Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-02
CANNED FOOD FOR STUDENTS
Plenty of II in Sight for U. v. M.
Boys and Girls.
Extension Service Of State Agricultural
College IL Turning Out the Goods
for Next Winter At Nor.
ril1 Hall.

The boarders at Grassmount and the
Commons. more popularity known as the
hash house." should have a sufficient
quantity Of canned foods next winter to
satisfy the appetite Of even a college boy
or girl. II you doubt 1t, Just 60 UP to
Morrill, hall and see the special canning
apparatus Of the extension service Of the
State college. turning out canned goods,
quickly and scientifically. The apparatus
itself doesn't do the work Of course; it's
under the skilled direction Of Mrs. B. A.
Chandler and some capable assistants,
but it's quite an affair just the same.
The food supply which is canned s raised
on the college farm. This is the first year
that the university has tried the scheme
Of supplying its own tables with canned
foods, and the canning process only start
ed yesterday.
The canning machine. apparatus Is a
better word, has a capacity Of 1000 tin
cans a day. 1t can likewise accommodate
about 100 two quart glass Jars during a
day. The tin cans are much smaller and
| can be stacked in rows. that is why so
many more can be filled at a time. The
canning process itself is pretty difficult for
a layman to explain. The food which is
to be canned. 1t happened to be peas
yesterday. is laid out on long tables and
cleaned. Then 1t is tied up in a big piece
Of cheese cloth and given a hot and cold
dip. which is just exactly what II sounds
like. Then 1t is packed and put in vat
which is heated by steam pressure, and
then the Jars are put in another piece of
machinery which looks like steel cylind-
err. Nobody is advised to try canning by
this method. however. until after they
have consulted with the State university
expert.
IA. e.,
which may be commenced next week, have
within few days. The special canning
apparatus may be put at the disposal Of
the community. with certain restriction.
on certain days of the week. but the can.
ming will not be done free Of charge.
STATE DEMONSTRATIONS PLEASE.
Director Thomas Bradlee of the extern
sion service has returned from business
trip to Antwerp, N. Y. The canning DEM
nstrations which are being given through
out the State by three of the university's
experts are proving very we'll attended
and, according to the people who witness
them. very profitable. The demonstrators
are in the vicinity Of Middlebury. Brattle-
boro and Richmond this week.
Demonstrations will be given at some
time this summer in the following places
in the State: Richford. St. Adams. Rich
mond. Starksboro, Bristol. Vergennes.
New Haven. Chittenden, Proctor, WALL
ingford. Manchester. Bennington. Towns
bend. Bellows Falls Chester, Hartland,
South Woodstock. Woodstock. Bridge
man, West Bridgeman. Barnard,
East Barnard Pomfret North Pom
fret. Chelsea, Bethel Mortified. Rox-
bury. West Berlin, Orange. Wells River.
Barnet. Peacham. Waterford. Walden
Wheelock. Craftsbury. Sheffield. Sutton.
Burke. East Haven, West Haven, Newark,
Barton, Charleston and Canaan. This list
may be increased as new requests for DEM
onstrations are constantly being received