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S outhern Oregon News Review , Thursday, M ay 6, 1948 C L E V E R P R IN C E S S S T Y L E D R ESS 'Woman's W orld . D A IN T Y S U M M E R O U T F IT FO R TO TS -------------------------------------------------------- - * Charming Toddler’s Clothing Can He Made From Cast-Offs Canning Rules Insist On Perfect Ripeness, Freshness of Produce There never wua ■ canning rule b e tte r devised than the one about p u ttin g up your fr u it und vegetables nt t h r ir peak o f freshness und w h i’ e they arc p e rfe c tly ripened. If you have your own garden o f stra w b e r ries, peas and asparagus, you cun check them every day und decide when perfection has been reached. Then w hisk the produce Into your kitchen where Jars urid cunning equipm ent w u lt in reudincss. F o l low ing directions, you m uy be cer ta in you huve cuught the produce at its best, thus assuring p e rfe ct ra tin g e n jo ym e n t la te r. The e a rly cunning we w ant to get out of the way includes stra w b e rrie s, rh u b a rb, p ros and uspuragus, par- B ro ile d T ro u t Buttered New Potatoes Fresh Peas Tossed Salad H ot B iscu its •S tru w b e rry Jain Beverage Pineapple Sundae • Recipe G iven T u ttl E ru ttl Jam 4 cup» straw berries or raspbrr- rir s 2 cups gooseberries 2 eups currants 2 < up* diced rhubarb or pitted cherries Sugar (3/4 as much as fruit pulpi Mush fru its nnd heat gently u n til Juicy und w ell m ixed. Measure and udd three-fourths us m uch sugar as fru it. Cook ra p id ly and s tir the m ix tu re u n til thickened, ubout 20 m in utes. Pour into clean, hot ja rs and seal. Asparagus Remove scales fro m stalk. Wash thoroughly to rem ove a ll soil. Cut In Jar lengths. T ie In bundles, place tips up in b o ilin g w ater to cover low er tough portions. Cover vessel tig h tly . Pre-cook three minutes. D ra in , pack ijito clean p in t ja rs , tips up. Add 1/2 teaspoon sa lt to each ja r i f desired, f ill ja r to w ith in 1/2 Inch of top w ith w ater in w hich vege table was pre-cooked o r b o ilin g wa ter. Put on cap, screw ing the band tig h t. Process 40 m inutes a t 10 pounds in pressure cooker. Peas B crrie s used fo r ja m s and Jellies should be fresh and rip e . Wash In plenty of w ater Just before using. I t ’s best to wash and then plek off the hulls. tlc u la rly . I t m ay seem e a rly, but rig h t now is the tim e when these delicacies are com ing to th e ir best form . •S tra w b e rry Jam (M akes about 5 six-ounce glasses) 2 l/H cups prepared fruit 3 1/2 cups sugar 1/4 cup bottled fruit pectin To prepare the fru it. Crush th o r oughly about one q u a rt fu lly ripe stra w b e rrie s. M easure 2 1/8 cups in to a large saucepan. To m ake the Jam. Add sugar to fr u it in saucepan nnd m ix w ell. Place o ver high heat, b rin g to a fu ll ro llin g boil, and b oll hard one m in ute. s tirrin g constantly. Remove fro m heat and s tir in bot tled fr u it pectin. (Scrape a ll bottled fr u it pectin fro m m easuring cup.) Then s tir and skim by turns fo r three m inutes to cool s lig h tly , to prevent flo a tin g fru it. P our q u ic k ly into glasses. P a ra ffin a t once. Use only young tender, freshly gathered peas. Shell, wash and sort according to size. Pre-cook three to seven m inutes, depending on the age and size o f the peas. Pack loosely to w ith in one inch of top Into clean Jars. F ill to w ith in 1/2 inch of top w ith w a te r in w hich vegetable was pre-cooked or b o ilin g w ater. Add one teaspoon o f s a lt and sugar m ix tu re to each p in t Jar if desired. Put on cap. screw ing the band tig h t. P roc ess 60 m inutes at 10 pounds in pres sure cooker. I f you w ant to put up stra w b e rrie s and rhubarb, the methods are re a lly ve ry sim ple. I am g ivin g the tw o th a t w ill w o rk w ell, one fo r s tra w berries th a t w ill not flo a t, and an easy oven baked rh u b a rb th a t needs to be processed fo r only fiv e m in utes in the w a te r bath. 1 cup su gar R aspberry J e lly (5 or 6 glasses» 2 cups ra sp b e rry juice 2 cups extra-sw eet corn syrup 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup liq u id pectin 1 tablespoon lemon juice To prepare Juice: Sort and wash s lig h tly underripe raspberries, drain. Crush berries. S im m e r 10 minutes. S train through je lly rag. Measure ju ic e and m ix w ith corn syrup, su g a r and liq u id pectin. B o il u n til je lly stage is reached (221 degrees) o r m ix tu re threads fro m a spoon. Add lemon ju ice . Remove fro m heat. Skim . P our into clean hot je lly