Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-29
SAVE HOME GARDEN SURPLUS.
Plans For Conserving Vegetable God
\ Not Eaten Fresh Should Be Made.

The crop Of vegetables from home
gardens promises to be unusually large
in practically all sections OF the coun-
try this year Home gardeners, there"
fore, it is pointed out. should begin:
now to plan so that the products
raised by them will be used to the
best possible advantage, without
waste.
There is likely to be an unusually
large production Of vegetables from
small home gardens in most communi-
ties this year." says the statement.
Home gardeners, therefore. should lay
their. plans carefully so that they Will
be, in a position at the appropriate
time to make efficient use Of their
garden produce. both by immediate
consumption and by preservation by
canning, drying, or in other ways. so
that no good food will be wasted.
"a very material saving can be
Effected in the food bill in many in
more largely of the fresh home grown
vegetables and less extensively Of the
nom perishabie foods bought from
grocery stores. By following this pam
also, garden owners will relieve some
what the demand for the non-perisn-
able foods.
Even with liberal use In the family
diet in fresh state, however, there
will be considerable surpluses Of vese-
tables from many home gardens. THESE
should be saved in some way. Canning
is the method most usually employed.
hut it is possible that cans and Jars
can not be obtained in sufficient guam
titles this year to pack the surplus per-
shables. In such cases many products
easily can be preserved by drying.
by this method surplus water IS
driven off by placing sliced products on
trays In the sun. over stove or be-
fore an electric fan. The dried foods
can be kept perfectly in paper bags or
boxes sufficiently tight to exclude IN
sects Soaking IN water will bring
the products back practically to their
original texture and they may then be
cooked like fresh vegetables.
I'm putting UP vegetables and fruits
for future use the home gardener may
find the following suggestions useful:
IF you can obtain cans and Jars
only in limited numbers. can tomatoes
and other vegetables which can not be
dried easily, and such fruits as you
prefer in juicy form. Wherever pos
sible concentrate succulent foods, such
as tomatoes.
Preserve or jam the fruits and ber-
ries which you prefer in that form, and
put them in glasses sealed with par
affin or in Wide necked bottles.
"Put fruit juices In ordinary bottles.
'Dry practically any common vese-
table except asparagus, eggplant.
radishes, lettuce and the like, and most
fruits except strawberries and native
grapes. The more important Of the
vegetables that are usually dried are
sweet corn, snap and string beans,
shelled peas, and the root crops.
| Tomatoes tho consisting in large part
Of water are dried successfully ny
many immigrants from soutnern
Europe 4L
III considerable number Of cans
or Jars are 1T your disposal so tnae
vegetables may be canned be sure 70
include the more nutritious, such as
green beans and peas"
Canning Fruit Without Sugar.
Fruit for use in pie or salads or as
stewed fruit can be put up or canned
| without the use OF any sugar at all.
! Any fruit may be successfully
sterilized and retained in the pack by
/ simply adding boiling water instead
| of the hot syrup The use of:sugar OF
courses Il desirable in the canning OF
all kinds. Of fruits and makes q better
ilsna readv-sweetened product. More
1 over. most OF the fruits When canned ! =
i water alone do not retain their natur-
al flavor, texture and color as well as