1 MAY 1926, Page 11

Why is it that in Great Britain, a country so

favourably endowed by nature, we understand so little about the " canning " of fruit and vegetables ? An inspection of the average grocer's shop reveals that most of our tinned fruit and vegetables comes from the United States, France or Italy, although latterly there have been more from Australia. There is -irony in the situation, because much of the tin-plate used in can-making in California, Italy and France comes from South -Wales, It is satisfactory to learn that a National Food Canning Council has been formed. There seems no valid reason why we should import our tomatoes from Italy, our peas from France, our spinach, loganberries and raspberries from California. * * * *