glasses. Cover w ith m elted p a ra ffin S tra w b e rry Sunshine Preserves 2 qu a rts stra w b e rrie s 3 cups sugar Wash and h u ll berries. Leave whole. Add sugar and s tir ju s t enough to m ix. Heat in a fla t pan over a low burner. S tir occasionally to prevent sticking. When the b o il ing point has been reached remove fro m heat and pour into fla t pans. Cover w ith panes of window glass and le t stand In the sunshine about tw o days, o r u n til ihc syrup is thick. Seal in clean jars. L Y N N SAYS: , F la v o r's the T hing When You Cook W ant sausage patties to taste bet te r than ever? R oll them in egg and cornflakes before you t~y them. P ork chops take on the new look when you bake them in a m ix tu re o f fo u r cups of c ra n b e rry sauce, one cup honey and one-half teaspoon of cloves. Ground alm onds go w ell in cream ed chicken soup. Make It th ic k , smooth and cream y. P our a can of apricots Into the you re a lly th in k th a t a d u lt’s clothing can be m ade over Into re a lly w earable things fo r youngsters? T here’ s som ething so p a th e tic about seeing a little g ir l in som ething th a t so o bviously was her m o th e r’s.’ ’ said a wom an to m e one day. , O f course, there a rc m akeovers and m akeovers. I f a woman s im p ly cuts down her dress fo r d a u g h te r o r D ad's trousers fo r son and leaves grow n-up lines and features in them , she has not done the k in d o f re m odeling job th a t I ta lk about. Now the process of rip p in g a g a rm e n t apart, adding new m a te ria l th a t p ro p e rly contrasts w ith the re m n a n t you have, and using a p a tte rn ty p ic a lly a c h ild 's fashion, m ay seem like a lo t of w ork, but tru ly , th a t is the only way clo th in g can be made. You can’ t re-use heavy padding o r the same neck lines fo r c h ild re n 's clothes. Y o u 're lost before you sta rt. However, if you have usable m a te ria l and arc w illin g to tre a t it to a pa tte rn , styled fo r the youngster, and sew on it as though you bought fresh ya rd goods, then savings and sa tisfa ctio n are yours. T h is is not lik e a lte rin g a few things in a dress fo r you; it a c tu a lly is sewing a new garm ent. It seems wrong to m any women s im p ly to let outm oded g arm ents lie in a tru n k o r closet; how m uch m ore satisfaction to cle a r out re m nants and sew som ething both a t tra c tiv e and fittin g . How To Use Hand-Me-Downs Do you w ant to m ake some dres ses fo r a little g irl? Check the fo l lo w in g sources fo r m a te ria l in yo u r own home: Old, out-m oded o r to rn dresses w ith some salvable ma- Baked Rhubarb Wash and cut rh u b a rb in to one- inch lengths w ith o u t re m o vin g the skin. Place in a baking dish and add one cup sugar to each q u a rt of rhubarb. Cover dish and bake u n til Strawberry Rhubarb Jam (Makes 8 glasses! 1 cup prepared strawberries 1 1/2 cups prepared rhubarb 2 1/2 cups e xtra sweet corn syrup Wash, stem and crush stra w b e r ries. Wash and slice rh u b a rb, add corn syru p and sugar. B o il u n til thickened o r ja m is 220 degrees. Skim and cool fiv e m inutes to p re vent fr u it fro m floating. Pour into clean hot Jelly glasses. Cover w ith m elted p a ra ffin . B> Ertta LYNN CHAMBERS MENU P erfect je llie s and Jams are pos sible when you use the ca re fu lly tested recipes in this colum n. M ake clothes f i t p ro p e rly . . . te ria l; m en's s h irts w ith some back o r fro n t and sleeves in good con d itio n ; cotton bags th a t can be dyed; table o r bed linen. Now select a p ro p e r p a tte rn and see i f the m a te ria l a va ila b le w ill be enough fo r the p a tte rn . I f not, de cide how you can use a suitable co n tra stin g m a te ria l. I f you have p rin t, select one c-f the colors and see i f you can obtain a solid color in th a t to use fo r the y o lk and sleeves of the dress. Or if you have a solid, select a p rin t th a t goes w e ll w ith it. Should only a little m a te ria l be la ckin g , see if th a t yardage can be made up w ith eyelet o r organdie fro m perhaps som ething yoq a l ready have a t home. L ittle g ir l’ s dresses u su a lly re q u ire less than tw o ya rd s o f ma- rh u barb is tender. Place rhubarb and syrup w hich has form ed, into clean ja rs to w ith in 1/2 inch of the top. Put on cap and a d ju st accord ing to m a n u fa ctu re rs' instructions. Process in w a te r bath fiv e m inutes • S tra w b e rrie s (W ill N ot F loat) 1 cup sugar 2 pounds s tra w b e rrie s 1/2 cup s tra w b e rry ju ic e B o ll together the