The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-08-27

marriage-of young Englishman's
love for a bright American girl Of
wealth and the failure Of their mar
ried life through misunderstanding
and jealousy. With all her crying
faults, Daphne Floyd, the heroine, is
an interesting character-one of the
best delineations Of a peculiar type
in recent fiction-and human in ev-
cry word and action. The remaining
characters are Rogers Barnes, the
husband; Captain Boyson, the Amer
lean naval officer, whose denunciation
of the laxities and enormities with
regard to marriage allowed in va
rious states Of the Union reflects the
opinion of New England; the tragic
Mrs. Verrier, the mischievous Chloe
Fairmile and others. The whole
story leads up to the scene in the
last chapter between the divorced hus-
band and wife, and by it Mrs. Ward
is content that her book should be
judged.
1t is all very interesting, though a
bit overdone, but 1 am sure you will
enjoy reading the story. / don't
spend all my time perusing novels,
though. The last few days I have
been canning, and the following screed
of newspaper writer is responsible
for my having turned my attention to
canning vegetables. To quote my au-
thority:
The successful canning Of vegetables
depends largely upon their freshness.
If you are forced to depend upon the
markets, try to get them when first
received. If you can secure vege-
tables fresh from your own garden
Before beginning canning be sure that
your cans are absolutely clean, that
the tops fit perfectly and that the
can rubbers are new. More canned
fruit and vegetables are lost through
a mistaken idea of economy in trying
to use old rubbers than in any other
way. Now having fresh vegetables
and scientifically clean cans, wash the
asparagus, trim if of the large variety
to equal lengths and pack neatly,
heads up. The straight sided jars are
better for this purpose.
Having filled the jars full, hold I'M
der the cold water faucet and let the
water run in with force until the vege-
tables are covered and no air bubbles
show. If there are doubts about the
water being pure you had better boil
it, then cool before using. In this case
pour into the jars from a pitcher, fill
ing full. Now adjust the tops without
the rubbers and stand in a wash boiler
or large kettle, protecting them from
the bottom by rack and from each
other by a coil of clothesline or hay
Now fill the boiler or kettle with cold
water and set over the fire. The water
should reach about halfway up the
cans. Bring quickly to the boiling
point, cover the boiler and cook stead
lily an hour and half from the time
the water in the boiler commences tt
boil. Then scald the can rubbers, lift
out the cans one by one, put on the
rubbers and quickly screw down the
lid and stand back in the boiler. Cool
fifteen minutes longer. Some gooi
cooks prefer to repeat the cooking
three days in succession, unscrewinl
the top each day when put into colo
water. then Tightening it when
reaches the boiling point. This is no
necessary, however, and simply add.
to the work. Asparagus and strins
beans are more easily preserved thai
peas, which contain sugar and ar,
likely to ferment.
String beans may be canned in thu
same way as asparagus, either cuttin,
them in pieces, as for the table, o
stringing and cooking whole. The as
paragus looks awfully good, and Tn
just wild to have winter come agail
so can open a can and see how fin
it really is.
What do you think of my new froc
with it's sleeveless coat? These wrap
: are among the smartest things Of tn
season. Sincerely yours, MABEL.
Nav York