Home Health Guide

Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 221, 17 September 1943, Page 2

Home Health Guide

125: TINNED FOODS (By tho Department of Health.) The needs of the times have given tinned foods of many kinds a new importance in the household larder, and as time goes on it is possible that canned goods will be more prominent in the dome stic menu. Therefore, a word of warn ng about looking after these tinned goods properly. See that your stocks of tinned fods are well looked after, and in a place where they are not likely to be damaged. Above all, don’t store them in a damp place. Rust might develop if there is too much moisture, and tills leads to perforation of the tin. That, of course, means complete destruction of the contents. Always examine a tin carefully before using it. A “blown” tin may be detected from the fact that one, or both, of its ends aro bulged and cannot bo pushed back. A rust hole, a puncture, however small, and a defective lid are all warnings that must be heeded. All suspicious looking tins should be destroyed, and even if a tin looks sound the contents should not be eaten if they have an unusual smell or colour. From the nutrition point of view, tinned foods compare very favourably with fresh-cooked food, as articles for canning are selected with care and canned before they have had time to lose any of their nutritive value. And the processing is done with the greatest care. Risk of chemical contamination from the tin itself is practically non-existent, and canned food is loss likely to bacteriological infection than fresh food. It pays, how’ever. to examine every tin of food carefully before using it. Tho Plunket Committee will meet today in tho Library Building at 2.30 o ’clock. THE WICKED ROBBERS Cold germs steal health, strength, sleep, and appetite. Take Baxters Lung Preserver and conunonsense precautions and you will soon beat any cold. With “Baxters” you feel each dose doing you good. “Baxters” is potent, yet perfectly safe for young and old taken as directed. Baxters Ltd., 602 Colombo St., Christchurch.