The Department of Home Economics of the Holy Child College of Education on Friday, April 22 organised an exhibition to showcase food and clothing items made by the students. Explaining the purpose of the gathering, Ms Genevieve Nketsiah, a tutor from the department noted that the exhibition was to utilize the Pattern Drafting course students studied the previous semester and to build on the semester’s course which is Clothing Construction where students were expected to use the knowledge acquired to produce a self-garment. She further stated that “the exhibition will be graced with modeling as students fit their garments to know whether there are faults or not.”Touching on Food Preservation as an aspect of the exhibition, Ms Charity A. Ampong revealed that the students made use of some preservatives like vinegar, salt and sugar to preserve selected food items. The various preservatives were used to inhibit, in activate or kill micro organisms that cause food spoilage. The vinegar had to be prepared to maintain a neutral PH in order to work effectively. Foods preserved included sprout fish, Beef, Perishable vegetables, and fruits. As part of the exhibition, the students also prepared sweetens like Jam, Jellies marmalades, etc. According to Ms Charity A. Ampong, Food Handling and Preservation begins right from the farm through to the table and, the essence of this procedure is to teach students how to preserve foods for use at a later date, add value, bring variety and eventually prevent waste. Mrs. Bridget Wayoe, the Head of Department mentioned that the exhibition will also include modeling where students gave descriptions of their choice of fabric, reasons for their choice, and pattern selection using their various body measurements. Students are expected to include features like, darts, gathers, and pleats. The fit is the final view of scoring”, she added. The Acting Principal of the College, Dr. Francis Hull Adams applauded Home Economics Department for putting up a great show and grooming the ladies to be role model to the communities they will find them selves in the near future. The modeling had Mr. Emmanuel Gillette, Ms. Charity A. Ampong