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Show . STORE WINTER SUPPLIES A family of five, including two adults and three children under the age of 12, under ordinary living conditions, con-ditions, should have stored for each month of the season the following food supplies: 1 bushel of Irish potatoes; po-tatoes; 1-2 bushel of other root vegetables, vege-tables, such as carrots, turnips and parsnips; 2 5 quart cans of other vegetables; veg-etables; and 20 quarts of canned fruits and preserves. These figures are based on estimates by the United Uni-ted States Department of Agriculture which adds that most of this should come from the perishable products or the many home gardens of this year. With these figures as a basis, it is thought that almost any family may calculate its requirements taking into in-to consideration the length of winter win-ter season in any given locality. Thus in the south, where food crops may be grown in the fall, the winter allowance allow-ance may be less than for the far north, where one must count on supplies sup-plies for several months longer. There is still time, says the department, depart-ment, for a final drive in canning, preserving and drying. In using dried vegetables, it may be assumed that a given quantity of dried vegetables vege-tables is equal to four times its bulk in canned vegetables; that is one-fourth one-fourth of a quart of dry string beans when soaked over night is approximately approxi-mately equal to one quart canned. |