Author: Jennie R. Bear
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ISBN: 9781330600887
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 22
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Excerpt from Care and Preservation of Food in the Home The health and efficiency of a community are largely dependent upon its food. It is not only essential that the community have an adequate food supply, but that it should be a clean and uncontaminated food supply as well. Much is being done by federal, state and local authorities to provide pure and clean food for the public, but more could be done if the woman in the home had a more thorough knowledge of the various sources of food contamination, and would co-operate with the authorities by refusing to purchase foods from stores which do not meet the sanitary requirements. It is also essential that the home maker should watch the care of food in her own home. There are many sources of food contamination in the home, and most housekeepers are guilty of neglect along these lines. Unlike charity, the care and preservation of food should begin, not at home, but outside of the home at the various places of production and distribution, but the same care and vigilance must also prevail in its handling in the home if we are to have a clean and wholesome food supply. The care and preservation of foods is also an economic question, and is becoming a matter of greater importance as food increases in price. If this nation is to successfully feed her growing millions, her people must not only learn to produce far more per acre, but they must learn to utilize to better advantage everything produced. The misuse and waste of foods account for the bankruptcy of many firms and many households. Micro-organisms Why Foods Spoil. There are two main causes for the spoiling of foods: First, normally there occur in foods, such as fruits, - vegetables, eggs, meats, and seeds of all plants, certain processes, called life processes, which cause the fruit to ripen, seeds to grow, and meat to soften, and which lead to decay. Second, there are present in or on the foods certain minute living organisms which feed on them and change them so that they cease to be desirable, and may even become harmful to us. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Mary Hinman Abel
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780332818795
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Excerpt from Care of Food in the Home The woman who presides over a household should consider as one of her most important functions the purchase of food and its storage preliminary to use in the kitchen. Should she be living on a farm she will buy less in amount than the woman who lives in the town or city, but, on the other hand, the storage of food will de mand more of her attention. In both cases, if intelligence and care are lacking, financial loss will ensue and the family table will be less attractive and wholesome than it should be. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: William V. Cruess
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265369128
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Excerpt from Home and Farm Food Preservation Since early historical time food preservation has been second only in importance to food production. Grapes and other fruits were dried by the ancients to preserve them; fruit juices were fermented to make wines and Vinegars; cereals and vegetables were stored to protect them against moisture and decay; olives were preserved by salting; and meats were salted, dried, and smoked. The use of sugar and vinegar in preserving fruits and vegetables came later. The preservation of foods by sterilization in sealed containers is a development of the nineteenth century and dates from its discovery by Nich olas Appert in France about 1800. Cold storage, as a means of preserving all perishable products, has, during the past century, developed into a very great industry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Louise Stanley
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ISBN: 9781332347278
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Excerpt from The Preservation of Food in the Home, Vol. 15 In the household we still work according to rule without knowing the reasons why. Our cooking rules are called recipes. In these we have stated in many cases numerous unnecessary steps and we frequently find very inaccurate statements. The aim of this bulletin is to explain the reasons for the various steps as they are given in some typical recipes for the preservation of food. It is hoped that the explanations given will be sufficient to enable every woman to make better use of the numerous recipes she has already at hand. Why Foods Spoil. We know that foods spoil for two reasons. 1. The most important reason is that there are present all about us tiny plants too small for us to see, which we call micro-organisms. These micro-organisms like the same food we like - meat, bread, vegetables. Most of our plants are green in color and can manufacture from the air and water and soil the food which they need. These plants, micro-organisms, which are so small and so numerous, cannot do this. You might call them lazy little beasts only they are plants and not animals. They prefer to live on our food, and in the process of helping themselves, they in most cases render the food unfit for our use. In order to keep our food sweet and clean, then, we must kill any of these plants that may have got into it before it comes to us; and we must prevent any others from getting in; or else we must keep it under such conditions that any which may be present cannot thrive and bring about their destructive work. 2. The second reason for the spoiling of foods is not so easy to explain. We know that there is a great difference in the ripening of all fruits and vegetables. For example, an apple, a peach, and a quince all ripen differently. During the time that they are growing the same sun is shining upon them and they enjoy the same rainfall. There must be some individual differences which cause the variations in ripening. The material in the fruit or vegetable which causes the ripening so characteristic of the different kinds is called by the scientist an enzyme. These enzymes aided by the heat of the sun bring about certain typical changes in the fruit or vegetable which we call ripening. It is well known that if these changes continue too long the fruit deteriorates in quality and finally becomes unfit for use. We also know that such changes continue after the fruit has been gathered. These ripening changes, especially those which occur after the gathering of the fruit, take place with varying rapidity in the different kinds of fruits and vegetables. The possibility of storing any vegetable material depends upon the rapidity of this change. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Jean B. Peacock
