IS I HUM IT
IN PBMNG
AND CANNING
The importance to the nation of a
generous food supply lor the coming
winter cannot lie overestimated. For
we know that so sure aa the war con
tinttes throughout another winter, just
o surely will there he more and w ider
spread actual w ant W '' find it tiard
to imagine how to feel ourselves grow
ing weaker, more lethargic and to fi
nally succumb to disease. Yet those
conditions exist in Serbia, Rumania
Poland and Belgium. In Poland, more
people have died from starvation than
have been killed since the beginning
oi the war in all Russia. (National
Geographic for April). In Ausirla-TTun
gary. Italy, Greece and Russia the
food shortage approaches the famine
point. In France, Germany and Tar
key. there is serious shortage.
"It is a far cry from my little gar
don lo a starving nation in Europe,'
you nitty say lint if this war is teach
ing us one thing, il s showing u*
the effectiveness of individual effort
directed toward one thing. It is ti
genuine pleasure io walk the street*
of Juneau and note the gardens, large
and small, with their little tips ol
green showing through thus early.
According (o the old saying. "Adam
delved and Eve «pan " Hut now a days
it is Adam delved and Eve canned.'
Gardening is important but it is
equally necessary that every bit ol
the surplus garden stuff finds its place
in cans on the shelves. When those
vegetables come on. a cun of pets
iuday, a can of beans tomorrow, il
will help a great deal. Then, if you
have access to a truck garden and
can get vegetables in larger qunn
lilies, they, if strictly fresh can he
put up easily and cheaply. But don’t
neglect tile putting up of the quantity
■w hich seems too small lo bother w ith,
hut which is not.
Four methods of preserving offer
themselves for consideration. First,
there is canning without heat. Rhu
barb particularly, lends itself to this
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and cut but not skinned, necessarily,
and packed into jars I’lace the jars
under the mid water tap and fill (hem
completely allowing ail hubbies to es
cape. Then adjust the covers quickly
.and the winter pies and sauces will
nttest to the effectiveness of this
method Means may lie put down in
■salt. Fresh, young beans may lie cut
into, hall inch lengths and packed ill
a stone jar. with layers of beam* al
ternating with layers of coarse salt
l.ayirs of beans should he one and
one-half inches, with one half inch of
salt, and salt in an inch layer top
and bottom Weight them down with
a plate to help the brine form. One
ivantage of this method is that the
l , er» may bo added from day to day.
pitying vegetables and fruit may lie
done at home, but with the ever iu
c cubing number ot eommeiciai estate;
1 Patents and the greater variety Ofj
t,lingk dried (his does not seem an
advantageous way to handle fruit or
vegetables for a Cordova housewife.
There are now nine companies put
ting up d'hydrated fruits and vege
tables we t of the Rocky Mountains.
Any one of them will furnish samples
ot considerable size at a reasonable
i.H", sent c <>. I».. upon request. They
. drying sweet potatoes, sliced white
potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, carrots,
beet*, peas and string beans so that
with < tire in cooking they cannot lie
distinguished from the fresh. Spnuch,
turnips, onions, cauliflower, squash,
pm plans and parsnips are also being
dri< d. Luncheons in some of the big
hotels have been held to test those
products and there lias been universal
surprise expressed as ;u their palpa
bility and oftimes their superiority
to the canned articles. In our ease
where so much canned stuff Is im
ported the saving in freight space,
coal, ami carriers must be evident.
This outfit is a new one and as yet
the best grades just about equal In
price the canned gods. Hut if these
firms are encouraged by a wider use
o( dried products, the prices will
come down and the quality of the
goods will improve
Tlien there Is the open kettle method
known to our mothers and grand
uio'hers which needs no further word
The; newer cold pack lukthdd.ls MSfd
almost altogether by sljjhie -And ttHtUr
the results are not unty. Vjffy grat
ifying to the palafc but pleasing to
the (Byes. Fruits nfd v'pgetltbley hold
their shape absolutely,lUliL If the jars
are k(!Pt In a dark place, or wrapped
in pfpers. the natural color remains
as kell You don't need any expen
si v
wooden slats Is sufficient. Place th<
jars ho they do not touch each othei
and have the water cover the topi
Of the jar* Otie ino* Ot. lotifl, Thi
time of cooking should lie” boontei
fr< m ihe minute the water bolls an<
cominiie* to'boll. This method has ;
great advantage over the others ii
that the fruit and vegetables may b<
packed away from the heat of thi
1 stove Explicit directions for pro
ceedings by the cold pack methm
may he found Just now in ttluiutf
any of Ihe house or women's nu»ga
zines with time tables for the Cole
pack method
Some of us have departed from thi
ways of our mothers and grand
mothers, who used to take a wonder
fill and pardonable pride in their wel
' stocked shelves of preserves. Ttif
these times urge us to “put up" as w<
never have before. Till for Cans h
scarce, and will no doubt ho scaccr
So we, Ihe housewives, must step in
i This is our province exclusively am,
this summer we must can uh we nevei
canned before Can for our ovvi
| sakes as well as for our families, cat
to save factory outputs for our met
"over there" and can so that out
| allies, too. may have enough to header
! them for the struggle which those whi
1 know say will not soon he over.
