The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-13
HOUSEWIFE SHOULD
Do MORE CANNING
Every Bit Of Garden Surplus Can Be
Saycd--WiH Help Reduce
Expenses

II the Richmond housewives real
tied last summer that foodstuff prices
were going to soar during the winter
they would have purchased berries,
fruit and vegetables when plentiful,
and canned many thousand additional
Jars. Enough garden trudS rotted
Cnpicked last summer or was sent to
the dump after being left unsold in
the markets to have fed thousands OF
families during the past winter.
1t is not to be thought of that our
experience is to pass unheedeu and
the lesson learned at such heavy
cost is to be forgotten so soon. AL
ready garden and canning clubs are
being formed in every community.
-tha-puhlic- schools being the center
where the ladies gather to he instruct
ed in the art of canning. later to
= carry the knowledge home and con-
tinue the canning operations through
out the berry. fruit and vegetable sea =
son.
We are face to face with great
war and we realize that we must go
into next winter with q greater re-
serve supply OF food. Increased pro-
duction, however is only half the
battle. the conservation of these food
greatest benefit is to be derived from
our efforts to produce. Patriotism
goes hand in hand with economy to
influence the housewife toward a
moro extensive home canning pro-
gram than ever before. The slogan
is Have Garden" Follow this With
the action Of the old lady when asked
what she did with all the vegetables
raised in her garden. she replied:
I'VE cat what We can and what we
cant We can That will solve the
whole problem.
The farsighted housekeeper should
take pencil and pa per snd jot down
carefully compiled estimate OF how
many cans or lars OF each sort of
berries, fruit or vegetables she viii
need to feed her family next fall.
winter and spring. that IS until the
next season. add oue~fourth TO the
estimate 10 cover emergencies. then
'f1mcdiateiv arrange the purchase Of
*~-e' 9ont nut this OFF, as Jars. Ike
all other commodities are advancing
in ~tce. Don't however. allow the
present sTicc Of jars to deter you
from buying. because the high price
of jars. IL as nothing compared 10
the high price you will have TO pay
FOR earned goods mex, winter Be
sides, lae jars are not for one. season
only. bat with care can be used many
canning seasons by the purchase OF
new rubbers.
Cold pack canning IS so simple and
produces grade uf canned food 30
superior TO the oid-fashioned homo
method of cooking In a kettle that
iss adoption has become almost unA-
yersal. Coid-pack means rnw-pacK,
II means cooking or steriiizing In the
Jars instead of being s.erilized In an
open kettle and then transferred TO
the Jars and sealed. Food product
canned this way has a much better
favor. nearer the natural favor. II
Will stay whole. /. not cooked to a
nlussy pulp. Tou do not have to stand
over hot stove stirring fruit to pre-
vent scorchinG. You do not have 10
handle hot jars and covers or be in
danger of scaldfng your hands by
pouring hot fruit into Jars. The fruit.
Jars. rubber rings and covers are
steriiized properly and all at the same
time. You use less fuel and do your
canning tn shorter time