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S outhern Oregon News Review, T hursday, Ju n e 17, 1948 Woman's World V h w ju p n It’» T im « to Turn Luscious Berries Into T e n d e r Jellies W HEN ORCHARDS urv covered with mow and vlneyurds no lunger are bursting with their luscious berries, the beat way to bring them bark to the table 1« to aerve, flavor fresh. delicately tinted Jel lies inode from the berrlea at their peak of the aeaaon. A good Idea la to mukc a aort of canning plan. Decide what your fam ily llkea moat, figure out about how much they ute laat year, and make up a prpgrurn for the next year. Sort out your canning auppliea. buying any neceaaury equipment before you atari the work. When you make Jellies mid Jams, try to work with amull batches only. It aeema to take Icaa time, but for more Important than that, the rcaulta urc better. The jellies ore tender und more colorful, and there ia leaa chance of error. If you have fruits mid berries with amall pectin content of their own. I.YNN CHAMBERS’ MENU Creamed Potato Salad Sliced Hurn Tomato Wedgea Currot Sticks Biscuits with Currunt Jelly* Melon , Beverage •Recipe Given from the aide of the apoon In two dropa). When olmoat done. Im merse in the boiling Jelly two or three rose geranium leaves. These wilt quickly and give off their flavor. T in t with rose vegetable coloring Pour into sterilized Jelly glasses and paraffin at once. • • • HERE ARE TWO P E R F E C T berries for jelly making. You'll be delighted with their fresh fruit flavors and beautiful colors: •Currant Jelly Select currants that are not over ripe. Remove leaves but do no' stem. Mash with potato masher Add one-half cup of water to each two quarts of berries. Cook 10 minutes stirring frequently. Strain through Jelly bag. Use three- fourths cup sugar for each cup of juice. Heat juice, add sugar and stir until it dissolves. Cook until the syrup sheets off the spoon. Seal In hot. sterilized glasses. Red Raspberry Jelly (Makes 12 6-ouncc glasses) 3 quarts red raspberries 7 1/2 cups sugar 1 bottle fruit pectin When making Jama and jellies, assemble your equipment and m aterial* before you begin cook ing the fruit. use a commercial product for quick work. You'll save color and flavor as well as time and energy. For fruits and berries that have a naturally high pectin content, use small batches and cook quickly to have a perfect product. • • • IF Y O U 'R E STA R TIN G to make jelly now. the following fruit and berry combinations are excellent for appetite appeal. They are also in seuson in most parts of the coun try so that you can make them readily: 1? Blackberry and rhubarb 2. Boysenberry and rhubarb 3. Dewberry and rhubarb 4. loganberry and rhubarb 5. Raspberry and rhubarb 8. Youngberry and rhubarb Thoroughly crush raspberries; place in jelly bag and squeeze out juice. There should be four cups. Heat Juice; add sugar; bring to boiling, stirring constantly. Add fruit pectin. Bring to a full roll ing boil; boil one-half minute. Re move from heat; skim; seal in hot sterilized glasses. • • • H E R E A R E TWO very special recipes which you w ill enjoy hav ing for they nre perfectly delicious and make wonderful accompani ments to any meal, breakfast, lunch or dinner. Deluxe Strawberry Preserves 2 pounds capped berries 4 tablespoons lemon Juice Rose Geranium Jelly L Y N N SAYS: Pointers W ill Help You In M aking Jams, Jelliea Broken fruits may be used for m aking jam s, but at least a por tion of the fru it should be under ripe. Overripe fruits and berries lack pectin, and some pectin is necessary to make the mixture je l > ly .” It's a good idea to cook fruits and berries slightly before adding the sugar to give the pectin substance a chance to develop. F Y O U 'R E dressing the small fry these days, you’ll be delighted with all the new tricks designers have put Into their clothing to make them easier to get on, to take off and, best of all, to wear. Many new fabrics are on the market, and we have come a long way from the pale pink and blues that used to be standard stock in colors for the younger set. Your little son may look better in a dusty pink, yellow or aqua than in robin's egg blue. As long as the clothing is mannishly styled, as it is now for the wee young man, let him wear the color most suitable. Little girls may wear pink very well, but you'll see them decked out in bright red, royal blue or navy, and aqua as well as yellow, but the clothes are feminine. J Berries, which are making their appearance now, should be converted into jams and Jellies before they get too ripe. night. Pack cold into hot jars and process 15 minutes at simmering (in hot water bath). If you’re making watermelon rind preserves, do so at the early part of the season for the rind is thicker on watermelon. Watermelon Rind Preserves 2 pounds watermelon rind 1 tablespoon ground ginger 4 cups sugar 2 lemons 2 quarts of water Cut off all green peel and pink part. Then cut rind into one-inch squares. Soak two