Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-10-28
Safe and Sane Canning.

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It is high time to begin thinking abou
canning and preserving for another sea
son. for fruits and vegetables must b
done when they are In season.
During the war 1t was very necessary
that supplies should be prepared in tht
home In liberal quantities, In order x
preserve perishable foods, and also t.
release labor wherever possible. Some
housewives, however, went to the ex
treme, and canned and preserved mucf
larger quantities of food than their fami
lies could consume.
1t was only the other day that wor
ried housewife said to me: ~ feel a.
though / never wanted to see bit Of
canned or preserved fruit, or canned
vegetable, az long as live. We have
eaten frantically of the supplies put
up all winter, and there are as many
left now 40 we have used. Whom fresh
asparagus came into the market, ] still
had quantities OF the canned variety,
and my family no longer enjoyed that
once they got taste of the new; neither
did they have the same appetite for II
that they would have had, had I not
been urging asparagus upon them over
much to get 1t used up before the fresh
was In season."
This is going to extremes, but many
people do 60 to extremes, thinking that
they are exercising thrift and foresight
by such means.
Quite the best way to do Is to make
an estimate of what the family IL likely
to use and enjoy during the months
when the fresh supplies are out of the
market. For example, If fresh aspara
gus will be too high to use for siz
months In the year, and the family will
enjoy an occasional meal of It served In
some attractive way twice q month, 9
dozen cans will make such provision; OF
If they would like to use It oftener, q
dozen and half cans will give an ample
supply. The housekeeper of whom
spoke kept on canning and canning each
vegetable and fruit as long as Its price
was within her reach. regardless of how
much she had put up.
Then it is foolish, too, to can root
vegetables, which are with rs all winter,
Extra heat must be used in the summer
to prepare them, and oftentimes they are
not as satisfactory as when freshly pre-.
pared. II you were to 60 out to buy
bread or milk, you would estimate how
much you would need and could use In
a given time, and the same idea Is sppli.
cable to canned supplies. Many times
IL is just as we'll to let the family use up
food supplies of certain kind and to be
without them for q short period before
the fresh comes in, for then the appetite
is keener and the enjoyment greater OF
the fresh items.
1t is much better to can six jars and
have them just right. than sixteen hastily
prepared and of Indifferent quality.
Vegetables especially cannot be success.
fully canned unless freshly-gsthered, OF
they will develop fat sour, which is both
disagreeable and dangerous. Make ar.
engagements to get supplies OF the best
and freshest for winter use.
Many families, who have learned how
much well-balanced supply of home.
canned goods can reduce the cost of liv-
ing, are purchasing pressure Gamers OF
small size for individual use. Not only
are gas and labor saved, but the results
are much surer. In some cases, several
uOusoAoopoEo dio PuIouociuS Phooouio
Gamers together, to be used among
them. This makes it little more con.
venient than to 60 to Community
Kitchen and take ones turn among a
much larger number. Pressure Gamers
can be used for other cooking also to
good purpose, where there is family of
some size.
Much of the canning and preserving
which comes out unsatisfactory is the
result of guess methods. Materials are
too high priced to use except In proper
manner. Have formula for making
syrups, heavy and light, and get accurate
and reliable directions for vegetable can
ming, then follow them to the letter.
The prospects are that wheat and con-
sequently -four aud bread will be high
for another year, and so it will be good
policy to put up such supplies in season
as the average family can use; but can
and preserve 80 that the foods will come
out at their very best and there will be
mn lafk overs in the aprinO