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Cooking time is shorter for soft vegetables such
as cucumbers than for harder vegetables such as
pulses.
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rim. Layer the food loosely to avoid cell damage.
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help the contents to settle.
Cakes:
Proceed as per the preserving recipes.
Tips
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that they cannot move.
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they are cooked evenly.
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Fruit:
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carefully as these are delicate and likely to
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Chop larger fruit and cut fruit such as apples into
slices.
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from bursting.
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storage life. The food must be completely
covered.
Vegetables:
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before bottling to preserve colour. Layer the
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The food must be completely covered.