Smyrna times., 1924-10-01
DELAWARE SWEETS MAKE FINE
Showing At SPRINGFIELD
THOUSANDS AT EXPOSITION
STOP TO NOTE PRODUCTS
Director DericksOn of Bureau of Mar
kets and Miss Amery, Supervisor of
Economies, Bring Good Reports

Mr.. w. Derickson, director of the
Bureau of Markets, and Miss Eliza
beth Amery, State Supervisor of
Home Economics, who were in charge
of the exhibit of sweet potatoes from
Delaware at the Eastern States EX-
position, Springfield, Massachusetts,
have returned to Dover, and report |
that the sweet potato exhibit attract |
ed considerable attention, and that |
thousands of people stopped at the
booth to learn more of the fine sweet |
potatoes produced in Delaware. The
attendance at this Exposition for the
week from September IA to 20, was
about three hundred thousand people.
This Exposition covers perhaps seven
ty-fve or one hundred acres of
ground. The building in which the
Delaware sweet potatoes were eX-
hibited is a new building, covering
three acres of ground, and erected at
a cost of about four hundred thousand
dollars. Delaware's exhibit was plac-
ed along the wall within a few feet
of one of the main entrances, and for
this reason, was very desirable, mas
much as it attracted the attention Of
visitors upon entering the building.
Miss Elizabeth Amery, who was in
charge of the preparation and dis
play of the various dishes that can be
made from sweet potatoes, was usual
ly surrounded by a large number OF
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know how the various dishes were
prepared, and of the many ways IN
which Delawareans use sweet pota-
toes; and, while several thousand re-
ceipe books were distributed, many OF
those who received the booklets de-
sired to ask Miss Amery, who IS an
expert in the preparation of sweet
potatoes, some questions in regard
to the proper seasoning or baking,
, and it is reasonable to assume that
through her efforts, thousands OF peo-
ple in the New England section are
now enjoying sweet potato pies and
sweet potato biscuits, as well as
other sweet potato dishes that they
never enjoyed before.
: Thousands Would Buy by Parcel Post
For the purpose of having some
check as to the value Of this exhibit
to the sweet potato industry of Del
}. aware, a sign was put up on one o.
. the tables, requesting that those wh'
). were interesting in buying sweet po
l. tatoes by parcel post from Delaware
5. would register their names and ad
!. dresses; and, while no great etfor
was made to secure the names of peo
Z pie because of the fact that it wa
only desired to have the names o
4. those who were particularly interest
Z ed, several thousand persons register
ed their names and addresses, an
these persons will be sent the prlc
list of various growers and dealers
Delaware from whom they can bu
sweet potatoes by parcel post II dc
Z sired. 1t was evident from the beglr
ming that the people in that sectlo
- were not familiar with the many use
to which we put sweet potatoes frol
the various remarks that they woul
make, several of them stating thu
they had often heard of sweet potat
pies but had never seen one betor
MANY of them did not know that swe'
potatoes can be used in many way
except frying and baking. Thousand
Y of persons stated that they were for
- of sweet potatoes and would like
= have them prepared in the vano'
:, ways that they are prepared IN DE
AZ aware. but that heretofore they d
'4 not know how to prepare them oth
than baking and frying. The displ;
v of sweet potatoes cooked IN varlo'
wavs always attracted cOnsiderab
rv attention and was the cause OF mai
questions in regard to the prepar
tion. The sweet potatoes from D'
m aware were the only sweet potato
~ - On display at this exposition; a
~, while Maine, Connecticut, Vernon
New Hampshire, and other stat
had excellent displays of the fru
and vegetables produced in thu
states, none of them, of course, pl
i duced the sweet potato. Some of t
u above mentioned states spent as mu
as six thousand dollars in putting
St3 their show at this exposition.
Delaware Products Arouse lnterei
"A Mr.. Derickson, while in the bootf
large part of the time, was also
connection with the various wholes
. produce houses in Springfield and
surrounding country, and acquain
them with the various commOdit
that are produced in this State, I
several inquiries for carload lots
sweet potatoes, grapes, and pc
were received, and he is confident t
the New England section will
- more Of the various Delaware c.
OOc modities now than they have in
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