Mary B. Hughes
Mary Burke Hughes worked out her methods at Mrs. Hemenway’s Canning Kitchen for War Relief in Boston, where, by her account, 8,000 jars were sealed without a loss. Her 1918 book turned that experience into a primer for home canners.
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Everywoman’s Canning Book
Mary B. Hughes · 1918
A 1918 wartime primer from Boston. Hughes wrote it out of the canning kitchen run for war relief, where she says 8,000 jars were sealed without a loss, and she aimed it at ordinary kitchens. The book covers…
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