Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-01
STATE HELPS
HOUSEWIVES
SENDS EXPERT FROM AMEs TO
TEACH CANNING; TELLS Oh.
JEcT OF VISIT HERE.

JEcT OF VISIT HERE.
The extension department of the
state college at Ames Is making an ef-
fort to assist the housewives of the
state in the preservation of foodstuffs
In keeping with the general plan
throughout the country to conserve
food crops this year. Miss Margaret
Ford Of Ames. who Is one Of the TWEEN
ty demonstrators travelling over the
state to teach the women modern
methods Of canning. drying and stor-
ing foods. has written the following for
The Courier about the work the state
has undertaken:
Would Conserve Food.
"Since the war began the United
States has felt the increased burden Of
producing not only her own foodstuffs
but much Of that for foreign countries.
This year more than ever before we
have heard much about planting larger
gardens that there might be SUFFICIENT
food for ALL The people have respond
ed we'll to this call and as one travels
about through our states. sees larger
and better cared for gardens than in
many previous years.
Everyone knows that much Of the
garden stuff is perishable and Is not
easily kept by the old open kettle
method OF canning. Many housewives
have spent much time on hot summer
days canning corn and beans only to
find that they would not keep and that
both the labor and the product were
lost.
Makes Experiments.
For number of years our govern.
ment has been experimenting In an at
tempt to find method Of canning both
fruit and vegetables which will keep
them from spelling and after many
successful trials has decided that the
cold pack hot water bath method Is the
best one.
Both the department at Washing
ton and our agricultural extension de-
partment have published bulletins
which contain instructions in this
method which is a vo-y simple one, re
quiring no apparatus which would not
be found in any home. The success Of
this method lies In the fact that all
living organisms. which might cause
spelling, are killed and others are pre-
vented from entering.
Has Twenty Demonstrators.
Tn order that all foodstuff. which
may not be kept by simple storing or
drying, may be saved, the Ames extern
sion department has launched cam
paign in which the cold pack hot bath
method will be demonstrated and ex.
planned to the people Of Iowa. Twen-
ty young women. each giving two dem
day are carrying on this
under the direction Of the
extension department. They hope to
interest not only the housewives Of the
state but the children as we'll, 80 that
enough fruit and vegetables may be
canned for home use leaving the more
easily handled tin cans Of commercial
goods for the boys at the front"
Tours County Daily.
Miss Ford has been touring the
county since Monday with County
Agent G. r. Scott and holding two
daily in various town
ships in order to distribute this help
for housewives equally.
No meetings were held yesterday on
account Of the holiday but today the
work was resumed and at 8 O'clock
was given at the home
OF Mrs. E. D. Davis, Hedrick, route 2
and at Q o'clock this afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. G. B. Baldwin, Hedrick,
Route 1.
Two meetings Saturday.
Plans have been made for big day
Saturday when Eldon and Ottumwa
will have demonstrations. The former
city will be visited In the morning
when Miss Ford will demonstrat at
the home Of Mrs. Van Baldwin. A big
crowd is expected there as Washing.
ton township women have been active
In this work for some time past and
have been looking forward to the CON-
ing of Miss Ford
ottumwa Given Chance.
The demonstration in Ottumwa will
be held in the Commercial club room
in the afternoon at 2 O'Clock and al
ready number OF Ottumwa women
and some from the country who were
unable to attend the meetings. held dur
ing the week, have announced their in
tention to be present. The plan to in
clude the city in the list Of places
where demonstrations are to be held
was made yesterday by County Agent
Scott and 1t is expected that hundreds
Of Ottumwa housewives will avail
themselves OF the opportunity to learn
the advanced methods that the state
Is teaching for preserving food stuffs.
The demonstrations tomorrow are at
The home Of Mrs. B. BOSNIAN, Ottumwa
route 2, at 9 o'clock and with Mrs. G.
NJ. Bissell. Ottumwa route 9 at 2 p.
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