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Canning Questions Bring Responses By EMILY BALLINGER Home Economics Extension Agent With gardens in full production, many bookmak ers are conserving foods for future use. If you are canning or freezing food, remember that nothing will be gained by conserving the food if food spoils and your family becomes ill from food poisoning. It is important to follow reliable direc tions and use proper equipment. The following questions are ones home canners are asking. Maybe you will find the answers to some of your questions. "I don't understand why you have to use a steam pressure canner for some foods, and not for others." Higher temperatures are required to destroy botulinum bacteria in low-add food like meats, fish, poultry and all vegetables, except tomatoes. The only safe way to can these foods is by using a pressure canner, which provides temperatures of 240 degrees F which is higher than that of boiling water (212 degrees F). Should fruits and tomatoes be processed? Yes, they should be processed in the boiling water bath for the recommended processing time. Where can I find information on the length of time to process fruits and vegetables? The bulletin, "Home Canning In North Carolina" published by the North Carolina Agricultural Ex tension Service, is available to you without charge. It may be picked up or mailed to you from the Home Economics Extension Agent's Office in the Warren County Agriculture Building, Telephone 257-3640. Open kettle canning Is not recommended. Why? In open kettle canning, food is cooked, then packed into hot jars and sealed without processing. The temperatures obtained in open-kettle canning are not high enough to destroy all the spoilage organisms that may be in the food. Spoilage bac teria may get in when the food is transferred frwn kettle to jar. I have had trouble with keeping .ay canned tomatoes and tomato juice. How should I can them? Tomatoes may be canned raw pack or hot pack. The hot pack canning method is as follows: Use only perfect, ripe tomatoes. Scald just long enough to loosen skins; plunge into cold water. Drain peel and core. Quarter peeled tomatoes. Bring to boil and pack into jars to Vi inch of top. Add hi teaspoon salt to pints and 1 teaspoon to quarts. Add 2 teaspoons lemon juice or 2 teaspoons 4 to 6 percent acidity vinegar or Vi teaspoon citric acid crystals per quart. Process pints 35 minutes, quarts 45 minutes in the boiling water bath. For additional information on food conservation contact Emily Ballinger, home economics exten sion agent. Telephone 257-3640. 4-H SWIM MEET SAT., JULY 14 11:00 A.M. Soul City Pool Open To All Boys & Girls Ages 6-19 1 st, 2nd, 3rd place trophies per age division Entry Fee $1.00 Advance $1.50 At The Gate On July 14 4-H Concession Stand Register for swim meet at the Agricultural Exten sion Service Office, 101 South Main Street, Warrenton. For more details call 257-3640. Age Divisions Boys Ages 6-9 Ages 10-13 Ages 14-19 Girls Ages 6-9 Ages 10-13 Ages 14-19 Sediment from cropland can ruin ponds, creeks and streams. It can cost land owners for clean up, loss of yields and loss of future productivity. (SCS Photo) Erosion Can Threaten Ponds By DAVID HARRISON District Conservationist USD A, Soil Conservation Service Ponds are a common sight in Warren County. They provide recreation and water for irrigation. Another thing a pond can do is demonstrate the condition of crop land. Topsoii washing from fields becomes sediment filling the pond. That reddish-brown color represents nutrients, pesticides and produc tivity that would be more valuable in the field. After five or six years, the pond may fill in completely and be useless. To keep the topsoii in the field and out of the pond may require a variety of conservation practices: crop rotations that include close-growing crops like small grain or hay; shap ing and seeding gullies to perman ent grass; stripcropping with row crops and small grain or hay; no tilling com and soybeans; terracing to slow runoff; or even retiring steep - land to grass or trees. Not all con servation practices are needed on every farm, but every farm needs conservation practices. A good conservation system can be adapted for any size field from one acre to 100 acres. Money is also available to share the cost of in stalling some practices. More in formation is available from the Soil Conservation Service. You can protect your cropland as well as protect your pond. Smokey Bear Celebration Set Smokey Bear is as American as baseball, hot dogs and apple pie. This year Americans are joining together to celebrate the "fire preventin' " bear's 40th birthday. In appreciation of Smokey's dedicated ser vice, the National Association of State Foresters will issue a full-color cacheted en velope (first day cover). A Smokey Bear stamp will be affixed to the en velope and it then will be cancelled on the first day issue. These special envelopes are available at a cost of $2.50 each. "What this means to those of us unfamiliar with stamp collector's terminology is that a special full-color en velope commemorating Smokey's 40th birthday is being offered for sale," according to H. J. "Boe" Green, director of the Division of Forest Resources, Department of Natural Resources and Community Development. "The U. S. Postal Service's