Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01
Timely Hints.

ITO can strawberries without sugar,
first wash them If necessary be-
fore hulling, stem and fill into Jars
Adjust the rubbers and lay on the COW
ers, but do not screw them down. STAND
the Jars in a wash boiler with rack In
the bottom. pour in cold water to half
cover the jars, put on the cover. heat
quickly, and let the water boil around
the jars for five minutes.
Then lift out three jars, drain the juice
from the fruit and fill two Of them from
the fruit and Juice of the third. Screw
on the tops, set the jars back in the
boiler and when all are thus treated boil
them for twenty minutes longer. Cool
and keep in a dark. cool place. The
liquor drained from them may be boiled
and canned like the berries, or sugar
may be added and made into jelly. All
small fruits may be canned in this way
If desired sweeter, sugar may be added
when they are emptied from the jars.
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To can string beans: String. but do not
break the beans. Boil for one hour In
plain water then add one teaspoonful OF
salt to every pint Of beans and boil for
one hour and half. Have some cider
vinegar boiling when the beans are thor
oughly cooked, fill the glass jars with
the beans, shake down and when the jars
are nearly full add to every pint two
dessertspoonfuls of the vinegar. Have
the lids hot on the stove. fill the jars
with the bean juice and seal. DO not
crowd the jars with beans.
To raise lettuce at short notice, take
A handful of lettuce seeds that have
been soaked overnight In alcohol and
plant them in box containing three
this we'll, and in half an hour the
seeds will burst. Soon after two tiny
leaves will push through the earth,
and they will soon grow and multiply.
flavor that is truly appetizing. just
cook with an onion. finely chopped.
Choose one with a tender green top
and you will hardly recognize the dish
as spinach, SO improved will be its
flavor Turnip greens may also be
cooked In this way. A small piece of
salt pork added to these greens gives
an excellent seasoning.
Prepare dandelions now for next
winter. Gather quantity. clean, wash
and spread out on paper to dry in the
sun: then tie up in paper bags and
store away for winter use. They may
then be cooked in the same manner as
fresh green's, and are delicious.
Put a sprig of mint in the kettle
when boiling new potatoes and you
will find that it will much improve
their flavor.
1t is a waste of good material not
to make pea soup every time you have
peas for dinner. Much of the flavor
and valuable salts of the peas are left
In the water they were boiled In: ana
when this is thrown away half the
good of them is lost. To make It,.
wash the peas, shell them and put the.
hulls to cook in just enough water to-
cover them. Let them simmer untit
they look faded. then throw them
away and put the peas to to boil in
the same water, and when done dish as
usual They are improved by the ad-
ditional flavor given by the nuns. Ao9
some new milk to the water ana
thicken 1t slightly with tablespoon
full each Of butter and -four rubbed to
a paste, or with beaten egg. added
Just as the soup is taken from the
fire Season with salt and pepper,
When peas are too ola 70 De seou: use
them to thicken the soup by putting
them through the colander. 1t is true
of any boiled vegetable that much or
it's value stays In the water In which
it was cooked. and any one or them
can be made into soup In the same
manner as peas.
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Cottage cheese Is very refreshing for
SIMMER on warm evenings. To make.
pour boiling water into a pan of thick
sour milk, not stale. stirring in all the
while. AS soon as the whey begins to
separate. pour in cold water and turn
the whole into a cheesecloth strainer
and hang in cool place over pan
to drain. When ready to use. rub
smooth, season with salt, mix with
sweet thick cream and beat lightly.
Sprinkle with pepper.
Tempting schmierkase is made by al
lowing thick clabber to drip without
heating it the least. There Is more
loss than when heated, but 1t Is also
more digestible. Season with sweet