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Show YOUNGSTERS HELP WITH HOME-CANNING ! 1 I'M iyhS,Jy... 1 1 " -h;'J I -vr: " V ..1 .. W, , -t- &zb..M.M.,,t itU&S'-'' ' . 2 Don't worry if you're too young for the WAACS or WAVES. There's another important job for you. Save all the extra vegetables from your Victory Garden by home-canning. A few jars a day take little time and add up to well-filled shelves by the end of the season. Food costs are high in the stores and may be higher, high-er, but food grown at home still costs a few cents a jar. j There's a deep satisfaction In growing and canning your own food. Wait and see. You'll take inventory of your garden each day to see which vegetables are right for the table and how many extras there are to put in glass jars. Make it a point each day to gather everything at its prime, and make it a point of honor to get the extras into glass jars before they lose freshness. That's the big secret of delicious, nutritious, home - canned foods freshness. Home grown, home-canned home-canned foods often have many more vitamins than those bought at the store, because they are fresh. And when you get a reliable home-canning home-canning booklet, you'll be surprised Photo Courtesy Ball Bros, Co. at how many difTerent things may be put away for later use in glas jars. Be sure to have the very best canning instructions and recipes. One fruit jar company offers a Blue Book free with a coupon packed with each dozen jars or for ten cents if you have no coupon. The instructions are easy to follow. It is not necessary to have elaborate or expensive equipment. Form a canning club and have fun while you can! |