Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-12-31
CLUB WINNERS
(Continued from Paue Ore)

Soui.ls SiihihRAOiA NAAip sNNt 80 ASN'
projects: pig. .7Firginia r. Gray,
Bucksport, Hancock county, age IS;
potato, Irving S. Chandler, Presque
Isle, Aroostook county, age Is, who
raised 1S1 barrels of potatoes on an
acre; garden, Mary p. Hunter Tops
ham, Sacadahoc county, age -; sew
ing. Gladys Lord, East Surry, Han
cock county, age 16; canning, Abbie G.
Nickcrson, Brooks. Waldo county,
age IS: cooking and housekeeping.
Dorothy L. Holt, Buxton, York coun-
ty.
The Maine Central Railroad COM
pany contributed $500 in prizes. Dip
Tomas showing achievement in club
work were presented by DR.. Leon S.
Merrill dean of the College of Agri-
culture and director of the extension
service. The convention will end
Saturday morning.
The descriptive stories proved eX-
cellent The following afford a COM
prchensive idea of them
(story of Abbie c. Nickerson, Brooks;
age. Is: project, canning: total pro-
ducts, 696 pifts; value, S216.25; cost
S152.3G; profit, $CS.99o
We organized our club last March
and I decided to join. | did not be
long to the club last year and re-
GREETED it very much. | began my
canning in May. My first work was
canning rhubarb. l found this very
simple and interesting. 1t was rather
difficult, though, to pack it into the
jars the way l did for my exhibit, but
the effect was worth the effort.
Strawberries were very scarce in
this vicinity so l was able to secure
only two pints. I canned raspberries,
blueberries and blackberries as they
ripened. There We're many wild rasp-
berries and / was able to can 1l0
pints of them. Most of them l can
ned by this method:
First fill the jar with berries, but
not enough to crush them, then make
q syrup of one-half cup of water and
two of sugar to each pint Of berries
and pour into the can. The jars
should be set in hot water in kettle
to prevent breaking when the syrup
is put in. Be sure to place cloth or
rack under them to prevent them
touching the bottom of the kettle.
After the syrup is poured in. fully
seal the jars and fill the kettle with
boiling water and set in sink TO cool.
Berries canned this way taste more
like fresh ones ana they will keep
indefinitely Blackberries and straw
berries may also be canned this way.
canned plums. peaches, astrachan
apples, crabapples. and sweet apples
as soon as they were ready to can.
I was unable to secure any pears.
made 20 pints of apple jelly and four
pints of choke cherry and apple jelly.
This was my first attempt at jelly
making and it came out perfect. /
can lay that. think. to following the
directions given in the instruction
book.
love to try experiments. Don't
you? Well. this summer just for the
novelty of it tried making catsup.
I think it would take an expert to
tell it from the prepared catsup.
I have canned in all more than 700
pints of fruits, vegetables. jellies nd
pickles but my record sheet wasn't
large enough to put them all down.
Have enjoyed this summer the most
of any I ever remember.
Our club has not, as whole, been
as successful as 1t might have been,
owing to the loss of our efficient1ead-
er, Mr.. .sturtevant. Our new leader,
Mr.. LeGrow, hasn't been with us long
enoug'i to make much of beginning.
but / think we will have a good club
this winter. Our lady leader. Mrs.
Hamlin. is an untiring worker, SO !