The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-02
.,..rator From Ames College
r.lked to Canning Club Men,
hers This Morning About
Methods.
y, EANL1NEss REQUIRED
49,. RAYS, ovens and Fans Are the
AGENCIES Used In DryIng-Flbre
Containers Are
Recommended.

uaotuk woman were advised as to
.,a nrocess of drying fruits and veg
..hies this morning, in the domestic
es;anco kitchens in the Mckinley
sshnol nv Miss Bardwell, an Ames ex-
ssrt Members of the canning club
"a many who wished to become mem
s az were present at the demonstra-
tion and lecture.
M Miss Bardwell in beginning her tal6
.omnlimented the Keokuk children on
their gardens, both the size and the
condition IN which she found them.
IN many of the other cities, she said,
sho had found them burned. In speak
mo Of gardens she said turnips, corn
md beats were about the only variet-
los that could be planned now, and
", crown before frost. In planting late
rorn. care must be taken to select corn
which would mature before frost
The cold pack method demonstrated
,ome three weeks ago by Miss Burling,
was reviewed by Miss Bardwell. She
answered several questions which
rere asked regarding the process.
sbe said that pineapple, which had not
heen blanched was delicious. She
cautioned against shortening the time
NJ sterilization, especially in the case
Of asparagus.
She also explained the absorption Of
water in the cans, and said that this
need not cause any anxiety as to the
keeping qualities OF the products.
Drying Processes.
Miss Bardwell's talk dealt principal
" with the drying Of fruits and veg
etables. Rhubarb she said was deli
cious dried, and that ten pounds OF this
would make one pint, dried The pro
cess of drying is carried out by using
the suns rays, heating in ovens, or by
electric fans. The entire process de-
ponds on having splendid circulation
of air. She cautioned her hearers that
care must be taken to keep the fruits
and vegetables clean.
A drying box with sides of netting,
and bottom of netting with glass
over was described. This has the ad-
vantage of holding the suns rays, and
the sheet of glass helps to raise the
temperature. In oven drying the tenn
perature should be not more than 14O
degrees Care must be taken to keep
temperatures exact.
Fibre Containers Used.
Fibre ontainers, which are made OF
q special kind of paper dipped in para
fine were recommended for keeping
the dried products. These fibre con.
tainers are much easier to secure than
glass containers now. BY writing to
the U. S. bureau OF commerce, infor-
nation on this subject may be secur.
ed. These containers are to be seal.
ed around the edges with gummed pa
per.
Raspberries or blackberries should
not be dried too much or they will not
be palataple when put into the water
to soak up for use. MI vegetables fol-
drying must be peeled, and corn
should be cut two thirds OF the cob
and then the cob scraped.
1t is planned to enlist the girls OF
the domestic science department In
canning work both to teach them
helpfulness around the homes and to
aid in every way in the conservation
movement which is paramount at this
time. A special class Is to be formed
for the girls of Keokuk, meeting twice
each week.