The Columbus journal., 1899-10-04
Dried Fruit In GERMANY.


Board Of Horticulture. Vice-Consul
General Hanauer writes from Frank
fort. June s. 1899. In part a. follows:
The import duty Of 30 marks per 220
pounds on canned fruits or preserves
Is an obstacle to the sale Of United
States fruit prepared In this way. Dried
and evaporated fruit. however, can be
sold at a profit. Up to this time only
dried plums have reached this market
from Oregon. Large plums. packed In
boxes holding twenty-five pounds.
bring IN average price. I. o. b. Port
land, of from 4 to cents In United
States currency. The boxes should be
lined with good paper and be artistical-
ly labeled. Apricots, pears and nec-
tarines should be packed also In boxes
containing twenty-five pounds each.
Evaporated apple rings should come In
fifty-pound boxes. Dried pears and ap
pies are packed in hogsheads. Care
should be taken that the fruit be dried
or steamed on wooden frames, not on
zinc. nor should they be bleached by
the aid of metallic substances. as the
law prohibits these methods.
The Cold Entree.-The artistic in
stincts of the housewife are charm.
ingly brought to bear in arranging the
cold entree. 1t may be garnished
elaborately with aspic, hard-boiled
eggs, chopped parsley or chervil. or it
may be served in aspic, as. for in
stance. shrimps in aspic. Partly melt
some well-seasoned pale aspic. dip |
rtcked shrimps in 1t and press against |
the sides of a fluted quart mold. When |
bottom and sides are covered. ill |
with alternate layers of shrimps and |
aspic. Sprinkle each layer Of shrimps
with little lemon juice. q dash of
cayenne and faint sprinkling of
chopped parsley. Set aside until
thoroughly chilled, dip for an instant
into hot water. and invert on a dish:
with little sprigs of pars-
ley and stars cut from rounds O.
lemon. A mayonnaise, rairgotte or
any preferred cold sauce may bs
served with it.-Albany Journal.
Damson Jam.9fo make damson
Jam. stem and skin as many pounds of
the plums as you desire to put up. Al
low three-quarters of a pound of
sugar to every pound Of fruit. Add
about a cupful of damson juice. OBJ
tained in the same way as you do the
Juice of jelly. Stir this in the plums,
and you need not add any water to
prevent their burning. The skin Is
by throwing boiling water
,ver the plums and skinning them with
he fingers. Let the Juice and plums
boil together for about 20 minutes.
continually. Then strain the {
mixture through a porcelain-lined COL
lnder to remove the pits. Return the ;
am to the fire. add the sugar, and boil
t for half an hour longer. stirring II
'ery frequently to prevent its burn ,
ng. Greengage plums are sometimes
made into jam by this rule, but they 8
10 not make as rich a jam as damsons.
Intelligence on the Farm.-Amone I
he questions asked Of creamery pa
rons by the Kansas Experiment Sta I
ion is What dairy or farm paper do U
ou read?" Out of u patrons who
this question we found that I
3. or So per cent. took no farm or
airy paper. In collecting records
rom various parts of the state we find =
,here intelligence is applied to the
airy industry the COW Is yielding from Il
go to $50 worth of dairy products per (
mum. Contrast this with $40 to $50 t
'ithout intelligence and no one need I
sk II education pays. At the Kansas I
Experiment. Station we find that intel =
gence applied to feeding calves will =
ause them to gain from IL to q a
ounds per week instead of z to 10 Y
Dunds. This is an age when intelli- Y
ence can be turned into cash, when. b
) Secretary Coburn says. Muscle to p
in must be fabricated with brains."- v
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