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4 r " Tnn ORKGO TATK3IAX: WEDXKSOAY. AUGUST 2. 1P1 " . ; ; : I - in" u mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmamssiM ...in .1. Fruit Butters Made at Home HELP TO CONSERVE FOOD. y . With the fesent need of real food conservation, p-ich part of the fruit crop at can te made economically in to a palatable product should be saved. Although canning and drying will be largely practiced this year as a means of saving perishable fruits, there are other ways r.f utilizing a portion of them to add varfety to the menu and volume to the larder. As much of these fruits , as can ' be handled satisfactorily should be nsed In makinr fruit butters. While It is desirable to have only good grades of fruit for making these products, the sound portions of inferior fruit ' may be nsed with perfect success. The usual utensils in almost daily nie in every kitchen are all that are needed in the making of fruit but- ters. It is desirable, but not abso lutely necessary, to "have an enamel- lined, aluminum, or other good' pre serving kettle, such as is kept for this purpose only. Other utensils needed aria colander, wire sieve, po tato masher, measuring cups, knives, and 'pans. - The large iron and copper kettles. nsed so much in the past in making considerable Quantities of apple but ter out of doors, are still In use in - many sections of the country. Apple Bntter With Cider. Apple butter has. probably not lost its old-time-popularity, but it does not seem to be made In such generous quan tities nor In so many, homes as for merly. There is no better way ' to use good apples and the sound por tions of windfalls, wormy, and bruised apples than to make them In- to butter.: S While almost any apples will make good apple butter,' those which are of good quality and 'cook well are most satisfactory. Such dd standard va rieties as Northern Spy, Rhode Island Greening, ' Tompkins 'King. and Smokehouse are7 excellent for this purpose. It has been found in recent tests by the United "States Depart ment of Agriculture that the summer var ietfes wllU also mile 'good apple batter. : Tarktles of coarse texture naturally make 'a rather coarse pro duct unless it is put through a col ander or wire sieve. Such varieties ought to be made into 'apple sauce and bet' put though a colander or wire sieve before adding them to the -boiled cider. Sometimes sweet ap ples are used with tart apples, the usual" proportion being one-third of the formeKand two-thirds of the latter. Ove,rriw apples are not de sirable, but if they must be used little -vinegar should be. added to give some snap to the butter. The amount Of vinegar required must be -determined by the taste. Only fresh sweet cider or Commercial sterilized 'cider -should do ufced. This should be. boiled down to about half its original qual ity. II 'hofled cider- Is eanned or bottled-hot in sterilized containers it will be available for future use ' In makiri appla butter.. . . . The. peeled and sliced apples may be cooked In the boiled elder to make the butter in one operation or they may be made first Into apple sauce, which is then cooked in the boiled eider. With apples of coarse texture the flatter method Is no doubt pref erablef otherwise the method, to , be nsed is .one' of personal choice, as . both make equally good butter. The cooking ?shouid'.Te -continued until the cider and apples - do not separ ate and. the butter, when cold, will be as thick as good apple sauce.' The thickness la determined at frequent Intervals by cooling small portions. . !- -It usually takes about equal quan tities of sweet cider and peeled and sliced apples to make butter of the right consistency. In other words, 5 gallons of sweet elder should be fooiled dowti to ' 2 ' gallons, and 6 gallons, of peeled and sliced apples should be added to it either - un cooked or as apple sauce. . , ' Two of the essentials of making good apple, butter are long, slow cooking (4 to ft hours) and constant Stirring, y ' : ' ' If sugar is used, it should be add ed after the. cooking of cider and apples ;r IS i" about - two-thirds: done. About a pound of either white or brown' sugar Is the usual proportion per gallon of apple butter, but more or less (or not any) may be used, to suit the taste. ; Apple butter Is spiced according to taste, about half a teaspoonful each of ground cinnamon, cloves, and au spice . being used : for each 'gallon. These are stirred Into It when the cooking Is finished, 'While still boiling hot, apple