There is a quaint old fairy tale of a friendly pitcher that came and took
up its abode in the home of an aged couple, supplying them from its magic
depths with food and drink and many other comforts. Of this tale one is
reminded in considering the place of the milk pitcher in the home. How
many housewives recognize the bit of crockery sitting quietly on the shelf
as one of their very best friends? How many know that it will cover many
of their mistakes in the choice of food for their families? That it
contains mysterious substances upon which growth depends? That it stands
ready to save them both work and worry in regard to food? That it is
really the only indispensable article on the bill of fare?

CONTENTS

I.     THE MILK PITCHER IN THE HOME
II.    CEREALS WE OUGHT TO EAT
III.   THE MEAT WE OUGHT TO SAVE
IV.  THE POTATO AND ITS SUBSTITUTES
V.   ARE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES LUXURIES?
VI.  FAT AND VITAMINES
VII. “SUGAR AND SPICE AND EVERYTHING NICE”
VIII. ON BEING ECONOMICAL AND PATRIOTIC AT THE SAME TIME
APPENDIX–SOME WAR TIME RECIPES

Sku: everydayfoods

Wheat is as much a war necessity as ammunition–wheat is a war weapon.
To produce it and distribute it where it is needed and in sufficient
quantities is the most serious food problem of the Allied world. The
continent of Europe, with her devastated fields, can raise but a small
fraction of the wheat she needs, and ships are so few that she cannot
import it from many of the usual sources.Not one of the warring European countries has escaped serious
suffering, and the neutral countries have suffered with them.

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The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L. (LamK) seemed to have originated in Tropical America, but, the
exact location is not known. This crop is now grown throughout the tropics for its edible tubers, which
are an important food source in many countries. Guyana is one of the tropical countries in which sweet
potato is cultivated. The Regions of highest production in Guyana, are Regions 3, 4, and 9, but it is also
grown in Regions 2, 5 and 6.
Sweet potato is primarily used as food. Generally it is consumed directly- the main type of preparation
being boiling, baking or frying. In processed form, the tubers can be prepared in many ways for human
consumption (canned, frozen, dehydrated or made into flour or starch).
For industrial uses, the tuber is a source of starch, glucose, syrup, vinegar and alcohol. The tuber and
plant tops are also a source of animal feed. The tuber is fed directly or in processed form and the leaves
are fed to livestock as fresh fodder or in the form of silage.

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Cucurbita maxima (pumpkin) is believed to have originated in South America, while the other species
became differentiated in the southern U.S.A, Mexico and Central America. Pumpkins are now grown all
over the world with the exception of Antarctica.
Pumpkin belongs to the Cucurbitacae family, which includes cucumber, melon and squash. Within this
family is the genus Cucurbita which includes all varieties of pumpkin.
Pumpkin plants are hardy creepers or soil surface runners, but able to climb where there are supports. The
fruits vary in shape, colour and sizes. They are monoecious and can be bred from pure lines.
Pumpkins are cultivated for their ripe fruit with the seeds in the central cavity and the yellow or orange flesh
being eaten. Pumpkin contains an important antioxidant, beta-carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in
the body. In the conversion to vitamin A, beta-carotene performs many important functions in overhall
health. Research suggests that pumpkin seeds have unique nutritional and health benefits.

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Formerly it was the custom for gardeners to invest their labors and
achievements with a mystery and secrecy which might well have
discouraged any amateur from trespassing upon such difficult ground.
“Trade secrets” in either flower or vegetable growing were acquired by
the apprentice only through practice and observation, and in turn
jealously guarded by him until passed on to some younger brother in the
profession. Every garden operation was made to seem a wonderful and
difficult undertaking. Now, all that has changed. In fact the pendulum
has swung, as it usually does, to the other extreme. Often, if you are
a beginner, you have been flatteringly told in print that you could
from the beginning do just as well as the experienced gardener.

CONTENTS

I     INTRODUCTION
II    WHY YOU SHOULD GARDEN
III   REQUISITES OF THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN
IV  THE PLANTING PLAN
V   IMPLEMENTS AND THEIR USES
VI   MANURES AND FERTILIZERS
VII  THE SOIL AND ITS PREPARATION
PART TWO–VEGETABLES
VIII  STARTING THE PLANTS
IX    SOWING AND PLANTING
X     THE CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES
XI    THE VEGETABLES AND THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS
XII   BEST VARIETIES OF THE GARDEN VEGETABLES
XIII   INSECTS AND DISEASE, AND METHODS OF FIGHTING THEM
XIV  HARVESTING AND STORING
PART THREE–FRUITS
XV   THE VARIETIES OF POME AND STONE FRUITS
XVI   PLANTING; CULTIVATION; FILLER CROPS
XVII  PRUNING, SPRAYING, HARVESTING
XVIII BERRIES AND SMALL FRUITS
XIX   A CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS
XX    CONCLUSION

Sku: vegetablegardening

Full & comprehensive gardening guide to seeding, grafting, planting, and garden management.

• Soil, fencing, laying out of gardens
• Making of hot beds & houses
• Propagation & cultivation
• Vegetables & herbs
• Fruit, flowers
• Bedding, suckers, slips, grafting

And more…

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