The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-05

Thing Which May Be put "
Down. for Writer Without
Cooking and How to Do It.
Preparing Various Fruits Tor
Canning Fruit Confessions.
Green Tomato Preserves
Directions for Jelly Making.
BY Dora May Morrell.
geometry t Eatsr. 4 (, ch Sdr, THE House
- GLEN ID and the trend Of clrcu m.
| G. stances toward coi g n aha1a
ES8aTSNI Jams and iellles aand pickllng IS
lssss.sssJ mot SO Invariably a part OF, t ne
seasoil 3 work as twas once IN Il, the aa :y,
Wien won had nothing 70 ,do putt y tl
homemade productions that cannot be
given o rticles cooked for the m !1lisa
SO long will manY housekeepers prefer e
winter use. Then there ism atisfactio n
that only the truly domestic nome ,artist
knows In looking upon rows OF snelYes
filled With jarg of I,
IL Pres crying time need not be one OF dis-
comfort, and a great deal of satisfaction
comes from tho work easily done. Let
the day chosen be one tree from oth ne
night before, soFt that all cooking may be
done. In the cool of the morning. Fruit
should be under rather I han over ripe,
sandithis3ls particularly the case for jel ".
II
for this branch of the work have a fair
day witt the air clear. For canning and
preserving the Their does not mate
son uchS Kerosene or gas stove Is TO be
preferred from Its even heat. and also,
because .it does not warm the 4 cook as
does Goa l}}s IS n n jfa
Perhaps you know that 1t IS possible to.
preserve many things for winter without
any }SSco king !. Beginning in the spring.
of course. J. II lis too lat for you 70 prohtt
~ thisthis but you MI , know N
dandelion greens SO that they will be
found as appetlzing for January dinners
s8wtlen they first come In the spring
cooked j H salad. After the dandellons are
dug let them be cleaned rea dy for cook
Ing, and I hen SintoSa big glass or earthen5
jar, which need not be tightly coyered, i
salt, until the jar lis. filled, having the
salt on q OPP Tha Il Is all there is to It,
When the coYerSis lifted afterEthe green's
have stood for a month there WI y be a.
signify that they are spoiled Ia ke them
from S. the brine, wash thoroughly, and
there 9@Will be no $odor to the vegetable II
self, and when cooked 4 t. will taste Ike
the newly ga thered. S5 5ss 56s SS
S8 Old housewives put down string beans
In the same manner, without cooking or
swapping It hem. Il am told that asparag gus
ma be treated Ia ccept bly, In he same
test. Corn dried is equal nearly to the
fresh when prepared for the table; The
corn that lis left from dtnnerRmay be cut
I from q the cob and slowly dried or the
ed ~ means sof a fork, and 4 hen dried In
the sun orSins IA slow oven, turning TO keep
from scorching. Before using the corn
must be: soaked over ight to replace the
wa ter s. tina t. was taken out. Corn dried
will keep well for a long time q kept In
Ia dry cool place, and tied up. from bugs
and d us
fresh is to cover them, with wa Water and
seal Without cooking. r hubarb, cut into
itch dice. pa ked tight ma Jar and coy
cred With cold has delislously
as soon as filled a fter the air bubblel
have ben stirred OUT he wa er should {
come to the edge the Jar. It is sad
treated 4 in the same fashion, but ST have
tested only rhub arb.s which proved A, /, a
great succ ess The fruit must be kept in
afdark place.. < s5 4ss
S.All fruits and berries may DO canned
easily and satisfactorily by making q
syrup. differing in amour t Of sugar ac-,5
third sugar to two-thirds water is a go Cd
general rule. The syrup & m y be made
when convenient and used at VIII: al II IS
same day that the canning IS done. This
Icing ready, pack fruit into jars. s.
reeds mo previous cooking q Crab app lies.
seckel pears and are as NJ; nice
and all things that are canned ma " ], Pc
token according to he same I rule Il dit-6
ierinE only in the amount OF cooking re-
ment enough to consider t ese$ she s hould \
not attempt to cook, for cooking Is more qle
q matter of common sense ans. atIenl ~
r 70 p for eaeh ariee Fin
the utmost with fruit, then cove r Wit q
cold syrup. running. "a knife around the ne
edges Of the fruit So tne syrup WI,ii.
filled with cold water to the. height OF tWo
inches below top of jar. Bring to "a boil
and cook until you KIN oW by the appe,aar ear.
more: for others ten minutes. VIII be-
sufficient Seal before removing from
f f w ore ar aq tham in
you Ca can cover lie Jars before you begin
IL heat hem but is not a. sa no "a
things fiji moro space than cold and. IT:
If is not given them they may break me y, y
jarln the effort to get he space. needed ta.;
tic hot fruit and syrup. Columns @ dnI,s
9structions for tho different fruits would
bring you no better results han ms one.
rule. M I. .$s ]. .55isY FL iSs ss5A
Frencl, womer, make a dell clous ,confec,
ton from the least desirable fruits. a ira
their method Is nothing more tha ~, 1t a.y