The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-21
NEGLECTED FRUITS.
LzLIcAcIEs WHICH AEL Eo1
PRoPKELx zEgoYED-
sew Varleties of Frult Come ts MaE-
ksf and Are Ussd - Fsrsig1-
ern 0nlT-Natiys
Berries.

Few New Workers kEow the trEle ric4
ress u he EeH Tork fruit llzrkete-
Alusost esery yezr Ees fr1its sitn -
culiar rlrfnea. the SPECIAL faFOrlts q
some portion d lhs ciry'E polygiot II
habifaata. make thsir aDpearanes =
some part q fbs town. Azny q t1ess
are lef - he particular people III
knOu them. states the sun
Nov and fhen . visitor 20 he Italial
quarter Is betrayed into Duying pricklg
pears and frying 70 cal them rzw and
undresssd. he never does Il again.
fhO1gh buzteis n them are bought and
eaten b ne ilhzb.Ezlfs d ne quarter.
n ne casual visitor would learn The AT
of making priekiy pears irto . salad be
would 11derEian1 perhzpe shg ins Tai
ians Ike them.
Another u The odd fruits q ne italiaE
markets "a q pinezppie. o.. more zecu-
rafely. = pine cone In form f. Il Ike the
pineapple with which everybody is IA
mIllzr. but II OdOr and color Il q quite
& different matter.
Il il very large pine cone. % t1ick
and solid that il often weighs a. much
e. twO Or three pounds. Tne biggest
cost from I'VE b ten cents. and the small
est may be had Al the rate of tno for
I've cents.
IN is natural condition Il looks as II
you'd have 70 open if with hztchet o.
en- oyster knife. Tkke Il home and place
It for few days 10 a warm place. Or, II
yog isys in amy. PIT Il for i5 minutes
Is \ -.,derzfely hot oven. and Il spreads
al lts wings. Beneath each ehipliks
you d1d Z mezfy seed. and this Is what
the Italians eat A big cone viii yield
more than half a pint " seeds.
Pigs are another neglected fruit.
though they are sold On aii stands and
in every fruit store ThOee who know
bay them 10 considerable quantities and
make them into delicious jams and pre-
serves.
One Of the best Of these ls a mixture
Of ngs. rhubarb and orange peel. which
d good IS soon a. X a made. and can
BE- kept Indefinitely IN properly sealed
vessels
Probably nobody IN town except the
peoS.s - -. Swedish colony ever eats
the Swedish equivalent N the cranberry
called iingon. Yet the fruit Is imported
By The hogzhead. and sold in quart jars
with a quantity " ne own mSgenfa red Z
Juice a. very moderate price cOmDe-
tent judges think Il "a not 80 good AZ the I
cranberry. but Il makes an excellent
sauce with meats.
a good many native fruits are neg
lected b. New Workers. Elderberries /
make an excellent jan or Jelly. and In /
the suburbs may BE- had for the picking 4
Huekieberries are common enough in I
the New York market. but nobody in
town ever eats the old Adirondack com
binaii0n Of hapjacks and huckleberries.
When the combination is properly ac-
compllshed the berries are thick.y
stirred into the batter
Then the lapiack. which should meas
ure not less than seven inches In diam
efer. II cooked long enough 10 get the
berries warmed through With butter
and sugar the huekleberry napjack is
ANNAI Ya"HtN.
New Workers are wasteful in the mat
ter of fruit a. In other things. Tons of
peaches are wasted In the season By
housewives who throw away the bar.
lngs
In the regions where peaches are
grown the value Of the parings Is recog-
nlzed. and they are converted into Jams.
3ellles and fascinating conserve known
az peach leather The name Is not al
Turing. but the thing Is excellent.
u n the parings sugared and rolled
into disks that look like slices Of rolled
jelly cake. In the same way the inedibIe
part Of the watermelon Is put up with
sugar a. a substitute for cltron.
A real clever housewife could nIl her
jam closet for the winter by using the
odds and ends Of fruit that well to do
New York family throws away.