The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-31
FACTS of Interest
70 Women Readers.
Symposium of Information, Partly Grave,
Partly Cosby and Partly Gay.

equal parts OF the syrup and white brandy.
Cover Immediately.
Use n hard pear. peel. core. and cut the
fruit into very thin slices. For eight
pounds Of fruit after Il has been SLICED
use the same quantity OF sugar, the juice
half pound Of ginger root. sliced thin.
Cut the lemon rinds into as long ana thin
strips as possible. Place all together In
preserving kettle and boil slowly FOR an
hour.
Spiced pears are an excellent relish. To
make them. place In a porcelain kettle
fourpounds Of sugar, one quart OF vinegar,
one ounce Of stick cinnamon. ana halt an
ounce Of cloves. When this comes 70 oo.i,
add to 1t eight pounds OF pears that have
been peeled and cook until tender. SKIN
out the fruit aud put In glass Jars. Boil
the syrup until thick and pour 1t over
them. Apples may be used In the same
manner
Picked pears are made thus: Boil to-
gether three pounds of sugar, three pints
of vinegar and an ounce OF stick cin-
namon. Use seven pounds Of sound pears,
wash. and stick three or four cloves IN
each pear and put them In the hot syrup
and cook slowly twenty-five minutes.
Turn them Into a stone Jar with the syrup
and cover. The following day pour on the
liquid and heat and turn over the fruit
time.
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The same authority adds:
To make grape preserves. press with the
fingers the pulp from the fruit and put It
through SIEVE to remove the seeds. Put
the juice. pulp and skins into preserving
kettle. and TO every pint add one pound OF
sranuiated sugar and boil until as thick
as required.
Grapes are one of tho best fruits We
hava fA ialliAc WILL ~, rnnSil-
cred by many as even better than the cul-
tivated fru.t. To make Jelly. stem the
grapes carefully and wash well. Put them
into a preserving kettle, cover, and heat
slowly. Stir frequently and cook until the
fruit Is we'll broken and has boiled. Take
from the fire and squeeze through q jelly
bag. Measure the Juice into a porcelain
kettle and set upon the stove to boil
For each pint of Juice allow one pound of
granulated sugar, and while the Juice
is boiling place the sugar on tin pans and
put 1t in the Oven stirring often. When
the juice has boiled steadily twenty min
utes add the hot sugar and stir rapidly un-
til II dissolves. 1t will make kissing
sound as 1t falls in and melt quickly. Let
the jelly boil up once and take from the
stove. Have the glasses heated by stand
ing them In hot water and pour the liquid
jelly into them. When 1t Is perfectly cold
cover the glasses. Jelly Of two colors and
different fiavors may be made with the
same grapes by separating the pulp and
skin of the grapes and cooking each one
by itself. One will be purple and the other
amber.
Grapes make an excellent spiced fruit.
To prepare them, pick from the stems
seven pounds Of ripe grapes and separate
the pulp from the skin. Put the skins into
enough water to prevent them from burn
ing. In another Kettle place the pulp and
cook until 1t will press easily through a
sieve to remove the seeds. Add the
strained pulp to the skins with half pint
or sharp vinegar and one ounce each of
whole cloves allsp!ce. and cinnamon. Boil
together until 1t Is thick and put into jelly
glasses.
Grape Juice makes fine sherbet. Put in
a saucepan half pound Of granulated
sugar and one quart Of water. Let 1t boil
few moments. Take from the fire and
add the Juice of one lemon and n table,
spoonful Of Eelatine that has been dis
a half pint Of juice from any dark rich
grape. and turn into a freezer and freeze.
When frozen and before you remove the
beater add the white of an egg beaten to
froth with one tablespoonful Of pow
dered sugar. Stir thoroughly into the
sherbet. Cover and repack. Stand in a
cool place for two hours.
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Finally, as to plums:
For canning greengages or blue plums,
prick the fruit with a fork to prevent
pounds of granulated sugar and half
pint of water to every three pounds Of
fruit. When the sugar Is dissolved put in
the fruit and heat slowly to boiling point.
Let 1t cook ten minutes. Skim out the
fruit and place in jars. Let the syrup boil
another ten minutes then pour over the
fruit and cover at once.
Canned blue plums make delicious pies
foy winter use. Spiced plums are fine with
meats. The damson plums have the best
flavor. To seven pounds Of fruit add three
and half pounds of brown sugar, one
pint OF sharp vinegar, and one ounce each
OF cinnamon, cloves and allspice. Scald
them three times and put into Jars.
A DISILLUSION:
He Thought as he gazed in her eyes,
She Is dreaming a poem, ! knows
But she suddenly said
(And his lOve-it fell dead,
How far does this old ocean go?''
Atlanta Constitution.
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The first Chinese woman doctor gradu.
ate of an American medical college to
practice in China. and the second woman
of her race to take an occidental medical
degree, Is now on her way across the Pa
c.fc to her native land to inaugurate there
a new era In woman's work among wo-
men. She Is DR.. Hu King Eng. a woman
Enthusiastically celestial In every way,
despite her nine years residence in the
United States. She has never discarded
her quaint. rich native dress and loves her
own land best. She received her Doctors
degree in Philadelphia year ago, has
spent the past twelve months in taking a
postgraduate course and in obtaining
actual experience In her profession, and a
week ago she sailed from San Francisco
for Foo Chow where she will take up her
life work as physician and missionary at
the Woman's Hospital.
THE NEW AGE:
In Cupld's bosom fear and doubt
For one brief moment centers;
The horseless carriage stands without
The heartless woman enters!
Chicago Times-Herald.
DISENCHANTED:
What contrast, when she went to SWIM
In grief his face he hid
'Twlxt what he though she'd look to him
And what she really did.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS:
When silk looks greasy remove the
grease by spreading magnes!a on the
wrong side.
II one wears old loose Kid gloves while
ironing they will save many callous spots
on the hands.
When anything has been spilled on the
stove or milk has boiled over and a sufYo-
eating smoke arises II may be dispelled by
sprinkhng the spot with salt
Tincture Of myrrh dropped into the wa
ter is an excellent wash for the mouth
and the throat; the proper proportions are
ten drops Of myrrh to glass of water.
The modern rolling-pin Of glass, for pie
crust. ID hollow. SO that II can receive the
cracked ice necessary In handling pun
hanfe Much hofter lthan dtnptuU fha