CAN AND CANNON; DRIER AND DREADNAUGHT 



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by the National Emergency Food Garden Commission 

 months ago. Anticipating the vast production that would 

 result from its campaign for the planting of Home Gar- 

 dens, the Commission began its propaganda for canning 

 and drying before 

 the first garden 

 crops were har- 

 vested. The cam- 

 paign has been con- 

 ducted with the 

 same nation-wide 

 organization that 

 made the garden- 

 ing campaign so 

 successful. It is 

 now in full swing 

 and will be con- 

 tinued throughout 

 the season with a 

 persistence and 

 thoroughness that 

 will cause it to 

 reach practically 

 every household in 

 the United States. 

 As a part of the 

 campaign of Home 

 Education in sav- 

 ing food products 

 for Winter use, the 

 Commission has is- 

 sued two booklets 

 for general distribution. 

 Canning Manual, giving 



COMFORT AND UTILITY 



By the use of the electric fan it is possible to achieve excellent results in drying vegetables and fruits. 

 The picture shows trays stacked in front of the fan, with the air current directed lengthwise in relation to 

 the trays. The method is extremely simple. 



One of these is the Home 

 detailed instructions for the 

 conservation of vegetables and fruits by the single 

 period, cold-pack process. In this pamphlet are em- 

 bodied the results of research work by recognized 

 experts, and every effort has been made to have the 

 manual a complete guide to canning operations in the 

 home and in community clubs. The companion booklet 

 is the Home Drying Manual, intended to serve the same 

 purpose in connection with the drying process. In this 

 pamphlet explicit directions are given for the preserva- 

 tion of a large variety of vegetables and fruits by sun 

 drying, by the use of artificial heat, and by the use of 

 the electric fan. Directions for pickling and for storage 

 are also included. 



These manuals are similar to the Home Gardening 

 Primer issued by the Commission during the planting 

 season, several hundred thousand copies of which have 

 been distributed throughout the United States. Copies 

 of the Home Canning Manual and the Home Drying 

 Manual may be had upon request from the offices of 

 the National Emergency Food Garden Commission at 

 210-220 Maryland Building, Washington, D. C. Two 

 cents for postage should be enclosed with each request 

 for one of these booklets. There is no charge for the 

 manuals themselves. 



The publication of these manuals is only a part of 

 the campaign of education. As was the case in the 



gardening campaign, the Commission is conducting a na- 

 tional school in cooperation with newspapers all over the 

 country. Daily lessons in canning and drying are fur- 

 nished these newspapers and are being printed in nearly 



two thousand pub- 

 lications. 



As a result of 

 this splendidly or- 

 ganized educational 

 work, no house- 

 hold will have an 

 excuse for failure to 

 do its share in the 

 conservation of the 

 nation's food sup- 

 ply. All informa- 

 tion needed to 

 make expert can- 

 ners and driers of 

 the people of 

 America is avail- 

 able through the 

 medium of the 

 manuals and the 

 daily lessons pub- 

 1 i s h e d in the 

 newspapers. The 

 intention of the 

 Commission is that 

 no household shall 

 be overlooked. 

 Everybody is 

 needed in the army of canners and driers. Every re- 

 quest for a booklet will be cordially welcomed and 

 every possible encouragement afforded those who are 

 ready to do their share in the great fight against the waste 

 of food. 



From every part of the country and through count- 

 less channels comes proof that America is already deeply 

 stirred over the food question. Prices for everything 

 that enters into the daily diet of a hundred million people 

 are abnormally high. With this condition prevailing 

 during the season of production, it is evident that the 

 winter months will bring widespread hardship unless due 

 heed is given the imperative demand for thrift in the 

 use and saving of Food. 



The battle cry of Food Thrift is directed to every 

 household in America. Its urgency should be impressed 

 on every good citizen, regardless of age, sex, or condi- 

 tion. Those who have done canning and drying in the 

 past should this year engage in these activities on a 

 larger scale than ever before. For those who have not 

 done these things in the past, wartime is the time to 

 begin. Never again will the American Home have the 

 same opportunity to serve the American Nation. 



To become a canner or drier of vegetables and fruits 

 it is not necessary that one should be a home gardener. 

 For those who have their own gardens, of course, the 



