The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-10
CANNING CLUB AND HOME DEMONSTRATION DEPARTMENT
Edited by Caroline MOOrhead, Agent

| Girls, we are now beginning a new
years work. Those of you who have
| worked as club members understand
your obligations as such and viii be-
gin work at once. We want 1918 to
excel any of the years that have gone
before. Let us make it a statewide
record breaker. Don't stop with your
own plans, but talk to the girl who is
yet on the outside, encourage her to
join our ranks and give her every
assistance in your power. We want
larger membership this year and
better organized team work. Don't
recall the hardships of last year OF
any other year, let's wipe our slate
clean and begin all over. The girl
who in her mind failed before may
be the winner this year. What we
call failures are often blessings In
disguise, lesson not thoroughly
learned, maybe not understood, but
on going over more carefully usually
leads to success. What is generally
termed failure by the girl, is often
the fault of the girl herself, as well
as climatic or crop conditions. 1t
isn't that she fails to do her work,
but more often that she neglects to
keep record of what has been done.
Then there comes a time of reckoning.
She cannot make a correct report.
She has possibly kept no notes for
her essay (and it's only facts and
figures that COUNT so quite naturally
she feels that she has failed, and even
allows herself to go on record as such.
But girls! let's see just how few fail
ures we will have this year. Let's
prove the real worth of Marion coun-
ty and its canning club girls.
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While in Daytona attending the
state educational association eonven-
ton, we had the pleasure of seeing
the state agent, Miss Agnes Ellen
Harris, whose temporary headquar-
tiers are now in Washington, where
she is doing emergency war work. 1t
is great feather in Florida's cap,
that we are able to send such a
splendid worker as Miss Harris to the
front just at this particular time,
when the very best are in such de-
mand. Certainly it is sacrifice, but
sacrifice made sweet In the thought
that through exerted Efforts on our
part we are able to lend our chief and
leader, Miss AgEes Ellen Harris, who
with her wonderful ability and great
store of information, will assist in
solving problems for the girls and
women of fifteen Southern states,
Miss Sarah w. Partridge, Southern
district agent, was also in Daytona,
attending the association, which was
splendid occasion in its every par
ticular.
Some Prize Winners
Olive Moore, Dunnellon, 9th prize;
Ida Huffman, Anthony road, 7th prize;
Irene Rowe, Fairfield, 9Th prize;
Marie Elderly, Pine, 9th prize; Lila
earn, Reddick, 10th prize.
The above five girls were included
in the honor roll of the Marion coun-
ty canning club girls for 1917. There
were other girls who did splendid
work but did not send exhibits or es.
says to complete the requirements
made of them. Each and every club
girl who carried on their work thru
out the year is deserving of great
praise. They are not only helping
themselves and their respective homes
but are doing war work in various
ways, helping to produce and conserve
food, and to keep work going at home
while so many of our young men are
away.
The canned tomatoes that were or
exhibit at the Marion County FAN
were all sold either right from the
fair grounds or within the next few
days. They not only received reas-
enable prices but in addition to that
the buyers of their goods have ex-
| pressed themselves as well pleased
one customer saying that of the
many brands used from other states
the tomatoes raised in Marion county
and put up by the Marion county
canning club girls under the Al
brand were the very best yet. This
is of course encouraging, but it must
be remembered that it is just as i'm
portant to hold up the reputation Of
| high quality as it is to reach it. just
keep in mind the motto of the work
'eTo make the best better"
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One of Marion county's bright
young club members was in Mrs
Moorhead's Office recently and said
she intended this year to work fol
the state prize. Her ambition is tc
be admired and her example should
be followed by other club girls over
the county.
How to Dry Cure Pork
The method of dry-curing pork il
described by the University of Flor
ida extension division as follows: AT
ter the meat has been thoroughly
cooled, place each piece on clean
bleached muslin cloth about a yarC
square, or an opened -four sack, aftel
covering the cloth with newspapers
Place the ham or shoulder skin-sid,
down on top of the papers and appl!
fha follnuinO.