The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-07-07
Some Things to Do this Month.

Home Demonstration Club member
finds herself confronted from every
angle of vision with some phase of
work. The season for canning, pick
ling and preserving is right here and
she realizes that there is no longer
any doubt as to the benefits conferred
upon the general health of the family
by canning fruits and vegeu bles so
absolutely essential to the diet of the
household, these being the sources
from which they derive vitamines,
mineral matter and everything vital
ly needful in keeping their physiquNs
in properly functioning order.
Knowing that correctly balanced
diet is necessary for the welfare OF
her family, she determines TO procure
this varied diet thu ough fresh vegeta-
bles and fruits all the year. The
home maker realizes three important
things when the reriod for conserva-
ton comes in. First: that home
demonstration canning methods have
made the way sure and easy for her.
Second: knowing the importance OF
fruit and vegetables in the liet dur
ing the entire year, she can entertain
no excuse whatever in failure to
provide them. Third, she has the as
surance that supply of canned prod
ucts makes her work easier, the can
ned fruit solves many dessert prob
lens and aid greatly in reducing the
grocery bills.
Cucumbers, cabbage and other vege-
tables may be brined now and used
later for pickles. Following is "sure
keep brine recipe, viz: One pint Of
salt; one pint of vinegar; one pint of
sugar; one gallon of sterilized water.
Mix we'll, pour over vegetables as
soon as cold. Weight vegetable under
the surface cf liquid, when fermenta-
ton ceases, skim off to seal until
ready for use. When ready for pickle
soak vegetables in clear water over
night, = drain thoroughly dry next
morning, pack in jars and cover with
spiced vinegar adding two cups OF
sugar to each quart of vinegar if
sweet pickles are preferred or one cup
of sugar otherwise. Interspersing
grape leaves with the vegetables in
the brine makes The cucumbers green
ard brittle.
Succession of garden crops must be
kept up, lettuce may be sowed every
two weeks, use the Iceberg variety for
June and July planting to obtain the
most crisp heads. AS shady place as
possible should be selected for the
growth of this kind of product these
hot days. We may now make two
paintings of corn thus giving an abun-
dance for table use and to be involved
with okra and tomatoes in soup mix
ture this fall.
Kale may not be sowed for winter
greens. Cabbage seed should be SOW
ed now for winter use, dust the bed
with a mixture of one part sulphur
and. six parts lime to prevent the H.
vasion of the cabbage magot so prev
Giant in fall cabbage crops, when the
plants are set out is is wise to dust
this mixture into the cavity made for
setting the plant.
Celery may be sown now to give
fine plants for August transplanting.
Caulilower ard satisfy may now be
planted. The cau.ifower sowed now
gives splendid heads in the falh Plant
bush beans, 100 to the bush, every two
weeks a few rows, to have them ali
the fall. The White Navy Bean should
be planted now and gathered dry for
winter use. A two weeks succession
of these may be planted from Marc
until July, gathering them cry ar
making a wonderful marKetlng prC'-
uct for the demonstration members
ir winter. The little white egg t':rnlp
may be planted now and corlcs IN
very early during the fall, Ike the
radish, they develop very quickly.
About the middle of July put the
Irish potatoes from which the sap has
cvaporated, in soak the night before
planting to insure good stand for
fall growth. There is no reason why
club members should not market Irish
potatoes during the entire winter.
The Lookout mountain makes the
best production, but the cured dulls
from the Bliss Triumph yield very
good fall crop.