ALASKA’S EDIBLE
“HERBS AND GREENS
Cucumber plant, nettles, goosi
tongue, wild parsley, wild rice, nor
them willow herb, arc among the ed
; iblo herbs and vegetables found ii
goodly quantities in Alaska. Foi
years they have been eaten by th<
Russians and natives of the territory
j and are now familiar with their del
j icate flavor. The above greens make
excellent substitutes tor cultivate!
j vegetables.
! Rev. A. P. Kashovaroff, who hat
j lived in Alaska all his life, has pre
i pared an interesting article wilt
j reference to these edible herbs am
I greens which has been published b>
I the Alaska bureau of publicity, cap
j ies of which may he had at the Rov
' ernor’s office.
SEATTLEITES PAY
FOR UNIQUE PRIVILEGE
For the benefit of those who are
not able to keep up with the ever
j iucrcasiug Hugo of the Went, u "Jay
Walker" is a pedestrian who tuts the
corners in crossing the street. Seattle
has a rigid traffic rule on this sub
ject, and violators are supopsed to he
haled before “his honor" and tapped
for a $2 fine. That it is no mean
problem Is borne out by Hie fact that
more than 20,000 Jay Walking tags
V ere distributed by the police depart*
menf during the wc’ek of May 2ofh at
the bargain price of 50c per. This
practical demonstration served a dou
ble purpose, for It taught Seattle to
out her corners sijbnrc and at the
name time helped the war fond with
many good-natured contributions. Au
toists also cheerfully dtrhhted $1 each
for the privilege of using the down
town streets for the week. Incom
plete returns, with slow collections
still being reported, show that Seattle
paid between $27.0pu and $28,000 for
a bright idea Ked Cross Bulletin.
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GEN. LEONARD WOOD
Here is Gen. L-onard Wood sur
prised to learn that he is commander
in chief of the Lincoln Patriotic army,
composed of women of America who
wilt fight against German propaganda.
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Tho Northwestern Hardware Com
pany has the now “Hylo" and "Lux"
gnffllled electric light globes.
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Tour eyea fitted. Compoi|t»4~ and
astigmatic lenaea raplaeedr See Oa
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Mrs. Lillian Houser I’urdy Is chair*
man of the Red Cross section of the
| American Woman’s club in Canada.
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ALASKA WHALE MEAT
Among the commodities exported
from the territory during the month
; of May wan 213.100 pounds of whale
! meat valued at $7,458.
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That little Lang range in the North
j western Hardware Company’s window
j is just the thing for newlyweds.
[Altai
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Coffee jj
11 and Tea |j
! | Given | J
i| Highest Award |i
' I At the
! I P. P. I.
II EXPOSITION j
I When ordering
Coffee or Tea
\% Why hot order
i % The Best-They
is Will Cost You
No More
1 BLUM, O’NEIL
| COMPANY
:+ DISTRIBUTORS
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The Red Dragon
CORDOVA. ALASKA
Headquarters of Cordova
Chapter American Red Cross.
Club House founded In 1908
by Episcopal church. Open
from Ip m to 10 p. m.
REV E. P. ZIEGLER
Bupt.
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Aunty
Keating’s
nr an-jtti
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Were our deposits of
June 28th
There is no better indication of a
community’s growth and stability
than the growth of
bank deposits
The above figures are unmistakable
proof of Cordova’s increasing
importance as a fishing
and mining center
The First Bank
of Cordova
RESOURCES OVER $780,000.00
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Mr. Business Man—
Our JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT is com
letely equipped with the latest and most up
j to-date type faces—How about your order?
Our prices are RIGHT—Better call us up.
Cordova Daily Times
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Why be satisfied with the wear you |
get from ordinary boots
when you get so much more from ‘’1 li-Press?
This is no idle claim, but a fact proven bv miners,
farmers and construction workers from Maska to
Mexico. “Hi-Press” is made by a new and better
method—the greatest advance in footwear i:i fifty years.
We use the toughest rubber ever evolv ed—actually the
same kind that goes into Ooodrich Auto 1 ires. 1 here
seems to be no wear-out to it. And the boot is molded
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