sugar and s tra w b e rry ju ic e T h is ju ic e m ay be ob tained by crushing and heating some of the culls or o ve rrip e berries Cool and add the whole berries, then b oil When sew ing fo r M s . fo r three m inutes. Cover the ves sel. then set aside fo r four hours or te ria l. easily obtained fro m the sal o vernight. Pack into clean ja rs to vable m a te ria l fro m the above w ith in one-half inch of the top. Ad sources. ju s t cap. Process in w a te r bath fo r D ad's blue ch am bray or p rin t 15 minutes. sh irts m ake a ttra c tiv e pinafores, especially when trim m e d w ith lace, A Real Thirst Q u en ch er eyelet o r organdie. O r use them A re fre sh in g fr u it d rin k alw ays is fo r a ju m p e r, and m ake a blouse welcome as the w a rm days o f spring out of an old sheet o r p illo w case. and sum m er approach. T ry the fo l low ing fo r the evening’s refresh m ents: F o r fo u r glasses, combine tw o cups orange juice, one-half cup lemon o r lim e ju ice , one-half cup diced o r shredded f 'esh pineapple. C h ill thoroughly. Pour in to glasses w ith chipped ice o r ice cubes, fill w ith gingerale. Released by WNU Features Before you fold yo u r omelet, spread it w ith a m ix tu re of cream ed crabm eat. Serve w ith tom ato soup or a fr u it cup to m ake an easy m eal. M ix tuna and crabm eat, then m ix w ith celery, green pepper and hard- cooked eggs. Add cream sauce and bake in ram ekins. T his is an easy- to -fix m eal on a busy day. | U sing up hard-cooked eggs? Chop and m ix w ith crum bled bacon, moisten w ith mayonnaise and sea son w ith W orcestershire sauce. A good snack on salted rye bread. L e fto v e r ham, veal or canned fish Haley Knit Sharkskin S um m er O u tfit An adorable, cool lo oking su m m e r o u tfit fo r yo u r tin y tot. The d a in ty dress has w ing sleeves and lace o r ru fflin g in scallops to tr im the s k irt. Slip and panties can be w o rn w ith a ll h e r dress-up frocks. • • • P a tte rn No. 1675 is fo r sizes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 years. Size 2, dress, 1% ya rd s o f 35 o r 39-inch; slip , 1% ya rd s; pantie, % ya rd . P rincess Style F a b ric news is being made rig h t now w ith th is tr ic o t k n it sh a rk skin molded in to a soft, fe m in in e classic type dress. This new fa b ric made of Avisco rayon yarns combines the appearance of crisp sharkskin w ith the draping q u a litie s of ra yo n jersey. I t w ill not stretch lengthw ise o r cross - wise. Notice how w ell the con tra stin g w a istlin e inserts are han dled. b ric k brae and keep them exces sively sim ple. Denim u su a lly gets p re tty h a rd wear i f Dad o r o ld e r b ro th e r has used it, so i f yo u ’ re m a kin g o ve ra lls o r pants fro m th a t m a te ria l i t ’ s a good idea to buy i t new. You can, how ever, use old w hite shirts o r sheets o r p illo w cases fo r m a kin g shirts. Use a p a tte rn and d o n 't a tte m p t to cut down to size using the old s h irt. Woolens can be used fo r m a kin g pants provided you refreshen the m a te ria l, clean and rip it open, then recut, using a p a tte rn suitable to th? child. W ant som ething easy to sew w ith pleasing results? Then p a tte rn 1760 is fo r you! This c le ve r princess style m olds yo u r fig u re b e a u tifu lly, has nipped in w a istlin e and fla tte r ing keyhole neckline. You can tu rn it out in no tim e . • • * P a tte rn No. 1760 comes in sizes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. 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Others should be spaced ac cording to size and g ro w th h a b it of the p a rtic u la r plant. A llo w space fo r grow th and fo r h a rve stin g . Clothes fo r Toddlers Should Be Sturdy S IW tT I C A W T QUICK RELIEF FOR ACID IN DIGEST KM 7tyy1%te good-good A lthough you m a y sew a ve ry fin e seem by hand, it's a good idea to pla n to use a sewing m achine when you m ake things fo r young sters. T h e ir clothing takes h a rd w e a r and te a r as w e ll as fre q u e n t lau n de rin g , and m achine stitch in g is the only means by w hich the c lo th ing can be made to stand up. When m aking boys' clothing, use fla t fe ll seams as th is w ill enable you to give i t a m ore ta ilo re d look. It 's a good idea to stitch pockets tw ice on clothes th a t w ill receive the re a lly hard w e a r and la u n d e r ing, such as denim overalls. D ecorative patches are used fo r o ve ra lls on both boys' and g irls ’ clo th in g, p a rtic u la rly at the knees. 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