South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-28
SOCIETY HAPPENINGS
WomeR's War Work
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Before YOU say your last good
tye 90 your garden. pay 10 one more
friendly v.si. II there are any green
tomatoes or last tiny cucumbers
that have been overtaken by the
cold weather. they may be made a
delicious addition 20 the winter
stores by being picked or used In
ehow-chow and other pickle COM
1.nations
The last OF the eggplant peppers.
and okra are also worth canning.
and the last planting OF spinach
should not De allowed TO go 10
waste. Gather TT 20 the last leaf and
dry before storing
Perhaps sou have left few odd
ears Of corn that were late in dll-
ine out. To you know how delicious
these are roasted in the corn pepper
Gn the top Of a hot st0vet Corn Of
this kind doesn't pop 90 be sure.
but the grains puff out and roast 10
a. beautiful mouth-wateriug brown
Eaten as popcorn with butter and
salt. or as a cereal with milk. it is
treat not only enjoyed by the
children but the older mem 5ers Of
the family as we'll
And how about those lima beans
you have left on the vines TO Je
burned as rubbish. Dried lima beans
are almost as good as fresh ones IL
tHey are well soaked and cooked
thoroughly and served with milk or
a little white stock.
String beans are good, too, even
i they do look yellow and dry and
seem 10 hang dejectedly 90 the vines.
Pick them and store them away.
some winters night when YOU want
20 treat your family TO some steam
ing no. bean soup or some baked
beams YOU viii be thankful you saved
these last few quarts that chung TO
the vines after the early frosts.
And now you come 20 the cab
hare patch You have cut off all the
eahbases and put them away i'm the
cellar But do YOU notice that on
almost every stem left standing In
the ground there were several tiny
sprouts
serre with a white sauce
Where i'm the world did YOU get
these delicious Brussels sprouts p"
your family will exclaim-and YOU
may or may not share your secret
with them.
rs there anything else left in your
rarfen2 Surely you are not going to
Iet those muskmelons you were too
.1te in planting and the cold wealth
or has overtaken be burnt mp as
rubbish. Try some muskmelon pick
Jess Perhaps YOU viii be as pleas
antly surprised as the man who
FIRST took his courage i'm hand AMI
ate tomato.
The following is a convenient re-
eipe for making them
Melon Pickles.
Sc8fd the soaked rind I'm strong
eiu-er tea, let It stand two minutes
barely simmerinE. then skim out.
las lon another kettle. putting i'm
equal quantities of cloves. mace. all
spice. and cinnamon. half as much
Erated nutmeg. the same of pepper
corn. several pods of Cayenne pep
per- white mustard and celery seed.
covering with cider vinegar. the only
sort that viii keep pickles well.
bringing just 10 boil. then putting
down i'm hot jars. tying down after
cooling and setting in dark. cool.
airy place.
For sweet pickle Prepare and
season. then 20 each pint of vinegar
ruf fhraa Gums of SORGHUM Or- any
other sirup. boil together one min
ute. stirring we'll and skimming
clean, then pour over rind and
spices. keep hot for 10 minutes
without boiling then put into jars.
10 wanted only little sweet use one
cup OF sorghum.