Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-15
THE HoMBMAKRRs' COLUMN

The following hint. from The Portlani
TFanscript are 30 timely and excellen, in
every way. that we think all the Home
makers viii be slsd 70 adopt some Of
them.
Though N, preserving Of fruits BY can.
Mug Is with o. comparatively new work.
the process itself dates from antiquity.
Few women A. they pat up for winter use.
the delicious fruits and berries OF summer,
think that they are indebted Tor this useful
art % those little known people whom
Pompeiian dust and sshss have covered
for more than twenty centuries.
A. the beginning Of the excavations a.
rompeil. In the store room 81 what had
once bsen house, = humber Of Jars filled
with preserved ngs were found The fruit
bad been placed In The jafs while hot, a
small hole len In the cover fof The escape
Of steam, and then covering OF hot wax
applied A. L. common ~ the present time.
And that the prcssTVcr was MASTER Of the
art was proved BY tasting the fruit, which
was found nice and toothsome. This was
thc nrst Known OF canning. An Ameri.
can among the party OF explorers took The
hint from what be had seen, and before
long everyone was preserving fruit In Jars
and bottles with wax covering - exclude
the air, sometimes successfully, sometimes
not
Then came The tin can which was a great
Institution, still Il had ~ drawbacks.
When one wished % DO a lob OF canning,
oue must have iac tlnman AZ baud, which
was not Al~yys convenient Then The Tin
was corrodsd ~ some Kinds o. fruit. and
besides raining tbc favor was decide dly
nshoicsome.
Then Ne hal the glass cans with metal.
/ bic TOP and rubber edge, which answered
very well Tor season or two, provided
the contents of the can were kept from ths
cover. Indeed 10 l. never well. advice a.
/ the contrary Notwithstanding. 90 place
/ fruit Jars bottom upwards. They never
| should b. tipped 80 A. 90 cause The syrup
| % ruu Into thr crvyicss 81 the cover. II
the can D. air tight you will God 10 out. and
10 lis not This vii only make matters
worse
TOE glass can with a cover Of glass ar
/ ranged lea such way that no metal eau
/ come In coutsCt with The fruit, l. The bcst
and should always bc used.
A great deal l. sAli lately ahoat using
/ cotton batting a. a covering f1r ifuit cans
/ The fruit l. pat up In the ordinary manner,
/ ou'y that one can use hoNls, Ihfs. crucS'
or whatever vessel comes handy Instead of
/ thc regular cans. A piece ~ suf.cleui sif.
| ID cover The Top il then cot ffom sheet
of cotton bstiing. aud lied suugly over
/ The fruit pas Up in This Way Is said Oh kssr
perfectly lut,nd trying thc method ihi'
/ iai. boz AZ present cannot Nuach for IT,
fnl racy. AL that's Necessary h. CD kccp
/ che air from abe preserves, and 81 thc cot
| Son batting wll 40 this N vii hr cheap
| sui cnrVeulert method OF cannlug.
Baked spplss must hc cooked long time
/ In ofisf % give them thsi rich color and
| creamy CouslstrnCy which w. f1d go tooth.
some Select fair, rip spq',', vipc ard
place la a deep Go with au luc1 ~ wttff.
/ ass more 10 usriti 10 nos have The Or,
/ TOO bot at ffst. ant leave thsm In tht oYcr
four or Eve hogfs
Berries o. can sholii not he oytf.f.pe.
| ants utw tiu pan sti 90 tiiVci ~ an
e.fthsu preserving ksit'e shou'd hc used
o. cook them ln Oue cop oi Circulated
sugar to q qasft Gao Is goui fuie, aui
ffr mluutss will cook them a1er thsY De-
go o. BOIL n nay Pol Necessary % pas
lua Iiile water o. kcfp them from hafu'
ire a. if.i. whfu thry are rrsil 20 pat
up. f.usc ths cans ln warn waisr AMI 80
| thrm co.. folded towel wfang out NJ COLI
Sstsr place in TIE can silver -poon.
| long cuough CD reach from tpp 90 bottom
| poor lu soc fruit lttir ats tine ul ttr
| can d. fuIs wthifaN the spron. carefully
wiz from the top and slfcs al dr.ppugs,
sud a. once put uu ths cover. II a. aul
time ihtfc shou'i nos he enough s'fup o.
r ~ abe can pouf ln a l.ttir boiling wa'cr.
/ du DOS lee q drsught n sir BIOS 90 th' Gao.
~hilr thty src hot Tighten IN turs iu 4
| couple Of boar. aui store iu a cool. isfk
place. Canned ffuiis should br looked io
oftrn. sri fauy shoS signs of f,imsutt.
tIou. u.e thrm a. otCs.
W. srifum can -ifaNbfffiss, pfsfrfflag
them maize irto preserve. With an ,qla.
amouui oi Sugar iu this gay thfy retain
more of tle.r delicious ftfof ani .osc ifss
color
Backb,rfis. are good canned or dried.
ard stu better male Into jan Take nne.
carefully picked hrrrirs. aii ihrto fuurihs
thsIf Weight of white Sugar. sui nah pr.
| frct.y smooth with psstie or potato
masher Boil Geo or n'iren mluuir- srd
eau Ks.pn,rflrs ATE uicr prepared iu thr
ssmc say ant make = most drlrctsn'r IrI'y
Fuf IrII.ss TAKE equal mrasur,s 10 fruit
juice sni gfanuisi,i sugar Pos Tn nash.
81 ffuIt in a fsuuti az o. drain ior several
hours. of even over hight DO rot squ'' fe
10 you wi,h thr Irlly clear. hut Or thrr. IT,
,rungh 90 pty su iuf,rInr quality can Pei
made from shsi j. pressed .ut ani vii
susw,r for Jelly cakes. etc Pat thr clear
Juice ln an tafthsn pfsssfsins krttle. boil
rsr mluutcs aut skim. Nls afi TIE snssr
which has been lsailng Dob abe oven. arf
boil together tlN a. uttir pos co.. = plate vii
harisu Pour lu iumhlrfs ani sst ln the
sgu few days. Paste paper- over Che iop
snd then cover that with paste male of
llr aud water, uucuukrd.