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Appert, Nicolas (nēkôlä` äpâr`), also known as François Appert (fräNswä`), 1750–1841, French originator of a method of canning canning, process of hermetically sealing cooked food for future use. It is a preservation method, in which prepared food is put in glass jars or metal cans that are hermetically sealed to keep out air and then heated to a specific temperature for a specified time to
..... Click the link for more information. . In 1795 the French government offered a prize of 12,000 francs for a method of preserving food, especially for use by the army and navy. Appert, already an experienced chef, began to experiment in his workshop at Massy, near Paris, and in 1810 was awarded the prize for his method. The method, based on the idea that heat destroys or neutralizes the ferments that cause food spoilage, involved cooking foods in corked jars. Appert published several editions of his results (The Art of Preserving, tr. 1920) and with his prize money opened the first commercial cannery in the world.

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