The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-10-13
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AUNT FASNY's ELDERBERRY PIE-GRAPE
AND JELLY--QUINCE PRESERVES AND JELLY
-FoREIGN AND AMERICAN FLOWERS.
Mrs. Batekam: The berries upon an ell
dcrberry bush which grows beside my flow
or garden, and is valued along with its con-
tents, remind me of few things | had in
tended to say some time since, aftel reading
the communication of Mrs. GAGE, in wAlcn
she spoke of elderbcrry pic.
We heard gladly enough last summer, du-
ring the general scarcity of :ruit, that 'eld'r-
Ferries would make an excellent pie" Some
were soon obtained and used; bnt lot eaten
J quite so hasLiIy-somcthing was wanting.--
Upon cutting a pic partly made of grapes,
owing to lack of berries, we accIdently
| discovered the other necessary ingredient
vinegar, or something acid. am inclined
to think thatelderberry pie, at its best, stands
thc greatest chance OF popularity in such
seasons as last.
Necessity seems to be the mother Of dis
covery as well as invention, We had al
ways heard, and believed that grap were
not fit for pie af er they had swollen to any
considerable size. Beng the only ruit We
had last year, for continual use, we found out
differently. They are excclIen' for this pur-
pose at all times, but most so when about
ripe. If at this stage of the fruit you makLEA
pcin the largc,stove pan in whioh you bake
bread proporlioning crust, grapes and sugar
to the size OF the pan, you will have dish
about equal to anything in your lower Il
prepare. 1t is so much superior. to the smaI
pan pie, and often adopted in large families
to save time and labor | am speaking 0
the Catawba or vineyard grape the best o
American grapes. Strange that any vii
deprive themselves of SO DELICIOUS. cheap ant
certain fruit.
The juice Of the grape, when fully ripe
mashed out into cup and We .kcncd I'M
Isweetened, forms drink much relishcI b.
some individuals. Some also Ike the jelI
dissolved in water, but this is much inte
irior.
Spcking ofjeley, rciyh5or Or two 0
ours after preserving efforts, boiling agai
and again, setting off and finding nothn
but liquid still, concluded that je,Iey couI
not be made of grapes. Not so. An aun
was found in possession Of the very article
and that excellent. Her mode was (shc ha
found receipt somewherc) to separate tn
skins from the pulp, throw the former away
heat the latter 10 boiling, thus softening tn
pulp, strain through u cIoth (wilI then /
rid of seeds heat the pupy substance agai
and strain through finer cloth, then to cac
pint OF The liquid puta pint Or pound of su5'
and boil until when dropped it viii appee
thick and sticky, or viii slnk in water wit!
on: di5oving.
In putting up ounces she adopts a Fl,
plan, especially for SO scarce frut-bo
The pieces Of fruit, peeIihys and cores all t
getAer until the former becomes tendc
when she lifts them out for preserving, al
proceeds to make good jellcy Of what 7
mains in the kettle. She has some nc
four years old Il is her custom to put
way preserved fruit scalding hot, huyiy
the jar ready heated and filing it full.
have seen some of the flowers grow
from your premium seeds got from the ed
tor fthe Gcnesec Farmer. They are pr,
tv and desirable indeed Bus much as
admire them, | could not help strong fc
ling Of qualification, when upon inqnir
of the most attractive and beautiful flow
among them, found that instead of comil
from France. Germany, England or who
not, it had been transplantcd into the &,
den, not long before, native ADasrieaa ,ci
forCer.
Yours DC, JULIA LIGGET.
RIPLEY, Ohio, Aug. 20, 1852.