Canning Applesauce – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
A window into the past: Canning Applesauce, preserved in this historic image. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Canning Applesauce
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Canning applesauce was a common task in American kitchens, where cooks cooked down windfall or surplus apples, sealed them in glass jars, and stored them for the lean months after harvest. Home canning of fruit spread widely in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when Mason-style screw-top jars and standardized sealing methods made preserving at home more reliable. The work was seasonal and labor-intensive, often shared among family members, and it reflected a household economy in which stored food meant security through winter. The image is credited to a Flickr user under a Creative Commons license, and its record gives no further detail about the kitchen or the date.
| Notes | Flickr.com. Creative Commons. User: mill56 |
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| Original scan | 3,000 × 2,008 px · prints to 10 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 2968623321_4a53acb820_o Canning Applesauce |
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