Show i Across The County Home Agents Agent's Desk DeskI I By Ely NAo NAOMI n JENSEN Home Demonstration Agent Helpful for kitchen eHi In home homeI freezing fruits and vegetables Is a table I showing how many packaged pints to toI expect from a batch of fresh produce I Dependable arithmetic of this sort is I the homemakers homemaker's best guide when she sheI lines up her work deciding how much packaging material to get out how I much to make for a fruit how much freezer space the newly packed i food will wUl require Yield figures come In inI I useful also when the family food planner planner planner plan plan- ner makes cost comparisons and decides which foods to freeze and how much l 1 This list may maybe be helpful helpful to you For 1 pint of frozen food you need approximately Beans Deans lima Itma 1 In n pods pods 2 0 d s 2 2 to 2 pounds i. i I Beans snap snap 3 3 2 to 1 pound Berries except raspberries and strawberries strawberries straw straw- berries berries- berries I 1 3 1 to 1 z lr pounds Broccoli 1 Broccoli 1 pound Cantaloupe I. 1 to 1 pound Cherries sweet or sour 4 sour sour 1 1 4 to 1 pound Corn sweet i in n h husks husks 2 u s k s 2 2 to 2 i I pound Gree Greens collard kale l 1 1 to 1 pound Peaches 1 1 to 1 1 pounds Pears Pears' Pears Pear 1 to 1 14 it pounds Peas Peas 2 2 to 2 2 pounds Plums Plums 1 1 to 1 pounds Raspberries Raspberries-i 1 pint Strawberries Strawberries 3 3 2 quart This week is Nat National onal Farm Safety Week Perhaps you have noticed the number of programs of reference to it lover over the radio This Business Of Farming Farming Farm- Farm ing ling did a very nice one the other ther day stressing the Importance of fixing I broken broken steps and doing a general clean cleanup cleanup I up Job around the farm and home As homemakers we have a responsibility responsibility now that canning season is on We need to be very careful with our equipment in order to avoid accidents It Is quite a temptation to try to carry to many quarts of food to the storage I room or to pile them up on the cellar steps This has caused quite serious I accidents There are still a few people eople who still stUl persist to can in the oven and use Jars that are not standard Very I I serious accidents have been caused by this I I Now that hot weather r has arrived we I I need to be very careful with our food i iI I had a lady call caU me on the telephone the other day to ask about potato salad I She told me how a few years ago members members members mem mem- bers of her family had become seriously ill through eating salad that had stood a few hours It is always advisable to I mix potatoes and other Ingredients with the dressing Just before serving This 1 hot weather causes spoilage to set In In Insoon insoon soon and Is especially true In potato 1 salad Serious Illness and sometimes death has occurred from eating salad that has stood to long A A wood finishing school is planned for fortrie tile trie week of August 11 The place of the school will be announced later The I school will be held all day Monday Monda August August August Aug Aug- 11 and from 10 to 12 Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday If you are interested in getting enrolled for this school please contact Violet Terry orMae or orMae orMae Mae Horn by August 8 |