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Page 22, Whthy Fre Press, Wocnesday, October 13, 1993 Currn g vegetables for storage By ]Brooli Master Gardoners harvosting. ExpS osuet ramn or thon lightly wash the vegetables The. term "curing» means dew will-nocesitate repeating or te avoid the posbilitye h preparing for keepin. The prolonging the process. If develepmnent of an eftsein R C ý e sR p r procea of ur1n e os ce n harvesting on a day of ram la strg due e muddy vegetables. vegetabbes such as garlic, onions, unavoidable, bring produce Ploace wet mots in a single L potatees, boots, rnp, indoors at outset or cever until layer on mulch, newspaper or ie ousto saie .1o h eyciiCuii rutabagas, wintor equashes and the weather impreves. patio te dry turn them after metlNewr (E)a>s Pckrn..sereuto pumpkins, te develop a slightly Nover leave curing preduce thre or four heur. As these onite. thickened, dry akin that wiloutdoors .overngtun easi evgtbe edaM a ecr remist moulcnng. During the cuverecu witn sometnxng water it may be necessary to, krng them proces -mall -abrasions -are repellent. in overnight and spread them I healed thus denying entry points fer fungi and bacteria. Leafy green vegetables and volgtables that lack a distinct ekin deoflot require curng, nor do tree fr-uits. Therefore, the only candidates fer the pcesasare those being considered for storage methoda other than freezing, canning, pickling or drying. Cured produce ia intended te be kept ini the open air, in baga, boxes or on sihelves in a basement. Defective or immature and undersized vegetablos should be eaten as soon as possible and net considered for "curing," although may be frozen, canned or dried. Handie ail vegetables gontly prier te sterago as damage at this point wiil make them more vulnerable te, moulds and bactoria. Cheose a rainless and, if possible, sunny day for Potatoes Try net te, harveat tubers until two weelcs after the tops have died, thus allowing the akins te lStN malclng them bs susceptible te, harvest damage. Dig earîy in the morning se that potatees can be given abut six hours of exposure to the open air. Immediately, after digging up the tubers, gently remnove clumpa of dirt and beave potatoes in a single bayer, flot touching one another, on a dry surface such as mulch, nowspaper, a path or a patio. After about two heurs, check that the potatees are thoroughby dry on top and thon turn them over. Later in the day pack them loosely in boxes, feed sacks, or paper baga that will admit air but exclude light during sterage. Boots, carreLa, rutabagas, parenips Once harvested, twist off tops MI m Better Pizza matan even .* Ee,?~ * tter O Pr!îbM Mc 70MOSADR.EWIB MRsln n adnPaa Muoen éin * ,altlS Clu M*~SH P U'9ePRoi. M 4 foMol PEMOT plu registratio ChM ,(Rosforndondadnaza>ien EurpemWomWs èak C I 1 '12 Dnds S. .,WhIb (SW.crnr fHokns& uda) 6-I4 outdoors again the next sunny day. These vegetobles can be stored in plastic bags, as long as storage temperatures will net drap below freezing. Otherwise store in boxes packed with peat mess or straw in a very cool place. Squashes, pumpkfns Before frost has damaged fruit, but they are full-sized and mature, cut them from the plant, leaving a piece of stom intact. Mature squashes and pumpkins have a bright colour and the skin ia difficuit ta break with a fingernail. Exposure ta fali sunshine in the field for just two days, produces a skin hard enough te withstand storage. Gently remove any soil from the underside and place upside down in a sunny, dry spot for a day, turning once. Cover them or bring them indoors overnight, and spread them out again on the next sunny day, turning them once aftor a few heurs in the sun. Store in a single layer in a relatively dry place with a moderato temperature. Onions, garlic, shallots Harvest these vegetables before the firat fail frost, when they are fuil-sized and at least half the tops have died or bent ever. Garlic and shallot tops should be almost entirely brown. Lightly bruah off only the eutermoet, dirty layer of skin and place bulbs in a sunny place on newspapers, mulch or patio. Bring in overnight and put back outaide te cure for approximately five rainleas days. Store in papor bags, boxes, braids or nylon stockings in an air, relatively dry place. Master Gardeners will answer gardening questions. Write te Brooklin Master Gcrdenersr, Box 695, Uxbridge, Ontario, L9P iNi. CORPORATION 0F THE TOWN 0F WHITBY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPT. CUP MND SAVE COUPON PUBLIC SKATING 12 FOR i 1 PUBLIC SKATING 1 AT IROQUOIS PARK COMPLEX 1 ORI 1LUTHER VIPOND MEMORIAL ARENA* Whitby Parks anid Reareadon Expires: October 31, 1993 PUBLIC SKATING SCHEDULE IROQUOIS PARK COMPLEX Tuesday Friday Sunday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. 