Chats With Your
Home Agent
By ESTHER KIRMIS
I have had inquiries on
making colored pine cones that
give off colored flames in your
fireplace.' Really a fire on the
hearth can be a part of your
holiday decoration as well as
the tree and tinsel.
I have written to Maud C Pur
vine, Deschutes county extension
agent, asking her how it is done.
Here is Maud's answer.
You need: 1. clean pine cones,
2. paraffin melted over hot water
(old paraffin from jelly or old
candles will do), 3. Commercial
fire lighter usually comes in
shaker can (65c) used for fire
places. Method: Hold cones with top
up, and with a large spoon pour
melted wax into the cone. Shake
fire lighter into area where your
wax is, quick like. Hold cone
over paper so as to catch any
surplus fire lighter material.
Pessalee Mallalieu, state rec
reation specialist, has also put
out a bulletin on color for your
fireplace. Here are sorrie excerpts
from her bulletin:
Make your own color by get
ting a few chemicals, pine cones,
bits of wood or sawdust. Some
chemicals are explosive but the
National Board of Fire Under
writers states that the following
are safe to use with fire.
Calcium chloride makes an
orange flame; lithium chloride
purple flame; copper sulphate
(blue vitreol) a blue flame;
strontium nitrate a red flame;
and barium chloride a green
flame.
However, they give the warn
ing that copper sulphate is very
poisonous. Also many of these
chemclals are corrosive to metal
and should be mixed or kept
in granite, glass, crockery or
wood containers.
A solution may be made by
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using one pound of chemical to a
gallon of water. It would be bet
ter to dissolve each salt seper
ately, but if necessary, several
may be mixed in the same solu
tion. A gallon of the solution will
dip from V2 to 34 of a bushel
of cones. Soak the cones for fif
teen minutes, then dry slowly.
Dip the cones again If deeper
color tones are desired.
Newspaper can also be soak
ed in the solution and tied into
tight rolls when dry, if cones
are not available.
If cones do not grow In your
vicinity, use any pieces of wood
fuel. Mix the powdered chemical
with shellac, lacquer or varnish,
stirring frequently. Paint the
wood with the mixture, let it
dry thoroughly.
Common lumber mill sawdust
can be saturated in the shellac,
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Communitv service was chosen
as our special activity for this
year at our meeting last Satur
day afternoon at the home of
our president, Marsha Sowell.
Plans were made to make a
scrapbook for the children s
ward at the hospital.
We also set our club's goals
for this year and planned our
program.
Gail Batty demonstrated how
to sew a straieht seam on the
sewing machine. Our leader, Mrs
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lacquer or varnish and chemical
mixture, and then spread out to
dry.
A basket of chemically treated
pine cones or a package of the
treated sawdust would make a
lovely gift
When the prepared cones are
burned, colors will flicker long
after the cones have fallen to
ashes.
Batty showed us how to thread
the machine and wind the bob
bin. Mrs Rawlins demonstrated
how to pivot while stitching and
told us how to cnoose material
for our place mats and luncheon
cloths. We tried putting diner-
ent kinds of dishes on the mater
ials to see how they look.
Joan Van Houte became a new
member of our club.
Verina French led us in soncs
and we played a game of acting
out songs.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs Sowell and Marsha.
Carol Rawlins, reporter
STITCH IN TIME CLUB
The Stitch In Time 4-H club
met November 18 at the home
of Cheryle Corley.
The meeting was called to or
der by Elaine Gaarsland with
Arleta McaCbe leading the
American flag pledge. Elaine led
the 4-H pledge. Two members
were absent, Cheryle Lundell
and Marllee Leathers.
Roll call was answered by
naming different kinds of
needles. Our leader, Mrs L A Mc
Cabe. showed some empty bolts
that had material on them and
showed us why it is important
to read at the ends of the bolts.
The next meeting will be at
Marilee Leather's home on Dec
ember 1 at 3:30 P m.
Cheryle Corley, reporter
H-EPPN'ER GAZETTE -THttE'S. Thursday, December 10. 19S9
STITCH IN TIME 4-H CLUB
The meeting of the Stitch In
Time 4-H club was held on Dec
ember 1 at Cheryl Corley's home,
with ail five members and Mrs
L A McCabe, leader, present.
The president, Elaine Gaars
land called the meeting to or
der and asked Marilee Leathers
to lead the American flag pledge
and Cheryle Lundell, the 4-H
pledge. We answered roll call by
telling what we did for Thanks
giving. We talked about our program
of work and the vice president,
Arleta McCabe, read the goals
we hope to accomplish this year.
Our next meeting will be held
at Marilee Leathers home on
January 2.
Our visitor attending this
meeting was Doris McCabe.
Cheryl Corley, reporter
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Published by OSC
If you like smoked meats, fish
and fowl you might want to try
smoking them yourself.
Illustrated instructions for
building a simple, inexpensive
smoker and directions for both
cool and hot smoking are in
cluded in a new Oregon State
College bulletin.
Oregon residents can get a free
copy of "A Smokehouse for the
Sportsman and Hobbyist" from
tlielr local county extension m
fice, or from the OSC bulletin
clerk, Corvallis.
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