Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
GOVERNMENT RECIPEs-HULLED
CORN.

One good result is coming from the war
In that the people of the country are
turning to many Of the tasty and nourish-
ing dishes of our grandmothers' day.
Perhaps the most important of these dish
es Is hulled corn, says a bulletin from
the national emergency food garden COM
mission. which is offering 5000 In cash
prizes to the women and children who
have the best exhibits Of the canned veg
etables of their war gardens.
To prepare hulled corn. dissolve half a
can of I've In quart of water and dilute
to three gallons. It is best to use a large
iron kettle for this purpose. Add four
quarts shelled corn and simmer until
hulls start to crack. Wash in pan Of cold
water and rub with hands to remove
hulls. Skim. off hulls and change water
several times. Place on fire and simmer
slowly, adding fresh water and stirring
with wooden spoon every few minutes.
Change water and rub corn five or six
times until corn Is clean and white Keep
in cold water over night and in the morn
ing wash the corn several times with hot
water.
APPLE SYRUP FROM wINDFALLs.
This, of course, can be economically
done only in the country. Wash your
Jars; wash rubbers: test rubbers for
quality. Set empty Jars with rubbers in
pan of water to heat and keep hot. Fill
washboiler to cover Jars two inches with
water. Heat water in washboiler.
Put windfall apples through cider press.
To seven gallons Of the cider add five
ounces of precipitated chalk carbonate
Of lime) sold at any drug store. Boil in
kettle or vat vigorously for five min
utes. Pour liquid into glass Jars or
pitchers. Let stand eight hours or until
perfectly clear. Pour the clear liquid in
to preserving kettle. Do not allow sedi-
ment at bottom to enter Add one level
| teaspoonful Of lime carbonate and stir
thoroughly. Boil down rapidly to a clear
| liquid (one-seventh of the original vol
| ume). Test: Pour a little into cold wa
ter; should have the consistency Of maple
syrup; should not harden. Pour into
fruit jars or pitchers. Place containers
| in buckets or washboiler Of hot water, and
allow to cool slowly.
Pour the syrup in hot Jars. Place rub
bers and tops in position. not air tight.
Place jars on false bottom in washboiler.
Keep tops of Jars submerged two inches.
Put cover on washboiler, and let water
| boil Is minutes. Begin to count when wa
ter starts to boil.
Remove Jars and make covers air tight.
Invert jars to discover leaks. If leaks
are found. change rubbers and boil again
| five minutes.
APPLE BUTTER.
All who like apple butter stand up! It
is favorte dish for young and old alike
and the right constituency is the point in
making it. says bulletin from the
| national emergency food garden commits
| sion Of Washington. D. c., which in CO.
| operating with this newspaper will give
5000 in cash prizes for the best canned
vegetables grown in war gardens.
Take five gallons of cider and boil 1t
down one-half. skimming occasionally
during boiling. Wash. pare, quarter and
core apples and use in proportion of two
part apples, to one part boiled cider. Boil
slowly for four to six hours. stirring often
to prevent burning. When the butter Is
two-thirds done. add about a pound OF
brown sugar to the gallon and spice to
taste. If the apples are little over
! ripe, add lemon or vinegar to give acid
| taste. Apple butter should be stored in
sterilized receptacles and the tops sealed
or covered with paraffin paper or cloth.
Another method OF making apple butter
is to make smooth sauce of the apples
before adding to the boiled cider and use
in the same proportion as above This
method requires about three hours OF
cooking after the addition Of the apples
A third method requires no cider. Firm
tart apples are allowed to simmer slowly
for long time until of the right con.
sistency. When nearly done a pound OF
brown sugar is added for each gallon and
the butter is spiced to taste.
The commission for the final big drive to
save the food Of the nation will award
5000 In prizes to those who win awards
at the war garden exhibitions that will be
held throughout the country. Charles
Lathrop Pack. the president, and p. S
Rtdsdale. secretary of the commission. arr
now working out details and ask that al
war garden committees and those ir
charge of the exhibitions write to the
commission at 210 Maryland building
washington, d. c.. giving brief outline
of their plan Of awards.