TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Thursday. August 7. 19S2
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PEARS ON MARKET Pacific Coast orchards are pouring their
bounty of luscious Bartlett pears into local markets. "They are un
surpassed for eating " out-of-hand, in fruit cups, salads, desserts.
Pear canning and freezing are discussed by Zola Vincent, author of
Feeding the Family.
Feeding the Family
By Zola Vincent
Food Editor
Luscious Pears Top List
Of August Plentiful
Plenty of fresh Bartlett pears
bring refreshing goodness ' for
eating out-of-hand from early
morning until bedtime. Versatile
pears fit into any menu. '
Bartlett pears are the best for
canning. New freezing methods
are also given here. Give your
family a treat by keeping pears
on hand now; canning, freezing
and making spicy pear butter or
preserved pears for winter eat
ing. This year's crop is only aver
age in size, but much more fruit
than usual will be marketed
fresh because canners are taking
less, due to tremendous storage
stocks.
Flavorful Best
Bartletts are at their flavorful
best when they are fully ripe.
Like all pears and unlike peach
es, they ripen best off the trees.
Good place to ripen at home is
a cool basement. Warm kitchen
or sunny window sill is not
good? Bartletts are ripe when
the skin has a yellow tinge re
placing the green and the pear
yields to gentle pressure of the
hand. After pears have been rip
ened, place them in the refriger
ator to chill for maximum eat-ing-out-of-hand
pleasure.
Pears in Salads
Next to eating out-of-hand,
fresh pears are most popular in
salads. Use them alone, with cot
tage cheese, balls of cream
cheese or combine with any and
all availabl fresh or canned
fruits. For a surprise delight, de
licious salads can be made by us
ing minced chicken, crab or
turkey with pears.
Pears, Baked. Broiled. Next
time you bake, broil or glaze
pears, try molasses, honey or
brown sugar and spices, singly
or in combination. Serve them
warm or fix anytime and chill
them in the refrigerator for
serving cold. Ever try a smooth
custard sauce over cooked
pears? Worth doing.
Pears and Cream for break
fast is a delightful dish, with or
without cereals.
Pear - Cheese - Cracker Tray.
Here you have a sophisticated
dessert that needs little prepara
tion. Offer guests and family a
tray with an arrangement of
chilled fresh Bartletts a-om-
panied by a cheese dip or cheese
assortment and a variety of
crackers. Good dip combines
soft cream cheese and blue
cheese seasoned with salt, pa
prika and lemon juice or Wor
cestershire sauce.
Canning Pears Easy
The cold pack method is the
most satisfactory for canning
Bartlett pears. Wash, peel, halve
and core the ripe pears. If quan
tity is prepared at one time,
place in water to which a small
amount of salt or vinegar has
been added.
Pack into clean, hot jars. Cov
er the pears with a medium
syrup made of 1 cup sugar to 2
cups water, allowing V4 inch
head space in top of the jar.
Work out air bubbles with a sil
ver knife.
Adjust lids according to the
manufacturers' instruct! ons.
Process the fruit in boiling
water bath, timing it for 20 min
utes after the water returns to
boiling. On removing jars from
canner, separate them well for
quick cooling, allowing 3 to 4
inches between jars. If heat is
held in jars too long, pears may
be overcooked causing them to
take on a pinkish tinge.
Freezing Pears; New Method
Bartlett pears in your home
freezer will give you fresh fra
grant pears well into winter for
a method has been found for
freezing pears. The method is
quite different from that used
for other fruits so follow care
fully. After pears are washed,
Lpeeled and cored, they are dip
ped into boiling 40 per cent
syrup for 1 to 2 minutes, then
chilled. The pears (slices, quar
ters or halves), are then packed
into freezer containers and cov
ered with cold 40 per cent syrup
to which ascorbic acid has been
added, using V teaspoon to each
cup of cold syrup. Place pad of
locker paper in top of container
to hold fruit under syrup. Seal
and freeze.
