The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-09

by the cold-pack method, as cleaning,
hlanching, cold dipping, packing III
jars, sterilizing and final sealing in
jars.
The women who attend the lectures
take with them paper and pencil and
make notes on the instructions given
Miss Broughton urges that the women
consult also the bulletins put out on
those subjects by the school.
Miss BrOughtOn is assisted by girls
of the domestic science department of
the schools, who clean the vegeta bles
with brushes. After the vegetable are
cleaned-not skinned-they are plung-
ed into boiling water until the skin Is
softened, and they they are put quick
ly into cold water This is the blanch-
ing process, which removes any for
eign particles that may adhere to the
SKINS starts the flow of the colorins
matter which is set by the cold water,
and it also shrinks the produce SO tina
it can be packed in less space than
when it is stiff After the cold dip the
skins can be removed, and the vegeta-
bles cut in pieces of the desired size.
AS soon as the jars are filled, hot
syrup for fruit, or hot water for vege-
tables, should be poured into the jars
until they are entirely filled. A level
tablespoonful of salt should be added
to each quart of vegetables.
After the rubbers have been placed
in position, the tops can be adjusted.
When using glass top jars having
wire spring clamp, the wire bail should
be placed over the top and the lower
spring clamp left up until after the
sterilization process.
For sterilization the jars are placed
in the home Gamer as quickly as pos
sible after the product has been
blanched and placed in the heated
jars, and sterilized as long as required.
This period varies according to the
vegetables being handled.
The hest ha sis for a homemade can
ner is a wash boiler with a false bot
tom in it made of wooden strips nailed
crosSwiSe. A jar holder can be pur-
chased which is so constructed as to
keep the jars on the bottom of the
Gamer and is equipped with handle
for lifting.
Lectures today are at Polk school,
State street, Grant and Central Park
schools.
The Research club will have guest
day meeting Friday, May IL, at the
home of Mrs. H C. Hepworth, 1921
Mulvane street
Mr. Harold Day was given a sur
prise party by group of his friends
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Day. Mr.. Harold Day
has recently joined the navy. Those
present We're: Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Will
liams, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Day, Miss
Mildred Usher, Miss Thelma Day, Mr..
Harold Day, Mr.. Clarence Baker, Mrs.
Mollie Jaeschse, Mrs. Terrence, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Whaley, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. E. French, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Harr,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred George and Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Usher.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Marguerite Kiene has return
ed from Lawrence, where she spent
the weekend as guest of friends.
She also attended the Sigma Chi party.
Mrs. F. Prout and her little daugh-.
ter, have left for Chicago to join Mr..
Prout, after a visit to her people in
Topeka. She was formerly Miss Grace
Eldridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Carney of Colby,
Kan, will name their infant daughter
Ruth Carolyn. Mrs Carney was for
merly Miss Olive White of Topeka.
Miss Christina Ward has returned
from Lawrence, where she was a
guest at the Kappa Alpha Theta
house.
Miss Elisabeth Edison and Miss Es-
Their Jensen will go to Lakeview for
the weekend.
Miss Hazel Hypes, who attended
Washburn college last year, and is
student this year in K. u, has been
pledged to the Delta Zeta sorority.
Miss Maud Findlay and Miss
Phrona F'indlay have returned from
California where they spent the past
few months. On their return they