Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-11
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! HONE DEMONSTRATION NOTES
BY Jessie P. Hastings.

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places on the Fair grounds during the
past week. Here was placed the can
ned goods exhibition Of the ladies of
Delaware county and also the booth
of the home demonstration agent.
BY actual county on Thursday there
were over 1000 visitors and during the
fair probably in the neighborhood Of
$500 people visited the booth and re-
ceived bulletins, pamphlets and leaf
lets on various food conservation
ideas and other subjects Twenty
thousand bulletins and leaflets were
given out to people.
The place proved to be entirely too
small and was crowded to the limit
most of the time. We hope that before
another year that the quarters may
be expanded in some way in order to
accommodate and make it more pleas
ant for the guests and visitors. 1t
proved to be a comfortable place for
people to rest and visit and have a
good time.
The home demonstration agent had
on display sugar-saving suggestions
with mimeographed bulletins prepared
at her office, and suggestive posters:
food display for babies under five
years which was enclosed in large
glass case to protect it from flies and
dust. Appropriate bulletins accom-
panied this display and many mothers
availed themselves Of this opportun-
ity to obtain valuable information
along the line Of feeding the Riddles"
Bulletins on wheat saving and the use
Of substitutes and bread making; con-
servation recipes and cold-pack can
ming outfits and bulletins on canning
and drying were available.
On Friday a display Of cottage
cheese dishes was prepared and bull
letins on preparation of cottage
cheese by approved government meth
DDS and recipes on its use were given
out in great numbers.
The Delaware county cannOn-aids
demonstrated the cold pack method
four times during the week. one on
Wednesday afternoon when tomatoes
and peaches were canned; two on
Thursday afternoon, at 1880 and 4:30,
when tomatoes, peaches and pears (
were canned. On Friday afternoon at
1870 corn and plums were cold packed.
These demonstrations proved exceed
ingly popular and over four hundred
people witnessed these demonstrations
during the week The young ladies
who compose the Delaware county
cannon-aids are led by Miss Mary Put
nam, demonstration, and Miss Hazel
Reeder and Miss Doris Clute as assist
ants.
The Iowa Electric company furnish
ed fine electric range for the week
and it proved itself thing of beau
ty and a joy forever" with Its easy
manipulation and ready response. We
take this opportunity of publicly
thanking the Iowa Electric company
for its generous donation.
The ladies of Delaware county who
did not come to the booth certainly
missed one of the best, if not the best
displays of cold pack canning and
Gained goods Of vegetables and fruits
in the state Of Iowa. Miss Eta M.
Bardwell, the judge from Ames. after
finishing her work, remarked that 1t |
was the finest display Of canned goods
which she had judged this year and
she had just come from the state fair
and has been judging all over the state
Of Iowa this summer.
There were over 500 cans of fruit
and vegetables on the shelves and it
certainly goes to show that the women
~ ~ Delaware county have been busy
conserving on the fruit and vegetables
they have been predicting. Delaware
county should be proud Of this display
We hope that our exhibitors will come
again next year and bring others with (
tlsn1 to the exhibit.
miss Hastings was assisted during
the week by the following young
ladies in her department: Miss Ruth
Pride, Miss Elizabeth Baumgartner,
Miss Olive Kelly and Miss Mabel Mum
son. Mrs. A. w. Stearns, who was
superintendent of the canned goods
department, was assisted by Mrs. G.
M. Morgan, Mrs. H. c. Seeds and Mrs.
C. B. Harris.
The booth was kept open every day
from 10 until 6, and open Thursday
and Friday evenings.
Tomatoes.
The only crop which might be going
to waste is the tomato crop. II any
woman desires tomatoes to can and
cannot get nice ones, please notify
this office and those who have great
over-supply and do not want all of
them, please call the office and get in
touch with those who need them. In
this way we will not waste any valu-
able food products in that so many
fine dishes may be made from them.
Remember that green tomatoes are as
valuable as ripe tomatoes. Green to-
mato chutney, green tomato pickles,
green tomato relish. Tomates dipped
in egg and bread crumbs and fried
make delicious dish. Green tomato
conserve is also good, SO don't let any
tomatoes, ripe or green, go to waste.
Let's hear from you on this subject.
Remember we have established an ex-
change of commodities which many
have been making use of. If any lady
wishes corn, Henry Gillespie has sig
nified the fact that he has corn which
is suitable for Gaming. If any woman
has not her supply, please phone Mr..
Gillespie and engage some from him.
If there are any others who have corn
or tomatoes or fruit of anv kind IN