but ter should be packed in hot sterilized glasses, glass Jars, or hermetically ,. pealed stone Jars, with tightly fitting ' covers, and be sterilized In steam as follows: Set the containers, fined and with tops on, in a vessel fitted with a false bottom and deep enough , to hold them, pour In a little water, put on the cover to hold In the steam, and set ovier the- fire. Begin to count time when the.steam starts to escape, and after 6 minutes for quart or ffTO. 10 -minutes for half- Ion sizes, take the containers out to cool; then set them away for future use. Do not disturb the covers until the apple butter is to be used. If the covers do not fit tightly, place waxed or oiled paper in them to make a tight fit before sterilizing This, ster ilizing Is for the purpose of prevent ing' any molding, spoiling, or Infec tion of the top layer of apple butter and also to take the place, of paraffin which la now quite expensive. All fruit butters and similar products should be sterilized In this wayj. but If this can not be done, then hot par affin should be poured over the fruit butters to protect them from spoil ing. Apple Butter Without Cider. Good apple butter is often made without the : use of cider. Enough water is added to the peeled and the slieed apples to make a thin apple sauce, and this is allowed to cook very slowly, or simmer, over a low fire for 3 or 4 hours. Brown rather than white sugar Is usually used, be ing added when the cooking Is two thirds done. . The sugar which set tles at the bottom of a barrel of New Orleans molasses is excellent for this purpose. A pound per gallon Is usual ly sufficient; but this amount is a matter of taste,' as is also the amount of cinnamon,' allspice, and cloves to be added when the cooking is done. Apple Butter With Grape Juice. If a grape flavor is desired in apple butter it may be obtained by the use of grape juice. To . each galion of peeled and sliced apples, cooked into sauce and strained, 1 pint of grape Juice, 1 cup of brown sugar, and one- quarter of a' teaspoonful of salt should be "added. These should cook slowly and be stirred often for 2 hours or until of the. deftred thick ness, then stir in 1 teaspoonful of cinnamon and pack hot in hot con tainers and sterilize as directed for otner appie nutter. ; Apple Butter with Lemons. Slice four lemons, cover with water, and let stand over night., Next morning put them In a preserving kettle and 8 pounds 'of apples, pared, cored, and sliced. Cook for 1 hour, add pounds of , sugar, and cook slowly with 'frequent stirring 1 hours longer. 'or until" of proper thickness. Fade hot In Sterilized containers and sterilize like other apple butter, or cover with paraffin. Fear Butter. Fear butter is made like the apple butter without cider, The pears should be ripe 'enough to cook up well. After being peeled they are cored and sliced, put In a pre serving kettle with a little water and cooked slowly until soft. The sugar is then added, 1 cup to 1 quart of sliced pears and cooking is contin ued very slowly, with frequent stir ring, for m to 2 hours. The butter should then be smooth and of the consistency of thick apple sauce. A little lemon juice, with ginger, cin namon, or other spices to taste, should be well stirred into the hot butter. Pack while hot in hot ster ilized containers and sterilize with steam as directed for apple - butter; Feach Butter- Fut the peaches in a wire basket, and din them In boll- Ing water a few seconds until the skin slips test by laising the fruit but of the water and 'rubbing the skin between thfc fingers. . Dip the peaches into cold water, peel, and pit them. Well-ripened, freestone va rieties are best. Mash the pulp, and cook it in its own juice without add Ing water. If it is rather coarse, put it through a colander or coarse wire sieve to make a butter of fine text ure. To each measure of pulp add a half measure of sugar, cook slowly, and stir frequently until the product Is of the desired thickness. The meats of. several pits may be cooked either whole or sliced in each gallon of butter. While still hot, pack, in sterilized jars or glasses with tight fitting tops and sterilize like apple butter or cover with hot paraffin. Peach Butter Hade With Dried and Canned Peaches. When ripe peaches are not available, peach but ter can be made from dried and canned fruits. To each 4 pounds of dried peaches uso 2 quarts of canned peaches. Soak the dried peaches in water several hours and cook until tender. Add the canned peaches and rub the pulp through a