1408 THE FEUIT INDUSTRY IN NEW YORK STATE 



Cover while hot with strawberries that have been hulled, washed, 

 drained, and sweetened. They should stand on the very back of 

 the stove while the cake is baking, so that the heat may help to 

 draw out the juice. Slightly crush the berries with a wooden 

 potato masher after putting the sugar on, but reserve some whole 

 ones for the top of the cake. 



FRUIT MUFFINS 



Berries may be added to any muffin mixture, using 1 cup of 

 berries to every two cups of flour. The berries are added last. 



SUMMER ABUNDANCE FOR WINTER NEEDS 



A popular magazine is publishing a series of article entitled, 

 " Youth Leads the Way." A recent number in this series gave a 

 description of the " Canning Girls, " working in clubs all over 

 the country, and of the methods and successes.* In developing 

 the possibilities of this great canning movement, youth is indeed 

 leading the way, not only to greater efficiency and economy in 

 conserving our resources, but to more efficient living. When fruits 

 and vegetables become a matter of course in the winter dietary, 

 there will be less " sick leave." 



While housewives have always prided themselves on having 

 well-stocked preserve cupboards, we must guard against making 

 the filling of those cupboards an end in itself. The family must 

 not be denied a free use of fresh fruit in its season in order that 

 there may be the more to " do up." Canning is important in 

 order to save the surplus, but it is more important in insuring a 

 balanced diet for the family the year round. If it were only the 

 filled cans we care about, it would not matter so seriously what 

 methods we employ. We might even permit ourselves the use 

 of commercial canning powders to hide the effects of careless work ; 

 or we might buy " bargain " canned goods at great apparent 

 saving of money and time. But since it is for the building up 

 of better health for our households that we are working, the com- 

 mercial canning powders and the bargain sales and the careless 

 methods must all go. 



* See article on " Canning Suggestions and Canning Clubs," in Bulletin 62, 

 Part II, published by State Department of Agriculture, Albany, N. Y. 



