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Canning Right Aids Budget
Canning Wrong is Costly
By FLOY G. GARNER
Home Agent
Yes, it's canning and freezing
time! Vegetables, particularly
snap beans and beets are plentiful
right now. Squash are coming in
abundance. Later vegetables will
soon be m^Jcing their appearance,
so if you are planning to can, it
is high time you had your equip
ment lined up and ready to use.
A number of requests have
come into my office for help on
canning problems ? proper meth
od for different foods, etc. Most
of these requests are from peo
ple who have never canned any*
thing before, and they are want
ing to learn the proper methods.
We are very glad they are com
ing to us for help, not only be
cause we are glad to help them,
but because they arc the means of
our finding out some shocking
things that people are doing in the
canning of foods for home use.
I am sure these people are
not intentionally toying with
their family's health ? they are
only trying to make use of sur
plus food? beans, and the like,
that farmers have offered them
at a bargain. This is good, but
improper canning methods can
be dangerous as well as costly.
First? and this is very important
?do NOT use a water bath canner
for canning snap beans or any
other low or ?
non - acid vege- I
table. There is I
a very good I
reason for this. J
These vegeta- L
bles require a I
processing tem- '
perature higher 1
than can be
reached i n a
boiling water batl
Floy G. Garner
i.
Therefore, the pressure canner
is used to be sure of killing bac
teria that cause dangerous spoil
age. One of these bacteria, Clos
tridium botulinum, causes Botu
lism poisoning, which has a 100
per cent mortality rate. You cat
not recognize the presence of thi
bacteria by smell, taste or aighl
Thia ia one of the reasons it is s
deadly.
You cannot determine when It'
present? so the only safe way la t
can your vegetables under pre:
sure according to recommende
procedure, using the correct pre
cessing time and then you can b
sure that if this bacteria was pre!
ent, it has been killed by the big
heat.
This high temperature cannc
possibly be obtained in a watei
bath canner. Of course, there ar
other forms of bacteria that gro\
in canned foods which are no
deadly, but they spoil the food
and make it unpalatable, unsighl
ly, and it could make you sick.
So remember, no vegetable but
tomato Is to be canned in the
boiling water bath canner. Its
high acid content Is the safe
guard here, since the acid helps
retard the growth of the bac
teria.
If you do not own a pressur
canner, and do not do enough car
ning to warrant your buying one
perhaps you could work out a join
ownership with your neighbor an
buy one together. They will las
almost a life-time with prope
care, and little replacement. Se
if you are going to can, whethe
it be 20 quarts or 200, invest i
a pressure canner.
If you need help with othe
phases of canning ? such as pre)
aration methods, time of proee:
sing, etc., call the home agent'
office, 2-4011, or come by. We ca
give you information based o
tested methods, recommended b
the food conservation specialist
at N.C. State College. If a Horn
Demonstration Club woman live
near you, chances are she will b
able to help you, too. Ask her!
The rawpack method of can
ning is becoming more and more
popular. This method eliminate)
the blanching or pre-cooklng o<
vegetables before packing their
in jars. Cold, raw fruits are pul
Tomato*! picked raw are
pressed down In the containers so
that they art covered with th?ir
own Juice; no water la added. Cold,
raw vegetable* are packed Into
containers and covered with boil
ing water. They should be packed
tightly because tbey shrink during
processing.
The hot-pack method if stfll
Just as good and effective as U
ever was. traits ate heated la
syrup in water, or in extracted
Juice before they are packed.
Tomatoes and Jaiey fruits are
packed in their owb Jalee. Vege
tables may be preheated la
water or steam. Have food at
near boiling when filling glass
Jars. Pack fairly loosely.
Now, don't confuse canning and
freezing, when it comes to pack
ing your food in containers. There
is no raw-pack method recom
mended for freezing. AU vege
tables should be blanched before
they are frozen ? blanched first and
then cooled in cold or ice water
as quickly as possible.
Food conservation Is a wonder
ful way to save ? time, money,
etc. Whether it be canning or
freezing, if it is done properly,
your results will be excellent,
and you will be rewarded with
tasty foods in variety at little
cost. So let's put the beans la the
Jars or in the freezer, and let's
do it right.
With all the vegetables grown
in this county, there is really little
excuse for anyone to go hungry
next winter. A little ambition,
some energy, a desire to help one
self, and work, with a little money
(in a lot of cases, the vegetables
are there for the taking, or the
asking)? and you and your family
can be well fed next winter, whe
ther you grow a garden or not.
Canning can be fun and it is
rewarding. If yos don't know
how, ask someone who does.
Just follow recommended prac
tices, and you will have nothing
to worry about from the stand
point of spoilage, or deadly bac
teria. Happy canning to yon!
In the geological past, says Dr.
J. Wyatt Durham of the Univer
sity of California, the tropical cli
mates of the earth extended from
southern Alaska to southern Chile.
Good News
About
By Harry Vrattrf, 4 H Ailkor
The eastarn district 4-H demon
stration day will be Wednesday,
beginning at 9 a.m. The detnon
atratioDa will be held at the Waah
ington School.
Almost all of the boys and girls
from Carteret County will be en
tering competition for the first
time but I know that we have
some very good demonstrations.
I'm expecting some winners.
Boys giving demonstrations are
Gordon Beeton,
Beaufort Senior
4-H Club, on en
tomology; Ray
Bowlin, Beau
fort Interme
diate 4-H Club
o n electricity;
and Earl and
Allan Kelly,
Newport Inter
mediate 4-H Club are giving a
team demonstration on tobacco
production.