colander or wire sieve. Stir 2 pounds of sugar into this pulp and cook, slowly, stir ring often, for 2 honrs or until of the right thickness. Pack while hot and sterilize like peach bntter. v Peach Butter With Lemon Juice. Pare, pit, and slice 15 pounds of peaches, , put in a preserving kettle, and bring -slowly to a boll in their own juice. ' Cook 45 minutes and add 5 pounds of sugar. Cook 15 minutes longer, add the juice of 1 lemon, and ho 11 1 minute longer Boll slowly and stir Often. Pack while hot and ster ilize like poach butter. .. , Plum ! Butter. Wash the plums, place them with a little water In a preserving kettle, and cook until soft. Then separate the skins and a colander or a coarse wire sieve. In the case of large freestone plums it will probably be easier and quicker to dip the fruit Into boiling water a few seconds until - the skins cracx, then dip Into cold water, so that the skins can eb readily slipped off, the flesh split open, and the pits re moved. If the plums are very Juicy, the pulp put through a colander will be quite thin and ought to- be boiled down to thicken it somewhat before the sugar Is added. For each meas ure of pulp, whether put through the colander or not, use a half to three fourths of a measure of sugar and cook slowly? with frequent stirring until the butter Is as thick as de sired. If a tart butter is favored. less sugar should be used. Cinnamon, allspice, and cloves should be added to suit the taste when cooking is fin Plum butter should be packed hot in hot sterilized jars or glasses and then be sterilized as directed for ap ple butter, or else be covered with hot paraffin. ' Garfield Butter. Take two-thirds plums and one-third peaches. Fare, pit, and slice the peaches, and if, the plums are freestones remove the pits. Cook the peaches and plums together slowly until soft. and rub through colander or coarse leve. If the plums are clingstones the p'lts are re moved by this operation. To each measure of pulp add three-fourths of a measure of sugar, cook slowly, and stir often until of the right thick ness- Pack hot and sterilize like peach buttet U. S. D. A. - LIBERTY LOAN MEETING HERE NEXT SATURDAY County Director Deckeback! Says Campaign Really Starts That Date McCOURT TO MAKE PLEA All Details Pertaining to Drive Will Be Arranged by Leaders Why Toe houild Trade chraek's at 3 AFTER SICKNESS Mrs. Page Telia How Vlnol lcotnred Her Strength and Stopped a OVURh. Brookln, Conn. "Pneumonia left me weak, run-down and with a cough for which I doctored for six months without getting better. A friend from Virginia asked me to try VlnoL It healed my cough, gave me a good appetite, I sleep well and feel well and strong." Mrs. Thomas Page. Vinol owes Its success in such cas es to beef and cod liver peptones, tron and manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates, the Oldeet and roost famous body building and strength . creating tonics known'. Emil Schaefer and druggists every At Philadelphia Score: ' , , - - H.E. Cleveland ... 8 12 2 Philadelphia 6 10 4 Morton, ' Coveleskle and O'Neill; Jonbson, Pearson and McAvoy. At New York- First game. , 'Score: R. II. E. St. Louis 2 9 0 New York 4 9 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE I While considerable preliminary work is being done throughout the state and especially at 'state head quarters in Portland, the active cam lalgn for workers in the fourth Uber- tyUoan drive will start on Augun 31, next Saturday, as far as Marion county is concerned. At 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon the chairman and local committeemen of the various banking unit of the county will gather in the auditorium of the Sa lem Comerclal club for the purpose of discussing fully all matters apper tains to the work of railing Marlon county's o.uota. F. G. Deckebach. member of the state com-nittee and manager for this county, will preside at the meet ing. John MeCourt of Portland will Dose of - instructing themembers on pose or in structlng the members on ways and means to be employed In making the fourth liberty loan drive a great success as the previous one. All matters Telatlve to the eamp paign will be rone Into In detail and every delegate to the convention is expected to come prepared with a list of all point and qnestlons that re quire explanation: so that when he gets back home he may be In posi tion to answer most If not all the points that may-be brought to his at tention during the campaign, it Is therefore-vciy essential and Import ant that every county