Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-06
INSTRUCTION BY
CANNING EXPERT
o. b. Benson of Agricultural
Department to Come
to Illinois.
BY MRS. FRED L. HA4cH.


Professor o. H. Benson OF the Uni
ted States department OF agriculture.
specialist in charge OF garden and
canning clubs, will visit Illinois dur
ing the third week in July and spread
the gospel OF his wonderful work OF
conservation that is developing the
lives and bringing out the capabilities
OF splendid young womanhood in many
parts OF our country. What the corn
club Is doing for the boys OF Illinois
the garden and canning club Will do
for the girls
The educational department OF the
Illinois Federation Of Women's clubs
has been most fortunate in securing Mr..
henson as instructor in its home gar
den and canning schools, TO be held at
DeKaIb normal school, July 10, IA, 10,
and at East high school, Aurora, July
IS. II and Is
Mr.. Benson will tell OF the import
ance of home canning and fits relation
10 the food supply and health OF the
people.
BY means OF beautifully illustrated
lectures various club activities, and
individual stories of actual accomplish
ments, showing real sympathy with
boy and girl life. will speak straight
10 the heart of everyone. Mr.. Benson
believes that the boy or girl who has
learned to do one thing well is prac-
tically safe for all time and can be led
to the other and greater achievements.
OF SURPRISING interest TO house
keepers will be the demonstrations OF
cold packed method OF home canning
OF all kinds of fruits, vegetables.
greens, sweet corn ton and off cob,
fish, meats, meat juices, etc, by the
use of homemade canning outfit and
four distinct types of commercial out
FITS, all OF which are portable and avail
able for use in the back yard.
No canning compounds" are used.
1t is a lamentable fact that many wo-
men. especially in small towns and
rural districts, are using dangerous,
Illegal chemical preseryatives in their
home made canned goods DR.. II. w.
Wiley, in Good Housekeeping, takes a
shot at dangerous canning COM
pounds and has this TO say of a sam
pie Of a popular brand sent him by
some housekeeper: This compound |
consists principally Of borax with
benzoic acid and salt The chemical |
Gus to health and should never be used |
in a food product. No chemical COM |
pound is necessary in canning. The I
selection of good materials and com |
pIete sterilization with careful sealing /
are all that is necessary"
This is exactly what Mr.. Benson
teaches by so simple a method that a |
child can learn IT. The form. color |
and texture OF fruits and vegetables |
are preserved. BY placing them in the |
cans in a fresh state volatile oils are
retained and fresh dainty flavor is not /
lost
Beans need not be left on the vines |
TO become tough, nor carrots and beets /
10 become fbrous and woody; they |
may be canned when they are sweet, /
tender and juicy. and saved for the !
winter table. Windfall apples, thou 4
sands OF bushels of which are wasted I
every year in our state, may be pre- /
served so that they will be fully as de- /
lectable as though they came from the /
corner fruit stand at cents apiece
Il is estimated that I 500, 900 cans OF /
tomatoes were put up last year by /
members OF girls garden and canning |
clubs. The average cost to the club 4
members Of producing and putting up /
a number two can OF tomatoes was a |
trifie less than four cents. The aver
age girl with one OF the modern, Ia
bor-saving devices in home canning
can put up about 300 cans a day.
It IS an interesting story of Miss
Virginia Cogell of HazeIhurst. in Co
piah county, Mississippi, who canned
and preserved her way through Mis-
sissippi Normal college
Last year six girls paid their way
for an entire term of the Mississippi
Normal college from one seasons