Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03
CANNING To Be
ON LARGE SCALE
Every Housewife in Delaware is
Asked to Do Her Bit in
This Behalf.

The homecoming drive for l,500,0OO
quarts of put up foods IN 1918 Is on.
The object of the canning drive Is to have
each family supply ITS own frut and vegc-
tables for home consumption, and so re-
lease the surplus factory goods not re-
QUESTIONED by the government for persons
unable to do canning at home. This sup
ply of home canned goods will also grea t
" relieve the shipping situation. The
government is asking that each housewife
enlist IN this cause and preserve the food
for her family for winter use.
The women of New Castle county are
asked to can Is quarts of fruits and vcge-
tables for each member of their family.
For example, for a family of five, the
Quota will be IS quarts of canned products.
The organization OF the food preserVa-
ton campaign Is this;
Mrs Robert T. Robinson, a member of
the executive committee of the New
Castle Farm Bureau, represents food
conservation IN the cOurhy. In each COM
munlty, there Is a community committee
man who heads up the food conservation
work for that section.
There are two phases of the food con-
servation work, the food preservation, IN
cludIng canning and drying OF fruits and
vegetables and the wheat saving, which
will come at later date
The committeeman IS supplied with
blanks for receiving the pledges of all
women in the community. This pledge
means that YOU merely state how many
lars of fruits and vegetables you Will en-
deavor to preserve for your family thus
season Do not wait for her to come to
YOU, call on her and tell her what your
quota will be, Later endeavor to double
the quota. as past records have shown that
you do.
WAR KITCHEN.
The Liberty Kitchen for New Castle
county has been established IN Middle
town This was made possible through an
appropriation by the State Council Of
Defense. Helen l.. Comstock. home dem
onstration agent for New Castle county,
will be at the kitchen on Thursday and
Friday of each week, beginning August -,
for the purpose Of assisting in community
canning, answering any questions and
distributing bulletins and printed material.
Call at the Liberty Kitchen and lend
your support to the work.
The Farm Bureau plans to make a
contribution of canned products to the
Red Cross or other worthy cause. The
glass jars for this purpose are furnished
bv the Red Gross and the sugar through
an individual contribution. Communl-
cate with your community committeeman
and find out how YOU may help in the
good work Our wounded boys will
appreciate a jar OF home made preserves.
The cooperation Of every woman in
New Castle county is sincerely desired.
Will vou take an interest not only in dong
Your bit. but in urging your neighbors 70
fall in step with the army behind the
army?
COMMUNITY Committeeman.
The following committeeman have been
appointed 10 represent food conservation
IN New Castle county.
BlAckbird, Mrs William Fortner
Centerv1lle, Mrs. Henry b Thompson.
Delaware CITY, Mrs. Wilkinson
Fairview, Mrs NJ B. Eastburn.
Hockess1n, Miss Emily Mitchell
Kirkwood, Mrs. Richard Cam.
Mermaid.
MIddletown, Mrs. VIM. ?. Connelee.
Mt Pleasant, Mrs J. |. Warren.
Newark, Mrs, L. G. Johnson
Newport,
Red Lion, Mrs " F, Cranston.
SMYRNA, Mrs. Arthur CHM
Stanton. Mrs c. p Dickev.
St. Georges. Mrs. William Snedler
Talleyville. Mrs. Joseph Mouslev
Townsend, Mrs. W c. Money