West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-09-23
FARM GIRLS GET TIPS ON
ART or CANNING At HOME
Specialists of the Department of
Agriculture Send OCT New and
Tested Recipes Telling How to
Fill Country Cupboards With
Toothsomc Luxurics for Winter

| To help tho farm woman of tho coun-
try lay In store OF home grown food
supplies for the winter. the Depart.
ment OF Agriculture la encouraging
the home canning OF fruits. vegetables
soups and meats by giving recipes.
The home canning specialists. who
are in charge OF tho girls canning
club work In the North and West. I'm
cooperation with tho State College
OF Agriculture. have sent out to their
girl club members the following new
and tsted recipes for putting up
fruits and vegetables;
Grapes
Use fresh fruit evenly riponed. Pick
from the stems. wash and pack I'm
glass Jars Cover with thin syrup.
boiling. Put rubbers and caps In po-
sition. not tight. (Cap and tip II us
ing hot water bath outfit sterilize
twenty minutes: IL using water-se
outfit. sterllize fifteen minutes; II us
Ing hve-pound steam pressure outfit,
stcrilizo fifteen minutes, or II using
pressure sure-cooker outfit, sterilize
eight minutes. Remove Jars. Tighten
covers. Invert to cool and test the
Joint Wrap Jars with paper to pre-
vent bleaching and store
Wild Grapes
Uso fresh fruit evenly ripened Pick
from stems and wash. Pack I'm glass
Jars. Cover with thick. boiling syrup.
Put rubbers and caps I'm position, not
tight. (Cap and tip II using enamel
led tin cam III using hot water bath
outfit sterilize twenty minutes; II us
Ing water seal outfit sterilize fifteen
minutes; II using fve-pound steam
pressure outfit sterilize twelve min
utes. or IL using pressure cooker out
III sterilize eight minutes. Remove
Jars. Tighten covers. Invert to cool
and test Joint. Wrap Jars with paper
to prevent bleaching, and store.
Wild Plums and Damson Plums
Grade fruit for size and ripeness.
Wash and pack I'm glass Jars. FIJI
with thin or medium syrup, boiling
Put rubbers and caps In position, not
tight. (Cap and tip II using enamel
ed tin cans) III using hot water bath
outfit sterilize sixteen minutes; II
using water seal outfit or hve-pound
steam pressure outfit sterilize twelve
minutes, or II using pressure cooker
OUTFIT sterilize eight minutes Remove
Jars. Tighten covers. Invert to cool
and test Joint. Wrap Jars with paper
TO prevent bleaching. and store.
Huckleberries
Stem and clean huckleberrIes. Pack
In glass jars or enameled tin cans.
FIJI with thin syrup, boiling. Put
rubber and cap In position, not tight.
(Cap and tip II using enamelled tin
cans) IL using hot water bath OUTFIT
sterilize twenty minutes, II using wa
ter seal outfit or FIVE pound steam
pressure outfit sterllize fifteen min
utes, or IL using pressure cooker out
flt sterilize ten minutes Remove lars.
Tighten covers. Invert to cool and
test Joint. Wrap Jars with paper to
prevent bleaching. and store.
Figs
Select and grade stock. Blanch six
minutes I'm boiling water and cold dip.
Pack In glass Jars or tin cans. Fill
with medium syrup Put rubber and
cap in position, not tight. (Cap and
tip II using enamelled tin cans) II
using hot water bath outfit sterllizze
forty minutes; II using water seal
OUTFIT sterilize thirty minutes; II
using flve-pound steam pressure
outfit sterilize twenty-five minutes,
or II using a pressure cooker outfit
sterilize twenty minutes Remove Jars
Tighten covers Invert TO cool and
test the Joint. Wrap Jars with paper
to prevent bleaching and sto re.
Corn and Tomato Combination
Blanch fresh corn on the cob min
utes. Cold dip. Cut com from cob.
cutting from tip to but Blanch to-
matoes IL minutes and cold dip.
Remove skin and core Chop toma-
toes into medium pieces Mix two
parts OF tomatoes with one part OF
corn and mix thoroughly Pack I'm
glass Jars or tin cans. Add a level
teaspoonful OF salt per quart Put
rubber and cap In position. not tight.
(Cap and tip n using enamelled tin
cansD II using hot water bath out
NJ, sterlize 30 minutes; n using water
seal outfit, sterilize 75 minutes; II US
ing a fve-pound steam pressure out
III, sterilize 60 minutes. or II using an
aluminium pressure cooker outfit ster-
ilize 40 minutes. Remove Jars. Tight
on covers. Tnvert to cool and test
the Joint. Wrap Jars with paper TO
prevent bleaching. and store.
Corn, Tomatoes and String Beans
Use one part Of corn, one part Of
green string beans, and three parts OF
tomatoes. Blanch fresh corn on the
cob for 6 minutes and cold dip. Cut
corn from the cob. cutting from tip 10
butt. Prepare string beans and cut
into convenient lengths. Blanch to-
matoes 1 to minutes and cold dip.
Remove skin and core Cut into med
ium pieces. Mix thoroughly. Pack
In glass jars or enamelled tin cans.
Put rubbers and caps in position,not
tight. (Cap and dip n using enamel
led tin cans) II using hot water
bath outfit, sterilize 90 minutes: n