The sun., 1910-05-08
PROFIT IN STRAWBERRY JAN
A SCHOOL TEACHERS Way or
ADDING TO HER INCOME.
n BrInEs HeT In AbOut snO0 a Tear-Ths
WaFk Done Mostly IN June and Iul,
me Uonans Exchange. Tea hOoms
ana private FamIilrs ller Customer


and Private FamIiirs ller Customer
MY way Of adding 10 my income Is
by making strawberry Jam. Ia d"
last two years have cleared sos u
this way, a school teacher sad. i buy
the strawberries when they are al the
lowest. AZ least that IL my aim, and with
that purpose I engage berries from f,s
commission houses. They are 10 let me-
know when they are flooded with fresh
berries that they are willing 70 sell cheap
that h, not above cents a quart
4 rarely get any before the first -
June. 10 l can say all my preserving b
done in June and July. This keeps al
busy. for both my sister and my small
brother have their share Of the work
4 started four years ago and Il took
two years for me 20 work up 10 profit
Of $40 a year All my friends liked my
am 20 much that finally offered some
al the Won,an's Exchange a. . test. |
cola an / had on hand and there wa a
a,Hicient dsmand for more 70 warrant
tbe sapsrintehdent ID ordering four
times a. much for the following year
Il made double the amount ordered
and usai a lot of Il ~ samples 10 gst new
orders for another year. ] slooeeded
In Estting orders from second branch
Of the WonlAns ExchaHge. thrse Tea
rooma and sevea private famihaA The
next wear. which Was to ysars ago.
added a fourth tea .pom and thrss
private famIlies % my Cuntomers After
AT nv deliveries my account book showed
hat had cleared Sass. The first week
In the last month made ny last delivery
Of lam made up in 1909. and after paying
the sxpre4asSe my books showed a bal
anoe Of si7. A. some Of the Jam made
IN too0 vent 20 an Igo8 orders, aay that
during these two years cleared sloS.
-My methods are 90 simple that u hardly
s.-ms worth while msntiOnipg them.
In the arst place. ! uae only fresh
berries that have been picEed less than
ltwenfy-(our hours and ore in perfect
condition; lust the berries you would
seleot for your tabls when you are going
20 serve them with The stems on, "
you want the strawberry taste IN your
am you must get Just such berries.
I use no lemon nor any other navoring.
Iu.t the berries and sugar. InsedOver-
r;pe berries the jam would be taatsless
and lemon would have 70 " added. Bar
risa hat are not ripe enough give q rough
taWte 20 the Jam and make IL hnmpy.
-When / want 10 make very light col
ored am | pour the clean berries INTO q
boiling sirup made Of wafar and white
rranuIaied sugar. II no mention e made
Of color in the order. after hulling and
wa.hing the berries ] sprinkle them
heavily with sugar and keep them in q
cool place mot an iceboxl for few hOurs.
not more than six. Ths plan requires
lea. cooking for the berries and Accord
ing 20 my taste makes the most delicious
jam. a. IL gets a richer flavor Of the ber-
ries.
having my jars and glasses look stylish
or professional keep = box OF ruien
paper HANDY aud az odd moments IN
M year eeTib1le on strawberry Jam
with my signature below Il. ! use other
odd moments for cutting the labels out.
Nv friends have often pointed out % me
fhat I could have these lalIels printed
Tor n very little, but what would ! do IN
thosa odd momentss Besides Whon
woman is working for her living every
little counts. The labels are pasted on
with homemade glue. That u one o, ,e tne
departments entrusted 70 my little
brother.
NV deliveries 20 the exchanges do not
begin until the following fan. but those
al Che tea rooms and the private fhmiii,a
| are made each mOnth in the year;
would be easier for me " could deliver
| the lam a. made. but the majority Of my
customers live in apartments and have
no place 10 store a years supply OF jan
/ The tea rooms also are crampen TOT room.
The consequence Of this II that have
10 keep an extra room 70 store tne Jam
III could manage TO have the jars and
glasses rsturned a. people retuFn milk
/ and crpam iars that would b a Great
saving. bat unfortunately that Rhn
diina work even with the most careIm
OF nv private customers. With the eN-
change Of course il il impossible. did
not make the suggestion % the tea rooms
because thew want 10 get the iam 80 cheap
that am afraid 70 let them tind out they
are paving for the Jars.
That 4 one point a woman who makes
preserves and pickles for prom has 70
look out for when she triea 20 sell Der
produce 70 the trade. The wOinfn Who
run tea rooms call themselves the trade
when they are buying and beoauae o. tliat
word they want everything at the lOgeSt
mark. but when Il comes 70 seiing thqg
are amateur specialists and charge ae-
cordingly Az the Woman's Exchange ycu
get better prices. though lesa than vhen
you sell direct 10 the consumer-t
When soliciting orders-I put aanIpies
Of the iam IN the smallest gs,see. ! could
buv | made out n price hrt which my
younger sister and hrOfheF took with The
samples of Jam when they made canvas
for orders.
When applying at the tea rooms an
sure l could have had orders frun eaoh
place entered had been wiling 70 ACCEPT
the price they named. FurilInafely
had been oautioned az the WoTnan's -
change that Il uOuld not be good btsiness
for me 20 sell below the proc receleed
there. minus the pFics Of my tioltet and the
10 per cent. charged for all sold Though
sticking TO that price may have lost rle
a teW customers am sure y has POI money
in my pocket BY not forcing me- 10 reduce
the margin Of my profit.
-Caloalafing on berries al seven cents
q quart my profit Il q little more than eight
cents on each jelly glass Of jam. When
u u put up in gallon Jars or quart jars
there d a small difference IN my favor
IN the two exchanges whore my jam -
cold the jelly glaN1 IL the popular sire
One Of the tea rooms prefers the gallon
jars. The private families preieg either
the quart jar OF the Jelly glass.
when calculating the cost Of the Jam
allow - cents an hour Wages for myself
and my younger sister. with half thai
amount for our little brother. also
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