Forty per cent syrup is made
in proportion of 1 cup sugar to
1 Vi cups water.
Gravenstein Apples
First Class Cookers
Gravenstein apples are in
bountiful supply right now,
right this minute and they'll
soon be gone so grab them and
enjoy them while ye may for
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Mission Macaroni Salad in the good
old summertime. It's so
quick and easy to
make, and so very
pleasing right down
to the last bite!
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MAKES TIIETMfoACAROni
their season is short. Any Gra
venstein grower will tell you
that no finer apple grows.
Strictly a summer apple, the
Gravenstein is greenish yellow,
overlaid with stripes of light
and dark red. It is medium to
large, firm, crisp, moderately
juicy, medium acid and is good
for eating fresh and in salads,
and is a really first class cooker.
Long Time No Pie.
It's been three months since
we've seen apple pies and here
are Gravensteins to change that.
Many say that summer apples
make the best apple pie in the
world. We want to remind you,
however, to go easy on the
spices with summer apples.
They have enough flavor to
stand up and be recognized
without bolstering by cinnamon
and such. Maybe a little more
sugar.
Sauciest Applesauce
Tart summer apples make the
sauciest applesauce. And the
easiest, since ,they cook to the
right consistency without strain
ing. Use only a little water
since they're quite juicy. Now's
the time to can some for next
winter's applesauce cakes and to
serve for dessert with cookies.
Add a little vanilla or almond
extract to dessert applesauce.
Family Favorite Dessert '
For a dessert certain to please
the family and call for encores,
add 3 beaten egg yolks and a
little grated lemon rind to 3
cups sweetened applesauce. Top
with a meringue made of the
egg whites, stiffly beaten, and to
which six tablespoons of sugar
has been added. Bake in a bak
ing dish set in hot water for 15
minutes at 325 degrees. Good
for company, too.
Relish Bowl. When you don't
have time to make a salad for
dinner, let a relish bowl take
over. Pieces of crisp celery, little
green onions, shiny ripe olives
and carrot sticks are all you'll
need for an attractive and color
ful arrangement.
Reminder! For
Smooth Jam Sessions
Organise first. To make your
nome-preserving easier, surer
and safer, check supplies and
condition of jars, lids, paraffin,
etcetera. Read recipe through
and assemble everything before
starting. All measurements are
level. Use standard measuring
cups and spoons. Arrange for
storage space in a cool, dark.
dry place where temperature is
constant.
Sterilize! A must! Wash jars
and glasses with soap and water;
rinse in hot water. Put them in
a large container. It need not be
deep if jars are placed on sides
Cover with fresh water; boil 10
to 15 minutes. Add lids. Leave
over low heat, until needed;
drain; fill jars and glasses while
hot.
Time-Temper Savers. No
spills with a large preserving
kettle. Use at least a 3-quart
size; shallow and wide-bottomed
so contents can reach & full,
rolling boil fast. Rapid cooking
helps preserve flavor and color.
No burns with a long-handled
wooden spoon for stirring and
metal tongs for handling hot
jars.
No guess. When done, two
thick, heavy drops run together
off a clean, metal spoon. A
candy-jelly thermometer is an
aid; works together with the
traditional jelly spoon test. Fin
ished temperature for jellies is
219 degrees to 221 degrees at
sea level.
.prepared lectin. .Liquid or
powdered fruit pectin may be
used in any jelly, jam or pre
serves. Shorter boiling time is
required and while more sugar
is used, the quantity of jelly is
proportionately greater. Be sure
to follow manufacturers' direc
tions exactly.
Paraffin. First, melt paraffin
over hot water (tin' can is fine);
pour into a metal spoon placed
close to surface of jelly, letting
it overflow into surface of the
jelly into a thin layer, about M
inch thick. When set, prick any
bubbles and pour a second Vz
inch thick paraffin layer. Slight
ly tip and twirl glass to seal
edge.
