The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-12
AT MORE FRESH FRUIT
HE AGRICULTURAL DEPART
 MENT

MENT
 ends ont Bulletin on How to Can
 Things-yaIu of Fruit as an Article
 of Food is Hut Little Appreciated on
 the Farm-More Fruit Should be Canned for Winter Eating-Use Little
 or No sugar-FruIts Good for the
 Blood.
 The title Farmers Bulletin No. 2O3"
 the misleading heading of a recent
 ublication of the department of agri-
 llture. The bulletin is really of the
 reatest value to housewives as it con-
 ains Intelligent and accurate accounts
 the best way of making preserves
 nd ielIies and of how to keep them
 resh and sweet after they are bottled
 nd sealed. Working like spoiled
 anned goods is an old expression that
 discussed by the bulletin for the pur-
 pse of showing that, with intelligent
 fort, almost anything that grows, in
 he line of fruits or vegetables, can be
 anned or preserved and put on the
 aelf without any danger of it's work lg." Incidentally some valuable
 ietetic hints are contained. The bulle-
 n says in part: "The common fruits, because of their
 pW nutritiye value, are not, as a rule, stimated at their real worth as food. ruit has great diatetic value and hould be used generously and wisely, oth fresh and cooked. .. Fruits supply a variety of favored lgar acids, and a necessary waste of ulky material for aiding in intestinal loyement. They are generally rich in otash and soda salts and other min rals. Most fresh fruits are cooling nd refreshing. The vegetable acids lave solvent power on the nutrients nd are an aid to digestion when not aken in excess.
 Fruits and fruit juices keep the lood in a healthy condition when the upply of fresh meat, fish and vege- ables Is limited and salt or smoked eats constitute the chief article of let, Fresh fruit is generally more ppetizing and refreshing than cooked. 'or this reason 1t is often eaten in too arge quantities, and frequently when nderripe or overripe, but when of good uality and eaten in moderate quan- lties it promotes healthy intestinal &C., ion and rarely hurts any one.' The department experts believe that
 he value of fruit is not appreciated on he farm, where experience shows that is more often an article of sale than diet, and the bulletin contains the blowing suggestions apropos of this act:
 Nowhere is there greater need of a enerous supply of fruit than on the
 arrn where the diet Is apt to be re-. trieted in variety because of the dis Rnce fro mmarkets. Every farmer aould raise a generous supply of the 4 inds of fruit than can be grown in is locality. Wives and daughters on lethe farms should find pleasure in erving these fruits in the most health
 ll and tempting form.
 There are a large number of simple ffdlllLy QGSSSTlo IlldL CStIl DS8 pISpdISu fith fruit and without much labor. hieh desserts should leave the pie as
 Ia occasional luxury instead of allow Ing 1t to be considered a daily neces- Ifty. In the season when each kind of ruit is plentiful and at ts best, a gen. rous supply should be canned for the eason when both fruit and fresh yege- 3ahleS are scarce
 | A great deal of the fruit should be 5taay be as nearly as possible in the Condition of fresh fruit. This is the Best condition for cooking purposes. A laupply of glass jars does cost some s8hing, but that item expense should De charged to future years, as, with proper care, the breaking of jar need De only a rare ocucrrence, If there be In abundance of grapes and small suicy fruits, plenty of juice should be Banned or bottled for refreshing drinks Throughout the year.
 Remember that the fruit and juice Ire not 1uxuries but an addition to the lietary that will mean better health For the members of the family and Asgreater economy in the cost of the ta- | gs. Y Z /