INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Different foods require different processing. It's perfectly alright to use a favorite old family recipe, but compare it to a similar recipe in a modern guide and adjust the processing time and technique accordingly. The basics for safety may have changed since an old recipe was written. Consult the latest USDA guidelines or Ball or Kerr books for process times according to jar contents and size, especially if you use an old recipe. Processing times have changed over the years because we have learned more about food safety and, in some cases, because foods are being bred differently. Tomatoes, for example, may be considerably less acidic than they used to be. thoroughly and keep them clean throughout the process. You want to reduce the amount of bacteria that could contaminate your canned food as much as possible. Wash them again before resuming work if you sneeze, visit the bathroom, or handle non-food items during the process. Most food will need to be cut up so that it can fit more easily into the jars.   Peel and cut up fruits or vegetables.  Note that you can "slip" certain fruits.  Peel peaches, nectarines, and tomatoes by dipping them briefly in boiling water until the skins split open.  Then, use a strainer to remove them and place them in cool water. When they are cool enough to handle, slip the skins right off them. Remove pits, stems, cores, and any other part you don't eat.  Note that freestone peaches are those that readily relinquish their pits, whereas cling peaches tend to cling.  Choose your fruit accordingly.  Cook jam. Cook and/or soak pickles. Prepare relish, applesauce, apple butter, and other foods according to their recipes. Most fruits and vegetables are canned either in syrup (a mixture of water or juice and sugar) or brine (a mixture of water and salt). See your specific recipe to see which is called for.  Basic canning syrup: For light syrup boil 6 cups of water and 2 cups of sugar. This will yield 7 cups of syrup. For medium syrup boil 6 cups of water and 3 cups of sugar. This will yield 6 ½ cups of syrup. For heavy syrup boil 6 cups of water and 4 cups of sugar. This will yield 7 cups of syrup.Sugar can be replaced by Splenda or Stevia for a low-calorie option. Do not use Nutrasweet.  Basic pickling mixture: Place 5 cups (1.2l) vinegar, 1 cups (240ml) water, 4 tsp. (20g) pickling salt, 2 tbsp. (28g) sugar and 2 cloves of garlic (optional but adds to the flavor) in a pot. Bring the pot to a boil. Once at a boil, reduce it to a simmer for 10 minutes. Remove the garlic cloves after the mixture has simmered for 10 minutes.

SUMMARY: Consult a recipe and a current canning guide (see tips and sources) for the specific times and techniques for the foods you choose to can. Wash your hands Prepare the food according to the recipe. Make the canning liquid if your recipe calls for it.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Smart Reply isn't available for all emails; only emails to which Google can determine a sufficient response will qualify. Go to https://www.gmail.com/ in your computer's web browser. This will open your Gmail inbox if you're logged in. If you aren't logged in, enter your email address and password when prompted. It's in the top-right corner of the page. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu. If you see Try the new Gmail at the top of the drop-down menu, click it and wait for your new inbox to load, then click the gear-shaped icon again before proceeding. If Go back to classic Gmail is listed at the top of the drop-down menu, you're using the new version of Gmail. This option is in the drop-down menu. Doing so opens the Settings page. It's a tab at the top of the page. Check the "Enabled" box across from the "Canned Responses (Templates)" heading. It's at the bottom of the page. This will save your settings and add canned responses to supported emails. Find an email to which you want to reply using a canned response, then click the email to open it. If the email qualifies for canned responses, you'll find a list of replies at the bottom of the email. Clicking one will add the reply's text to the "Reply" text field. If you don't see any canned responses at the bottom of the email, you cannot use a canned response for your selected email. Selecting a Smart Reply answer won't automatically send your email, so you can add text to the message if you like. It's at the bottom of the page. Doing so will send your canned response to the recipient.
Summary: Understand which emails qualify for canned responses. Open Gmail. Click the gear-shaped icon . Enable the new version of Gmail if necessary. Click Settings. Click Advanced. Enable canned responses. Scroll down and click Save Changes. Open an email. Select a Smart Reply option. Add any extra text you want to use. Click Send.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Quilting-quality fabric can easily cost around $13 USD a yard, but that’s only a fraction of the cost of crafting a quilt. You will also need to factor in the cost of backing fabric, thread, batting, binding, fusible web, and anything else you used in the fabrication of your quilt.  You may even want to factor in the depreciation of some of your equipment, like your sewing machine and needles. The materials needed for a 68 by 94 inches (170 cm × 240 cm) quilt will likely cost at least $150 USD. Only you can decide how much your time is worth. Some quilters sell their work for just the cost of materials, but this makes it harder for other quilters who feel they deserve to be compensated for their time. For the most part, the more experience you have making quilts, the more you should charge per hour.  If you’re selling the very first quilt you ever made, you may want to use your local minimum wage (for instance, $7.25 in most areas of the U.S.) to determine your rate. If you’ve been making quilts for years and you know your work is high-quality, you should compare your rate to that of other skilled craftsmen. Skilled carpenters, for instance, earn around $23/hour in the U.S.  Once you come up with your hourly rate, keep track of how long it takes you to create the quilt, then multiply your rate by the number of hours to get your final labor cost. Most online shops charge the seller a commission in exchange for listing their items. If you’ll have to pay a commission, you may want to include this in the price of your quilt.  Some quilters consider this one of the costs of doing business, and opt to cover the commission out of their own pockets. The commission for a sale on Etsy, for instance, is 3.5%.  Most sites charge the buyer for shipping separately from the total cost of the item. If you’re selling a quilt that you didn’t make yourself, it can be harder to calculate the value. Look online for quilts from the same time period or made in a similar pattern, then compare the prices of several different options to try to come up with a base price. If you know who made the quilt, try searching for other quilts by the same person or region to determine their value.

SUMMARY:
Calculate the cost of your materials. Determine your labor cost per hour. Consider compensating yourself for any commission you’ll have to pay. Research similar quilts on auction sites if you’re selling vintage quilts.