to three hours in lime water. Freshen in two or three more changes of water. Sprin kle ginger over rind. Cover with water and boil one and a half hours. Drain and drop into cool syrup made with sugar, water and lemon juice, of one lemon. Boil gently one hour. Add second lemon, sliced thin. Continue boiling until the rind is tender and the syrup thick. If syrup gets too thick before rind is tender add a little more water. Let stand several hours. Pack into hot jars, and process in a water bath for 15 minutes at simmering tem perature. Released b , WNU Featuraa Jam is a highly concentrated mass that w ill burn easily unless care Is taken. Stir the mass from the bot tom to prevent burning. Cook briskly but watch carefully. Don't let it sim mer carelessly for hours if you want to protect flavor and color. The best jam is made when you do not add too much sugar. When you are not using a commercial pectin, the rule is three-quarters of a pound of sugar to one pound of fruit. Play Ensemble Choose Clothes That Wear Well Longer Ixxik for well knit, nicely stitched garments. Members of the younger set do not wear their clothing for a long time since they outgrow it so quickly, but you may have other children or you may exchange it with another mother. Even if you do none of these things, at least the clothing won’t look sleazy after a few tubbings. Corduroy and seersucker are two good fabrics because they do not really need pressing. Then, too. there are cotton jerseys in the shape of little girl's dresses, rom pers for boys or T shirts for both. If you smooth these out after wash ing, they need no pressing. Many items of the clothing now being made have hidden let-out fea- Select clothe» fo r playtim e . . . tures that w ill give more wear. Coats for both have large hems or sleeves that can be made longer. They cost a bit more but they are worth i t Pants for little boys also have there features and are extremely practical. There also are outfits available that can be mixed, just as with men's clothing. I f you have just two sets of trousers and pants, you can get more variety into the wardrobe. Don't buy oversized clothing for toddlers. They w ill stumble all over it, and you won't be happy with the way they look. Buy or make the clothing with clever tuck- in features if you want longer wear as well as fit. • Timely Tips Given On Choosing Clothing 3 cups juice i cups sugar 1 box powdered fruit pectin Select tart, sound apples. Wash and cut off blossom ends. Do not remove peeling or cores. Cut into quarters and barely cover with water. Cook until fruit is tender. Strain juice through a jelly bag and measure. Bring to boiling point and add three-fourths cup of sugar for each cup of juice. Boil rapidly to Jelly stage (dip spoon into syrup. As the boiling mass nears the Jellying point it will drop By Ertta Haley 5 cups sugar M ix berries with sugar. Let stand three to four hours. Place over low heat until simmering point is reached. Add lemon juice. Boil rapidly for 10 to 12 minutes or until berries are clear and the syrup thick. Cover and let stand over Here is the recipe for Jelly made from any of the above combina tions; To prepare juice, crush thorough ly or grind about one quart of fully ripe berries. Cut into one-inch lengths (do not peel) about one pound of rhubarb, and put through food chopper. Place fruits in jelly bag or cloth and squeeze out juice. Measure sugar and set aside until needed. Measure juice into a three- or four-quart saucepan and place over hottest fire. Add powdered fru it pectin, mix well and continue stirring until m ixture comes to a hard boil. Pour In sugar at once, stirring constantly. Continue stir ring, bring to a full rolling boil, and boil hard one-half minute. Re move from fire, skim and pour quickly into s e v e n six-ounce glasses. P araffin hot jelly at once. • • • A R E YOU FO N D of unusual je l lies? Here's an old-fashioned one with a lovely and unusual delicate flavor: D O D G E V IL L E . MICH - T h e story of seven barrels of t Iver abandoned in an old mine near here is being told and re-told sgain and is ex pected to cause a silver rush any day now Seems that a group of miners in the middle of the last century wanted more pay The mine man agement refused to grant them an increase Having just neatly capped seven barrels of silver, the miners climbed out of their hole to continue the argum ent Negotiations continued for months w rile the seven barrels of silver lay in the mine shaft Finally, when an agreement was reached the min- eis discovered that the shafting had weakened and they refused to enter th? mine again The silver treasure never was extricated. Conservatively, the treasure is estimated to be worth about $14.500. Carlos Wenberg. graduate of Michi gan College of Mining and Tech nology, contends that the story is true. Shopping Trip Reveals News About Clothing for Babies W W ’' M iUO S, « Hiyo Silver! Race to Old M;ne Ready to Start Anew For summer and early fall be