Gordon's entomology demonstra
tion is on "How To Control The
House Fly". Ife is working hard,
and with his past experience in
4-H, I'm sure he will make a good
showing in Washington.
Ray Bowlin will demonstrate
"How to Make an Electric Time
Switch". This is a device that has
many uses on the farm and in the
home. It can be used to turn on
or off lights in a poultry houae at
a certain time or it can be used
in the home to control a radia,
window fan or any other electrical
appliance.
Allan and Earl Kelly are twins
so should really
be able to work
together in put
ting on their to
bacco demon
stration. They
will show how
to go about se
lecting the pro
per tobacco fer
tilizer to use.
There will be
soveral girls giving 4-H demonatra
tions also, but I do not have their
names at this time, with the ex
ception of Amy Stoy. Amy is a
member of the Beaufort Senior
I fell
4-H Club and will he giving i dem
onstration on "Preparing Vege
table! for Sale at Curt) and Road
aide Marketa." Amy entered dis
trict competition last year and did
I very good job. Thia year she
will be better and I hope will win
diatrict honors.
Entrants in the Public Speaking
Contest are Ann Davis, Smyrna
Senior 4-H Club and Denard Har
ris, Beaufort Senior 4-H Club. Ann
was second place district winner
last year and we are counting on
her to place first this year. I think
she will, too. Denard is entering
for the first time this year, but 1
know he can give a good talk.
Donna Bell, Camp Glenn Inter
mediate 4-H Club President, will
June 10? Thursday nifkt the Fire
Department met for their regular
meeting. The business discussed
waa:
Send out notices to home owners
for their dues of 15.00 for 1868.
Plans are in the making for a
fire truck for this town and each
of the other five com m unities will
have their own fire truck.
Atlantic Methodist Church is hav
ing two weeks of Bible School. At
tendance has been very good with
cast Carteret's eight electoral
votes for District 4-H Officers at
this time also.
Wish us all a lot of luck and
maybe we will come back district
winners.
between M aod W psesent. It
opened June 2 and will close the
13th.
The main theme, "Life of Jesus
Christ", and the courses are as
follows: kiadergartM children.
Learn from Jesus; primary, Stor
ies We Know a i Jesus: juniors, l
and 2, Jesus U His Name: inter
mediates and youth, Fairest Lord
Jesus.
The children are doinf wonder
ful work in their classrooms. Pa
rents will be invited to come and
view the work of their children
the last day of the school. Thanks
to all who are making this the
best school ever. Special thanks
to the women serving refresh
ments each morning.
Plans are being made for a mo
vie projector. For this project,
$200 has been collected.
The regular meeting of the
Methodist Men's Club was Satur
day evening at 6 o'clock in the
Scout Building. It was ladies night.
Thirty people attended. Good fel
lowship ii enjoyed it these meet- j
ings.
Miss Luett* Lewis it home from
college and her friend, Mr Chartea
Stonestreet, from Winston-Salem
visited last weekend.
Mr. Walter Lewis is visiting his
parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Louie
Lewis.
James McDonald, a Duke stu
dent, will arrive this week and
star at the parsonage. Mr. Mc
Donald will conduct a training
course and work with the youth.
He will share his work with the
Rev. William Jeffries at Marshall
berg. The first, third aad fourth ;
weeks of this period he will be '
at Atlantic Methodist Church and
the second and fifth weeks with { j
the Rev. Mr. Jeffries.
Anniversary Noted
Kingston, Jamaica (AP) ? The
completion of 100 years of mission
ary and social work in Jamaica is
being celebrated by the Christian
C&urches (Disciples of Christ) this
month.
DREAMING? not at all!
Help yourself to a better arid brighter tomorrow
by saving regularly today at First-Citizens Bank
& Trust Company. Your nearest First-Citizens
office will be happy to show you how easy it is
to start your savings program.
?? OUAHANTfED MTIUST ON SAVINOS
We never la net te
Ceevealeatly Located la
? More head Cttjr with Drive-In Service
? Beaafort ? Swuakoro
? Cherry Paint ? Haveleck
and la other fine N. C. communities
MEMBER F.D.I. C.
are
you
waiting
Let me tell you what I saved when I drove a new Plymouth... then bought one!
Just like ? lot of other people, I waa putting off buying a
new car . . . even though ,/e Mire needed one. Then I found
out what my Plymouth dealer waa offering in the way of
low price* and really big trade*.
Mister, when I aaw what I aaved I knew there waa no
aae putting off any longer! Got more for my old ear than
1 bettered powible. (Plymouth dealer* need u*ed car* aad
ca> aell all they gall ) Got a terrifically low price on the
aaw Plymouth ... and choice of modeia beside* . . . hard
top% aad?n?, wawUblaa, wagon*.
And I aaved a coal tl40 on At ride alone! Plymouth'*
top-luxury {ide, Taraioo-Air* Ride, i* ftandard at no extra
coat, while you have to my up to $140 (or the top ride of
competing "low-price 3 car*.
That'* more, I got the car that proved it cmn save me
gasoline, by winning the 1958 Mobugai Economy Run. A
car with Silver Hurt Styling that i* *o far ahead right now
it will still be worth more when I trade. With the kind of
eaay handling that make* every minute of driving a down
right thrill! The atamina to (land up without nagging
adjustment* and big repair* ... a car <u much better b*iu
at It it better looking I
Any wonder I quit waitiagf Take my tip ... get your
Plymouth bargain right now.
.... ?
Today's best boy. ..tomorrow's best trade..,
SCORCHY SMITH
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