I Ladies
Have You
Heard?
By Doris Thomas
Lancaster Extension
Home Economist
USING COMMERCIAL JARS
Economizing is important to all
of us these days. However, when it
comes to buying home canning
jars, it pays to buy the real thing.
Saving empty mayonnaise and
peanut butter jars for home cann
ing may seem like a smart
inflation-fighting idea now, but in
the end it will cost more. The wise
consumer knows not to take
chances when it comes to home
canning.
Commercial food jars are ex
cellent glass jars, but they are
made to serve a single purpose on
ly • to package food products
bought at the grocery store.
Although they are made from the
same raw materials as home cann
ing jars, they are not meant to be
reused in home processing. If they
were made to be reusable for home
canning, then the food we buy in
glass jars would cost more.
Consider the condition of a com
mercial jar after the food has been
removed. Aren’t metal knives
commonly used to scrape the last
bit of peanut butter or mayonnaise
from the jar? Metal utensils can
scratch the inside of the jar. When
the jar is heated, stress will build
up at the scratchedjpoint and may
cause a break at this point. This
will also cause a loss of food as well
as the time and energy spent in
preparation. That’s not a wise
1 money-saving idea.
A mayonnaise jar may look like
a standard home canning jar, but it
may actually hold several ounces
more food. If processing is done ac
cording to standard recipe pro
cessing times, the food may not be
heated through to the center of the
jar and be underprocessed. Under-
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processed food will spoil and will
not be safe to eat.
Sealing commercial jars creates
other problems. Even though two
piece home canning lids appear to
fit correctly on commercial jars,
they may unseal later in storage.
The jar ran on a commercial jar
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home canning jars. The two should
not be interchanged.
With the possibility of jar
breakage and food spoilage, why
gamble with expensive food and
your family’s health and safety?
Stick with standard home canning
jars; it’s the wise choice.
MAKE SALE PURCHASES PAY
Many consumers consider any
clothing item bought on sale a
bargain. But a sale purchase is not
automatically a good buy.
A sale item should:
Be something needed.
Give the kind of service desired.
Fit into the wardrobe.
Be becoming.
Cost less even when costs of
cleaning, alternations or repairs
are considered.
To take advantage of sales, know
what each family member needs
and then plan your clothing pur
chases. Make a list of
“necessities” and a second list of
“nice but not necessary” items. If
your budget is limited, buy only the
necessities.
Knowing what is needed in ad
vance will help you stagger pur
chases of larger and more costly
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Society 26
Society 5 entertained Society 28
at the Farm and Home Center on
May 30.
The group and their guests were
entertained by Mrs. Betty Jean
Haverstick who sang two numbers
accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
Matora Hostetler. The ac
complished pair also performed a
piano duet.
Mr. Gerald Lentz, editor of the
Fanners’ Almanac, then gave a
very enjoyable slide presentation
of Lancaster County’s best
preserved buildings. Mr. Lentz is
concerned with the preservation of
Lancaster County property.
A short business meeting en
sued. It was announced that
Society 15 will be entertaining
Buying at a sale may mean the
garment will help you stagger
purchases of larger and more
costly items, such as coats and
suits. Buying at a sale may mean
the garment will not be worn for
some time - such as a coat bought
for a growing child at an August
sale for wearing in December. Will
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Societies
Society 5 on June 18 in Quarryville.
On June 23 Society 5 will be
serving the noon meal at a field
day at the Penn State Research
Farm.
A report was given on the state
spring rally held at Dickinson
College in May.
The next meeting of Society 5
will be held at 1:30 p.m. on June 27
at the Leola Family Restaurant. A
book review will be given by Mrs.
Mabel Naiunan.
Farm Women 14 of Lancaster
County met recently at the Youth
For Christ Center for their Mother
and Daughter banquet.
Viola Hostetter presented
geraniums to some of the lucky
ladies. Also each teenager and
youngster was given a candy bar.
President Miriam Leaman
conducted a short business
meeting following the dinner.
Twenty dollars will be given to
United Cerebral Palsey.
We will be sponsoring a bus trip
to New York City on May 30.
Carolyn Stoltzfus was first prize
winner in the cake decorating
contest at Plain and Fancy
Restaurant.
Members were entertained by
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Troubadour Roy Denlmger ac
companied at the piano by Erma
Brubaker. Mrs. Mabel Shaubach
gave us an interesting demon
stration on preparing and
arranging unique sandwiches.
The next meeting will be June 10,
at noon at the Farm and Home
Center,
Lancaster Co.
Society 28
Society 26 held their May
meeting in the home of Lucille
Buckwalter.
Roll call was answered with a
favorite antique. An interior
decorator, Glen Landvater, gave a
lecture on furniture styles, proper
window treatment and furniture
arrangement. A tour of his home
and antique collection followed the
meeting.
In June the women will take a
day bus trip to Baltimore Inner
Harbor for shopping and sight
seeing.
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Society 20
Farm Women 20, from Cum
berland County, met recently at
the home of Pat Deitch, Yellow
Breeches Rd., Carlisle.
A short business meeting was
held by president Jean Basehore.
A motion was made to give the
Dairy Princess Contest $5O.
The picnic committee chairman,
Velma Fertenbaugh, announced
that the annual family picnic will
be held July 19 at the Monroe
Township Municipal Building.
A swimming party for the
members and their husbands will
be held August 2 at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Roger Hoke.
The programforthe evening was
a ceramic demonstration. Each
member painted a ceramic rolling
pin flower container. Each one
used the color scheme to match her
kitchen. The results were all very
pretty.
The June meeting will be held at
the home of Velma Fertenbaugh.
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