fore the weather gets cold, your youngster should have a coat for dress occasions. This is essential for going to church as well as visit- ing, when the destination is some distance from home. For the boys, there are three piece corduroy sets which are prac tical, consisting of overalls, cap and coat. They may be worn to gether or separately. For the small girls, coats and matching bonnets of eyelet or dot ted swiss are excellent. Look for bonnets that are made with an elastic at the back so they w ill fit properly for a longer period. Overalls are another must be cause most of the younger ones will wear these most of the day while they are out playing. Select a nice sturdy m aterial like denim, cham- bray, corduroy pr a good quality broadcloth. You’ll like those with gay padded animals placed at the knees to prevent scuffs as well as to give longer wear. Choose clothing with large, easy to fix buttons and holes so the youngster can learn how to man age dressing himself. Sunsuits are among the more es sential pieces. For the youngster who is not yet trained, there are very clever ones that have a plastic lining which takes the place of rub ber or plastic pants, as well as keeping the suit from soiling. It's best if sunsuits, too, are chosen of sturdy m aterial. Those Old Fashioned Figures These quaint old fashioned figures are fun to embroider on luncheon cloths, dinette curtains and kitchen towels. So easy to do, too. The de signs measure 6% Inches tall, and make fo r “conversation pieces’’ wherever you use them. • • • To obtain hot-iron transfers for 4 designs, color chart and embroidery stitch detail for Conversation Piece Designs (Pattern No. 5570) ___ BIG Send 20 cents in coin, YOUR NAME. ADDRESS and PATTERN NUMBER. SEW ING CIRCLE N E E D LE W O R K »30 South W ells St. C h icago 7, LU. E n clo se 20 ce n ts fcr P a ttern . No______________ Name Artrire»« __________________ Designed to take plenty of rough treatment without losing its “ cover girl look,’’ M . R. Fleischman’s sturdy cotton play ensemble teams silver-grey shorts with bra and with a copper Jack et. The puritan-collared Jacket boasts pockets big enough to hold everything under the sun. I've seen are made of good quality broadcloth or firm ly woven seer sucker. Select tailored ones piped in contrasting materials for the boys and sweet little eyelet trim ming for the girls. Ruffled suits are attractive, but unless you have time to spare for laundering, better stay with the simpler trimmings that don't re quire special attention. Boomerang “A t her request you gave up drinking?” “ Yes.” "And you stopped smoking for the same reason?” “I did.” “And it was for her that you gave up dancing, card parties and bil liards?” “C o rrect” “Then why didn’t you m arry her?” “Well, after all this reforming. I j decided I could do better.” Rayons Enter Picture For Infants’ Wear Rayons are entering the style pic ture for infants. You'll be seeing christening dresses as well as diapers and other wearables in this youngest group. They’re made very soft as befits the necessity, and are durable and comfortable. Rayons also are being used wide ly for blankets and other wrapping apparel for the newest babies. You'll find these very comfortable during the warm months. They Taste gooJ-good ! ; j , t / J Their fresh golden com flavor makes Kellogg’s Com Flakes tfio t favorite. Good —m-m-m! | Choose Shoes for Fit, Comfort and Styling Youngster's shoes are not just smaller models c f grown-up shoes ! although they are beginning to look very much that way. They require j special care to be made to fit grow ing, active feet, and you should have the youngster fitted properly, when he is walking enough to need ■ shoes. The dainty, covered look w ill be popular for little girl shoes and the casual rugged look w ill predomin- . ate the little boys’ field. Cowboy boots and novel variations of avia- ' tor shoes w ill come into the picture 1 shortly. Saddle shoes still continue to be I popular, especially in brown and white, black and white, and red and white combinations. j MOTHER KNOWS,’ BEST? Buy S a fe and Sound U. S. Savings Bonds r z IT HARD FOR YOU TO A CUT DOWN SMOKING? Then change to SANO, fAe safer cigarette ! Ivor a auosnrvre—Ivor Mectrafetf Sano’s scientific process cuts nico tine content to half that of ordinary cigarettes. Yet skillful blending Be Smart! Here's Your CH£CK CHART for FINS QUICK BREADS W ell-proportioned Shot üznn.mr r? r a niform Color I7TTM I ¿ if f m Pl Moist, Tender Crumb Good Flavor » Rustling taffetas, always so crisp and youthful in their effect, are the most beautiful foils in the world for those f 1 o w e r-fresh touches of organdie, fine em broidery, net and lace. They also make a lovely contribution when you want to manipulate fabric In such details as cartridge pleated sleeves off a drop shoulder line. If you choose the frou-frou of white, don't overlook the new ness and flattery of age-old flschu effects. nw ptj CLABBER GIRL I Bnfunrj 'Rxwki
