Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16

NOT more than i've minutes and cold
din, To remove the skin the beet
should be scraped. not peeled. 6eets
well canned beets will show q slight
loss Of color when removed from the
Gamer. but will brighten up IN few
days. Small beets that run forty to
the quart are the most suitable size for
hrst-class packs.
shrinkage Of greens-This IL usually
due to insufficient blanching during the
ahe not nsrps IN
steamer or in a vessel improvised 70
do the blanching in live steam above
the water line. If this Is done, high
percentage of mineral salts and volatile
Oil Is retained by the product.
A degree Of acidity disagreeable to
the taste which is sometimes noted IN
canned tomatoes may be corrected
teaspoonful Of baking soda to quart
of canned tomatoes.
The hardening Of beans. peas and
processing. or the turning Of green
vegetables to a dark olive or russell
color usually indicates that the water
contains too high a percentage of min
eral matter. Water used for canning
purposes should be pure. soft and az
free as possible from Objectionable and
excessive quantities Of mineral matter.
Water in aquariums and pools
should be replaced daily to make up
for the rapid evaporation taking place
at this season.
Many climbers, such as honeysuckles,
can be grown as standards by stopping
the leading shoots at Ave or six feet
high. Climbing roses may also be
treated in this way. Stakes or supports
should be supplied until the stems are
strong enough to support themselves.
standard. The stems grow to a very
large size and are entirely self-support-
ing when they become large enough. II
trained up straight. The wistaria.
requires considerable age before how-
ering. A wistaria seven feet high as a
standard with the limbs dropping to
the ground makes a very unusual orna-
mental tree when in flower.
How many homes there are having
several clocks striking the hour and
half hour alike. When one is awake
at night almost invariably the clocks
will strike one for the half hour and
At country home in New Jersey two
clocks are arranged. one to strike the
hour and half hour correctly. The
other Is set few minutes behind and
hour, and the hour strike is struck on
the half hour. Thus in the night when
the first clock strikes one for the half
hour. in few minutes afterward the
second clock strikes the hour. so that
those within hearing know Just what
time 1t is. For illustration, the FIRST
clock strikes one, indicating half-past
and the second clock then strikes three,
telling plainly that 1t Is half past three,
instead Of both clocks striking the half
n -
hour II is half after.
Support sweet peas with wire net
ting, brush, string. bamboo stakes set
In the ground. two rows, one row at
left angle ana the other at a right
angle. Any form of support Is better
than no support at all. Supports may
be made also Of combination Of wire
and stakes or stakes and string. After
stalking. which will require walking
pick up the earth lightly with a fork
and cover with a mulch Of old manure
on both sides Of the rows a foot wide.
Essentials Of Small Fruit Growing"
by Frank e. Beatty in Green's Fruit
Grower are: Love for the work,
proper soil preparation, proper plant
selection, pruning. mulching and max
ing a market. Many farmers. he says.
eighty-acre capital and q forty-acre
experience.
Japanese morning glories will not
endure neglect and cold like the COM
mon morning glory; They should be
ing or fence where the plants will be
protected from the north and west
winds. In cold climates the common
morning glory is the one to grow.