Amanda Theodosia Jones (October 19, 1835 – March 31, 1914) was an American author and inventor, most noted for inventing a vacuum method of canning called the Jones Process. Developed in 1872 with Professor Leroy C. Cooley and covered by a series of patents the following year, her process used vacuum-sealed glass jars to preserve fruits and vegetables without cooking them, making home food preservation more practical than the soldered tin cans then in use.
Amanda Theodosia Jones (October 19, 1835 – March 31, 1914) was an American author and inventor, most noted for inventing a vacuum method of canning called the Jones Process. Developed in 1872 with Professor Leroy C. Cooley and covered by a series of patents the following year, her process used vacuum-sealed glass jars to preserve fruits and vegetables without cooking them, making home food preservation more practical than the soldered tin cans then in use.
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