New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

Hicksville kitchen" And so that was .n;..
bly, settled.
DO YOU OWN AN INCUBAT0p,
One great problem was solved in III.
village where We stopped at noon. DRIED Wa.
tables were shown on the tables, and H.,
virtues extolled by all. But" said Mn b
lerton, I'VE can't afford 20 dry them at k,.
as vet. because the machines are so expeosr. !
but we hope before long that a cheaper N,
chine will be put on the markt, then We "a,
dry all that we wish"
A little old lady, with swapping black N,
and cheeks like rosy apples, spoke up:
81 hin drying vegetables for years." 4.
said. 1--WE got machine that works fine T.
bet you've got one on your own farm, orh
YOU amt thought of using it for this purpos.
and she grinned knowingly.
'I'm sure that haven't one said Mrs nj
lerton; "what kind of a machine is it,
Jest an incubator" came the answer, ~
another obstacle was overcome.
After the visitors have spent halfhcar
the demonstration car, Mr. Fullerton, 4
khaki uniform. appears at the door.
"Now, neighbors," he announces, these m.
must rest I'D for tho next stand. So you con.
in with me, and I'll show you some pcturs
and tell YOU what we've got 10 do TO pro.srl
ourselves and our homes from the man c,T
Butcher Bill" And he leads the flock into
the car ahead. where he delivers half.hmr
lecture, which closes the programme.
Some Of the women wander back into TIL
demonstration car to ask one final question
but Mr.. Fullertons voice from the platform
orders, "All ashore that's going ashore and
the last visitor scrambes off.
The workers rush to the big opening in tn.
side of the car and lean over the rail, waving
handkerchiefs and calling farewell admon.
tions to the smiling housewives on the plat.
form.
Keep after Mr.. Johnson about those jars 4
calls Mrs. Laimbeer.
Don't forget about your tomatoss!" says
Mrs. Snyder.
Start that canning club to-dsy!" shouts
Mrs. Webb.
Don't forget Butcher Bill" warns Mr..
Fullerton, and another town is left in the dis
lance.
The workers sit down to rest between sta
tions and compare notes. Mr.. Peters, the
president of the Long Island Railroad, whs
has made this enterprise possible, beams On
the assembly with pride. "Good work." b
says.
HARD WORK AND GOOD WORK
And it is good work. Hard work, too, for
from in the morning until at night, stop
ping only an hour for luncheon, these women
are on their feet, answering questions IN from
six to eight different towns.
Not only are the women interested, but there
was a goodly sprinklng of men among the
audiences. They asked questions, usually
prefaced with the remark: MY wife couldn't
come, but she wanted me to ask
At Southampton the local company Of MIL
tia for home defence paid visit to the uain'
at another station a man who had Just "
turned from seventeen years in ALASKA cam
to learn about canning and, incidentally, % w
how the process is carried on in Alaska. U
the crowd was too large to be accommodsses
in the demonstration car, Mrs. Fullerton, u
her short khaki skirt and leggings, address,
the overflow meeting from the open door
the car.
"Did you learn anything new about en-
ning?" our. next door neighbor inquired vns
/ returned.
LEARNING THINGS ABOUT CANNING
81 learned a lot" replied. II learned tn'
blanching is one Of the most important ie1
ures of modern canning and presernnl
You put the jar of fruit or vegetables IN 00'
ing water and let it stand for five minutes' 20
then you plunge it into cold water. Inn pr
serves both the flavor and the color OF the e0A
tents of the jar.
Il learned also that string beans can % p'
served in brine and kept for months =
when they are cooked they taste as go0a
new.
"And learned something worth while ~.
making jelly or jam. The fruit syrup can
made this summer and put in bottles OF w.
Jugs and sealed up tight; in the winN.
can be made into jelly or jam and pu' y,
paper cups, which are cheaper and nv.
lighter weight than the glass ones, ana snpF
to the soldiers who are crying for sweeu'
"And | learned about keeping eggs i0'
almost indefinite period by putting INN
water glass solution diluted with nine -
of cool boiled water. And | learned
about preserving the various kinds Oh -
and vegetables, all of which recipes are -
ed in the pamphlet that the Long Island -
Reserve Battalion is issuing, For hun
and Freedom, and which you can g"
the Long Island Railroad. -