Kerr Home Canning Book
Description:
The front panel has a basket of peaches with blueberries behind it, a can of peaches, and a bowl with four peach halves. The title is in a white square with an ornate trim around it. The word Kerr is in red lettering. The words price 10ยข is on the bottom of the front panel. The back panel has ears of corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers in front of a basket. There are three sizes of jars (one with tomatoes, one with corn, and the smallest with pickles.) The front end panel has a typed signed letter from Ruth Kerr (Mrs. Alexander H Kerr) titled As one "neighbor" to another... The company name and address are on the bottom. The back end page and page 56 are a two page advertisement for Kerr products. Pages 46 - 53 have Answers to your canning questions. There are black and white line drawings and color photos. There are notes in boxes lined with black for things to be aware of when canning.
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Printer: Western Lithograph Co. (Wichita, Kan.)
Brand Name: Kerr Jars
Publisher: Kerr Glass Manufacturing Co. (Los Angeles, Calif., Sand Spring, Okla., Hungtington, W.Va.)
1947
56 p.
24.1 x 16.8 cm
Leaflets
Language: English
Key Terms:
- Appliances
- Canning
- Chef Illustrations
- Drawn Illustrations Color
- Drawn Illustrations Black and White
- Pickling
- Preserving
- Recipes
Copyright: This item is under copyright.
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Citation: Kerr Home Canning Book. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=3285

