Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-02
HOME CANNING.
Remarkable Results Achieved by .
Bucksport Woman.

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Remarkable Results Achieved by .
Bucksport Woman.
One OF the calls Of County Agent George
N. worden recently was at the farm OF
Samuel Gray in Bucksport. While there
he learned OF the wonderful success Mrs.
Gray was having with home canning, aud
how, by means of modern canning
methods, she was able to greatly reduce
the high cost OF living. So thoroughly
impressed was he by what he saw and
heard, that be asked Mrs. Gray to tell Of
her work in story form in order that
knowledge Of what she has been able to
accomplish might be an incentive to many
others to do the same thing at this time
when much must be done to make our
county more self-sustsining.
The home economics department Of the
extension service will be glad to render
assistance in this sort Of work by way OF
practical demonstrations, and Mrs. Gray
will gladly give personal attention to any
inquiries addressed to her. Mrs. Gray's
story, which Mr.. Worden kindly gives to
THE AMERICAN for publication, follows:
This il how one family 10 working for
preparedness either for war or peace,
based largely on . tin can and . glass
jar.
1 can't tell where Learned 70 can, or
how. read the directions somew hare,
but have forgotten where, and went to
work. Other people canned vegetables
successfully, and I knew I could. did.
The first year only put up green peas,
string beans, shell beans and corn, some
sixty i've quarts altogether.
fused the simplest way, the one nearest
At hand, namely the wash boiler, and
cooked the canned goods an hour . day
three successive days, and in the more
than Ave years and the hundreds OF jars
have put up, have never lost jar
except by breakaee.
That first year opened my eyes to the
Possibilities OF canning. Our garden had
always been great help toward supply
ing our table in summer, but our seasons
were 90 short, and this offered way to
make that garden last the year around
and to score against Mr.. H. c. l.
This next year my canning list was
greatly enlarged, and has grown each year.
Soon l tried meats, with great success.
Last summer felt that must have some
way OF canning that would require less
time, rs / have three small children and
other farm duties to look after, SO boue bit
= pressure cooker and used the cold pack
method. The saving in time has justified
its purchase, but have canned the same
| thing with perfect success in the wash
boiler.
Now, thanks to canning, we are nearly
rs independent as the Swiss Family
Robinson. In six months we have bought
materials for Ave meals. We of course
have to purchase -four. sugar, etc.
| Our canning program is about as fol-
| lows:
IS quarts Of green peas.
10 quarts OF endive.
5quarts OF shelled beans.
IS quarts Of string beans.
10 quarts OF Swiss chard.
10 quarts OF tomatoes.
30 quarts Of corn.
As many berries - can easily get, but
counting rhubarb and plums, at least 10
quarts.
Some Of these I put up with sugar, others
| without and add sugar later.
When my cockerels are old enough to
kill, / shall can twenty, which will give
me twenty quarts, and find quart jar OF
solidly packed meat ample for my family
| OF six.
When pig Ia killed, can all the lean
meat. From this cut on the bones q the
bones are dinhcult to manage in . jar, and
the bones with the meat remaining ON
them are boiled for soup. To this l add
vegetables and barley or rice, boil down
quite thick 20 that can add water when
preparing 70 serve. That gives me twenty
quarts of soup, SUFFICIENT for twenty meals.
| Later in the fall We will kill veal which
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