The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-26
By Leno Osborns.

II would be hard TO Judge the great
interest women have taken in food
preservation, or in food work OF all
kinds. for that matter. II II were not
for the state fair.
As the crowds stand before wonder
ful exhibits OF canned and dried foods,
put up in such way that they will
he as good TO eat in two years from
now as at this mihu,e-thcy show
surprise and appreciation IN their
looks, actions and ordinations,
Some good souls. anxious TO learn,
and appreciative OF the other fellows
efforts. looked a, the different articles,
praising the good points, declaring
they were going TO put up some OF
that" next year. making notes OF the
displays-ge,ting helps and sugges
tions at every step OF the way
Tn q Teacup."
Others. whose dispositions are
plainly seen by the toss OF the head
and the bow OF the back. all had Just
a. good as anything here at home -
perhaps 'in the cellar IN teacup' II
the truth were known.
For the person who Is interested in
getting some idea OF the pulse oi a
community. there is no better place TO
spend an hour or so. than at one OF
those exhibits.
Selec, good position, where Won
can conduct Yourself as one ol the
crowd" then keep your cars open.
The home canned meats seemed t,
draw more comment than any others.
Tha, is a never phase OF homc-oan-
ned products and one which has not
yet become general
While one display had a, least ten
different kinds OF meat canned chick
en- is the only one which, as can see
ii, is really worth the trouble, unless
it is roast or boiled beet
In this display are sausagcs. tongue
iripc, pigs feet and many others. As
a display, and as a proof OF what can
he done along this line in the home
il /, splendid and has IN II no end o'
good points. However, smoking, PICK
ling and preserving in brine or dr'
salt have advantages over canning
for preserving most meats.
I talked with one woman who wa
exhibiting canned chicken. She advise
that no one try H. unless she has :
pressure cooker. With this cooker ,ht
time required TO can chicken or bee
is no greater than in The case OF an.
other food.
She made this poin. 10 me In he
talk, which is sufficient explanation
why every one who has chicken
should can the meat.
Saving Of Grain.
"ln the fall we weed out our stock
selecting the layers and brooders 70
next season. The others we either SCI
or keep for our own meat. Before
learned TO can chicken. we, OF course
had TO keep and iced them, killing OIL
or two at a time. But sometimes thos
left until the last had been catin'
their weight in good grain for severa
months. Now in the fall we will xii
eigh, or ten at time | cut them ur
put them in boiler and simmer unit
tender, then can them I have had a
many as twenty quarts OF came
chicken in my cellar at one time"
Speaking Of the advantages ot hi
system, besides the money saving il
grain, she said. 81, makes the Sundl
dinner for the farmers wife easy y.
we have TO do, is to open up a can %
two of the chicken. heat Il, make IN
dumpings. and while the vegetable
are cooking the chicken and Dump
inss' are getting done, An hours tim
will do the whole thing while, by III
other way, the whole morning has I
be given 10 watching the not boil
From others hear Of the advar
taees Of canning beef Many farmer
kill a Young beef, selling, perhaps
half. and keeping a half for their ow
use. Ten and twelve pound roasts wi
be cooked a, once. then canned hv III
same method The cuts used Tor bol
ing meat are cooked and canned ala
while the soup meat Y, cooked an
the SOUP canned.
That seems almost like living in Il
lap of luxury. doesn't it. to have
celiar full OF such thinQs'
Another exhibit Of great interest
the state fair. is or rather was. 4
flom products, the breads, rolls, cak
and the like.
Rapid Deterioration,
say was. because by this time I
part OF q fair exhibit looks quite
woe.be-sone, unattractlve and impo
sibie a. a bread and cake exhibit h
Il was beautiful the first day, when
was there. that Is most OF u.
| lust wonder what some WON,
think anyway. Actually there WI
bread brought in there. so poor coar
grained, with cracked and poppe,
open sides, and surkcn IN a, the top
- in feet everything was the matter wi
it--yes they seemed proud oi II, and
suppose they thought, they were trca
4 uafsirly because they did not &
" blue ribbon.