Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14

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housewife, as such soup NAV be pre-
pared ready for serving al almost u
moments notice. Many ecCnomic1i
and palatable soups may be put w IN
the summer and early fall. and IN this
way the odds and ends of vegetables
and cereals may he utilized as well "A
meat scraps. bones. and ligaments that
often wasted. The canning Of veee-
table soups. purees. and consommes
is thoroughly practical and should he
a part of the canning work OF every
home as well as canning-cluh member,
ay the specialists in home canning
instruction of the extension work,
North and West, States Relations Ser
vice.
The following recipes. in which the
soup stock is made from beef, are pre-
pared for the use of home canning
clubs, the other products are tntendeI
for home consumption. When these
products are intended to be sold, those
undertaking this work are cautioned
10 inform themselves as to the veq!Ee
ments OF state and Federal food laws
and meat-inspection regulations.
SOUP STOCK.-Secure rs pounds
OF beef hooks, joints. and bones con.
tanning marrow. Strip OF the tat and
meat and crack the bones with a hat
ciet or cleaver. Put the broken bones
in thin cloth sack and place them
IN large kettle containing gallons
o. cold water Simmer (do not holD
for 6 or hours. DO not salt while SIM
.lering Skim OF all fat This should
make about 5 gallons Of stock. Pack
not in glass jars, bottles, or enamel o.
laequered tin cans. Partially seal
glass jars. Gap and tip tin cans)
Sterilize 40 minutes If using hot
water bath outfit; 80 minutes If usins
: water-seal or 5.pound steam.pressure
outfit; Is minutes if using a pressure
cooker outfit
VEGETABLE SOUP Soak one
forth pound Of lima beans and pound
OF rice for IL hours. Cook one-half
pound of pearl barley for hours.
Blanche / pound OF carrots. pound
of onions, medum-si2ed potato, ana
/ red pepper for 3 minutes and cold
dip. Prepare the vegetables and cut
INTO small cubes. Mix thoroughly lima
beans, rice, barley, carrots, onions,
potato, red pepper Fill glass jars OF
me enameled tin cans three-fourths
iull OF the above mixture OF vese'
tables and cereals. Make smooth
uaste OF one-hah pound OF wheat -four
and blend in 5 gallons OF soup stock.
Boil three minutes and add 4 ounces OF
salt. Pour this stock over vegetables
and All cans. Partially seal glass jars.
(Cap and tip tin cans.) Sterlize 30
minutes IL using the hotwater BATH
nutfit; IS minutes if using water-seaI
or 5-pound steam-pressure outfit, As
minutes IL using pressure-cooker
outfit
CREAM OF PEA SOUP-Soak 5
pounds OF dry peas overnight. Cook
until soft. Mash fine. Add the mash.
ed peas to IL gallons OF soup stocl:
and bring to boil Pass the boiling
liquid through fine sieve. Make a
smooth paste OF one half pound OF
flour and add paste. 10 ounces Of sugar
and 8 ounces OF salt to the soup stock
Cook until soup begins to thicken.
Fack in glass jars or tin cans. Par
TALLY seal glass jars. (Cap and tip tin
cans). Process % minutes il using
i hot water bath outfit; so minutes i:
using a water-seal outfit; 70 minutes
If using a 5-pound steam-pressure out
fit; As minutes If using pressure
cooker outfit,
CREAM OF POTATO SOUP. Boil
1ts pounds Of potatoes, sliced thin,
and S gallons Of soup stock for 10 min
utes. Add 3 ounces OF salt. onefourth
teaspoonful OF pepper, and one-half
pound OF butter, and boil slowly for
minutes. Make 3 tablespoonfuls OF
hour into smooth paste and add to the
above. Cook minutes and pack in
glass jars or tin cans while hot Par
tally seal glass jars. (Cap and tip tin
cans) Sterilize 80 minutes if using a
hot-water bath outfit; rs minutes if
using a water-seal outfit; IS minutes
a 5-pound steam pressure outfit; %
minutes if using pressure cooker
outfit.
BEAN SOUP.-Soak 3 pounds OF
beans II hours in cold water. Cut z
pounds Of ham meat into A-inch cubes
and place in a small sack. Place the
leans, ham, and gallons Of water in
a kettle and boil slowly until the beam
are very soft Remove the ham and
beans from the liquor and mash the
beans fine Return the ham and mash.
cd hanna Ia tho liui,or and add < gal.