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Show Food Storage Pamphlets John and Mary often run out of money before they run out of month, so the family's fare at mealtime those last few days before payday can be pretty gruesome: oily, cut-rate peanut butter sandwiches sand-wiches for lunch. And for supper, salads made of - greasy canned meat and old canned peas. "YUCKY," says little Johnny. Ed and Janet across the street run low on money too, but they continue to eat as usual at the end of the month, cooking with the things they like. BOTH FAMILIES have to dip into their supply of storage food to get through the month, but the difference is that Ed and Janet have stored the kind of food their family likes, and they keep it comparatively fresh by rotating rotat-ing and replenishing it. They're following guidelines for food storage that are offered in a new pamphlet, "Having Your Food Storage and Eating It, Too," from the Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Institution at Brigham Young University. THE PUBLICATION is the second in a Benson Institute series aimed at telling consumers con-sumers how they can provide wholesome, nutritious food for their families most economically. The first pamphlet was, "Getting Along With Your Garden," which explains how to plan, plant and care for a garden so a family can depend on growing part of its own tood. THE NEXT pamphlet will be one on home canning of produce, said D. Delos Ellsworth, Ells-worth, associate director of the Institute. "Having Your Food Storage . and Eating It, Too" emphasizes that storing food in the home provides benefits which may be more important impor-tant than simply having an emergency supply on hand in case disaster strikes. IN FACT, the pamphlet cautions, setting aside a supply sup-ply of food only for a disaster can be the cause of the worst sort of storing. A 'doomsday' food supply often turns out to be just that -undesirable food fit only for the doomed. Couples like John and Mary learn that lesson each time they try to feed their family the old, cheap, surplus food they keep stored away for that distant emergency. ED AND Janet have learned, on the other hand, that any family can enjoy the advantages of storing what the family normally uses each day, using portions of it in preparing meals, then replenishing the storage supply. sup-ply. Using the family's storage food this way provides a consistent, con-sistent, balanced diet; economic benefits through careful management and quantity buying; and security despite temporary financial setbacks. THE BENSON Institute pamphlet offers specific guidelines on how to calculate a family's nutritional needs and plan to meet them. It also offers information on how and where to store the food and protect it from insects. Like "Getting Along With Your Garden," "Having Your Food Storage and Eating It, Too" is packed with objective, objec-tive, non-technical information. informa-tion. Neither pamphlet follows fads or promotes specific products or programs. NEITHER requires the reader to have any technical expertise in chemistry and other scientific fields, and neither requires the consumer con-sumer to own sophisticated tools or equipment. "Having Your Food Storage and Eating It, Too" is on sale at Mountain West area bookstores, book-stores, as is "Getting Along With Your Garden," for $1. Or both pamphlets may be obtained for $1 each from the . Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture "and Food Institute, 473 Widt-soe Widt-soe Building, Brigham Young , University, Provo, - Utah 84602. MR. ELLSWORTH said "Getting Along With Your Garden" is currently being translated into Spanish and will soon be available for use by families in Latin America. "Having Your Food Storage and Eating It, Too" and the canning pamphlet will also be published in Spanish. He said readers with questions ques-tions about how to adapt the information in "Getting ' Along With Your Garden" to their own situations can contact con-tact the Benson Institute and "We'll try to answer them." |