The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21
HOME ECONOMICS
MISS JOSEPHINE sIPPfELL' h'''o'

exhibits of fruits and vegetables, in
class containers, were splendid. 1t
is remarkable what the girls in our
country, between the ages of 1918 are
doing. The record books showed
marked improvement over last year,
and the general average was much
higher. Mrs. Dunsford, President of
Woman's Club, had charge of the pro-
gram. Miss Layton, District Agent,
Gave a talk on "Home Demonstration
Work in Fla" Miss Morse. the State
Dairy Products worker, gave talk
on "Dairy Products" Other speak,
ers followed after which the prizes
were awarded (1S) different prizes
were awarded by the business men OF
Palatka. which testified to their in
terest in the Home Demonstration
work.
| A short course for house keeping, is
held every year at the State College
/ Tallahassee. This course is highly
instructive and very interesting, and
the expense is surprisingly small
Will Putnam County be represented
this year?
The scholarship to the short course
Fla. State College, for Women, which
was given by "Mann- Hodge Seed CO.
was won by lst prize winner, Eunice
johnson, Peniel, Fla, at the Annual
Fall contest for canning club girls.
Last spring the Jacksonville people
made a special effort to have every
back yard and vacant lot planted in
some sort of vegetables. They en-
ployed special agent to teach the
city people how to can and dry these
products. What is Palatka doing?
Is she planting potatoes on these va
cant lots? Besides the financial gain,
it makes your town look especially
tfrifty-alive-and patriotic to stran-
gers.
When you see home in the rural
district, that is producing a surplus
amount of the staple products, keeps
enough stock to supply meat and dali
rv products; has a moderate amount
o. poultry raises enough cane for an
abundant supply Of syrup and sugar
makes a garden sufficient to can va
rietv of vegetables and fruits for the
entire years that home is helping, and
helping greatly to whip the Kaiser
and end this war
When YOU see a home in town,
whether the inmates are rich or poor
who practice economy in cooking,
and dressing, saving most on mate
rias that are needed abroad, who
keep that back yard and vacant lot
growing vegetables (9) months out OF
the year-and whose pantry is stock
ed with home canned fruits and veg
:, etables-that home is doing much
toward helping the boys at the front
Because you can afford to pay fol
certain foods, and materials is nc
, reason why you should use them at
the present time. 1t is your patriotic
:, duty to economiZe on the foods ano
materials most needed by the boy at
\ the front
), After the Fall contest, December
: lst each canning club girl donated one
:, container from her exhibit to be Sent
f to wounded soldiers in France. Wln
fred Cannon donated her whole eX
t hibits.
! According to statistics 10000 tlr
!, cans of vegetables, were done up BY
Putnam County people last summer
: and over (2) car loads of glass jars
q were used for canning and preserving
s One woman alone, put up over l,OOt
+ cans and jars, of every kind Of frul
and vegetables that she could get o.
!, grow.
$ A new agent has been appointed
+ Miss Moore, who has charge of th'
a Dairy products work in the state o
y florida, Miss Harris, State Ager
q Home Economics. has been drafted
V but will have charge again of the Il
Florida July lst.
: Leftover breakfast cereals may b
$ utliized by combining them with NOR
a highly favored foods, examples o
,e such combinations being oatmeal tls
,. cakes, and croquettes or loaves Of cel
i eals and nuts. Cold cereals, whe
n combined with custard and fruit, ais
N form the basis of a nutritious an
a palatable dessert.
al The recipe below is not as econom
" cal as most Of the flour substitute
ID recipes usually are, in the governme'
ID. IL