Notes For Homemakers

Mining home-rendered land with vegetable shortening will make the land busy fresh and sweet twice as long, says Miss Janet Cameron, extension service nutritionist at W.P.I.

She reports that farm families who need this single, effective means of preserving land during the last two seasons found it highly satisfactory. With hog-hatchering time just around the corner, she is recommending the method again.

Only two or three, pounds of the usual hydrogenated vegetable shortening are needed for each 10 pounds of land. Add the shortening to the rendered land in the bottle, just before settling and separating the cracklings. Another method is to mix the shortening with melted land in the storage containers. In this case the shortening should be stirred carefully until entirely melted and mixed thoroughly with the land.

Miss Cameron emphasizes that hydrogenated (hardened) vegetable shortening should be used. It is sold under various trade names and any good brand will do the job.

She advises storing home-rendered land in closed containers, which should be free of rust.

Stock content will air intake and be used, containers should be filled to the top and closed tightly. After filling, store the cans or packs of land in a cool, dry place.

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