Labeling. Label at once with
name of product and date. Spare
your tongue. Run gummed label
over ice cube or wet .cloth.
Gift Glasses. Looking ahead
to the holidays and to delighting
relatives or dear friends with
h o m e-m a d e sweetstuffs, use
cheese glasses or any pretty re
usables such as inexpensive
sherbet or other fancy glasses
or cups. Add a monogram in
Get this helpful
New Washing Soda
at your grocer's.
Look for the blue box
with the red circle.
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CONCENTRATED
OFFICIALLY ACCREDITED representative of California State
Fair, Elsie, world's foremost cow, will tour northern California
cities and return to Sacramento in time for Fair, August 28 to
Sept. 7. Milkmaid Terry Vasquez has a hand in commissioning
Elsie as special State Fair representative. (International)
Around Hollywood
Hollywood (U.R) At last
somebody's given one of those
wild Hollywood parties that your
mother always
warned you
about.
This soiree
was tossed in
honor of Mari
lyn Monroe by
band leader
Ray Anthony,
to plug a song
he's 'introduc
ing, called
Aline Mosby "Marilyn." The
cocktail party featured:
A girl with the lowest cut
dress in Hollywood history who
announced she was out to take
the whistles away from Marilyn;
A man who jumped into the
swimming pool with all his
clothes on;
A helicopter that almost land
ed in the pool, too, nearly de
molishing 19 highballs, plus the
people holding them, in the pro
cess.
Miss Cleavage of 1952 is Glor
ia Ball, who made starlets in
Bikini bathing suits and burles
que queens in tassels look like
school girls swathed to the neck.
Neckline Cut Sideways
Gloria made an entrance in a
gray dress, clinging, with a neck
line that was cut not only too
low but sideways, too. Several
newsmen who studied this phen
nail polish when giving time
comes.
New Ideas. Try this on your
favorite jam recipe; Use rotary
beater last five minutes of cook
ing. Makes jam fluffy.
Sugar statistics. One third of
the world's sugar comes from
sugar beets. Sugar brings out
the natural flavor of fruits;
helps preserve their form, color
and texture. Cookery experts
and sugar specialists of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture agree
that beet and cane sugar in re
fined, granulated form gives
equally good results in jelly-
making, canning and cooking.
The two sugars are chemically
the same.
Steady Employment
Increase Continues
Employment continued its
steady seasonal increase during
July according to the monthly
report of John J. Patton, mana
Korean Combat Pay
To Be Distributed
A new pay act provides for
combat pay at the rate of $45 a
month for members of the serv
ice in the Korean combat zone,
ger of the Medford office of the I according to the Medford office
of the veterans administration
To be entitled to combat pay
during a month the service mem
ber must have been subjected to
hostile fire for at least six days
during the month. If he receives
special pay or incentive for haz
ardous duty he is not entitled to
combat pay.
The deparatment of defense
will soon distribute claim forms
on which veterans may apply for
combat pay. Claims should not
be submitted until the appropri
ate forms are available.
By ALINE MOSBY .
United Press Correspondent
omenon announced it was an as
tounding feat in dress engineering.
Miss Pall, a leggy blonde who
used to be a New York model,
carefully licked her bright lips
and explained it this way:
"There's no difference be
tween me and Marilyn except
luck. With a little luck I could
be where she is. I came to this
party to see what would happen
when I walked in.
"Marilyn," she giggled, "turn
ed all different 'colors." '
"I made this dress myself,"
she added. "But I ran out of ma
terial!" Marilyn arrived in a tight red
dress, not quite'so low - cut while
Mickey Rooney played the
drums.
Two members of the Holly
wood press arrived by helicopt
er. They said they wanted to get
aerial views of Misses Monroe
and Pall. The machine landed
on the lawn. The propellor
breeze swept two umbrellas,
some chairs and several drinks
into the swimming pool.
