The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-02-27
Club Notes


elected. Stella Collier. President
Lille. Bell Thompson. Vice President;
Bell Drawdy. Secretary. They begun
their sewing and on Feb. 81 will have
a lesson in citrus fruits, marmalades,
preserves. etc. Each girl made a good
report of the work that she done on
her tenth acre.
February 81 the Lake Holdings
worth Girls Club met at the home Of
EVE Phillips. The girs gave good re
ports of the wor kthey had done in
their gardens and had their sewing
Lesson. They will soon take up work
in citrus fruits
February % the Brewster Girls
and Boys Club met. While they had
had held several meetings the officers
were not elected until at this meet
ing. Bertha Livingston was elected
President. Clifford Wilson. Vice Presi-
dent Louis Turner. Secretary. The
club members gave reports of the
work done. and had their sewing les
son
The Chicora Girls Club met at the
home of Pearl Padgette on February
~ The following officers were elect
ed. Grace Gill. president. Lena AL.
hritton, vice-president, Pearl Pad
sette secretary This club has also
had several meetings. They have
begun their sewing and on Saturday
the girls met at the home AT Pear
Padgette and did some work with or
anges and grapefruit, making mar
malade, preserves. and jelly.
Some OF inc club members have
, tomato plants nearly large enough L
- set out and they are trusting tina
Jack Frost will not get them O
course the freeze injured some of tn,
paints but for the most part. tn,
plants were saved
Next year the Club members viii
#. have uniform containers for exhibi
- purposes. Their exhibit will be lin
:, tied to IL square pint glass contain
ers for vegetables. pickles. catsups
etc. For jellies. preserves and mar
malades they will use the twelv
ounce containerh BY so doing the eS
hibit will be much more attractiv
and easier to handle.
yt kumquat Preserves.
lie pound kumquats | pound sugar
s. . pints water.
al Clean kumquats throughout b
lie washing with soap and water, sprir
n kle with soda. using | tablespoon O
C. soda TO quart kumquats Pou
ct enough boiling water water over thi
~ to cover fruit Let stand 10 minute
pour water off and rinse thoroughly |
B. three changes of water Make
in slit one-quarter of an inch long |
IN one side of the kumquat then plac
lr. in kettle with sufficient water
d. cover and boil 10 minutes Pour thi
RS water of and drop the kumquats
,ir a boiling sugar solution made by ad,
II ing pound of sugar to quart waite
sr, Boil slowly until transparent, and III
es I'll the syrup gives a slight jelly ties
hit Pack kumquats in jars and strai
lin syrup over the top. Partially sc
af and process pint jars Is minute
OF. Seal while hot.
cd Crystalized Grapefruit Peel
be Scrub grapefruit. crate the yello
,rv skin off leaving the white, cut in
rt quarters. remove and cut peel in
TO one-eighth inch strips and place
sauce pan Cover with water and
-, boil 10 minutes Pour water off al
repat five times or until all the b
-. ter flavor is taken out of the pc
- Dissolve one cup sugar in 12 G
- water and cook TO thick syrup. y
i, peel in folds Of a towel. place in
-, run and cook until transparent a
- the syrup is absorbed by the pc
Ia While hot roll in dry sugar.
- NOTE You may have to tdd me
=, water to syrup. II is best to pla
- peel in the sum for two or three da
before putting II away to keep ind
inately.
Lemon peel may be crystali ed
the same method.
all
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