The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-07
Auditorium Of keokuk High Scho6t
Crowded yesterday With Women
Anxious to Witness
Demonstration.
EXPERT WAS IN CHARGE
Miss HsIen Burling of the Ames Elk
tension Department., Gives Ad-
vice to Women on
Economizine.

The high school auditorium was
packed to the doors yesterday after
noon at the canning demonstration
conducted by Miss Helen Burling of
the extension department Of the State
college at Ames. The meeting had
been announced to be held in the
domestic science rooms, but the large
number in attendance made it ne
cessary to go over to the high school
auditorium. Miss Burling was intro
duced by Miss Rachael Roberts, who
is the local representative of the
state college extension work. A DEM
onstration was made Of canning
beans, beets, respberries and straw
berries by the cold pack process, af-
| ter which canning club was organ
lied. Miss inertia Mitchell was un-
animously elected as leader of the
canning club.
! Miss Burling said, eve are met
here today because our country is at
war. In times of war women must
work harder and must study economy
and thrift. The longer we are at war
the more exacting will this labor and
economy become. BY canning and
preserving vegetables. fruit and 9TH
Ier foods, you will make living easier.
That is why the state college has
sent out twenty women to teach
canning in every county in this state.
That is why I am here today" She
spoke briefly of the four methods of
canning; the open kettle cooking,
which is the common method the
cold water method; the intermittent
cooking plan and the cold pack pro-
cess.
All have their advantages, but she
demonstrated the cold pack method
as the surest means of preserving the
| food.
The cold water method can only be
/ used to preserve rhubarb, goose ber-
jries, currants and cranberries. The
jars should be carefully washed, then
put the raw fruit into the jar and fill
| it with cold water, making sure that
there are no air bubbles in the jar,
then seal it. ~
| Cold Pack Method.
The cold pack method which she
demonstrated, is suited for both fruit
and vegetables and this is how it is
done.
There are two parts to the cold
pack canning process:
Part Packing the uncooked pro-
duct in the jar
Part II-Cooking the packed pro-
duct in a hot water bath.
This method is easily learned by
Ianyone who will follow the directions
carefully. Following are the steps
of procedure:
1. Secure sound, fresh products.
2. Clean and trim the products
3. "Scald or "blanch" as directed.
A. Gold Dip Immediately.
5. Pack the product in the jar.
6. Add hot water or syrup.
Z. Adjust rubber and cover on the
jar.
8. Partially seal the Jar.
9. Cook in hot water bath.
TO- Remove from bath and COM
Iplete the seal.
In canning the string beans yester
day she cleaned them as for ordinary
cooking and put them in wire bas-
ket which she subm erged Or "blanch-
ed" in kettle Of boiling water for
five minutes, then she submerged
the basket Of beans in cold water.
Then she put them into pint Mason
jar with level teaspoon Of salt and
enough boiling water to cover them.
She fitted rubber on the jar and set
the lid. She put the lid on tight a
and then turned the lid back a half
inch to allow the steam to escape.
She put the jar into a kettle, (Which
had a rack in. the bottom SO the jar
would not rest directly On the bot
tom Of the kettle) filled with boiling
water to depth sufficient to cover the
jar. The beans should cook in the
boiling water for two hours. Remove
at the end Of two hours and seal tight
ly.
She distributed bulletins, which
gave all the details Of the process and
the length of time which various
fruits and vegetables take for cook i
ing.
The canning club which was form
ed, of which Miss inertia Mitchell is
leader, is open to any who are inter 4
ested in it's objects and all women /
are invited to join. Further an
nouncements will be made through /
The Gate City by Miss Mitchell.
Interest Is Shown. Il
The interest which the canning |
demonstrations have produced
throughout the county in the two |
weeks Miss Burling has been work |
ing in this district is shown by figu-
ures Of County Superintendent OF !
schools. E. c. Lynn. Mr.. Lynn has
the following figures of the county !
meetings exclusive Of Keokuk. The !
first figure shows the number attend ,
ing the meeting, and the second the |
number joining the canning club:
Viewer 80 81 |
Fit. Madison ............... 14O ~ !
Denmark ........... ......-. 65 81 |
West Point 40 ~ |