation has to fit into my everyday life".(canning, freezing, and other food preservation tips)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 7/1/1999

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