The Lincoln Times

State College Hints To Farm Homemakers

Prospects of a sizeable drop in civilian supplies of commercially canned foods-particularly tomatoes is an added incentive for putting up plenty of tomatoes at home this summer.

If a tomato plant gives a good average yield of six pounds of tomatoes, this will be enough to can about three quart jars of tomatoes. On the average, 9 to 10 plants will yield a bushel of tomatoes-enough for putting up 15 to 20 quarts of tomatoes.

Gardeners who want to get the most in vitamin value from their sweet pepper will pick them red instead of green. This suggestion comes from scientists who recently tasted different varieties of peppers at different stages of growth.

Peppers are rich in both vitamin A and C when they are at the mature green stage, but they show a remarkable increase as they redden. Ten varieties of peppers grown at the Rhode Island Station increased an average of 3.175 per cent in carotene and 49 per cent in ascorbic acid as they became red. Pimento peppers grown at the Georgia station and harvested late in the season after frost were 50 per cent richer in ascorbic acid than those harvested early in the season.

Even the small amounts of sweet peppers ordinarily used stuffed or in salad, or to add color and flavor to main dishes may do a considerable bit toward adding food value to family meals, especially if they are allowed to become red-ripe. Stuffed red peppers are attractive, and delicious. And sliced red peppers add appetizing color and flavor to salads as do green, say nutrition specialists.

Small cuts, scratches or cracks in the surface of linoleum may be partly healed by occasionally rubbing with boiled linseed oil. Have the surface clean and dry before rubbing in the oil. Wipe off any oil left on the surface afterward with a soft cloth. Allow area to dry 48 hours before washing again.