A manual of home-making

Many methorls of providing the conditions necessary for suc- cessful storage have bt*en devise* 1. The firat place to suggest itself is the l)aseraent of house, bam, or outbuilding. The house cellar, however, is likely to l>e too warm and dry» particularly if there is a furnace in it. It is likewise undesiral>!e to have a large amount of vegetable matter beneath the dwelling. How- ever, these objections may I>e overcome partly. Small quanti- ties of fruits or vegetaljies may be stored in a corner of the cellar away from the furnace, and may he protected from drying out by moss or by soil, preferably of sandy type. If a large quantity is to ]>e kept, a separate compartment may be boarded off by a doul>le partition filkxl with some nonconductor of heat, such as dr^' sawdust. This compartmcjit .should Ijc ceiled, and should be providetl with ventilating openings or flues so that it may be quite independent of the remainder of the house. Vents should be arrangeil at lioth ceiling and floor. Since warm air rises and 586 .4 MANUAL OF HOMK-MAKING cold air falls, it is possible to control the temperature by of these vents. While t hp weather remains warm in the fill, fltie^s arc closed during the day and opened at rji^ht, Wbentke weather beeornes luon* s(*ver(*, the plan is rf^versed, and tin warmer air of midday is admitted. Special cellars and pita for storage of ve|retabl€*8 may be eoih structed at small cost and are very satisfactory. A simple tyjR is shown in Fif2?. 122, A pit I or 2 feet deep is dug in a woB» drained spot, and a foundation wall of stakes and IxMifflitv or, better, of concrete, is Iniilt around it. On this iii*aU» nifl«f are erected for the support of roof boards. The roof is ecweml Flo. 122, — The storugn treneh, with soil and sod, or with straw and a light covering of Mrtlk or with manure. Such a pit will last several years, espaeialtf if a rot-resistant wood, as the so-called ** pecky '* cypress, is ti.^fl With the specific directions that are furnished by cement manti*_ facturens, concrete work is withm the range of any handy ma and a permanent concrete cave or pit may be built with UttI expense and trouble. No matter what the form of conslructic one or two small ventilators should be provided at the top the cave, an<l one at the liottom of the door* These shou arranged to oi>en and dose. Burying vegerable^s is one of the easiest, as well as one most successful, methods of storing them. It keef>s tbcvn^ good condition and involves no expense. One objei*tion to this" method is that it is often difficult or impossible to get at the vegetables at certain times during the winter. However, FOOD PRESERVATION