Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 191, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1915 — Fresh Poultry [ARTICLE]

Fresh Poultry

The time-honored custom of killing, dressing and cooking chickens in the shortest time possible before serving is being condemned by scientists who have made exhaustive experiments to determine when poultry meat is most tender. They state that poultry should not be eaten the day it is killed, but should be allowed to thoroughly cool for at least twelve hours, during which time the muscles relax and become tender, after which the bird is in condition for cooking. Success has followed forest planting on the sandhills of Nebraska. Jack pines planted there by the government forest service ten years ago now have a height of over 15 feet and a diameter of 4 inches. Virginia uses more wood for boxes and crates than any other state, followed by New York, Illinois, Massacuusetts and California, in the order mmi6<L • Jiff . . ha » t L. 1