Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-09
WOMEN SHOW KEEN
INTEREST IN HOME
BUREAU MEETINGS
SESSIONS DURING PAST WEEK
EVOKE MUCH iNTEREST-lM.
or ASSOCIATION.

The bulletin issued today by Miss
Helen Glotielter county home ad
wiser, shows that the women of the
Home Bureau have been spending a
very busy time with their demonstra-
tions and meetings during the past
good recipe for making Jelly, which
will be of great benefit to hundreds
Of housewives at this season The
bulletin is published in full below:
The Home Bureau meetings dur
well attended. A number of new
roembers Joined. helping to bring the
membership nearer the 900 mark
AT the meeting in Miller township,
at the home Of Mrs Rex Peddicord,
Mrs c e. Fewel and Mrs. Clyde
Chapman prepared the refreshments,
brown bread and prune whip. using
the freless cooker Mrs. Rex Peddi.
cord demonstrated cold pack canning
using the steam cooker to can peaches
and corn Miss Glotfelter demon
strated jelly making. using apple
juice and canned grape juice A por
tion OF her talk is as follows,
Many fruits do not contain the
necessary ingredients for jelly max
ing namely, pectin and an acid The
flavor of the juice will show the pres
ence Of an acid, and If It is lacking
an acid fruit or some common acid
as lemon juice, may be used with II
The pectin is more difficult tC
find. The best test is made by TAX
Ing one tablespoon of the juice and
one Of alcohol. medicatcd. denatured
or wood. and mixing. Let stand ten
minutes. 4 cloudy semi.solid sub
pectin II pectin is lacking use ar
equal amount Of some fruit Juice ricl
In pectn, such as apple Of currant
If the mass in the test Is quite solid
use equal parts Of sugar to juice but
IL II rather broken up use three
fourths cup OF sugar to one cup OF
Juice
THE iell test Is made by dippins
fork or mixing spoon into the boil
ING mixture and allowing il to drip
When a thin film sheets the space be
tween the fork tines or The space il
the spoon the jelly Is ready to pou
into the steriiized glasses
IF YOU make yonr jelly on clear
bright day you will have better sue
cess than II You make 1t on a damp o
rainy day
AT the meeting in Herman. Thurs
dav July !. a group of Young wOmoi
gave a plavlet, That Twelve Pounc
Look, by J. NJ Barrie Mrs + F.
Stevenson, resident of the Home Blu
reau, spoke and Miss Glotfelter SPOKE
on 'Threshing Meals
AT meeting not long ago on'
YOUNG housewife complained abou
the washing from threshing time, say
ing, i had eight white tablecloths i,
last year, and it was hard work get
ting them clean 1t was suggested
that oilcloth be used as a table GOV
ering, to save labor and tablecloths
This suggestion has been carried on
very successfully In one run in Mile
township. A large white oilcloth wa
purchased jointly by the women o
that particular threshng run. cos;
ing each % cents. This tablecloth il
used for threshing and Smelling meals
picnics and socials, making arg,
saving in both laundry and wear OF
the tablecloths
Food Preservation was the sub
ject of meeting in Miller township
near Stavanger. Tuesday, Aug. !
Mrs. O. w. Hayer was chairman
Miss Glotfelter gave a talk at tn,
Brookfeld Church on Rural Health
"Wednesday, Aug g. Mrs. b. f. Gag,
planned the program.
Meetings definitely scheduled 70
the next two weeks are as follows:
Tuesday, Aug. 10 Eagle township
at the Eagle School.
Thursday, Aug 14--Hope township
at the church northwest of Lostant
Tuesday. Aug. l9-Adams town
ship.
"Wednesday. Aug. 2O--Allen town
ship.
Thursday, Aug. 21-Grovelan,