Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-11-19
BAGS FOR VEGETABLES.
laps 20 he Great saving
and Convenience.

II never realized what comfort and
convenience in keeping vegetables
could be-" said pattern housekeeper.
until took the advice Of a neighbor
OF mine and made some burlap bags.
l got burlap Of good quality, and dur
ing my leisure moments sewed half
a dozen bags, holding from peck
TO half bushel. They wcre overseamed
and sewed so that they would be dur
able as well as convenient, and pro-
yided with heavy hens at the top and
strong strings
1--WE have quite a large family and
I buy many things in larger guam
titles than most of our neighbors. We
get lima beans by the peck, and find
II n most excellent plan. Potatoes,
when they first come, are bought by
the half bushel, onions in reasonable
quantities, and so on through the list.
Under the old system there was never
time phen could find an empty
basket or dish, especially in the busy
J season. Some one would rush into
the house with an imperative demand
for basket, crate or large pan, and
IL had TO go, for waiting to look up
anything was. out of the question.
l drew the line on my vegetable bags,
and, indeed, they were not as much in
demand as the baskets and boxes,
which was extremely good luck for
me. We made great deal of ice cream
In the season, and as my kitchen space
Is limited, ] found IL extremely in
/ a. a.
and any OF the boxes ordinarily used
for the purpose became empty on very
short notice. So / made salt bags as
well, each one holding half a bushel.
These were suspended from strong
hooks in the ceiling Of the storeroom,
save one, which was In regular use,
and was. therefore, kept within reach.
It was n great comfort TO feel that
IL I wanted TO make q dessert, il was
not necessary TO go to the barn or
send TO the warehouse in order TO
flll my salt dishes; neither was bur-
dened with the bulk Of this necessary
article standing around in great, UNI
wieldy vessels. Indeed, l have found
bags my best friends. have one for
the inner portion Of my ice cream
freezer. This hangs from the cell
ing. We use but little graham flour.
A cloth bag is prepared, and the pa
per bag as It came from the store Is
slipped into It. This, too, is suspend
ed overhead. Dried fruit Is put up in
paper bags then in cloth ones, as the
nature of the article may demand.
/ asked the clerk at the dry goods
store where buy most Of my supplies
Of that sort to put away for me any
odd lengths OF heavy sheeting that
, may come into his hands. These
use for bags for food articles. They
are moth-proof, bug-proof and wensel-
. proof, and have saved me many dol
S lar besides much annoyance. When
r 7 get oatmeal, which / always buy in
/. bulk-the pinhead quality, which is
q in my opinion, the only sort worth us
{ ing-I fill small can for everyday
e use. This is replenished from the large
e lot, which is kept in a cloth bag ont
; side Of the paper bag, and forms al
Y additional item in my ceiling decora
@ tion.
b This bag suggestion has so many
4 possibilities, and ! find so many uses
z for these Inexpensive receptacles, tina
IA 1 strongly advise every housekeepei
= 20 devote little Of her small change
10 10 the purchase of materials for max
d ing them."-N. Y. Ledger.