| Show COMMUNITY mal FAIRS OF GREAT VALUE F AS A kp t I 1 washington club girls girl show public how t to divan van vegetables Ven stables that will prepared b by y its th U united n 1 acu d S ta tes department m e nt of A at g r 1 it ur e comma community ity fairs of particular educational cat ional v value alue were held lost last fall in six centers in spokane wash many hundreds of people saw a comprehensive exposition of the different phases of food preservation which had been demonstrated to the club girls and women by the home demonstration agent the points about which women had seemed to need the roost most licup were especially emphasized at the different centers girls competent to give demonstrations canned fruit and vegetables showed how to make a pectin test and gave directions for drying and brinl brining rig other groups d demonstrated the uses of different types of containers and how to avold avoid or o overcome difficulties which might arise with them each fair different each fair was i as different in character at one center the commercial side of canning was emphasized emphasize the club girls there we were re finishing a large order given them by the county for the tuberculosis bercu losis hospital 1 with a small order tle the pr preceding car the club members lud had proved they could turn out a superior product in 1910 they were given the entire order one thousand cans of beans doo gallons of pea icat lies hes and gallons each of 0 apricots berries and tomatoes oes wore were put up by the club girls for th toe e county hospital six hundred gallons of tomatoes were wanted but the entire order could not be filled fil leil as school opened and the school kitchens used for or the canning centers were needed fairs proved interesting the f fairs airs proved effective in interesting the public in the club work for e AP it m el 1 Y A r A tray of dried vegetables sliced plan to dry and can all garden surplus women and girls Is supervised by the united states deportment department of 0 agriculture and the state agricultural colleges coll ces several groups of representative women and men attended each ach of the fairs to inspect the quality ot of the work ork listen to the demonstrators and inquire as to the effect on community lire life |
