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Pioneers Use, Reduce, Re-cycle, and Reuse in McCord and southern Saskatchewan

 
A prairie garden in August
73 of 175 		Pioneers used vegetables they stored for winter.
74 of 175 		Pioneers used and stored corn and onions.
75 of 175 		Pioneers canned fruits and vegetables for winter use.
76 of 175 		Black currents canned by Mrs. J.A. Thomson
77 of 175 		Making pickles and canning were important methods pioneers used to preserve food.
78 of 175
Pioneers used saskatoons and other native fruit
79 of 175 		Pioneers used crabapples and fruits they planted on their prairie farms.
80 of 175 		Pioneers used ornamental plants and flowers to make their yards beautiful.
81 of 175 		Some pioneers learned to use native plants.
82 of 175 		Metal cans were used and reused.
83 of 175 		Metal lard pail used for a lunch pail.
84 of 175
Lard containers were very useful.
85 of 175 		A pail reused to store cookies for many years
86 of 175 		An old can used for a plant pot.
87 of 175 		An old metal pan covered with putty and buttons to make a plant container for dried plants.
88 of 175 		Ornate candle holder made from tin cans.
89 of 175 		Lids of metal cans were used to patch floors or buildings.
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