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Sterilizing the cans and making the ketchup

How the tomatoes were cannedPart 6 of 8

Cécile Spénard-Poisson goes back over the technique used to sterilize the tin cans with Gaétan Lemay, then describes, visibly amused, how the ketchup was made.

Written in French by Alain Manset, February 2, 2016. Quotations from period documents are left in the original. Lire l’original en français.

Capture C.Poisson Ketchup

Madame Cécile Spénard-Poisson compares her recollections with Gaétan Lemay on the technique used to sterilize the tin cans.

Madame Poisson also describes how the ketchup was made; it seemed to amuse her! (see her photo)

In this series

  1. Taking in the tomatoes at the cannerySeptember 6, 2015 · Alain Manset · 1 min read
  2. First the Tomatoes Had to Be ScaldedSeptember 8, 2015 · Alain Manset · 1 min read
  3. The Work of the Tomato PeelersAugust 23, 2015 · Alain Manset · 1 min read
  4. Peeling with a SpoonSeptember 27, 2015 · Alain Manset · 1 min read
  5. Canning and SeamingSeptember 9, 2015 · Alain Manset · 1 min read
  6. Sterilizing the cans and making the ketchupFebruary 2, 2016 · Alain Manset · 1 min read
  7. Cooling the Cans, Then Labelling ThemSeptember 10, 2015 · Alain Manset · 1 min read
  8. KetchupSeptember 25, 2018 · Alain Manset · 1 min read

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