canning jar

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• Canning — is a method of preserving food in which the food is processed and sealed in an airtight container. The process was first developed as a French military discovery. The packaging prevents microorganisms from entering and proliferating inside.To… …   Wikipedia

• canning — /kan ing/, n. the act, process, or business of preserving cooked food by sealing in cans or jars. [1870 75, Amer.; CAN2 + ING1] * * * Method of preserving food from spoilage by storing it in containers that are hermetically sealed and then… …   Universalium

• Canning — /kan ing/, n. 1. Charles John, 1st Earl, 1812 62, British statesman: governor general of India 1856 62. 2. his father, George, 1770 1827, British statesman: prime minister 1827. 3. Sir Stratford. See Stratford de Redcliffe, 1st Viscount. * * *… …   Universalium

• canning — noun The process of preserving food by heat processing in a sealed vessel (a sealed jar or can) …   Wiktionary

• Mason jar — filled with jam A Mason jar is a glass jar used in canning to preserve food. They were invented and patented by John Landis Mason, a Philadelphia tinsmith[1] in 1858.[2] T …   Wikipedia

• Home canning — Home canning, also known colloquially as putting up or processing, is the process of preserving foods, in particular, fruits, vegetables, and meats, by packing them into glass jars and then heating the jars to kill the organisms that would create …   Wikipedia

• Mason jar — noun a glass jar with an air tight screw top; used in home canning • Hypernyms: ↑jar * * * Mason jar [Mason jar] noun (AmE) a glass container used …   Useful english dictionary

• Anecdote of the Jar — is a poem from Wallace Stevens s first book of poetry, Harmonium. It was first published in 1919, so it is in the public domain. [Buttel, p. 166. See also Librivox [http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4077] and the Poetry web site.… …   Wikipedia

• Mason jar — Ma′son jar n. coo a glass jar with a screw top used esp. in home canning • Etymology: 1880–85, amer.; after John L. Mason, 19th century American who patented it in 1858 …   From formal English to slang

• fruit jar — ☆ fruit jar n. a glass jar for canning fruit, vegetables, etc., sealed airtight with a cap …   English World dictionary

• Mason jar — ☆ Mason jar [mā′sen ] n. [patented (1858) by John L. Mason of New York] [also m j ] a glass jar having a wide mouth and a screw top, used for preserving foods, esp. in home canning …   English World dictionary