1915 girls club, tomato club booklet by Annie Laura Peterson

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History of My Work done at canning club. Our club was organized so late in the season, until I did not have my one tenth acre, so I canned from mamma's garden and papa's orchard.

I Joined the canning club because I wanted to know how to can so I could help mamma. and so I could do canning and let her rest. I alse wanted to feel like I was some good in the world, while I know whe[crossed out] we should have some pleasure, I also know we should know how to work and be ready for business when we are needed, and I feel so greatful to the agent [Miss Nin Boney] Ma [?] taught me how to can. I can seal and tip can perfectly, I am so glad to say. Tomatoes should be gathered when just ripe but not to ripe, in packing the same ripe should be packed together

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in tin cans or glass jars, if they are very large they should be cut in halves, The tin cans should weigh thirty eight ozs. one teaspoonful of salt and two of sugar should be added. The very small ones should be used in soup mixture. as I have already said the tin cans should weigh thirty eight ozs. They should be neatly labeled before ready for market.

I did my canning at the club with a canner, we had it out in the yard under a nice oak shade, we also had a stove out there. on this we made preserves, jelly and boiled grape juice.

We girls have had a nice time at our club, when we got through our work we would play games, and were sorry for the time to come for us to part, and would look forward to the next canning day. now listen we did not get time to play in the busiest of the season for we had so much.

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nice fruit and vegetables it kept us busy preparing, packing, sealing and cooking, but this was pleasure to us.

I have learned the vegetables should be gathered while tender and canned at once after gathered.

Fruit should not be over ripe and should be canned as soon as prepared.

We should gather only enough vegetables and fruit that can be canned at once, it should not be allowed to stand after it is prepared, but should be cooked well if we would have it healthy, and that is just what we want.

The way in which the club work has helped me is this, I have learned how to gather the fruit and vegetables, how to prepare it grade it and how to pack it and how long to cook it, I have also learned how to make preserves, Jelly

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and put up grape juice.

The girls club label and meaning of emblem is to develop the [?] head, heart, hand and health.

Annie Laura Peterson.

Oct. 12, 1915. Clinton, N.C.