Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-27
WOMAN's REALM
sS aFs. J.. II. BlAsN, ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
take up my pen this week Will

lrult stained fingers. The last. three
WORDS may surprise my eastern sisters
Nho imagine we Dakotians are living
on arIed apples, with an occasional
taste OF some high priced imported
Efr'nt. But Dakota is a wonderful
country, and among the numerous
products. the one that interests me
most just now is the wild fruit. In
the gulches among the Washington
Hills are found Strawberries. raspber
rles, goosberries, cherries, currents.
grapes, plumhs and bright red berry
resembling the red current, very acid
ana pleasant to the taste. 1t grows on
thorny shrub having a small dark
green leaf. The natives" callit Buffa-
10 berrj. On consulting Gays Botany
L find the Sheperdia argented or Buff
falo Berry of the Upper Missouri, has
narrow leaves, tapering at base, silvery
on both sides; and edible, acid, scarlet
fruit: sometimes cultivated. This does
not seem to be exactly the right de-
scription. as it does not mention the
extremely thorny nature Of our shrub
nor can the leaves truly be called "sil-
very." Will some botanically inclined
reader give us the correct name?
Please do not think the cook let the
berries spoil while she hunted name
for them. She is altogether too prac-
tical, and the berries are too delicious
for that to happen. Some of the ber-
rles made excellent sauce when stewed
and well sweetened; others were baked
IN pies, but most of what we possess
ed We're made into jelly and MARINA
lade, both of which were sampled by
an epicurean and pronounced "good."
For the last week we have been prac-
ticing the cart preservative'' with
currents, grapes and plumbs. Let me
tell you my way Of making grape jelly.
Take green grapes grape jelly
crystalizes) pick them off. the stems
wash carefully, and put them on the
stove in flat bottomed utensil, {. new
tin pan is best, as iron discolors
them. Do not put too much water
over them, not enough to cover them,
stew until soft but not cooked to piec-
es, if cooked too much the jelly will
have disagreeable favor. When
].done, strain through a thin coarse cloth
Ido not squeeze any of the greenish
[pulp through as it makes the jelly
dark colored Now pour the juice
back into the pan and let it boil gently
ten minutes, then measure it and add
an equal amount of White sugar let 1t
boil gently for fifteen or twenty min
utes slSiming carefully away any scum
that may arise. Have your glasses
ready and pour the jelly in While boil
ing hot. A teaspoon placed in the
glass before you pour the Jelly in, will
prevent it's breaking. If possible place
your glasses of jelly in a sunny Win
dow where they need not be disturbed
for several hours,
| WASHINGTON, Atig. 14.-Four years
ago Capt. Pliny Norcross, Il prominent
LAWYER of Janesvill, Wisconsin filed
a soldiers entry on a quarter section
near Huron, Dakota. He let the time
pass in which he should have settled
| on it,and his sister Miss Louise, filed
on 1T. About the same time John
| Campbell, anonher soldier fled on it.
4 Commissioned Mcfarland substained
4 Campbell's claim, but Miss Norcross
built a good house on the lard and
| moved in, and there she has pluckly
remained ever since Mr.. Larmar de-
cides she is o settler and that she was
| living on the land before Campbell
was and SC she gets her title.
Ina B, Mel 1aae has secured The con-
tract for cnrrying the United states
mails between Eureka and Palisade.
New. on days when the train, which
! leaves tri-weelsly, is laid off. She is
having a tricycle. constructed at San
Francisco to run over the Eureka and
Palisade track between Chose points.
The distance is ninety miles, and the
fair Ina expectssto make the run in
six hours.
| Olive Logan says Of Queen Victoria:
The great lady shows the traces OF
wears and sorrow. She is dressed in
the deepest mourning, with heavy
grape veil and the widows cap,
! The Senate has now for the first time
! formally recognized and legalized fe-
male suffrage. che Republican sena-
| tors are now on record, and would
probably as cheerfully vote fcr the sub
| mission Of the same question for adop-
tion by any state, by any means which
would insure its success, The effect OF
such an enlargement of the suffrage
in any southern state can easily be
forecast. Every colord woman would
unhesitatingly avail herself OF the
privilege and accompany her husband
to the polls, whereas very few Of the
! ,h;+o vrcr,ar, cnu11 he inlucP(e to eN-