Show HOME ho ME AIDS by airs ed edna at AI kunz war ivar food preservation assistant food gifts ditto tor for Overs overseas bas if youre considering same some food gift for a service wen man or yoman overseas send only what whai you know will keep this Is the recommendation ot of home economists n of the U S department of agriculture to inquirers hopefully hunting bunting ways to put up fried chicken lemon pie home canned pickled eggs and other d e ba so they will stand a hard bard sea voyage any food that could be bails satisfactorily facto rily sent to a civilian can can be sent to a service person in the united states but before deciding to mall mail food to war zones its well to count four both the war and navy departments agree on these points 1 soft candy and fruit have been knowis to ooze from a package a go and run clear out of bounds causing trouble wherever they ran 2 cookies and other perishable foods may have a rough and tumble time and a hot time in a ships hold and arrive shat tred and perhaps even rancid or i moldy A box boi may be heading for the cold north but the engine room ot of a ship where some packages travel Is hot and the heat sometimes reaches as high as degrees 3 boys overseas so often eat out of cans cane that even a favorite home canned food that arrives in pretty fair shape Is likely not to be such a treat 4 dest best food gift prospects tor for mailing to war zones are dried fruit vacuum packed nuts and hard candy these are dependably good sailors it if it still items seems that some other food Is the thing to include home economists suggest fruit cake as the most durable cake prospect men returning return lg ig from overseas confirm this saying that fruit cake stands up tip very vary well if it la Is to travel successfully a fruit cake should be firm and r rather ather dry when it comes from the oven recipe proportions and i long baking at low temperature are important then it if the cake Is well packed the fruit will moisten the mixture and flavor w will III blend to Irl ripen pen the cake tor for good eating well packed means cake wrapped in wax paper and enclosed in an inner box preferable tin with a tight lid fill any space alth clean fresh paper so the cake will be rigid adhesive taps tape may help to keep a tin box lid lida on and moisture out I 1 |