The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-01-15
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.


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rants and raisins all ready cleaned, but
these goods are generally supplied by
inferior stock, so thatitis cheaper and
better to buy the best raisins and cur
rants in the bulk which come un-
cleaned and clean them at home. There
are two kinds of raisins 9 ommonly used
in the household, the sweet Malaga
raisin, which must be seeded, and the
seedless Sultana rsisin. Both arc
grown and cured in California. It +
good plan to purchase about ten
pounds Of the seedIess Sultana raisins
at a time. If they are properly cleaned
and dried and kept in tight tan box
there is little danger Of their becom"
ing wormy or mouldy.
To clean these throw a cupfub OF
sifted -four over a pound ct q time,
and rub them thoroughly through the
-four with the hands. Then sift them
through wire sieve about as fine as 9
-four sieve. This will remove the -four
and the stalks. Wash the raisins well
in pan of water for about five mdn~
utes. Then drain them handful by
handful on to brown paper spread
in dripping pan. Let them dry for
about ten minutes in a moderately hot
oven. Finally leave them in the heat
ing closet Of the stove to become
thoroughly dry. This will take about
two days Store them in large tin
boxes with tight covers and they will
keep five months, says the New York
Tribune.
Zante currants may be cleaned in
the same way, but must be carefully
washed to remove the stones, stalks and
stems.
1t is not wise to prepare more than
five pounds of Malaga raisins at any
time for large family. Pick off the
stems of the raisins carefully and re-
move the seeds with the fingers or
small knife, dipping the dngers in .
bowl of cold water from time to time
| to prevent their sticking. Close up the
| raisins in their original form after
seeding them. Dry them in q awarm
oven and put them away ira tight tin
can. They will keep At least six
months 1t is easier tcSseed raisins by
pouring boiling water over them, but
they do not keep as well after this
| process. The absurd practice OF boil
| ing raisins SO that they may be tender
in cake successfully destroys their
| favor.
| St tefrom quarter to half pound
| of caIdied citron, the same amount of
candied lemon and candied orange peel.
Put them also in tight boxes, with COW
ers. When needed in fruit pudding
shred tablespoonful of either kind
of candied peel to quart mold Of
pudding, in which raisins and currants
are also used. This is small amount
compared with what the liberal Amer
lean housekeePer uses, but it is sufi-
cient in any except regular plum pud-
ding. Candied lemon and orange peel
are generally purchased at the grocery
store, but are better prepared at home.
For candied orange peel use the sweet
peeled seedless California orange. Peel
about half a dozen oranges at time
and cut off all the white inner rind; cut
it in small chips. Soak the peel over
night in water enough to cover it; add
about a quarter of cupful of salt to
half gallon of water. Drain the
orange peel the next morning. Rinse
it and boil for 20 minutes IN fresh wa
ter. Drain it again and boil in another
water for 20 minutes more; then drain
and for the. third time in fresh water
for another 20 minutes. Rinse the
orange peel after each boiling in clear
cold water. Now boil for the fourth
and last time, making thick sirup by
putting to every pound of orange peel
a pound of sugar and cup Of water.
Boil it down until quite thick. When
thoroughly candied turn it into dish
of granulated sugar, and after mixing
it well with the sugar until the peel is
firm and dry put it in a sieve and sift
out all loose sugar. Separate the
pieces of peel and set them away until
they are hard enough to store away in
tin boxes. Orange peel and lemon peel
for cake or pudding can be candied in
large pieces and shredded when needed.
Lemon peel is candied in exactly the
same way as orange. Use the thin
skinned Messina lemon. Where orange
OF lemon peel is simply used as bon
bon it is always shredded as described
before it is candied.