The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-01-19
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumers'
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, D. C.
Don't Pay Grade A For Grade C..
Canned Goods


You wouldn't pay silk prices for
cotton goods, nor should you pay high
grade prices for low-grade canned
goods.
If you want to know the quality of
canned fruits and vegetables you are
offered, the answer is to look for a
grade mark on the label. Buying by
grade gives you an accurate guide in
comparing prices of different qualities
Of the same food.
Here's what the grades mean:
Grade C: It's in this grade that a
large percentage Of all canned food
is found. When Grade C is found on
label it means that the product in
side that can is good wholesome food,
but that it may not have been as care
fully selected as to size, color, and ma
turity as the same food in a higher
grade. You can use Grade C. products
for many dishes, such as soups and
stews.
Grade B: Raw materials in these
products are little more carefully
chosen as to size, color, and maturity.
The vegetables are probably a little
more succulent. Use them for general
serving.
Grade A: These are very carefully
chosen for size, color, and maturity.
In fact, they are so carefully chosen
that not very large proportion of
fruits or vegetables rates this grade.
Naturally you can expect to spend
more for them and the extra cost may
be justified if you want them for some
special purpose, such as salads or des-
serts.
In addition to the grade designation,
look on the label for such additional
descriptive information as may be ap-
propriate for the products, such as the
strength of sirup in the case of fruit,
sieve size in the case of peas, the
number of servings, etc.
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Be Fabric Conscious When You Buy
Furniture
Don't let style and looks be your
only guide when you canvas the fur
niture sales.
Examine the fabric, too, if you want
to be wise furniture buyer.
Whatever the fabric, look to see how
it is attached to the frame OF the fur
niture. Loose threads, shifted yarns,
poor binding, frayed edges, or uneven
lines at the points where the fabric
meets the frame are all signs of poor
workmanship, and forewarnings Of
poor wear.
Furniture fabric should be firm and
closely woven. Whether pile or a
smooth surfaced yarn, it should have
tight weave both on the surface and
in its foundation; otherwise it will
pull and shift at the seams or places
of attachment to the frame
Fabrics that wear we'll are also
pliable and flexible, as we'll as firm.
The mark Of any good upholstery fab
ric is firmness, coupled with pliability.
Pile fabrics-those with cut or
looped threads on the surface-should
not pull out easily from the found
alton cloth. Remove tuft and notice
whether it looks like "V" or "W".
"W" pile is more securely embedded,
can resist harder wear.
Finally. watch out for floats on
damask, brocades, satins, or broc-
atelles. These are loose yarns on the
surface that invite serious damage by
catching and tearing. The same rule
holds for snags and free ends that
mark a poorly made fabric.
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A Quick Way To Get Rid of Coffee,
Tea, And Fruit Stains
You can save on cleaners bills if
you waste no time getting into action
when you stain cotton or linen ma
terial with fresh tea, coffee, or fruits.
If the material is white or colorfast,
hold the stained portion tight by
fastening it over a bowl or pan with
Place the bowl in a tub or anywhere
else where hot water spilled into it
will not splash on you.
Then pour boiling water from a
height of 3 or feet down on the
stained portion. The force of the hot
water poured from that distance will
frequently drive out fresh stain
without any further cleaning treat
ment.
For Celery Fanciers
Pack up your troubles about vita
Minis, proteins and carbohydrates when
you go to shop for celery.
Here's a gay vegetable that makes
no claim to possessing special stores
of any of these solemn-sounding food
values. 1t ranks as fair source of
Vitamins 3 and c, but an unimport
ant source of other vitamins. 1t is
only a 3-percent carbohydrate vege-
table-like asparagus, cabbage, spin
ach, tomatoes-but nature-made for
reducing diets. Chiefly, celery bids for
your flavor, good in itself, and good as
a seasoner. TO many consumers, that
is bid enough.