Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-29
THE HOME SPHERE

Edited BY
MISS FLORENCE cox
Home Demonstration Agent
MRS. ESTELLE WHITE
Assistant Home Demonstration
Agent
MISS LILLIAN B. HARRIS
Assistant Home Demonstration
Agent
Fair Season:
Probably more local fairs are
held in October than any other
month of the year. says C. F.
Parrish, Poultry Extension Spe-
cialist. Farmers should support
their local and State Fair. In
most cases it will afford an ex-
cellent opportunity to compare
your products with that of your
neighbor. By comparison and
improvement we progress. In
showing birds there are just a
few simple rules to observe. Cd
Do not place birds in an open
coop on the front of the car, and
travel over highways at 40 miles
per hour without expecting them
to take cold. (2) The other ex-
IRENE that aids in the develop
ment of respiratory diseases is
the placing the birds on the in
side of the car with all the win
dows closed. (3) Avoid dusty
conditions, overheating, or drafts
on birds. az After the show is
over, keep the birds exhibited
separate from the rest of the
birds at home for a period of
two weeks. Many outbreaks of
disease have occurred as a re-
suit of farm people taking their
birds from the show of fair
and permitting them to mix with
the remainder of the flock.
Buying eggs:
Buy eggs that are kept in a
clean cold place and read the
label on the carton before buy
ing, marketing specialists of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
advises housewives who want
to get more value for their egg
money.
Here are some good rules to
follow: See that eggs are kept |
in a clean cold refrigerator away
from foods having strong doors
or flavors. Avoid eggs which
stand out on counters or are
used in advertising displays.
Remember that at ordinary room
temperature eggs may lose as
much freshness in three days as
they lose in the refrigerator in
two weeks. At high summer
heat of around 98 degrees F.,
which is not unusual in many To-
calities, eggs may drop one or
more grades in quality in three
lays. To keep their high quality
eggs need to be held above freez-
ng but preferably not above As
degrees F.
Autumn Special:
One full vegetable offering
high nutritive value for its cost
S the sweet potato. From now
through October sweet potatoes
deserve a prominent place in
budget meals, marketing spec
alists of the U. S. Department
Of Agriculture say, because at
this season they usually come
from the harvest fields faster
than they can be sold fresh or
cured and stored for winter.
Freshly harvested sweet pota-
toes are fine in flavor and high
in food value. The time for
thrifty homemakers to make the
most of them is in the next few
weeks when they are at the peak
of supply. Later they will be
less plentiful and probably high
er in price because they will
come from storage. For storing
sweet potatoes must be "cured"
that is, held at the right tenn
perature and humidity to bring
out their starch, help heal cuts
and bruises, and make the skin
firm.
Sweet potatoes small to med
lum in size and even in shape
are preferred. Three types gene
rally on the markets-the moist
or juicy type, the semi-moist,
and the dry type. The moist red
dish types, often called yams,
are popular in both North and
South. Dry types of paler color
are popular only in the North.
Sweet potatoes should be used
within a week or so after they
are purchased to be at their
best. Like bananas, they should
never be put in the refrigerator.
They are so sensitive to cold
that they may turn dark and be-
come less appetizing if they are
kept at a temperature as low as
40 F. Sweet potatoes purchased
this month and next can be kept
in the kitchen at ordinary room
temperature.
Americans generally do not