The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-09-17

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interesting experiences an done
of the requirements of the state
extension department Of agricui-
+nre and home economics is that
tbav must. write their most inter-
esting experience for. the week,
The following by Mrs. Lola mae
Lanning on how one OF the rene =
families faces the depression Is
interesting and encouraging by
raason of the enterprise shown
hv this client. Mrs. Lannlng's
account follows: -
I've always wanted to tell
about Mrs. S. since I've been
working with her. She is most
Industrious woman-as far as she
is capable. r
down house in a neighborhood of
colored people - alone, except
two small children, about seven
and five-the youngest is para
lyzed. M.s
The first time | called on MIS-
S. |. found her in the WOODS
nearby picking huckleberrle,s;;
They were so few that she would
gather only a few in one DAY;
Next day gathered again ana
combined her to can plnt'
sometimes a quart. At this time
I think she had half dozen jars
filled.
She took me to her garden and
told me that she "digged' it up
with a mattock at planting time.
1t was well planned, carefully
hoed and free from weeds. She
had a good variety of vegetables
such as sweet potatoes. Irish po-
tatoes, okra, beans, tomatoes,
corn, beets, carrots cabbage,
lima beans squash, cucumbers,
turnips, peas, collards, kale, mus
tard lettuce, radishes, pumpkins,
and around the edges were wild
blackberries growing as well as a
few peach trees. She had planted
every available corner. Between
the rows and sweet potatoes she
had early beans and tomatoes. In
the corner by the porch she had
mustard. Later she replanted this
plot with kale. In the shade of
the porch she had lima beans.
For her canning she had a
new problem every week. Sc is
glad to learn and has a better
variety of canned products than
plenty of the more fortunate
families that / visit. Some of
her winter food will be string
beans both canned and dried, to-
matoes, soup mixtures, okra, can
ned and dried corn, jams, jellies,
apple cause peaches, goose ber-
ries, huckleberries and blackber-
ries in good quantities.
During these demonstrations
our conversations turned to diet
and it's relation to health. The
little boys have been sadly under
nourished. Arrangement was
made in the office for the little
boy in school to have hot lunch
each day. In his nice new. clothes
he has entered school-a happy
boy-he likes it.
I've taught Mrs. S. about all |
know about canning, except that
she forgets oftener than l do.
Once she forgot to process her
beans and lost all Of them-l0
quarts. | often repeat an espe-
cially hard lesson like beans,
along with a new problem. Just
as we were ready to blanch our
beans and put the corn into the
jars, Henry E. Mitchell, men,
Der of the Kiwanis club, came to
take the baby to specialist.
Mrs. S. and l were all excited for
we had one hour to battle and
dress the, baby. For a long time
had wanted to show that baby
what real bath was, so the corn
and beans could wait. There
were no clothes to take boy to
see a doctor. So we hastily made
the necessary garments at a
neighbors house and in one hour
the boy was clean, happy and on
his way. He was wearing his
first suit of "boy Clothes"
Then we returned to our beans
and corn, built fire out doors,
processed them in an old dinner
pot and two tea kettles. Our fur
mace fell in only twice and spill
ed our beans, but they are prop
erly canned now. All her foods