The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-05
y > department Of Agriculture Lends -Four Workers TO France
emer1cans WIZ Demonstrate Home Canning Before French
oomes1e sciene Ieaohers and at Agricultural Schools.

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America leads the world in home
eHhning and lts supremacy IN this
branch 81 conservation IL now rccer-
nlsed IN other capniries for rocenti
tec french Ministry o. Agriculture re-
rHeHicd ~ loan 81 some American
home characterization WorhefH. who
nt{A tkr4rt4 IN cnnnlnN. from he IL
Department. o. Agriculture. purlnr
me nal decade America has made HE
ttflofa IN tnn successful canning of
tftilA fngAlnnlQa and Weaf IN the
Eeme and hrs developed u from a
hounes yid tusk aoge VI a haphnrnrd
Way - an organized home induntrv
tNaed on nrienfinc experimentation
and knowledge.
Ia the early months 81 the war he
Ainriicaa government realised thai in
ttcsHed homa canning would conserve
God. already beginning 10 be scarce.
release the commercially canned nrod'
pfta Tor the soldiers and aIlics' and
nflp relieve the pressure on the over
hnfttned railroads. E4ery effort was
fnade TO encourage the people 10 can
p dry more food. The campaign
resulted In millions OF quarts Of fruits
team homcs Turing the war besl1es
sast Quantities OF food products dried
rpokcd-in-Cun Meshod -succcssfuL.
Much OF the success Of this move
ment should be credited 10 the new
inclined OF canning b. which with rem
ses9 small. This method. hasrd on
experiments made b. specialists. IL
kuqNn - the ASoal1od ~ fha alar~
W4thoo. The fruit OF vegetable IL pre-
p1Ecds placed ~ q eferiiized Jar. COW
ftfa with Hyrgp OF brine and the jar
rultletiy sealed The aar 70 then steril-
red IN boiling wa4fr or Steam Fruit
and vegetables canped In this name
not rulF keep we'll hut possess a better
h4fn4 . appearances than III cooked
~ the open Kettle. Inliko former
mfttoda. there - No snesswork about
~ y u - based on Definite formulas
Hne directions which " followed viii
result In success.
The workers from the Department
Of A~Ericnlturc are demonstrating this
Nnfk IN a country known the world
'otfr for its thrift but one In which
There hns been Lti-s home canning
Practically al canning IN France has
done IN commercial plants Last
fali q member OF the American Com
mission for Devastated France was q
tofmer state home demonstration
h Uncovered that practical-
~ nc canning was done In the homes
pr France. but hat the Mlnlstry OF
Afr1cuitufe vaa Interested in the can.
.I|f| 0n1 WNHtl A0IA uDID An lnN j
nitcd States BY the home dSnionstra-
sen FSents, and was anxious to have
q introduced.
VIII Teach the Teachers.
Tho result a The American Com
passion for Devastated France offered
q unanca the project OF sending a
.aftt OF canning experts TO France ~
ne French government would take
large Of the details and the T.. s
Department. OF Agrlcuifurq wouid feud
Itc Workofh. Late IN May four hume
tmonstrntion workers left Washing
Pr Tor France. With the party went
kinds u canning equipment. ex-
lbifr OF canned fruits. vegetables and
Keats. several reels Of motion pictures
ntN iuK the work being carried on in
tHtrent parts Of the unt ana
Aterinl for a publication. prepared
The ". =. Department of AQnuulturo
TO be ifaucd By the French Severn
Domestic science teachers from The