The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-10-01
SOME HINTS FOR HOME WOMEN

Every one knows OF tx southern
women who made fortune on pickles
We may not all do that, but the WON.
an who has a good old family recipe
for pickles of all sorts can make a well
.rome addition to her allowance within
1he next weeks.
FAN is the great picking time. Cat
sup. pickalilli. chowchoW. spiced and
branded fruits-pears, peaches
ounces. crab apples and melon rinds
sweet pickles, meat and fish sauces,
India relish, all find ready sale if home
made and good.
Ii is folly for any one to attempt
picking unless she has unusual re-
oipes. Novelty and specialism count
as much in the world Of pickles as
elsewhere. If you have a particular
sauce or catsup that your neighbor
covets. she viii gladly pay YOU to get
TO make money along these lines
system is essential Know beforehand
what your market viii be Write
notes giving a list Of the pickles YOU
win make and the prices for half
1iut, pint and quart jars. When orders
are i'm it is safe to begin. not before.
You can usually risk making more of
each kind than is ordered, as the fame
af "a good pickle quality spreads and
the picking season is fleeing.
Knowing the amounts to be made.
buy at wholesale. If You have no
ready money arrange with the dealers
10 pay at a given time. DO not run
bills with Your customers. Cash on
delivery should be your terms clearly
understood before ordering. Make no
exceptions: dunning friend is
friendship smasher.
Go at your york with system. Make
am early start. It is not difficult to
have ingre% ents in the house the day
before they are to be used, and pick-
ling is not To be rushed through in a
few hours.
Take an the short cuts YOU can. 1t
is economy to buy labOr-saving de-
vices. as patent parers. corers and
craters The meat chopper is an adj
jmct Of easy picking that an old
fashioned hOusekeeper does not know.
Tomatoes. cucumbers onions. pickles
all are prepared in quarter the time
when run through q chopper. With
the different sized teeth any degree
Of fineness is possible.
DO not save on materials. Your one
possibility of another years sales is
satisfaction this year. Cheap ingre-
dents in pickles are shortsighted eco
nomy. The reason most housekeepers
viii pay more for homemade pickles
Is TO be sure Of purity.
Jars and glasses can be bought much
cheaper at wholesale Look around
until YOU find a variety that is con-
enient TO fill and pleasing in shape.
The appearance Of your pickles counts
more than many a beginner imagines.
You might allow small rebate on
jars that are returned. This means a
big saving the second season. and the
buyer thinks she is getting her pickles
cheaper
DO not make the mistake Of under
charging. on the other hand exorbi-
-au prices scare off buyers. little
more than the price Of factory goods Is
about right. often lists of prices can
be had from q women's exchange.
TIE direct market with ones friends !
more paving If that is out of the
question perhaps you can deal with a
grocer on commission basis, or an eX-
change may handle the geeds. The
latter IL slow until you establish a
1ame.
IF you can get the childen to help
the preparation Of your pickles by
paving them a small sum, it is good
Investment The more quiikly your