Indigo, Blackberries, Shoes and Bonnets

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MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL [MEMPHIS, TN], August 24, 1860, p. 3, c. 2
How to Preserve Peaches.--The present peach crop in this region will be larger than it has been for six years past, and consequently our lady friends are making preparations and calculations for preserving this delicious fruit in cans. Some of our friends know so well how to preserve fruits that any advice from us would be considered gratuitous, if not positively impertinent. Others there are who may receive benefit from the following directions: To preserve peaches in cans, take the ripe fruit, pear [sic?] them, and throw them into cold water, which will keep them from losing their color. When ready, put them in cans, adding as much sugar to them as would make them palatable. Then set the cans in a vessel of boiling water, allowing them to remain until heated through. A quart can will require at least twenty minutes to heat properly. Seal at once, taking care to keep the lid pressed down until the cement hardens. This is said to be the best plan for preserving peaches.