Show HOME AIDS By y Mrs 1 Edna M. M Kunz War ur Food hood Preservation Assistant Home Homo Storage o From Irom 20 30 to 30 per pet cent of oC all food lood produced is wasted in varIous various various var var- ious ways This would be ba enough we are told to feed the entire armed forces Corces or to meet all lend lease food agreements Last year tons of food was wasted because It was not properly properly properly prop prop- erly sto stored ed Every home m maker ker kerwIll will make her war time goal foi fot 1914 1944 a full fun larder of well preserved preserved pre pre- served food load for every home Along with this she will use proper storage methods and provIde provide pro pro- vide Ide enough storage space to insure against spoilage of at the products produced 1 Food stored in tin must be he kept in a cool dry place to prevent rust and spoilage Those stored in glass should be stored In a cool dark dry place to prevent pre fading of product and spoilage Dried fruit and amI vegetables bles will keep for a n year or longer if se sealed lcd In moisture proof containers containers containers con con- and placed in a cool dark dar dry place Practical containers containers containers con con- include glass jars tin till cans buckets with tight fitting lids Glass jars with no rings 01 of jars that are not perfect around the top may maj be sealed with a strip of or muslin dipped In hot paraffin placed over the open open- ing Heavy paper and cloth bags that have been dipped in paraffin paraffin fin Un may maj be used Provision Plo for more storage space need not bo be a problem This is not a n time to make extensive changes but few homes exist where present storage may not be supplemented by additional shelves drawers partitions stepped stepped step step- ped shelves and vertical files There are few large kitchens that do not have more moro than two doors One of these could easIly easily easily ily be converted into storage space Try closing the opening on the opposite side with wall board Make Mako side arrangements for adjustable shelves Brackets Brack Brack- ets or angle Irons may be used as shelf supports Two orange crate may maj be joined together for emergency storage You may use uso light weight doors or draw shades made of oil cloth to protect protect protect pro pro- products from light and dust other storage spaces might bo be located under stairways ways or ox in corners behind door As good American homemakers ers plan to preserve preserve by various means all the food you can and see that it Is all stored carefully to avoid waste If more food is saved there thero will be bo larger food reserves for those In need |