committeeman attend the meeting in order to be come fully prepared to facilitate the work in hand. Question of boundaries and purls diction of the respective banklnr districts or units will be discussed and settled at this meeting. "We are all very busy at this sea son of the year." said Mr. Deckebach. "and it Is the fervent desire and hope of all officially conected with the -4jns pJvdof u si sauo asap aao the active campaign as mnch as pos sible. It Is taken for granted that the same patriotic spirit controls all of us. The necessities of the govern ment must be apparent to every one. Hardly a family exists today In this country of ours but has a direct, per tinent Interest at stake aside from the patriotic interest.. Father, son. Drotner or otner close relative or Choice New Spuds, $3 per hundred. Choice GraYcnsteia Apples $1 per box. Fine Pears, 75c Per Box CANNERS' SUPPLIES Schram and Economy Jars, 2 quart, per dozen 1 Quart Schram Jars Foster's Seal-Fast Jars, quarts, per dozen If You Want Peaches (Cft You'll have to Hurry 2 $1.10 90c $1.23 .25 box as P. B. Jones unloaded his last load of Peaches for this year at our door yesterday. A. W. SCHRUNK THE FARMERS' STORE OF QUALITY 270 NORTH COMMERCIAL STREET . . . PHOTTE 721 started It all can never bo regarded other than the foe of civilisation. 'From thoroughly dependable data Rogers, Houck and Severeid; Love dr n 1" the service, and surely I brought down to December 31. 1117, it is calculated that the war has cost no less than 1121.750,000.000; about one-third upon the Teutonic powers and two-thirds on the Allied nations. This equals thrice the total world In debtedness at the opening of the war: officially conected with the ,our um " tn hank deposits and The welfare and care of their I ten times the arrtcultural nrtwWtini. own aear ones Is In Jeojardy. Sure- of the United States; twelve-fold our pectlve subscriber voluntarily to toU1 'orelni trade and ono thousand come forward and proffer his or her ume our gold output. The outlay quota to the national loan. It is every month eonals donfcu . ...i - - spontaneous spirit cost of the RmwT.n... Mogridge and Hannah. Second game. Score: It. H. li st. Louis 6 13 4 New York 7 13 2 Sisler, Houck and Severeid; Fln- neran. Mogridge and Hannah. Twelve Innings. this incentive alone will cause every one of ns who is able to do his or her utmost to Jiack them up and the country which they serve. y "uhy. then, should it be necessary for committees to make a personal appeal and visit every possible sub scriber and solicit support. The hon or an stake. I NATIONAL LEAGUE I At Pittsburg f First game. Score: , It. II. E. Philadelphia 7 11 1 Pittsburg 6 11 3 Prendergast. Hogg and Adams: Comstock, Hill. Sanders and Schmidt Second game. Score: It. H. E. Philadelphia 8 11 1 Pittsburg 2 8 7 At Cincinnati Boston- Cincinnati postponed: rain. At Boston- Score: R. II. Detroit 2 7 Boston . . 1 6 Kallio and Spencer; Bush and Ag- new. E. 3 1 honed that thla will fill the entire nation and iort LuaV.., "TT' particularly the state of Oregon. , " "w monins. tvery Under such condiUons and clrcum- eIcnt dXs It Tolls up a cost ecual to stances, the work at hand will prove that of the whole Boer war everr an easy task. thr v. ,.. , .v- Durlnir the comin mnntl. t "7 " " cwtm- September 28. a thorough publicity . . wmr M tlttT campaign win be carried on. Dur- iUl4U7 wiea a sum eoual to th ing that time the people can readily whole cost of our great civil war of make up their minds as to how much four lonr Tearn. ne six greatest world-wars of the last 125 years aggregated only one-sixth what this one has cost al- tney will be able to subscribe and on September 28, step up to the bank counter) or some other convenient piace tnat may be selected and com plete the transaction. "To some this Idea or plan may seem somewhat Utopian, but the fart is the American nation Is In dead Germany Must Stand or ready. It Is costing every man. wom an and child In America at present 21 cents a day; of Eagland 74 cent.