The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-07
They'll Have Good Things to
Eat ut Topeka Fair.
Culinary Department Is At
tracing Attention.
War HAS INCREASED INTEREST
Women Are Canning Both
Vegetables and Fruits.
Some of Those Who Have En-.
tered Their Displays.

Mrs. C. H. Riker. superintendent Of
the culinary department of the Kan
sas State Fair association. promises a
most interesting display in her de-
partment.
Many women and girls have be-
come intensely interested in the cult
nary department at the Topeka fair. -
said Mrs. Riker. They are interested
in the success of the fair quite as
much as they are interested in win
ming premiums. The result is that
there Will be very creditable display
in the culinary department. The la
dies of Indian Creek grange, and Mis-
sion Center grange are planning to
make extensive exhibits in the Gull
nary department.
You know there are many women
who are particular in the methods of
canning and preserving. They are
more particular as to the quality of
the article put up than tn are about
the quantity. Among thLss who will
make special exhibits OF fruit collec-
tons of this kind will be Mrs. J. d.
Corbet OF Valencia, Mrs. Fred Bliss of
rural route 8, Mrs. J. D. Mccormack
Of Topeka, Mrs. Dele Noel Of Hart
ford. and Miss Leila Shulz Of Gardner.
War Affects Prices.
With war prices on canned food
lis
interest in canned vegetables. More
housewives than usual are putting up
vegetables for use this winter. 1 un-
derstand that the demand for cans at
the hardware and grocery stores Is
greater than it has been at this time
of the year. The canned vegetable
department will be of interest to
itors will be on hand and they will be
glad to explain their methods to those
who are interested.
I'm the canned vegetable department
Miss Enid Carson, who has won a rep
utation among her neighbors as an ex-
pert in the successful canning of veg
etables, will have on display a large
variety of vegetables she has canned.
There are no premiums for such dis
plays but housewives who know how
to can are going to make displays for
the help they can give others
Cooked in Sunshine.
Zone of the most interesting exhibits
in the culinary department will be the
display Of sunshine cooked preserves
These will be preserves cooked in the
sunshine. This is a process that is not
familiar to every housewife and those
who. do not understand the process will
be glad to learn how cooking is done ir
the sunshine.
In the cake section there will be
dainties that make the mouths of the
| spectators water, for some famous cake
makers will make displays. Among
them will be Mrs. Matt Cooney, Mrs
John Deffey and Mrs. Hunter Blair.
| THE girls baking powder biscuit
display will be good. You know that
there are more jokes about these bis
cults made by young housewives. Well
| there will be no jokes about these bis
cults for girls who know how to make
light, flaky biscuits that are most de-
licious, will make displays.
Many housewives from outside Oi
Topeka and Shawnee county are going
| to send in articles to be exhibited al
! the fair And everything in the Gull
nary department will be SO inviting
| that I know the display will attract
even the dyspepticS,''