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the bottom of the boiler on which to
stand the quart jars. The third mat
must be laid on top Of these jars as a
rack for the eight pint jars. The boiler
occupies only two burners on the outer
edge Of the four-burner stove and
leaves the other two burners for the
two kettles needed, one for blanching
the product and the other for heating
the glass jars. This homemade outfit
is gotten up at an increase of capacity
and decrease of 90 cents in expense.
A slight saving in time and strength is
a piece of ten-cent rubber tubing at
reaching over into the boiler, thereby
filling it rapidly and easily.
The best canning forks" for lifting
the jars from boiling water are
dangerous and unsatisfactory, as the
prongs of the forks are straight. So
that even the cheapest forks may be
rendered more reliable by bending the
prongs or teeth at an angle that makes
them face in toward each other, in
stead of being straight, thereby de-
creasing the possibility of letting the
hot jar slip from their grasp.
The large-mouth. screw-top Jars.
both in quart and pint sizes, are often
few cents more expensive at first, but
are economical in the long run, as they
hold a little more, are more easily and
quickly packed and stack to better adj
vantage in the boiler. The largest ex-
pense. il one has neither cans nor size
" DSSih Will, COuSlStS IN these
articles.
An important procedure in canning
under adverse conditions, where strict
economy must be practiced. is to go
from one merchants stall to another
all down the line, and ask each dealer
what particular vegetable or fruit he
considers to be at the height of its
season and the depth of it's price at
that particular day and at that particu-
lar hour: Prices are likely to fiuctuate
within the hour. Having found the
cheapest vegetable or fruit on the mar
ket, buy only that one. Frequently in
the afternoon merchants will have a.
glut of some one thing which will sell
for one-fourth of what was asked for
1t in the morning. This is the oppor-
tunity for housewives to conserve food
that otherwise would be wasted, being
at once patriotic and self-protectiye
in this particular experiment the
writer had also to consider the lack Of
storage space and temperature that
confronts the occupant of two-room-
batn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS apartment. Under
such conditions there is no other way
! than that the canned product must be
kept on the bottom of a closet floor
and in corners back of things, where
| the temperature is much warmer than
that prescribed by lecturers, cook
books or bulletins. For this reason a
| test was made by putting UP string
Deans and peas as a soup combination
| also squash. and in both instances the
cans were only half filled and kept for
two weeks on the top shelf of a very
| hot little kitchen-two of the seyerest
! tests. They did not spoil, but ii was
probably due to the fact that before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27
Pineapple Marmalade.

Plunge a pineapple into boiling water
and the skin and eyes can be removed
easily. the length Of time left in the
water being dependent on the ripeness
of the fruit. Chop very fine. Cook
for one hour with three-quarters of "a
pound of sugar to each pound of fruit.
This must be watched carefully and
stirred well. When it stifTens when
cold it is done
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undisturbed glasses Of Jelly in it. not
close enough to touch, put into hot
over and bake until sufficiently jellied.
1t sometimes takes three-quarters Of an
hour. but the jelly will cut as smooth and
clean as though stiff enough at first
cooking A pinch of powdered alum will
help the jellying process. To seal jelly
glasses, shave some paraff1n and put a
few shavings into each glass before pour
ing in the hot Jelly, and as the latter cools
the paraffin will rise to the top, forcing
out all the air.
Many fruits are better when combined
with other fruits. For instance. jelly
made of apples and pears has a pear
flavor with apple f1rmness. Strawber-
ries and gooseberries make good JAM
To five quarts Of strawberries add two
quarts of gooseberries. either green or
turning red. Tomato preserves are i'm
proved with sliced orange. Combine
ounces with apples Gooseberries.
currants and raspberries in equal parts
make good jam. Elderberries combined
with green grapes, gooseberries or
crabapples make good jelly. Mix black
currants and red currants for jam.
Ripe red currants and ripe gooseberries
make delicious preserves. Blackber-
ries are much improved by a cup of
currant juice being added to each jar
of fruit.
1t is well to know that:
Five boxes of currants will yield
nine glasses of jelly.
Six pounds of peaches will yield eight
pint jars of preserves.
Seven pounds of peaches will yield
fifteen glasses of marmalade.
One peck of ounces will yield TWEEN
ty-one glasses of jelly.
Four pounds of plums will yield five
pint jars of preserves.
Four quarts of crab apples, measured
after cutting small. will yield ten
glasses of Jelly.
The time at which fruit is at its
best for canning, jelly making and pre-
serving, is just before it is perfectly
ripe. Drop apples, pears, peaches and
all lieht-co1ored fruit into a bowl of
cold water before cooking, to prevent
If you cut c1ingstone
peaches around, instead of lengthwise
and then give each end a little twist
the halves will come clear of the stone.
Do this before peeling, as after peeling
they are too slippery. In each Jar of
canned peaches leave two with the
stones in them tc improve the flavor
Use pair of sugar tongs when canning
peaches or pears, to pack the fruit in
the Jars. With them you can place
each piece where you want 1t, and pack
the jar closely. Pour boiling water over
pears and let them stand until cool
enough to handle. The skin will then
come off very easily and the core will slip
out much more smoothly. tablespoon
full of good cider vinegar added to each
quart is an improvement. Use light
brown sugar for spiced fruit and don't
make it too sweet. Four pounds of
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)OD HEALTH. HOME AND THRIFT

