The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-09
l Preparedness tori Winters Food.

/ fBy Or. Ernest w. d. I4aufer, Agrono.
! mist. American Steel & Wire Col
~ great and nicsIiGsntDns timcs, arc for
I lie first time since the civil war. again
i Confronting The nation. The resource
y o. and savings of years of peace are
again being pledged to tho nrcsccu.
] ton of war. tnore gigantice and more
\ RELENTLESS than, any war that has been
fought in tho history OF mankind
1 II Not all of u6 arc chosen however to
\ light this great war with gun and
: aaber. or by blood purchase. some
must stay behind to- pledge all that
s thcys,pOssess in tho effort to, produce
q enough food TO keep the valiant sol
diers, fed and their babes and wives a.
homo from starvation. Our beautiful
i laRdaOf unlimited resources must be
made tOaBhow its prowcss In agrlcul-
{ tasfal production, SO that none within
her boundries shall feel the pangs Of
hunger and the degrading influence OF
\ poverty. ,gSss:1,.,.s =. : .<i,H
$ss Citizens and co1lntrSnlcn, 1t is your
Z ssp0iemn duty to produce and conserve
D y ssRlk OF tho food that it il possible to
n produce and conserve, No matter how
I, small tho garden or how tiny the num-
I; bcr of pounds saved frem waste. con.
5NEGGTL0u CllOIt.FWah VAOAOSo HoHSAti"h
~ weapon against our most dangerous
fDcnemfcs, hunger andfood riots. g
Esas lii choosing what things to Grow in
3 tile gardens, It should be borne IN
mind that the crops 10 be consumed
& ct once such as lettuce, radiblles, mel-
tas 0ns, etc, are, to occupy only the most
limited space, while crops that can
u he dried, cooked, steam prOccSSed or
h " Cellared should be grown, as abundant
81 ~ as possible. The vegetables that
& are most readily preserved by cooking
tor steam processing arc peas. sweet
%ss corn, tomatoes, spinach, Swiss clartl
nh and cucllmbers Bcets, carrots and
string beans may also be put UP in
ssStiiis way, either picked or IN bring
Rutabagas, turnjps, celerlac, parsn1ps.
as we'll as carrots and beetS. may
! simply be placed in a cool cellar (thc
temperature Of which should not be
kept higher than 40 degrees Fahrcll-
hctt), In bins of dry sand, where they
s will retain their usefulness until the
IL. late spring. Cabbages, Chimes cab
q bage, Brussels spOuts and kOhlrabi
& may be placed in the cellar with the
III heads down and covered with sand,
u; taking care that they do not touch
80 Ia 81, other, but, that each is entirely
II Surrounded with . layer of sand.
SIZING beans and cabbage may of
escoufse sbc preserved, by the fcrmcnta'
ton method in the form of saurkraut.
Il Parsley, sage, thyme. marjoram. sum.
ssmer ssayory, basil and cetcry leavos
ssshoull be dried in cool room, prefer
4s ably dark with an abundance OF circu'
Il lating Hir. For this purpose they
should DO spread on newspapers i'll
ss. thin layers and turned frequently, or
Il they. may be tied in small buncbe and
u Euspende1 from line until thorough.
Ely dry. when they should be packed in
air tight boxes such as baking powder
tins, etc. In gathering cabbagcs and
the above herbs, care should be taken
that, they arc FREQ from dew and other
moisture as this would cause mould
ing and rpttin;. Okra or Gnmbo. is
&. not much known in tho north, 1t how
81 ever makes al excellent and nouriSh'
III Ing addition to soups and tomatoes,
tl,is can he dried by cutting into quar-
+ tnrs lengthwise and subjecting to sun
Hight or other gentle heat and plenty
%tOf air. The same is true OF sweet
Il corn which must be cut from the cob
SsSand dried as rapidly as possible. If
this corn is is soaked for several hours
ana boiled in milk with little piece
Of butter with pepper and salt added,