The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-23
STEAM-PRESSURE
Gamer FAVORED
Every Useful Portion of Pork,
Beef, Fish and Fowl May
Be Preserved.
WASTE AVOIDED BY Canning
Great Convenience 70 Housewife When
Usual Supplies Of Fresh Meat
Are Exhausted-More Varied
Diet Made Possible.

It Is very difficult to keep fresh
meat on the farm without a refriger-
atOr or ice supply. As such cOnven-
fences are often lacking in the farm
home, the importance of canning be-
comes evident, especially as the cur
ing of meat is also difficult in certain
regions, as for example in the extreme
South. The farmer who has no ice
frequently loses meat when the
weather suddenly turns warm at
butchering time. Often, too, he uses
more fresh meat than he needs in
order to consume it before il SpOils-
This means a waste of one of the
most important articles of the diet
and one which Is usually relatively
expensive. 1t Is possible not only to
avoid such waste by canning, but also
to utilize meat scraps, soup bones, and,
in fact, every part of the animal useful
for food purposes
With a supply Of canned meats the
housewife can prepare and serve
palatable meal on short notice with
saving of both fuel and time. It also
makes possible a more varied diet,
leSsening the dependence upon cured,
Salted. and smoked meat. the constant
and exclusive use of which means a
monOtOnOuS and less wholesome diet
Gamers for Home Use.
Steam-preSSure Gamers for home use
do Of Er-Eea fanfl TIfa q
rfveted together and supplied with
cast-irOn covers, that can be securely
fastened to the retOrt, or they may be
made Of cast aluminium They can be
had from reliable makers at prices
ranging upward from SIS. according
to capacity and material used in con-
StructiOn- Steel Gamers can be had
either with or without q suitable heat
ing device. They can be used over a
wood. coal. or gas stove or over brick
furnace, Just as they can be used over
several types Of gasoline (under pres
l-Sure) burners. The aluminium pres
sure Gamers, common in many homes
/ where they are not only used for can
ming under steam pressure but for
everyday cooking. may be heated sue
ceSsfuIly On common wood, coal, gasO-
/ line or kerosene stoves as well as
where more intense heat is used Care
should be exercised not to exceed the
pressure specified in the directions fur
nished with the Gamers. otherwise 3
serious explosion may occur.
Meats are ready for preparation fol
the Gamer as soon as the animal heat
has disappeared They must be han.
died In as cieanIy a manner as pos
sible. For home canning. meats should
be cooked frst-fried. broiled. roasted
baked, or Stewed-juSt rs would b
done for immediate serving. to pre-
serve not only the meat but the home
cooked favor as well The meat Is
seasoned according to individual taste
and Is heated until it Is entirely cooked
through. without needing to be cooked
tender, before placing IT in the cans
Use far Various Parts
Select the neat intended for roast
ing. slice the meat wanted for steak
and what IN not suited to either Oi
these can be used for gOulaSh or stew.
or be chopped up and made into sau
age meat. formed into little cakes
fried. and canned What meat Is lef
clinging TO the raw bones win Be util
ized when the bones are boiled 10
soup stock. For this purpose II is vel
TO cut the bones at several places. In
bones removed from the rOasts an
steaks. With any adheEing meat. eaI