green rind and the soft inner portion.
Cut into cubes. The liquid will be like
honey if brown sugar is used. Make
the strip and have it boiling with
few slices of lemon and stick cinnamon
in it. Do not put the cinnamon in a
bag. Pour the melon into the sirup and
boil until done. If simmered, the pre-
serves will be dark and rich and the
strip will be,a little thick. If quickly
cooked they will turn clear pink.
Canning and Drying Vegetables.
Canning by the freless method keeps
the house cool, fuel is saved and there is
no fear of waIar boiling away. Clean and
prepare vegetables and fruits the same as
for all canning. Select beets of uniform
size and leave in the cooker three and
one-half hours. Caulif1ower should be
separated into it's fiowerets and well
washed. Leave in the cooker three hours.
Asparagus, peas and young string beans
do not need to, be left in as long as harder
vegetables. Fruits should be canned in
the same way Soft berries should be
taken from the cooker in three quarters
of an hour. Apples and pears should be
left an hour, Pineapple would take two
and one-half hours.
A vegetable soup is one of the best
canned helps to the housekeeper. Cut
into small pieces some tomatoes. onions.
parsley, carrots, sweet peppers, okra, etc.
Stew together until thoroughly done in a
fireleSs cooker on the stove. To each
pint jar add half a teaspoonful of salt
Flavor with celery. These soup vege-
tables are SD delicious that just the addi-
ton of boiling water makes very pala-
table SOUP Two large teaspoonfuls of
beef extract to quart of boiling water
and jar of the canned vegetables make
delicious soup.
To preserve greens wash them very
thoroughly. Then take suitable wooden
vessel and first sprinkle a layer of salt,
then cover with q layer of greens until the
vessel is filled. Put on a wooden cover
and weight upon the cover The pres
sure from the weight creates the neces-
sary pickle to preserve the green's. When
using the green's soak them over night to
would do if they were fresh. They are
almost good when green.
Take a lot Of string beans and snip the
ends off and string Them If necessary.
Pack them in stone jar and pour salt
brine over them that is strong enough to
hold up an egg. To use them, wash and
pour cold water on them and let come to
a boil Repeat until fresh enough.
Shell green peas as for cooking, and to
one gallon of shelled peas add one-half
cup of white sugar Put in dripping pan
in the oven and cook until done. then open
the oven door and let dry in a slow oven.
There will be, a good deal of juice in them
when they are cooked. but it will all dry
into them. They will take about a day to
dry Shell the peas the day they are to
be used. because standing impairs the
flavor. Put them dry in paper sacks and
they will keep all winter.
Those who have never tried cooking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27

The initial and largest expense, the
boiler and Jars, need not be renewed
for years.
The two crates of spinach make eight
jars. Each crate of squash, beans and
tomatoes fill eight jars each. The
actual cost of a pint jar of spinach.
even in tmies Of normal prices, is
twice that of the home-canned produce
The boiler outfit and two and one-half
dozen Jars and $3.50 worth of produce
is covered by 1886. resulting in neat
supply of canned vegetables that will
look good when the war time prices of
the coming winter will be prohibitive
to those who did not heed Mr.. Hoover.
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Prune Pudding.

One pound prunes: wash. soak and put
to stew with the Zest of a quarter
lemon and half orange added. Drain
off juice. remove stones and chop; beat
whites of four eggs very stiff, add
gradually one cup graduated sugar.
beating all the time; then the chopped
prunes. Bake from fifteen to twenty
minutes; serve cold with cream.
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Canta1oupe Preserve.