The pilot later confessed he
almost tipped into the pool. He
said he might have killed a few
people.
The man who did tip into the
pool was a member of the Holly
wood press, and had best be left
anonymous. He did a fine side-
stroke among flowers, spelling
"Marilyn," that floated on the
pool. His wife says that's the last
Hollywood party he'll ever get
to.
state unemployment compensa
tion commission.
Employment in this area has
been high, he said, throughout
the month. The group of unem
ployed persons is largely made
up of new arrivals who have not
yet become established in the
community. The usual influx ot
new residents was increased by
persons leaving the California
earthquake area.
Labor shortages in a few
skilled occupations are already
appearing, but they are not yet
serious. A general labor shortage
of labor in practically all fields
of employment is expected every
August with the start" of the
fruit harvest.
Peak local employment is ex
pected in September.
Roseburg Police Head
Requested to Resign
Roseburg (U.R) Roseburg
Police Chief Ted Mazac has-been
asked to resign August 15 and
City Manager W. A. Gilchrist
said Stanley Olson, former Eu
gene Policeman, had been select
ed to replace him.
Gilchrist said he explained in
a letter to Mazac that the only
reason for his .action was that
the police department needed
a more experienced administra
tive head.
Roseburg has had five police
chiefs in the past five years.
Roseburg (U.M Barbara
Peterson, a 17-year-old blue
eyed Roseburg brunette, has
been named queen of the Doug
las county centennial celebra
tion to be held over the Labor
day week-end.
The Grange
Gold Hill Grange
About 50 members and guests
gathered at the Gold Hill Grange
hall for a picnic Sunday. It was
announced that ladies are to
bring cakes for the August 7
meeting when third and fourth
degrees will be ' given. Ice
cream will be furnished by the
Grange.
Mrs. John Runyon and daugh
ter Nancy of Central Point and
their guest, Carol Reif of Los
Robles, Calif., were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wigle. The
Runyans have just started a
Christian church in the old
Grange hall, now the music
school and home of Mr. and Mrs.
Swann. Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Bruce and son and Mrs. Anna
McCormick, Los Angeles, were
guests of Mrs. John. Bruce.
Regular Grange will meet at
8:30 p.m.
Dead line Sunday Classifieds Is at
noon Saturdays.
be -prepared tor
thirst-provoking
weather ahead.
keep a supply 0f
refreshing)
i0lymp1a beer
AT HOME!
OLTMfM MEW INS CO., 0ympia. Wash.. U.S.A.
Civil Defense Topic
Of Friday Meeting
Civilian defense will be the
main topic of discussion during
a meeting Friday night at 8:30
o'clock in the Roxy Ann Grange
hall, according to Col. Charles E.
Stafford, county CD director. .
The general public is invited
to the meeting which will feature
movLjs and a discussion of all
phases of CD.
Conduction of the meeting will
BLACKBERRIES
Are Here!
Put up
JAM and JELLY
with CERTO
- pectin today!
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make two batches from
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Easier! No dissolving
because Certo is a liquid
natural fruit pectin
product!
More real, fresh-fruit
flavor with Certo!
Fresher! Every bottle
coded to assure freshness!
Make better, finer-flavored
jams and jellies ask your
grocer for Certo pectin today!
A Product ol Goiaoral Foods
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HOMEMADE JAMS AND JELLIES-
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Taste best. . . Cost less!
be shared between Colonel Staf
ford and L. G. (Shy) Morthland,
president of the county defense
organization; assisted' by Dr. A.
Erin Merkel, county deputy di
rector of health, and Howard
Gault, county deputy director of
security.
"The meeting will be enter
taining as well as educational,"
Col. Stafford added, ' and all cm
zens are urged to attend."
Dead line Sunday Classifieds Is at
5:30 D.m. for following day: 10 a m.
Monday for Monday; nonn Saturday
for Sunday a.m.
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