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citron in the syrup. More than 24 hours between changes, espe-
cially in the last heavy syrups, is advisable.
 The portion of sugar the citron should absorb is about 8 pounds
 of sugar to 10 pounds of citron. Spread on wire racks to dry if
 desired to use fairly soon. It is recommended otherwise that the
 fruit be brought to a quick boil, then placed in jars and sealed
 immediately. Remove and drain for use as needed.

 CANNING GRAPEFRUIT
 Canning grapefruit provides tasty, juicy "hearts" for salads
 and for desserts.
 Method: Wash and dry good, sound grapefruit. With a sharp
 knife, remove all peeling and rag. There are different methods of
 doing this: one is to cut a slice from both ends past the rag into
 the flesh of the hearts; then cut the rest of the peel and rag off
 in wide slices, cutting from one end to the other. When this
 operation is completed, there remains a juicy ball, minus all rag,
 with all the "hearts" exposed. It is then an easy matter to run
 the blade of a knife-or better yet, a pliable, flexible, bamboo
 paddle-between each two "hearts" and separate the segments
 from the rest of the membrane or rag. It is possible in this way
 to remove every "heart" entirely whole, free from all rag and
 seed. (The seed usually remain attached to the core.)
 With the "hearts" freed from rag and seed, pack solidly in a
 sterilized fruit jar after adding one tablespoonful of heavy sugar
 syrup to bottom of each pint jar (1/4 tsp. salt may be substituted
 for the sugar). When jar is full, adjust rubber and cover and
 process 35 minutes at 1800 F. If canning in tin, exhaust for 10
 minutes, process for 30 minutes and plunge into cold water to
 stop further cooking. Store in cool, dry place.
 Cull Fruits: Sound, ripe fruits, free from all decay, but under-
 sized, oversized, or mis-shapen in some way, may be used for
 canning.

 JUICE PRESERVATION
 Grapefruit Juice
 Grapefruit juice, unlike orange juice, may be bottled most suc-
cessfully and is very popular as a "before breakfast" appetizer
and for punch. There are many good devices for extracting the
juice.
 Grapefruit juice darkens in the bottle unless air is excluded.
This can best be done, so the United States Department of Agri-