Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-06-06
low DRYING WILL. CUT
HIGH ClST OF LIVING


The installation OF a dehydrating
machine at the War Food Bureau
shows that Baltimore is as wide
awake as other great American cities
TO the need for keeping UP the food
supply by the prevention Of waste.
For the next three years at least one
half Of our Allies food must cross
the ocean--whether peace con1es be-
fore then or not Production has
reached almost the. highest point pos
stble with the labor available There
II one alternative. to save, to prevent
waste. A nationwide educational
campaign Il on 70 rescue millions OF
pounds Of vegetables from rottins, and
upon its success depends to large
extent whether or not the United
States shall feel the pinch OF hunger
before the world RECEIVERS from its
debauch OF bloodshed.
Wife the Sammy battles with the
myrTnldons OF destruction the Ameri-
can housewife mast combat the agents
Of decay Dshydratlon is the weapon.
The word n Greek but the process
10 20 simple that It's meaning does
net need 70 be Greek 10 any inteIlt
gent woman "Dehydration" means
nothing more than drying" OF get.
ting ouA the water II is not new
art; ancient Eeyptians and African
savages practieed Il. But II Is an
art which We have fooilshiy allowed
TO fall iAto dlsuss. and have had to
pay the penalty Of eating tough. old
carrots m the winter-tims when . lit
tie foresight would have given US them
young and tender.
IAN you need II common sense"
declares one Maryland woman who
won pTisss two years running with
the same dried string beans, Put the
vegetables. properly sliced, few feet
above your stove on a wire tray and
leave them thore tiii they are thor
oughiy dried I then keep mine in
muslin bag tiii want 20 use them
perhaps months afterward The only
advice offer IL 10 see ,hst they are
really cried. Otherwise. the boil wee.
VII and .auch-llks insects may &c, buay
ana spoil them
In Germany there are over two thou
sand community drisr In use, most Of
them built during the war They
saved the Hun from famine Gradual.
~. the United States IL awakening
70 The merits Of an Art which saves
storage. sayes transportation and.
shove at, saves food The Ealiimors
plant Is enc of many recently erected
u can be q help 70 al and Godscnd
"a people who live IN fats
The New York dehydrntor eost 81.
300. Including the preparatory machin.
cry Tor cutting and pceiinK :, WI
dfy one thousand pounds Of fresh ma.
tsyiai = day Al cost. Including wages.
nf one cent a pound AZ a general
saie. AsYlns VII shrink vegetables
fve-aiSths Of their volume withou, At
at altering the cslluiar structure A
few hours soaking restores the oTsg.
inai favor. color. form and fragrance.
The most popular rontaineF Il dou.
bie4lBed psper bag. wRxed inside
canplna ihe fresh produce would cost
shout twenty-five tines a. much fnr
eontaineTa. while bottllng wonld coat
ffsr times a. much Cold storage,
smother means ~ kesplnE these foods.
wiil be lnereasiRssy costly. a. military
needs are apt 30 cause stoFiAee IN
me supply o. that commodity 10
slyg'sAna ~
Dehydrsfion Il not fad. I, ls . war
need Even 81 time ~ peace 10 uas
- the Retns Of common sense. Tor Il
wiil keep the produce Of tho farmer
from roftsnE away Thus, u offers the
one viaIbis solnion b The high coat %
living II iusnFas tho producers
market for their crops II keeps the
consumers from being saddlsd with
The cost Of shippinF and storing mil.
lions ~ gallons 81 water which they
can Just a. we'll draw from the kitchen
TAP few honrs before the cook wishes
% use the VERSAILLES. yes. and the
srgs and nc miii which she had the
prudence 10 buy when they were pien.
t1fnl aud. therefore, cheap.
Whoever can attend the daily fsn-
cnsirAliona IN The Lexington BUILDING,
baltimore. will save many dollars ~
The expenditure o. = few minutes oi
time As = substitute. the literature
is recommended which "a given out
there or IN Bulletins sci and eis "a.
sued BY ths Department Of Asrieul.
tire Washington.