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
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* 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.
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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.
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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. Size 14, 3 »4
ya rd s o f 39-lnch.
• • •
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More Vegetables
S m all gardens should be w orked
m o stly by hand, so the rows can be
closely spaced. T u rn ip s, beets, c a r
rots, radishes, onions, lettuce and
m u sta rd can be planted in 12-inch
rows. 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
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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.
Select som ething re a lly decorative
such as a bunny, dog or k itte n face
and you’ l l fin d the knees w ill not
w ear out so q u ickly.
D o n 't m ake clothing too la rg e be
cause ch ild re n ’ s grow ing d isco u r
ages you. They w o n 't be c o m fo rt
able. You can, however, m ake big
hem s on g irls ’ dresses and le t out
cuffs fo r the pants and overalls.
The o ld e r the ch ild and the m ore
strenuous his a c tiv ity , the stu rd ie r
the fa b ric selected fo r h im o r her
should be. I f you have a boy who
engages in sports o r plays out of
doors a g re a t deal, choose the m ost
durable of m a te ria ls fo r his clo th
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M any women say th a t it's not as
m uch fun sewing fo r little boys as |
fo r little g irls , b u t have you seen
how m annish clo th in g fo r the la tte r
can be made? It's fun to make,
too. b u t you’ ll have to tr y fo r ta il
ored effects.
I f you have old corduYoy drapes or
bathrobe around, see w hat you can
salvage fo r o ve ra lls and a short
loose ja cke t. Use real man-type
ta ilo rin g fo r the
garm ents, and
y o u 'll be surprized at the happy re
suits.
A v e rita b le d re a m fa b ric is
Those short o v e ra lls fo r the beach
batiste, so w o n d e rfu lly sheer and
can be made fro m p la in sh irts like
alm ost s ilk lik e in its softness, In
solid blue o r g ra y ; they even can be
pastel p in k o r blue and w hite,
made fro m some o f yo u r old check
m o stly w hite. No wonder then
ed house dresses as they require
th a t in a season when it is one
only about a ya rd and a q u a rte r to
of the h it fa b rics, i t ’ s being used
one h a lf of m a te ria l.
D o n 't tr im them except w ith a | fo r some of the m ost exquisite
n ig h ties and m a tch in g negligees.
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