Smokey Bear com memorative stamp will be affixed to this en velope. On the first day of issue of the stamp, August 13, the envelope and stamp will be can celled by the U. S. Postal Service at Capltan, New Mexico. Capitan is located near Smokey's original home." "These special en velopes are destined to become collectors' items," stated Green. "All proceeds from the sale of this first day issue will be used by the National Association of State Foresters for a project close to Smokey's heart—fire prevention." Orders should include your name, address, and the number of en velopes desired and should be sent to Allene Wilson, Alabama Forestry Commission, 513 Madison Ave., Mont gomery, AL 36130. Checks and/or money orders should be made payable to the National Association of State Foresters and must be included with each or der. The cost of each stamped and cancelled envelope is $2.50. Orders must be received by July 15. Delivery of these special envelopes should be during the first part of September. "Smokey is a product of America's willing ness to rally behind worth causes," Green concluded. "We hope that everyone will join the Division of Forest Resources in supporting Smokey's fire preven tion efforts." WEEKEND CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Intheieed | 6 Star" (ourneys I 11 Qrteg temptress p 12 Summer TV tare ' l] 14 Unwind, eefllm 15 Celt (retire) 16 Krazy of cartoons 17 Woe it met 19 Boom timet 20 Credit cerd material 23 Dorothy's dog 26 Holmes 30 Freorant root 32 Phi Bete 33 Certain TV performer 37 Abide 36 Comment or medtcetnn 40 tote 43 Brooke's mom 44 French coin 47 BtbMcal Mount 90 Matricutetes 92 Dtacount ploy 93 Merlner 94 Type of merket 99 Sawyer's creelor THIS WEEKS PUZZLE ANSWER JOIAMMVI airwfi DOWN 1 Pavlova 2 Big horn man 3 Nlcaaaaaon 4 Ofapaca 5 Hagman'a aartat • "Vala# " 7 Soak, aa ftai • Epoch • Afr antatopa 10 Finger action * 11 Diving bird 13 Org -48 Kind of tray < 20 ConfkJanr air 21 Nattla 22 " of tba Titana" 23 Lug 24 Bruin graat 28 Prafl* for foil 27 Chooaa 28 Man of accta 20 Madford of TV 31 Ptg'tpad 34 Jock's awaatar nam 38 Maadow mom 38 Moat acarca 30 Muacia 40 OfUra contain* 41 Minafinda 42 FortXddan 44 Truckar'arig 48 Algarlan port 48 Sarvtca abtx 48 Saanca sound 40 Soppad 81 Pagoda Local Delegation Set A delegation of eight 4-H members will represent Warren Coun ty at North Carolina 4-H Congress July 1#-W in Raleigh. The Warren County delegates will Join some 900 4-H members, lead ers and extension agents from across the state for the annual event. Registration will be held at the North Carolina State Univer sity Faculty Club. Delegates will reside in NCSU dormitories and activities are scheduled June Meeting Of Club Held Fifteen members, their parents, and five leaders were present for the June meeting of the Oine 4-H Club. The club president, Marie Downey, presided. For the program, one of the 4-H leaders discussed "Partners in Learning." Boys and girls aged six through eight years may par ticipate in the program, which prepares them to become better 4-H members when they reach the age of nine. Following the meeting, those atten ding enjoyed a cook-out with hot dogs, potato chips, cookies, and punch. Games were also played. The club wilfr not meet again until August. The leaders are hoping the boys and girls will return with more en thusiasm and new ideas. They are encouraged to use the summer months to work on their project and project books. m for the NCSU campus and the State Fair grounds. The congress official ly opens Monday night with a flag ceremony, 4-H Honor club tapping, 75th anniversary of 4-H celebration and dance. Demonstration finals, workshops, the state talent show and a dance are scheduled on Tuesday. An assembly, workshops, honor winner banquet and the 4-H performing arts revue are set for Wed nesday. The Thursday pro gram is filled with an assembly, workshops, volunteer leader lun cheon, election and in stallation of state 4-H council officers, delegate banquet and state fashion revue. Among the events in which Warren County 4 H'ers are participat ing are Tommy Jordan, entomology; Lynnette Barnes, breads; and David Johnson, pork barbecue. Members of the Warren County delegation attending are Lynnette Barnes, Sharon Jefferson, Lisa Jordan, Fatima Craw ford, Ivan Barnes, David Hayes, Ivan Alston and Tommy Jor dan. Leading the delegation is Glenn Woolard, extension agent, 4-H. Five Counselors Are Needed Five adult counselors are needed to help with the 4-H Summer Camp Week, July 2-27. These volunteer counselors will have a free week at camp; which will in clude transportation, food, lodging and in surance. The 4-H Office would like for one of the five being recruited to have a pick-up truck to transport luggage. Reimbursement of 25 cents per mile will be paid for use of the vehicle. Interested individuals should call the Warren County 4-H Office this week at 257-3640. A & S Pest Control N. C. Pest Control License 722 PW CONTROL TERMITES, RODENTS. ROACHES. POWDER POST BEETLES, SILVERf ISH, FLEAS. NORLINA. N. C. CALL DAY OR NIGHT JOHN ALSTON 456-2362 DAVIS CONSTRUCTION CO. Route 2, Box 185 Norths, North Carolina 27563 Warrenton, 257-4082 N. C. License No. 15361 •Custom Building ' •Remodeling •FREE Estimates CALL US WHEN YOU NEED A BUILDER ,
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