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265739488
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Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Excerpt from The Preservation and Care of Food Bacteria. Molds and yeasts have this in common. That they may all be found in ordinary dual, and it is usually in the form of dust that they fl' ch our food. Dust you know is the dirtiest substance on earth. It is made up of such things as ashes. Fine rand. Bits of dead animal and vegetable matter. Dried sputum. Bits of wool or hair. Particles of cast-off skin and other such horrors. Certainly we want none of these in our food. But in dust the gravest menace to food lies in the living things present. The yeasts, the molds. The bacteria. The following report of an experiment may impress you with the gravity of this dust danger to food. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Ethel M. Chapman
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780666038425
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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Excerpt from The Preservation of Food: Home Canning Couverture restaurae et/ou pelliculee covertitiemissing/letitredecouverturemanque Coloured maps Cartes geographiques en couleur Coloured ink (i.e. Other than blue or black) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Jennie Rees Bear
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Category : Food
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Author: Helmut Charles Diehl
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781390935509
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Excerpt from Freezing to Preserve Home-Grown Foods Each of us needs about one ton of food each year. A family of five needs some pounds of food annually. Producing and preserving that food at home 1s always a sound practice. In wartime it helps to reduce the burden on commercial processing and transportation industries and to maintain adequate diets, even in areas that are far from the main channels of distribution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Helen Kinne
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780666027801
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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Excerpt from Food and Health, an Elementary: Textbook of Home Making The pamphlets published by the Government Bureaus at Washington, D.C., are, also, a. Source of interesting and accurate information for all the citizens of the country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Emily Riesenberg
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ISBN: 9781332347254
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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Excerpt from Preserving at Home: A Book for the Home Economist Fruits are too often looked upon merely as table luxuries, and because of their rather low nutritive value are not always estimated at their true worth. Fruit, both fresh and cooked, has great dietetic value and should be used generously but wisely. Fruits supply a variety of flavors, acids, and sugar, while they are generally rich in potash and sodium salts as well as other minerals;- the vegetable acids have a solvent power over the nutriments, and if taken in moderation are an aid to digestion, as the necessary bulk and waste matter promote intestinal action. Fruit and fruit juices keep the blood in a healthy condition, and if the supply of fresh meat, fish, and vegetables is limited, fruit and fruit juices are needed to balance the food allowance. Fresh fruit is generally conceded to be more refreshing and cooling than, that which is cooked, but if used too freely is apt to cause intestinal disturbances, especially with children and old people. Cooking changes the character of the fruit, and the addition of sugar increases its food value, but it is well to remember that too much sugar diminishes the fruit flavor and hinders digestion. The methods of preserving fruit are many, and range from the simple and wholesome canned fruit to all manner of jams, jellies, marmalades, and the rich conserves, spiced fruit, condiments, and sweet pickles. The thrifty housewife will make her selection according to the needs and means of her family, but every home maker should aim to have a variety of neatly labeled jars and glasses of fruit on her pantry shelves before winter, when the daily menus threaten to become monotonous. Principle of Canning and Preserving Fruit In the preservation of fruit the most essential thing is to keep the fruit, as well as the utensils used, sterile. This should be observed from the earliest stage in the preparation of the fruit to the final sealing and storing. To sterilize a substance or thing is to destroy all life and source of life in it. It is necessary to do more than exclude the air, for investigations of scientists, particularly Pasteur, have shown that it is not the oxygen of the air which causes fermentation, but bacteria and other microscopic organisms. Yeast and nearly all kinds of bacteria require oxygen, but certain species grow equally well without it, so that the exclusion of air is no protection if one of these bacteria is sealed in the can. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
