Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-27
COOKING DRIED FRUIT
FlRELESS METHOD MAKES 1T AS
GOOD AS PRESERVES.
Dried anu Canned Vegetables May Be
Treated in the Same way With
TIL Most Satisfactory
Results.

Very few women really know how
to get the best out of dried fruit and
vegetables. They have become ac-
cus;omed to thinking that these arti-
cles OF food are at best unpalatable
No greater mistake could be made
the truth is that they are not usually
cooked long enough or slow enough to
bring out the flavor.
FIRES fruit just now is so expen.
slve that most families cannot afford
TO nave much of it. Dried and evap-
GRATED fruits may be obtained reason.
ably at all seasons
The freless method is the best way
TO cook them. You need not buy a
i.reless cooker for the purpose unless
you wish to. Make one yourself Sim
Fly get a small dry goods box. or
large pail, or any receptacle that can
De made alright Line with asbestos
paper, and then stuff tightly all around
the top, bottom and sides with layers
OF newspapers to the depth OF three or
TOUR inches. What you must remen.
Der is that 1t must be absolutely air
tight Another thing to remember Is
that your receptacle must be nearly
lull. IL you cook small quantity you
must nave a small receptacle, as the
irult IL not as likely to cool off before
thoroughly done as it would If placed
il half-filled pail.
Wash your fruit thoroughly first,
and TO one pound of same add one.
nail pound of sugar: put water enough
in TO cover by about one inch Boil
seven minutes over flame. and then
as quickly as possible place in your
nreleSs cooker and allow to remain in
there about eight hours Place a cush-
ION on top OF the cooker and weigh
that down with something that Is
heavy
When taken out one will find the
truii Will rival the best preserves in
appearance and favor, in no respect
suggesting that usually served. or the
insipid canned product. Each shriv.
eled piece will swell to it's original
size. uhbroken. distended with juicy
aromatic liquor. and charged with the
tlavors which characterize fruit In it's
prime state. Tapioca and sage are de-
hcious with these fruit juices, in max.
ing tempting desserts
Dried vegetables, such as lima
beans. peas. ETC., should be treated in
the same way and given about the
same time TO cook Canned vege
tables which have been bought in the
stores are also much improved by this
additional process.
These fireless cookers are also e1
cellent for doing home canning of
vegetables and fruits BY canning
them in this way the house Is kept
cool. fuel IS saved and the housewife
Is free from the fear of water boil.
ing way. Clean and prepare the
same as for any canning process Dip
the jars in boiling water. fill with veg.
etables cr fruit. pour in cold water
until 1t overflows the jar. dip the caps
in boiling water. place them on tho
Jars. but do not seal tightly; allow for
expansion. Put a perforated rest In
the bottom Of your kettle, place the
prepared jars on the rest. fill the ket-
tie with cold water up to the necks
OF the Jars. Place the cover on the
Kettle. put on the stove and boil Is
minutes AT the end of that time place
at once into the cooker and cover
tightly Allow the Jars to remain in
the cooker from two to three hours
then remove and tighten the "ers
Tho English People.
English people are thin and not fat.
In London the men average very
small. The rubicund BritIsher we
read about Is not In evidence. The
English are not a "merrle" people.
They are sad. quiet. orderly, low.
voiced. well trained.-St Louis Hard.
ware Reporter
Ono.
Migglesworth-Well. see you're
back again Catch any flsh7
Kuykendali tglaring at him)-I went
up north this time you measly chump
10 get wife