8:00 -9:45 p.m. 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. LUTHER VIPOND MEMORIAL MRENA Wednosday Saturday Sunday 3:30 - 5:15 p. m. 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. NOTE: November 5 - Public Skating Cancelled RECREATIONVAT ITS BEST JUNIOR CITIZEN 0F THE YEAR AWARDS We're Iooking for the "good kids" of Ontario Contact this community newspaper for details. Deadine for nomninatiions is Octobcr 3l1st 1993. * Wny, Bell Answers to Whitby Trivia from page 21 1., George Cormack <1830- 1894) dosipned the Ontario Bank building in 1867. It s now the home of Ms. Emma Designs at Brock and Elm streets. 2. Whitne y Hall is named after Port Whitby resident Seymour Whitney (1879- 1973) who donated $5,000 toward the construction of Iroquois Park Arena. 3. Ray Conneil, Minister of Reform Institutions, offiîcially opened the Whitby Jail on Victoria Street on June 19, 1958. 4. Whitby's founder Peter Perry, who died on August 24, 1851, is buried in Oshawa's Union Cemetery. I GLOBAL STEWARDSJ- RCO CONFERENCE, OCT. 27-29 UGlbal Stowardshi: -Envronmental Leadership and Decision-making in a Goa Economy' is this year's theme for the Recycling Council of Ontariob (RCO) l4th annual conference and trade show te be held at Toronte's Reae Constellation Hotel, Oct. 27 te 29. In addition te ongoinj sessions, the conference wilI offer trade show exhibits; video viewing;, workshops providing information on Ontario's moet comrehensive b lue boxt program and emerging issues, sueh as waste audits, stowardship and user pay; and tours of innovative industries and programns locatod in the Metropolitan Toronto Area. Scarborough's ReUze Building Centre, a facility that will sort up te 25,000 tonnes of materials per year, le one of the five scheduled tours. A tour at Consumera Glass will view the complote glass recycling procese from sterage, batch mldng and glass melting te the production of glass containers. One of the workshops, entitled 'Waste Audits and Workplans/Packaging Audits and Workplans,' will address the province's new wasto reduction regulations and provide an understanding of the critical components of waste audits and wvorkplans, with an emphasis on envirenmental performance improvemonts and financial savings that can be realized as a result. Secter-specific issues will bïe addressed with respect te interpretation and application of the regulations. Other sessions will look at designing products and packages for the environment; the 3Rs of survival for Canadian business; nianaginjg the increasing demand for non..traditional recyclables; municipal planning that will achieve long-tormn 3Rs t.argots; municipal composting, reducing the global threat of CFCs; and much more. Around the world, governments are developing poicies and regulations te, promote greater industry responsibrîlity for the onvironmental and financial impact of their producta and pacags. What are the im p licatien for resource sectors, manuxacturers and the publc This question and mas y others will be addressed, discussed and debatod at the RCO 1993 conference. To roceive an application formi and program, contact Nicole Fowler, conférence co-ordinater, at 1-800-263-2849. Tip* When possible, buy products that are made from recycled material. Only if markets develop for these goods will recydling programns be sucoessful. Coming oyant: Nov. 22, 23, Toronto, .Environment and Energy Technology Transfer Conference pntitled 'Environmont and Enery Invostmont: A Key te càomic Renewal.' For information, calI Ana Rosati at (416) 32 3Î649.