Master Food
Preserver
Consumers can learn the basics of
home food preservation with the
start of a "Master Food Preserver"
program in Craven, Pamlico and
Lenoir counties on April 23 thMugh
Mav 27.
The seven-week program is being
offered by the Agricultural Exten
sion Service of North Carolina State
University. The program is designed
to train volunteers, who will then
work with others interested in home
food preservation.
Among the subjects to be covered
in the weekly 4-hour lessons are:
pressure canning, water bath can
ning. freezing, jam and jelly prepa
ration, pickling and drying. The
course will be taught by county AES
home economists and staff. Classes
will include lectures, demonstrations
and first-hand experience.
Each participant will receive a
notebook of food preservation in
formation. Participants must pass
weekly quizzes and a final exam
before being certified as Master
Food Preserver Volunteers.. Gradu
ates are asked to promote safe food
preservation in their communities.
Extension staff will assist volun
teers in answering telephone
questions, providing information at
farm markets, fairs and food preser
vation workshops, and providing
personal assistance to beginning
canners.
The course fee is $15. A limited
number of scholarships are being
provided by local merchants and
organizations. Registration deadline
is April 10 for the limited enrollment
program. For additonal information
and application forms, contact
Deborah Crandall at 527-2191,
Lorelei A. O'Quinn at 633-1477 or
Susan Herring at 745-4121.
Externsion Home
Economic News
Instead of Nagging
Nagging has been proven ineffec
tive time and again. Even so, many
parents continue to nag their chil
dren. Why?
Well, often it seems like the
shortest distance between two
points. Just tell the kids what you
want and they will do it. Unfor
tunately, this rarely works, especial
ly with young children whose
thought processes don't operate
quaite that way.
So. instead of nagging, try re
direction ? that is, substituting an
acceptable activity for a less accep
table one.
Ft>r examply, if your young child
starts to scribble on a wall, explain
that "walls aren't for scribbling but
paper is." Then give him crayons
and paper for drawing. This simple
approach usually works better than
nagging or scolding. And it is
especially helpful with babies and
toddlers who are too young to
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Sr iicks can be Beneficial
Pity the poor snack. For years it
has received a poor press. But
snacking between meals may not
deserve the bad reputation some
people give it.
Snacking is a part of the American
way of life. Therefore, what you eat
between meals is just as important
as what you devour during meals.
A survey done by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture reveals
(hat 60 percent of us eat at least one
snack a day. We do most of that
nibbling between 5 p.m. and mid
night. Snacks contribute almost 20
percent of our daily cj>' ? ies, 12
percent of our protein needs, 15
percent of our fat intake, and 24
percent of our carbohydrates.
What's more, snack/may provide
20 percent of our calcium intake, and
more than 12 percent of our daily
iron and B vitamin needs, plus
vitamins A and C. On the mionus
side, snacks usually have a higher
ratio of calories and carbohydrates to
nutrients than do the foods we eat at
mealtime.
Having a bite to eat between
meals or before going to bed is a
habit most folks don't want to give
up. Chances are you don't either.
And you don't need to, provided you
choose foods rich in nutrients. For
example, have a glass of fruit juice
and an oatmeal cookie instead of a
cola and brownie.
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