After making strip of three-quar-
ters of a pound of sugar and one pound
of cantaloupe, season with allspice
cinnamon and cloves. Allow the fruit
to cook twenty minutes. then remove
from the strip. Cook the latter until
thick and pour over the fruit in the
jars.
Watermelon Preserve.
Use the thick rind Remove all the
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sweet corn on the cob before cutting it off
for drying will find that it will dry much
more quickly and with less trouble than
when the other method Is used. little
sugar added will make it delicious when
cooked.
If you will take freshly gathered green
or beans. and dip them in boiling water.
then dry them in a room in which there is
a free circulation of air, they will not
Will retain all their freshness and flavor.
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Blackberry and raspberry jams are
much finer If the seeds are strained out
with a sieve. Cook first, then run
through a common flour sieve. Return
to the preserving kettle. add an equal
thoroughly mixed. Again bring to the
boiling point and let simmer forty
minutes. Store in tumblers or stone
jars. Jam should cool and a jelly form
over the top and adhere to the glass
all around the edge before pouring
paraftin upon it. Otherwise the jam
will shrink, leave a space between it
liable to occur.
Pear Jam.
Core out, but do not peel, some good,
ripe pears: slice them, crush them well
in a bowl and wiring the pulp through
very strong muslin. For every pound
of this pulp add one-half pound of
sugar, previously boiled to a thick
strip. Cook it very slowly until re-
duced to about two-thirds its original
quantity. 1t should be of the consist
ency of honey. Pour in jars, let cool
and seal.
Plum Conserve.
Take three pounds of blue plums, one
pound of seeded raisins, three oranges
sugar. one pound of English walnuts,
broken in pieces. and the juice of two
lemons. Wash the plums, remove the
stones and cut in small pieces. Mix
the ingredients. place in the preserving
kettle and cook slowly until the fruit
is clear and thick. Press into jelly
glasses or jars and seal.
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Mending Hot-Water Bottles.

To mend a hot water bottle use a
patch such as used for auto tires They
can be had at any garage. Just clean
around the puncture with gasoline; then
apply patch.
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Corks in Mucilage Bottles.

By spreading vaseline on the sides
of cork and inside of bottle neck it
will prevent corks from sticking in
paste and mucilage bottles and over
come the trouble in breaking off when
trying to take them out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27

A charming sleeveless over-blouse
can often he made with the help Of an
old embroidered waist front that has
been laid away
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27

putting the produce into the cans 1t
was blanched or cooked double the
time ordinarily required.
In this experiment the detailed ex-
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Blackberry Jam.

sugar to seven pounds of fruit is a
good proportion.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-05-18

William and James Huiatt, Of
Clay township, had business before
the probate court, Tuesday Of this
week.
The party who picked up q line
mans pulley and rope under electric
light pole at George Lehmer's corner
please return same and avoid further
trouble. 49,
The little baby girl of John Hor-
.necker and wife, of the WoOdville
district, aged Is months, died, from
pneumonia, Tuesday evening, May 10.
1917. Funeral services were conduct
ed from the Woodville Presbyterian
church, Thursday afternoon, May II,
conducted by Rev. w. l.. Meyer, as
sisted by Rev. T. d. Roberts, and in
torment was in Maple Grove ceme-
terry, Oregon.
Charles d. (Don) Weller has sold
to the Atlas Land & Townsite Co.,
Of Oregon, las acres adjoining Matt
land on the. west, belonging to the
Thomas Elliott estate. He has also
closed . deal whereby Harry .Lasalle
becomes the owner Of 120 acres on Of
the south side Of the Frank Blsser
farm Of $50 acres. 20
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-05-18

A. J. Buntz Is in Akron, Ohio,
visiting his sons there.
-Emil's Is the place to buy Furni-
ture.
Scott Hodgin had business In st.
Joseph. Friday Of last week.
Henry Dohrcr had business In st.
Joseph, Friday Of last week.
Pete Bohart, of Maitland, has re-
turned from a visit TO Florida.
Ralph Fry Is back home AFTER a
weeks visit with his mother In st.
Joseph.
John Fry has returned from an en-
tended visit with his mother In Gar
nett, Kansas.
John +. Idcn, Of Big Lake., was
In attendance on probate court, Tues
day Of this week.
w. S. Thomson, of Craig, was
transacting business in st. Joseph,
Friday of last week.
Yves Hodgin, of Clay township,
was loking after business interests In
Oregon, last Monday.
Attorney II. Is. Williams, Of
Craig, was attending to legal business
In st. Joseph, Friday of last week.
The most labor saving thing the
woman has IL the Kitchen Cabinet
See the best ones at Emil's place.
Mothers Day will be observed at
the N. i. church, next Sunday, May
20. A special program will be given.
FOR SALE-A Gasoline Hay
Press, In good condition. Call on or
address, Bert Dreher, Oregon, Mo-,
Route 3.
&C. ID. Zook and wife have return
ed from few weeks visit with their
children, DIR. s. b. Hubbard and wife,
Of Kansas City.
For Spring Goods In Window
Curtains and Paints, Garden Seeds,
! Garden and Farming Tools, The Va
riety Store 10 the place TO buy them.
low. +. Bragg, wife and son, Paul,
and Chester Springer and wife at
tended Robinson Crusoe, Jr.," ut the
Lyceum, in st. Joseph, Monday eve-
ming of this week.
Rev. W. l.. Meyer Is in attend
ance at the district conference of the
German M. f. church, which 10 in
session at White Cloud, Kansas, this
week, beginning on Tuesday.
&C. H. Price and wife have return
ed from Rochester, Minnesota, where
they went to consult the Mayos, re-
garding Mr.. Prices condition. They
came home Monday, and Hamp was
out IN the evening, enjoying . ride
about town. W.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-05-18
FORMER FEARS HAVE
VANISHED, liz AYERS
Hannibal Nan No Longer
breads Going TO Bed
Tanlae Brings Sound
Sleep.

