Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-24
FRUIT SyKEpS.

CORES DilUtulo illiAiib Win ~ uihCH
interest for the mode Of making grape
syrup and other fruit preparations that
Il il a pleasure to introduce things GER
tain TO prove of service. Grape syrup,
or fruit syrups of any kind. is not Jelly,
hut the pure inice boiled down without
smear until it thckens like maple syrup.
All fruits have their own sugar, which
may be condensed by long evaportion,
making the most delicious and healthy
form of preserves.
Pick over the grapes, rejecting all
unsound ones, and press in a cloth in
any convenient way, the old wooden
screw press being much better than
ANYTHING with metal about it.. which
Gives a harsh flavor. Strain the juice
into a proclaim kettle, or what is bet
ter. thick, shallow stoneware jar,
holding four gallons or more; heat
quickly and boil hour after hour stead
ily. without scorching. Stoneware
holds the heat and is less apt to burn
Juice or Jelly than any stoveware. The
Juice cooks best set in the oven, out of
dust where no draft can check its boil
inc. All syrups evaporate faster in
certain states of the atmosphere than
others-aud clear. drying day, or
one lust before rain, when the water
boils away fast in the tea-kettle, is the
chosen time for all preserving. Max
inc syrup is an all-day affair, and q
GOOD plan is to SET the jars of juice in
the oven at evening, and keep low
fire all night, finishing off next fore
noon. Six quarts OF grape juice should
make one OF syrup, wine-colored, lu-
cent of delicious, refreshing perfume
and flavor. One tablespoonful in a
rlass of water gives a delightful drink,
like fresh grape juice, the true substi-
tute for wine with all temperate peo-
pie, and the finest medicine for correct
inc feverish, bilious state ever
known. The syrup itself is valuable
for restoring strength, and consump-
tive persons should take it by the
tumber daily, slipping it leasurely,
with sugar, if to tart for the taste. 1t
makes new, rich blood, it cleanses the
system, clears the brain and feeds
starved nerves. 1t has the hypophos-
phites which doctors prescribe for
waste of tissue, and taken freely will
arrest even critical stages of disease.
People fed on pure food with abund-
ance Of fruit need never dread cancer,
Bright's disease, govt, neuralgia, drop
sv or dozen other OF the worst scour-
gcs of the race.
All fruits, save lemons, perhaps, will
turn into syrup with long boiling.
Watermelon iaice you know makes q
very good molasses to eat on cakes.
Peach syrup is delicious, and so are
pear and apple syrups, as you know by
the candied juice in the pan of baked
fruit left long in a mild oven, without
sugar, except that OF their native sap.
This bukcs into a clear, leathcry SUD-
stance, ike JujuOe paste, and Turkish
women prepare dozen OF these fruit
pastus Irom figs, plums, nectarines,
melons and things OF which we hardly
know the names, but which have a
European repute for choice desserts
Healthier food, or more delicious, the
skin OF man does not afford, aud the
best OF it is, these preserves and con-
tectons need no expense OF special
pans or boilers or great skill to make
them. A shallow stoueware crock
over slow fire, the juice from sound
ripe fruit, strained through cloth,
skmming if ANY frolh arises, and care
not TO scorch The pan at amy time, will
insure good results.
Cherries are better dried than pre-
served any other way. No fruit keeps
its flavor ana substance SO well in dry
inc, and the price ought to pay any
one. | will guarantee sale OF all the
dried cherries that can be put into
market in America this year, for at
least - cents pound The best
housohcopurs know that cherries Wlth
stones leit in are finer icr steWing than
pittcd ones; Tor the kernel adds rich
ness 10 TIC juice, and Strengthening
agent for digestion lost by the more
Troublesome process. | believe there
are housekcepers who would like their
cherries peeled, if it were possible, and
nicely in the matter Better leave off
some of this painful preciseness about
pairing and stringing fruit, and bestow
the care on points more neglected.
For instance. fruit ought to be far
more carefully selected for eating and
preserving than it is. The markets arc
full of fruit this year round which |
should hesitate TO feed well-reared
cow. Such fruit is responsible for
cramps, gastric Invitations and irregu-
laritiea 1t is only fit to fermeut for
spirit to make perfumes and cleansing
fluids, or for laboratory use.
Never fear raising too large fruit
crops. The condensed fruit juice can
be stored in so small space and bear
packing SO well, it viii be a staple
supply for family use, long voyages,
miners and construction camps, cold,
irult.oss regions, and the greatest part
OF the world which is not favored
enough TO raise fruit for itself. No
fuss OF canning is needed for the work.
Grape syrup viii keep IN key or
sloppered jug in a cool cellar the year
round, ii 4, has the chance; but let
heated, thirsty hay-makers or harvest
ors taste goblet Of cold well water
favored and acid with grape or plum
syrup OF cider Jelly, and the chances OF
that seasons supply taking harm are
very small. 1t wiz strengthen the
weakly women working In hot Ititch-