Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-10
CANNING CLUB WORK
IS BEING ORGANIZED
nounces Plan to Conserve
Food Resources.
INSTRUCTIONS IN PRESERVING
j. Frank Fooshe Calls Attention to
Opportunities Market Now Affords
for Canning Strawberries. Peas
and Other Spring Produce.

The Central Garden Committee has
completed its arrangements for its
| cannins-cluh work during tho summer
months. This week meetings will be
held AS follows for the purpose Of or
sanizinE these clubs:
Monday-John Marshall High School,
II. NJ; Barton Heights School. 4:3O
+. NJ
misunderstanding School. 3 II. NJ:
Robert Fulton School. A:30 T. NJ
MISUNDERSTANDING Park School.
: T. NJ: Ginter Fark School. A:5o r. NJ.
Thursday-Cary School, T. Nj: Mad
ison School. 4:So L. NJ
Friday-Bellevue School. 10 A. NJ
AT these meetings Misses Mondy and
oSullivan will he present TO explain
the work that is to be done and 10
enroll the names of those who wish to
join. These clubs will! be OPEN not
only TO mothers and housewives. but
though no aEe limit will be strictly adj
hered TO.
At each of these schools weekly
classes will be held for definite work
and instruction. The demonstration OF
actual canning. in which the members
will each take a part, will be strik-
ing feature.
While the object of this canning
work is 70 encourage all housewives
10 conserve any surplus raised in their
own gardens. every encoura cement will
be given to the canning of any surplus
that is TO be had from others or on the
local market. Special emphasis will be
placed on canning in glass. as the first
cost of glass containers is but very
little more than the tin. and they can
be used from year TO year. AS far as
possible, the work at the canning clubs
will be nearly like home conditions,
as it is intended TO make it wholly
practical.
The canning club at the FoN Schoo!
is already thoroughly organized. Its
members have done some very effective
work in canning wberries and
asparagus.
CHEAPER THAN THEY WILL
BE; AGAIN THIS SEASON
The present low price of 81 or less
bushel for garden peas gives a fine
opportunity for canning this vegetable.
strawberries also are 10 be had chea per
this week than they are likely to be
had again during this season. Many
housewives are taking advantage OF
these low prices 10 preserve their own
supplies OF peas and awbcrries. One
OF the great secrets of having a good
store of canned fruit and vegetables is
canning little of each in season.
The man or woman who goes to
market tomorrow morning with the
market basket will find many opportu-
mites 70 lend helping nanl TO both
food producSon and conservation"
said ]. Frank Fooshe, director of the
American National Bank Garden Club,
yesterday. TO begin with. English
peas are TO be had at 81 a bushel or
less and strawberries are going at
81 and 50 a crate. These figures indi-
cate a big slump in tho whole
prices. with a similar decline at retail.
But the greatest decline is in the
price OF cabbage and onions. the two
Things which provoked riots in New
York last fail, when cabbage went 10
IS cents and onions to % cents
pound. So far AZ cabbage is concerned,
the bottom has fairly dropped out as
compared with the prices month
ago, though from the growers stand
point they have rarely ever sold to
better advantage.
MARkETING IS NOW
MUCH SIMPLER PROBLEM
For a dime one can now get a fine
large solid head of cabbage, weigh
ing three 10 four pounds. Good punches
OF onions are to be had at 5 cents
with the larger ones going at two for
Ia cents. AS for salad and spinach
'hese are TO he had for almost a song.
Even the shipped fruits and vege-
tables arc showing steady decline
in price under heavy receipts. with
N" exception Of snaps, which are not
coming in fast Both peaches and to-
'natoes are quite plentiful. varying
from Si.5b 10 $3.50 per six-barket car
''er Many Of these are coming a
itte ripe. which condition always