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imimut august lft 1ml thb acton nibb press the mixing bowl tfbm sftss hello homemaken we are really doing thorough inspection job dur ing canning operations safeguard ing the food that is being stored in jars means rigid inspection of each step in home preserving vegetable require special attention if you did not can any of the veg etables at the beginning of the season you may want to store some of the second crop in sealers although ac id vegetables such as pickled beets red peppers and tomatoes are readily processed in boiling water bath the nonacid vegetables should be done in a pressure cooker however if you have small jars with a perfect seal success may he assured by the water bath method if every precaut ion is used important cannlrig rules for the safety of vegetables are 1 to permit a perfect seal the jak rim ami top must be smooth even ho nicks no imperfections 2 equipment jars measuring cup knife spoons funnel two largo bowls saucepan processor or deep kettle tea towels brush and box of salt- should be assembled before the canning bee 3 wash jars in rich suds and get them clean using a good brush lllnse the jars thoroughly 4 sterilize by placing a clean tow el in the bottom of a pan and putting the jam on their sides with matched glass tops beside each one cover with hot water and boll fifteen min utes leave in hot water until heed ed 5 thorough inspection of vegetabl es is necessary discard any old blighted bruised or ones with decay 6 washed vegetables get a three minutes precooklng thin shrinks them and sets color have the water boiling time the boll 7 now hot vegetables go into hot jars allow one inch nt the top of each jar when you can peas and corn use the cooking water to fill the jnrj add one teaspoon of salt to each pint jar wipe off the top of jar one pesky bit will keep the jar from seal ing b dip the rubber ring into hot wut- er having soaked them in a cup of warm water with a teaspoon of bak ing soda in it for five minutes or and place on jar on with the lid screw band down tightly then loos en turn back one quarter inch 0 carefully tower jars into hot water bath in a kettle with a wlr rack in the bottom add more hot water to cover two inches over tit jars jars should be one inch npart cover the processor 10 count cooking time when the water actually begins to boll proe as corn 3 hours in water bath process sweet peppers 45 minutes process tomatoes 20 minutes 11 when time u up lift rack with jars from water if no rack dip some water and use a thick cloth to lift them out screw band tight cool jars away from draft then turn upside down to test for leakage ti1c question box in answer to many queries uhout preserving vegetables by salting we give the following directions stress ing thorough cleanllnesis of vegetabl es drying after washing with absorb ent towels the use of dairy salt and aycdol storage place salting method fob obken beanh peffebs and catufuweb vegetables tuch as green beans peppers and cauliflowers that do not contain enough juice to form their own brine can be preserved by being covered with brine wssh dry and weigh the vegetabl es cut green beans into inch lengths separate cauliflower into flowerets leave cucumbers and peppers whole pack the prepared vegetables loosely into stone jar leaving space for brine to cover them estimate the amount of brine youll need to fill to make the brine use 3v cups of aalt to 6 quarts of water common or coarse salt or dairy salt is bet ter than fine table salt pour brine over vegetables and cover jar with plate or pie plate right side up weight down as you do for kraut next day add 1 pound salt for every 10 pounds of vegetables used this is to bring the brine up to its original strength at the end of the week add i pound salt and repeat the pro cess every week until five weeks have been marked off on the calendar now your vegetables should be cured one thing to remember when add lug salt is to place it on top of the plate so that it will dissolve slowly without sinking to the bottom salt should not touch the vegetables skim off the scum as it forma tilp the following method to desalt chronicles i ginger farm written specially for tate acsoai psee press by owendoune p clabkk a long distance call and a voice i hadnt hiard in twenty years said is that you owcnt the voice be- longed to another of partners bro thersone from away up north now he and his wire and daughter are staying with u for a few days it was milking time when their train was due so it was i who met them nl the station would i know them would they know me what shall we discover the years have done to all of us they were thoughts that ran through my mind as i waited and then when the train pulled out i had no trouble at all in recognizing my inlaws even otter 20 years today we have been visiting plan which colin hail known thirtysix years ago you see he and partner both started arming in this dlstrht as boy ialor they went their sep arate ways but during the last war they were together again in france then again in canada each with his wife and young family that was when they paid us a xhort visit so many long years ago before our visitors arrived on sat urday partner and i were talking about family ties how brothers and fcutcni apparently drift apart each with his or her separate life to live and their way to make in n compet itive world each has his share of joy ami disillusionment his ups and downs bringing in their wake tolorance re- hlgnatlon or contentment then with our grownfamllles who in their turn are making their way in life we net a yen for our own folk to see them once again to vlnlt and to remind each other of half forgotten exper ience all this may he n ttlgn that the years are creeping up on us hut lt a very pleasant compensation for the pasxlng of time dont you think m friends of course with nil thl coming and going farming goes on au before the grain that in ready is all cut and tttooked the remainder of the crop is ripening fast the cowa broke out this morning and partner and his