Hannibal. Mo-, May i6, loi7:--"I
used to dread to see bedtime come
round. my sleep was so broken and
unrestful; but since taking Tanlac I'm
glad TO 20 20 bed. for ! sleep soundly
the whole night through and get up in
the morning feeling fresh and invig-
Grated"
Harry T.. Mudd. Hannibal man Of
62jig broadway, made this remark
able statement recently while di.cus-
sing with friends the relief he gained
from the Master Medicine.
"My stomach and kidneys were out
Of shape and ! was greatly annoyed
by nervousness" he continued. II
couldn't cat anything without suffer
ing bad after cifccts-gas formations
and the likc-and my kidneys were
weak and irregular.
II have a ravcnoUs appetite. since
taking Tanlac, and can eat any,hin.
without having 10 suffer the gas for
nations and pains IN my stomach.
Every symptom Of my kidney trouble
has disappeared and my nerves are
in fine shape. ! sleep soundly and
peacefully all night now. Ny WORK
Is really n pleasure. since I've used
this medicine"
Tanlac Is especially beneficial for
stomach, liver and kidney trouble and
The like.
ranlac l. now being specially in.
PRODUCED aud explained IN Oregon al
llcnningcr'- Drug Store. Leading Pre-
.cription Druggists.
L Adv
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-05-18
BETTY BLUE.

Winfield Gossett, Of Forbes, was
looking after business interests in
Oregon, Tuesday Of this week.
Oregon Is without a bakery, the
first time in many years. This con-
dition Of affairs Is caused by the
,high price Of flour. For several years
we have had two bakeries. A few
months ago Frye & Sons discontinued
their bakery, and this week Ed Hicks,
with the II. +. Montgomery cafe and
restaurant. three up the sponge" and
stopped baking. -
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Highland.

Mis- Vale Dcglow was in ST.
Joseph. visiting, Monday and Tues
day Of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. u. Cunningham
visited with Mr.. and Mr.. ". :. Han.
ma, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Roy Grimes went to 81. Jo-
scph, Friday, with her mother. Mr..
John Schank. and brother. Adlia
Schank. IN their car.
Miss Iclla Tibbcls. Of Mound
City. spent several days. las, week
In the Highland nrighborhood. visit.
ing her former pupils and their par
cn,s.
John Dudcck, with his sister. Mis-
Selma. and Misses blanche aud Mabel
NanGundy motorcd To Iiigclow. Fri.
day o. attend the eighth grade grad.
uating exercises.
Miss Julia Cunningham. Vale
Dcgluw, Susie fanchcr and Nellie
Cunningham motorcd To- Bigclow,
Friday. "a attend the eighth grade
graduating exercises.
Miss Frcda OF left Monday for
South Missouri. She will visit mt
several points, among them 81. Louis.
Independence. Washington. Gerald
and Napoleon. She viii be gone u
month.
Miss Frcda OFT entertained "a
number Of her friends at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wei
man, "Wednesday evening. The eve
ming was passed IN playing games.
Dainty refreshments were served at
a scasonablc hour, All report a good
time.
Miss Julia Cunningham enter
tanned IA number Of her friends at her
home In honor Of her guest and her
former teacher. Miss Iclla Tibbcis.
OF Mound City. Music and games
were the pastimc Of the evening.
Dainty rcfrcshmcr'f v'r' ~ 'vcd H'd
at a late hour all retired to their
homes. having spent u very enjoyable
evening.
MIR. Clarence bradley, with his
brother, George, and Miss Alma. his
sister. entertained number Of his
friends at dinner in his "Bachelor's
Hail." In the grove. Clarence II sure
good cook-that Is, IL he was the
cook. but we strongly suspect Clar.
cncc'y mother Of being the guilty
party. though We saw no signs of
her in the HAL"
The Forbes Township Sunday
school convention, which was to have
been held May q. was postponed on
account Of the unfavorablc weather,
and will he held at the Highland
church, MAY 20. This includes the
Sunday schools Of Forbes, Highland
and Monarch. Tie same program,
which was published two weeks ago,
will be used. This is an all-day meet
L.. L... l...
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-05-18

