Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, August 15, 1957
Page 3
This Week's
HISTORY MYSTERY
Hay Dealers Need
New State License
After August 20, anyone who
buys hay from a producer and re
sells It is required to have a
state license and a bond, the
state departtment of agriculture
advises.
This is an entirely new law,
known as the hay dealer's act.
Responsibility for enforcement
was placaed in the department,
where Director Robert J. Steward
has assigned it to the division of
plant industry headed by Frank
MeKennon.
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because it bears the likeness of President Thomas Jeff
erson. The reverse side shows the clasped hands, pipe
and war axe crossed, with the legend "Peace and
Friendship."
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historical interest and education by the
OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Portland, Oregon
need blanching. They are handy
for use in mid-winter salads.
I Unfortunately, whole tomatoes
! cannot be satisfacorily frozen
I Freezing causes them to become
soft and mushy.
I Summer squash is very diff
icult to freeze and get a good pro
. duct. If you do undertake a batch
jto freeze, use squash that has
grown rapidly and is mature, but
inot oversize, she says. Use ex
treme care in blanching and pro
cessing time and follow direc
tions for size pieces recom
mended. If you're trying out an un
familiar product, freeze only a
few packages. After a week's
storage, sample them to see how
family enjoys the food. This way
you'll not waste freezer space on
foods the family doesn't like,
Mrs. Klippstein suggests
Individuals and business con
cerns of all types come under the
law if they buy hay from farmers.
Only those who buy hay for their
own use do not need to apply
for the license and obtain a bond.
The minimum bond is $1000 and
the department may require a
greater amount based on the am
ount of hay bought in an aver
age month. The bond must be
submitted to the department for
approval.
A hay dealer may operate from
as many places as he wishes un
der the one license, cost of which
is $10. But he needs to list all
places of business and agents
with the department at time of
making license application.
Hay buyers coming under the
provisions of the law must have
the license before they make
purchases, whether on a cash or
credit basis. Vehicles transport
ing such hay must display the
new hay dealer's sticker on the
windshield. This will be supplied
by the department with the li
cense. Feed mixers who buy hay for
mixing purposes are subject to
the license and bonding as well
as those who buy from a pro
ducer for sale as the "straight
goods".
Application forms are now be
ng printed and will be ready for
distribution to applicants in ad
vance of the August 20 deadline,
the department says. Any inquir
ies should be addressed to the
state department of agriculture,
Flying Tour Set
By Governor to
Promote Industry
Governor Holmes' flying tour
to help stimulate area interests
and efforts for industrial and
business expansion will take to
the air September 3 with Eugene
Springfield as the first stop.
The governor and his develop
ment director Julius Jensen are
planning the two-a-day barn
storming jaunt as an idea-trading
program between local groups
and the new Department of Plan
ning and Development.
Details and sites for the meet
ings are still being worked out
but the flying development team
is expected to wing on toToos
Bay, Medford, Klamath Falls,
Bend, Ontario, Baker and La
Grande in the four-day first
phase of the tour.
Included in the tour will ie
the new deputy director of dev
elopment, Harry Schenk, Ivan
Bloch, Portland industrial con
sultant for the department, rep
resentatives of press, radio and
TV, and the governor's admin
istrative assistant for press rela
tions Tom Wright.
Additional trips to population
centers will follow the southern
Oregon-eastern Oregon swing in
cluding a flight to The Dalles
and Pendleton. Albany, Salem,
Tillamook, Astoria and sites in
the metropolitan Portland area
have also been tentatively set.
Industrial, business, labor, and
civic leaders are being invited to
participate in the development
meetings to find out the best way
areas can accelerate their indus
trial and business growth, and
how the new department can best
assist them.
4-H Club News
IONE JOLLY CHEFS
The Jolly
met at the
Chefs cooking club
home of Katherine
Rea, August 19.
The meeting was called to ord
er by vice-president, Linda Halv
orsen. We discussed whether or
not to have a booth at the county
fair. It was decided to leave it
up to the members who would
be here at fair time. The rest of
the afternoon was spent working
on record books.
Katherine and her mother serv
ed refreshments after the meeting.
Marilyn Morgan, reporter
, 0
Mr. ond Mrs. Walter Barqer and
son of Gresham, former Heppner
residents, were visiting at the W.
C. Collins home.
division of plant industry, Salem.
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Blanch Vegetables
Before Freezing
For Best Results
Oregon State College Blanch
ing vegetables before freezing
them can spell the difference be
tween a tough tasteless product
and a fresh flavorful one, accord
ing to Mrs. Ruth Klippstein, Ore
gon State college extension nu
tritionist. Mrs. Klippstein says vege
tables must be heated through
before being frozen to keep ap
petizing "fresh qualities" in home
freezers or lockers. Extensive re
search has continued to point out
the need for blanching, or pre
heating process.
Blanching or heating vege
tables before packing is neces
sary to inactivate the enzymes
which would otherwise cause un
desirable flavor changes in the
food. As these enzymes continue
to "work", the vegetable loses
color, she explains.
Research shows that practically
every vegetabl3 needs to be
blanched before freezing to retain
its fresh flavor and color as well
as its characteristic texture. Ad
ded to this, is an unpleasant fla
voralmost "haylike" that un
blanched vegetables may acquire
during frozen storage.
Corn-on-the-cob, currently on
the freezing list of Oregon home
makers, is an especially good
target for proper blanching and
cooling techniques. Mrs. Klipp
stein points out that corn is
blanched to inactivate natural
enzymes. Unless these enzymes
are killed, they will cause a "cob
by" flavored product after a short
storage period. The texture of the
corn also suffers. She recom
mends that homemakers close
ly follow the time tables for
blanching.
Corn should be cooled in ice
water for at least 10 minutes and
more time should be allowed If
the cob is still not cold. When
corn is cooled and drained well,!
each ear should be wrapped sep
arately in foil For barbecueing
later, let the corn thaw in the un
opened package.
To prepare whole-kernel corn
for freezing, blanch on the cob,
cool, then remove the kernels.
This helps the corn retain its
juiciness. Blanching time is ab
out half as long as for corn-on-the-cob.
Here are some other important
points Mrs. Klippstein makes on
freezine: : i
Whole green peppers do not '
usually product a satisfactory!
frozen product unless blanched. I
However, green peppers, if cut In
small salad size pieces and pack- .
aged in small quantities do not
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