. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1919, . programme never appealed to them, butwhen there was something that they could see done and completed, they wereready to lend their assistance. Of course, the workers in the Institutes were thebest workers in the canning centre, but, besides, we had a great many workers whowere never impressed with Institute work before. One day we had a number ofwomen come from an Institute 18 miles south of the town, and some others camefrom 12 miles north of the town. These two Institutes met and had a pleasantday; we did 300 quarts of chicken and chicken soup, an
. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1919, . programme never appealed to them, butwhen there was something that they could see done and completed, they wereready to lend their assistance. Of course, the workers in the Institutes were thebest workers in the canning centre, but, besides, we had a great many workers whowere never impressed with Institute work before. One day we had a number ofwomen come from an Institute 18 miles south of the town, and some others camefrom 12 miles north of the town. These two Institutes met and had a pleasantday; we did 300 quarts of chicken and chicken soup, and everyone was awayby four in the afternoon, and we could have done 600 if we had had enoughchickens. What a revolution this is going to be when it comes to communitycanning! These canning centres are undoubtedly the beginning of communitjcanning. An average of 500 quarts a day is a simple matter. Ten women cando 500 quarts of tomatoes a day, and the cost of coal and running expenses would 1919 WOMEXS 80 TilE liEruliT OF TllK No. 41 be nothing divided among the ten, and by buying the fruit and materials at onetime, they would be greatly reduced also. Each woman would have 50 quartsto take home, and there would be only one large kitchen to clean up, which wouldbe a simple matter for ten women. There is no comparison between each womandoing up her own little quarts in her kitchen and the community canning centrefor eflfieiency and lightened work. When we consider that in 11)17 we had butone canning centre, and in 1918 we had seven, I think we may watch this workwith interest. It is going to go forward by leaps and bounds and be anotherfeather in the cap of the Womens Institutes. Mrs. Bluktt, London. There is so much to tell you about tlic canning centre that I could take theAvhole afternoon, and then I would not be able to tell you of the splendid work,and the splendid spirit, that was manifested by the ladies of Mapleton and sur-rounding district, and the Womens Ins
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