&C. d. DOM Weller, son, Joe; DR..
+. J. Johnson and Reed Cowan, Of
Maitland, were in Oregon, Monday
last.
Money to Lend on Farms-Bor-
rover has option to pay part or all Of
principal at any time. Most liberal
terms ever afforded. Call, write or
phone to us. Costs you nothing; saves
you money.
THE SISSON LOAN L TITLE CO.,
Offices over Nodawsy Valley Bank,
Maryville, Missouri.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-05-18
ROUNDUP DAY.
4 Big Day at Bigelow. May II
Rural Graduation Excr.
cises Held.

atlng exercises, on FRIDAY. May IL
1917. Contrary to custom, the wealth
er man favored Us with an ideal day
for the occasion. The assemblago
convened promptly at 10 o'clock, and
opened by singing the first two stan
vas of America" After this T. J.
Walker, rural school Inspector, from
the State Department Of Education,
Of jefferson City, made an excellent
address to the graduates, which wa
thoroughly enjoyed by all present. In
this talk he emphasized the element,
Of service Of each individual to hi
community and showed that the worth
while things 20 10 make ones life a
success. and that there are man,
things which cannot be measured In
dollar "-'i cents, which shows that
success cannot be- attained by money
alone or commercial considerations
After this address "a canning demon
stration was made by five girls from
the canning club Of Consolidated Dis
trict No. .. OF liigclow and communi-
~. This was a very interesting dem.
pn-tration and elbows what can be
done by the boys and girls in club
work. In making this demonstration
hh' tA''F hiFh i'fiif'N Wv ftiiT anu
then they prepared the fruit by wash.
ing. cutting and then blanching by
immcrsing in boiling water for one
minute and then plunging
into cold water 10 bring
out the color and to shrink
the fruit or vegetable. Then the
fruit was packed in the jars. the lid
tightly screwed on. and the can put
into "a can Of boiling water for fifteen
minutes Ia cook and stcrilizc the can
and contents to kill all bacteria pres.
cnt The cans are then removed and
the lids tightly screwed down. Full
and complete directions may be- sccur-
cd from County Superintendent. Mr..
Alberta Green Murphy. or the oXtcu.
sion department Of the University of
Missouri. After the canning demon.
stration, the meeting adjourned for
dinner, which was served in the cor.
ri,or and the recitation rooms of the
school house. During the noon hour
lum Patterson. with his famous New
FONT band, appeared on the scene.
and rendered several selections or
music during the balance of the day.
Lum and his boys were in the usual
good humor. Lum especially wearing
/ 40 n. m. Inc provrnn wn. r".,mni
in tho auditorium Tbis mar, 81 a.,
nrov,om consisted ,r .n,," ,,J ,a.I
.n,ions by member If tbc "r,Jna,
inc clns. Ei,s, nil ;oi,cJ 4, .inmin,,
IN. ms, ,ro s,nnyay "r .hmn,,c..
then several number consis,ing n,
songs aud rcci,a,ions, wcrc vivcp A.
,hir poin, nil wen, ,o ,bo ,,.r'
ground. where The track moo, wa
held. This mr., NJ the .n,.r,,inron.
consisted 81 r,n,inv md inmm;nm
The following con,c",an," ,ooL my,
in these events. Ea,I i,ovd onJ t,i,,'
ford Henry. Of Cons,IiJn,od III, r;.,
No, =: MAYNARD O.bornc and Woh.an
Wilson. OF Consolidn,cJ Di",,ic, X"
,. and Elmer Allen. os U,vrccc schonI
In the running high iump, Enrl EovJ
Won first. and MaynSrJ Osbornc Sc
ond. In the iO0-ynrd dash, osbornc.
won nrs, nnJ Wilson scronJ To- ,ho
standing broad iumn Uoyd won frs,
and Henry second. In The o.ynri
dash. Boyd won first, and Wilson
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1917-05-18
For Sale

Seven-room house, with good barn
and lot, in Lot !, Block 10, Oregon,
Mo. tf w. +. MARkT.