brother hpent most of the morning fixing fences as n result now they are away for a load hay the pul lets are beginning to sing sure sign that they will koon fulfill their mls- hlon in life the roostors are crow ing lustily from dawn to dark all that is except those which have al ready gone the way of all good roost er and the heat wave is definitely broken we have much to be thank ful for we had another visitor over the weekend but porhapu i should say not n v i kit or hut n permanent guest thin uau none other than a hen nnd n clucking hen nt that she was brought hem to kove her from the stewpot naturally with about three hundred other fowl running around one more he n more or leas makes no illffcrencc at least thats what i thought hut then i tttgan to won der what would htipen when i put her in the pen with ur own birds would the peck the life out of her would i find her dead the next morn ing there was only one way to find out bo i deposited the hen very quietly and gently in a pen with thirty other hens did my old biddies go for this stranger they did not she went for them yes sir with ruffled feath ers and fiery eye my lady guest was ready to take on nny bird who was willing to fight one or two made halfhearted feints at first hut they are a peace loving flock and soon de cided to let this interloper go her way if she wanted to eat they let her eat if she had a mind to drink she could drink if she made belligerent passe at them they looked at her disdain fully and walked away so our per manent guest is still living and still clucking pictube sales boom london cp the royal acad emy is enjoying a bigger boom in sal es than at any time in the past thirty years prices range from 10 for some etchings to 3000 for a picture by a wellknown artist since you will not be using these vegetables for several months to freshen vcetables cured in brine place them in a big kettle cov er with cold water and heat slowly to lukewarm stirring frequently pour off water and repeat process several times until vegetables are on ly slightly salty or soak several hours in several waters until they taste just right then cook the beans and cauliflower are seasoned and served as usual green peppers are often stuffed and baked perky lovebird is fond of rum its his favorite drink bui hell eat anything from pickles to fbh moose jaw sask cp meet tim the performing lovebird rim is in his glory when he a defying nil the rules and regulations of his ilk he tikes to bathe hlmitelf and enjoys running around under a water tap perched atop a drinking glass the one and onehalf year old hnby of mr and mrs percy uy or moose jaw tim had a complete luig of tricks sty the time he wo seven months theres no false modesty about this tiny bird he likes to look at him self in the mirror ami tries to fight and scold the image peering hack ut him lovebirds the feeding regulations say should only be fed lovebird seed but tim unable to read the regulat ions will eat everything from plckl to fish hut just to show he has a mind of his own he wont touch any thing he doesnt like tim drinks water and ginger nlo out of a glass sometimes going right into the glass to get a beakfull hut he doesnt like the glngor nlo to flzs in hlu face and despite rationing iiim favorite drink is rum mr cuy says he flmli n single love bird is easier to train than n pair 1 two of them just neck nil the lime the prices board is advuing retail crs and others that because of the luipor ocntalner shortage shipping cauoa should ho opened carefully so that they may be reuked mineral nbkd8 of livestock by b lestte fiaihi cows and young growing animals am specially susceptible to the effect of phosphorus deficiency in the diet and usually respond remarkably to mineral supplements containing a generous amount of this important el ement with calcium salt iron iod ine etc added for all round protect ion pigs fed largely on grain are es in need of supplementary phos phorus but require more calcium in their mineral supply also more iron for prevention of anaemia a common complaint of the young fluorine in minute amount is es sential but in excess may tause de fective hones and teeth in these tlmej when lunrclty of raw materials u xhrii need u has leen dlffu ult to obtain sources of phosphorus suffif lenlly low in fluorine which occur i in oil rot k pliomphates a process has how been developed for the removal of excesi fluorine and concentration of the phosphorus in moit of our soils low levels of phosphurus effect the quality of the romi grown thereon hence the need for furnishing it in mineral supple ments for livestock many trace el ements essential to body growth and health are derived from the soil zinc is one but is seldom found lack ing copiwr is another which occas ionally is in short mupply and sheei som times suffer from lack of it pin ing or wasting dlttease of sheep ifl attributed to lark of cobalt it is now believed that mugneitla is important for teeth which might indicate tin desirability of dotohiltlc limestone np- pll nllons to itastures hut there is a danger in nverllmlng iwwtureu it may result in reducing the nvallahll ity fo certain useful trace i lements bomehthj help and how asked papa do you know that the new help wont quit before august 10th because came the reply hho iloctmt start until that day youll enjoy our orange pekoe blend sa1ada londoners foil luftwaffe picture made during ccrmnn fire raids on iondon at the end of february 1044 the lotulon flit ttervlcefl again proved themselves masters of the situation i hey tackled incendiary bomb with cour age and efficiency so that many were quickly rendered harmless and fires started were prevented from ipreadlng otrnt if oh yomratm yes sir i wear it on my arm and lint proud of it for gs means general service on any fighting front anywhere in thewbrld it means that i want to go overseas c needs a lot of men like you and me i know its going to be tough but the job has got to be done so sign up as a volunteer for overseas service remember it takes months of thorough train ing to make you fighting fit smor