PLANTING TO FEED A FAMILY OF FOUR 
Have you ever wondered just exactly 
how much you should plant in your home 
garden to feed your family. Based on one 
serving for a family of four, these popular 
vegetables will take up the following 
space in your garden. If your family is 
smaller or larger, you can estimate ac- 
cordingly. 
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Diapescanstmmn. 62) eck ceca es 1 foot 
BIOCCO)i emma uiiel( al nln. Suey 2 feet 
Wabhago meets enaen ea oe 2 feet 
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CUCU Dats amen fea hime Wee fae et 2 feet 
Onion sets =n eee eee 1 foot 
Peas 
Snap beans, for instance, take up | foot 
of space of 1 family portion. How often 
does your family like snap beans? Once 
a week? Well, the harvest time for snap 
beans is about four weeks, so four feet in 
your garden would satisfy their needs. 
And so on, with the other vegetables, 
based on the scale. 
This way, and counting on extra footage 
for canning or freezing, you can decide 
accurately on the right amount to plant. 
No waste—no spoilage—and family 
needs will be amply satisfied. 
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WHEN TO HARVEST 
One of the main advantages the home 
gardener has is that he can pick his 
vegetables one minute and have them in 
the kitchen the next. All vegetables are 
better if left on the plant until ready to 
serve. 
Sweet corn, and peas, particularly, lose 
flavor every minute they are picked and 
the fine sweetness is soon lost. Many 
vegetables can be harvested at a younger 
stage in the home garden than is profit- 
able with commercial crops. Beans, car- 
rots, cucumbers, and beets are some of 
these. Others are harvested when dead 
ripe and at the peak of flavor as tomatoes, 
and melons. 
CANNING SHORT CUTS 
Choose only clean, sound and strictly 
fresh fruits or vegetables. When packing 
your jars or tins of canned foods, be 
careful not to crowd, nor to waste space. 
Crowding prevents proper heating, 
which in turn, causes spoilage, 
There are several ways of processing 
fruits or vegetables for canning. The two 
methods most generally used are water 
bath canners and pressure cookers. 
WATER BATH CANNER: Make either a 
wire rack, or put a piece of wood at the 
bottom of the canner, to keep the jars 
¥2 inch from the bottom. The water 
should be steaming when the jars are 
put into the canner. Lower the jars slow- 
ly into the water. Processing time is 
counted from the time the water is ac- 
tually boiling. Keep it boiling constantly 
and at the same rate of speed the whole 
time the processing is being done. Re- 
move the jars at the exact time your 
chart shows, and seal. 
PRESSURE COOKERS: All non-acid veg- 
etables should be processed in a steam 
pressure cooker. Place jars on rack in a 
cooker with 1 to 2 inches of water. Be 
sure to leave enough space between jars 
to allow circulation of steam. 
Adjust and fasten lid securely. Do not 
close petcock until steam has escaped in 
a steady stream from 5 to 7 minutes. The 
Pressure must be kept steady. Remove 
from heat when processing time is 
through and let stand until the gauge is 
at zero. Open petcock slowly, tilt the lid 
away from your face. Spread a heavy 
cloth over the top of the cooker; catch 
handles of rack through the cloth, and 
lift out. Seal jars according to direction. 
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