- nf a A aa I v . ,UCJl""a pii are going to "anco 60 cents; of Russia 10 cents demonstrate that fact." of Iuly . "n - p g W Fall Fighting Says Press "xstrial volunteers in ff AATtW Ellis L. Ilowland. of New York, special representative of the National Industrial Conservation Movement said recently: "Whatever else the war nas done, it his brought the world Into a state of serious thought. Never before have momentous events had so fateful a significance; when not only the fate of empires, but the trend of our whole civilization hangs dally and hourly in the balance. "The withdrawal of 40.000.000 men directly and 200.000.000 Indi rectly from the occupations of peace and their employment In the work of pure destruction and waste could not rail to shake human Institutions to their very foundation. No one dares calculate the awful cost. In men or In money, or how seriously it will per manently cripple the Industries and finances of some of the world powers. Thanks to our own tremendous na tional wealth of almost $2500 per capita and the Immensity of our busi ness Institutions, America seems safe financially; but stemming the tide of exhaustion does not stay the severity of economic drain. By no twlit of optimism or Involved logic can one cajole himself Into a belief that the wastage of lives by.fte thousands and money by the blllk Is Is 'an Invest ment' In any sense; U Is loss; lrrepar- cents, and of Austria-Hungary 21 cents. Every day It levies aa ex penditure f no less than 240.000.- ((00 upon Uncle Sam. And all this to gratify the hellish cupidity of an ego ridden pervert who would tear down for his own glorification an that the blood of heroes has achieved for hu man freedom and sound government In a millennium. Surely It oughtXo Impel every loyal American to a new resolve to stand by the government our government; not that of some potentate by saving, by sacrifice la giving, by struggling, by firm resolve to bend every ounce of energy to win a speedy peace and stamp forever from man's sight and memory the fiendish Idealism of Teutonic phil osophy. -As to the human costs of the war. estimates are bound to Tary, but the following are the estimates of oae statistician: Total lives lost. In the war. 12,400.000; total wounded. 2 t.O 00.000; total permanently dis abled. 14.009.0t0; total lots of pop ulation. 13.000.000; total prisoners. 5.140.000; total tonnage destroyed (1100 ships). 11,109.000. "Nothing could better contrast the Ideals of two nations two systems of civilisation than to compare this fruitage of forty years of Teslea -'-tort with that of our own county. T- oae ends la destruction of appaHx magnitude; the other In such a Cc4 of prosperity as has never beea t lied oa any nation aiace' hunvaa l' tory commenced. For forty rtxn Germany has been pre parti g far 4j tag when she could spring at U throat of trusting neighbors, art throttle them Into a disgraeafal ts Juration. For forty years America ha statl with wide-open arms, welcotnlag tsx women and children of every creel, condition, nationality, toagno aaf Idealism offering the protccticl aa unselfish and peace-lovisf meat, a free ed a cation, an or and a share ta the most preciou tra ditions of patriotism that trtr bleased a people, Ve have pet them aU Into our great meltiag V of publie school and the free citrrta and press, and how gloriously ct hopes were being fulfilled. last M A when 10.000.000 young men of 3 desceeu marched bravely up U enrolling table and cast their lot wl the destinies of democracy. No sax ever shone oa a more glorious sp tacle. 9 COPENHAGEN. Aug. 27. The re ply of Lord Robert Cecil, British un-der-secretary for foreign affairs, made on August 23 to the address before the German' society two days earlier of Dr. W. N. Solf; the Ger man colonial secretary, and the speech of Senator Lodge of -Massachusetts, Republican leader of the senate, continue to be commented upon, by the Berlin press along the same lines that German now must stand or fall righting. Theodore Wolff, writing In the Berlin Tageblatt arter referring to Lord Robert Cecil's declaration that he himself is an advocate of peace, says: "We are confronted with the trag ic Inescapable necessity of holding ont with quiet determination until Lord Cecil's love for peace shall .dis play itseir more peacefully." ' Dr. Wolff declares it is untrue that Dr. Soirs speech was of a sort never heard before the fortunes of war changed. German Pruoners Now Farming in France Despite the burdens of war, the Red Cross -managers to lend a help ing hand to the quarter million Chinese- made homeless or hungry by the Tunkkiang river flood. Wonder ful organization! CASTO R1A For Infants and ChiMrea In Uso For OvcrSO Yecro 'Always bears E l.i . y jy fry r- t. r-: Jy 1 : H r Til J French aray. ThU rToSrra,nhw! tv06 BOW ning the soli for the benefit of ti man prisoners with a cultivator aJZlrl TtT- OB. OD of lh Ur prison farms over there and shows Cer- cultivator drawn by a pair of oxen. The men look as if they enjoyed their presr:- " J it . i ... .. ,