Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-14

popular. Eggs are higher, and
therefore should be used with discre-
ton
Supplies of spring lamb have
proved disappointing this year, due
to unfavorable conditions in many
areas, so this meat is not selling as
low as is usual at this time Quail
ity seems high, however, and for
dinner party fare you would find a
leg of lamb hard to beat. Better
buy, as far as the pocketbook is con-
cerned, is a rib roast of beef, a
chuck roast, or even special steaks in
some markets. AS long as cool
weather holds you can treat the
family to a pot roast-and use up
the leftovers to stuff green peppers
for another tasty meal. Slab"
bacon and some cuts of veal are
also to be priced attractively this
week end.
Good news for the woman who
believes that she is serving a patrl-
otto duty by canning and preserving
all surplus produce is the release
from the consumer division OF the
ONCE of Price Administration as
surfing her of a supply OF necessary
materials and equipment for this
worthy project. The only hitch"
In the setup is the fact that in
some areas along the East Coast
the sugar allowance for canning
may be less than the 5 pounds esti-
mated in the report we quote be-
low. However, the alert housekeeper
will plan to use as little sugar as
possible, anyway, SO that she will
probably develop some new and in
teresting methods for sweetening
fruits put up this summer. 0. P. AS
release says:
with an immediate canning al
1owance of S pounds of sugar for
every person in the family, and
with fairly adequate supply of
Jars, jar rings and jar tops, tin
cans and pressure cookers, it is ex-
pected that pantry shelves will be
well stocked with home-canned
foods for the coming year.
Taking canning items one at
time. the picture looks something
like this:
Most home canning is done in
glass Mason-type jars, which either
have single-piece metal screw top
or separate metal screw band. AL
though the zinc and tin of which
these tops and bands are made have
now been withdrawn from civilian
use, tops for the current canning
season have already been made and
are available in the stores. Since
the separate bands can be removed
after the jar has been sealed and
then used again to seal additional
jars, even limited supply of these
bands will seal an indefinite number
of containers.
Many families can in tin. In
spite of the shortage of this critical
material, the War Production Board
has put no restrictions on using
the tin cans already made for home
canning. However, the supply is
not unlimited, and it is suggested
that as much canning as possible
be done in glass.
Most of the jar rings needed for
this seasons canning were made be-
fore Pearl Harbor, and though the
style and number now being made
for future use will no doubt be
changed, present supplies are .ade-
Quate.
The supply of metal tops for jelly
glasses is ample for this year, but
production has now been stopped
and homemakers who want to be
sure of supply for next year are
advised to take care of the ones
they have But jellieS and Jams
actually depend on paraffin for seal
ing anyway. so that tops are really
a convenience and not necessity.
1t Is a simple matter to protect
jelly glasses against dust and dirt
with ordinary or wax paper, fast
ened with string or heavy thread.
According to leaders working with
the women's groups that do the bulk
OF the Nations canning, supplies of
such equipment as pressure cookers
and professors made of aluminium,
on which production was stopped
some time ago, are not adequate to
meet all present demands. But this
Is the sort of equipment that can
readily be shared by several families
And home economics equipment and
laboratories in schools and colleges
which are otherwise not used dur
Ing vacation months might be put
to good use as community centers
In canning the Nations surplus
fruits and vegetables"