The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-08-08
Aunt Jennie's Letter.

come Mrs. Hal CnlS week. her leu
ter is full of sensible thought, and
wp trust that her visits will be fire.
onent All, if mothers could only
realize that ruffies and tucks are less
essential than healthfulness, children
would be more comfortably clad
Blue Eyes TRADE WILL trust,cause
Jack X. to "speak for himself" Come
again, Jack; you have provoked the
Tveliest discussion indulged in by
the Circle in quite awhile. Your
would-be co-laborer, ''Henpecked,"
will lend you a cane to bear part of
YOUR burden should you falter; but if
| mistake not, yours Is an undaunted
sririt. and YOU will face any foe. Let
us hear from you.
A great many of us are forced by
circumstances to do most of our
canning and preserving this month.
The chief points. in my opinion, are
to have perfect fruit, good fire, and
clean jars with new rubber for each
lar. | find that it pays to purchase
new rubbers every season; they cost
so little, and are really essential, as
they exclude the air when properly
adjusted, and we know that unless
that is done, our trouble is for moth
ing and time and money both wasted.
If | had the lady members of the
Cicle here / could demonstrate to
them in a short while my method of
canning, and they would see for
themselves how easily it is done; but
| find it rather difficult to explain on
paper. | lose no fruit and have
broken no jars in several years, so L
will try to tell you how to save
yours. | use a porcelain kettle and
sometimes cook half bushel of fruit
at one time Have all your jars thor
oughly cleansed, fit the rubbers and
tops, test them by filling with water
and turning them upside down to see
if any leak. If they do, try another
rubber, and if it persists in leaking
set it aside. for if used your fruit
is gone. Invert the jars on table near
the stove, laying the top and rubber
by each jar. Provide a small high
box q find a bushel crate light and
convenient. as it is nearly as high as
the stove). Draw fresh cold water
and have a large vessel filed. Get
a clean -four sack Cor cloth which,
when doubled, will be the size of
One), and you are ready for work.
Let the fruit be as done as you wish
but be sure it is boiling when you
begin TO fill the jars. [ use a small
tea cup for filling, as it wastes no
fruit and in dipping you get enough
of the juice. Wet the cloth, lay one
end on the box, set jar on it, then
wrap the wet cloth all around the Jar
until you have all the glass covered.
Dip half cup of fruit, place your
open hand over the mouth of the jar.
and hear it hiss while you count six,
then remove your hand and proceed
TO NIL the jar at once. When full,
adjust rubber and top and screw on
lightly; then invert the filled jar on
the table to cool and the deed is
done. Before filling the next jar,
be sure to have the wrapping cloth
Wrung, cooled and rewet.
In this connection, please note
the special premium offered to lady
readers who will send one new sub
Scrlber right away. If you are
worker, and get one of the fruit
Hr Wrenches you will be delighted
WIN 1t and grateful for the Editors
thoughtful kindliness. 1t is a won
eer1ul helper. especially so when one