Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-06-10
PRESERVING STRAWBERRIES

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:
Probably most of you are fond of preserv-
ed Strawberries, but do not take the time
to do them up. Here Is rule think you
will like.
Hull and wash the berries, then crush
one-fourth OF them, straining the juice in
to your preserving kettle. To pint of
this juice add 1 pint of granulated sugar
Snd IL pint of cold water let 1t simmer
for 20 minutes, then take the kettle off
the range and skim the juice. Now fill
hot sterilized jars with the remaining
berries Gas you used one-quarter Of the
| amount to crush, you will have three
quarters of the original quantity left.)
Place the filled jars on the rack In your
wash boiler, In which there is only enough
hot water to cover the rack Pour the
prepared hot strip over the berries In the
jars to within IL inch OF the top of the
jars and fit on the rubbers Chat have
been dipped into hot water) and the ster-
| iiized glass caps :; put the top wire over
| the glass jar-caps but do not press
! down the side wire. Now add hot water
until 1t comes half way to the top of the
jars To my mind, this is a very i'm
portant point. For, you can say what
you please about having the water cover
| the Jars, but l, at least, have never had
luck In SO doing; half Of the red strip
from the inside of the jar has always
been in the Gamer when I did so-ai-
| though to be sure my jars may be
stretched slightly and therefore cause
this trouble. After adding the hot water,
put on the cover of the boiler and let
| the water boil around the jars for Ia
hour, then remove jars and set them aside
to cool. I press down the side wires only
after the jars are entirely cold.
Preserved Strawberries: Dissolve 4
cups Of sugar in 1 scant pint of strained
and uncooked strawberry juice (crush the
smaller berries to obtain this juice) Put
over the fire and let boil minutes skim
ming well. Now add 1 quart of the larg-
est reddest berries you caa get and let
simmer until tender but not mushy Then
take out the berries gently with 2 sieve
AMI pack them into hot sterilixed lars
which are standing in pan Of hot wat
er. The juice still remains in the pre-.
serving kettle and to 1t. should be added
any juice that has collected in the bot.
tom of the jars which you have filled witt
the berries (drain 1t OFF, Let this jufcs
cook down until as thick as molasses, tter
pour It over the fruit in the jars to with
In Ia inch of top. Dip new, rubbers int
hot water and place them on jars. adjus
hot, SteriliZed covers, seal alright, anG
store. Before putting on tho covers
however, 1t is well to run silver knit
around the inside of the Jar close to TIL
glass. so that any tir bubbles may b.
broken.
MISUNDERSTANDING Jam-wash tn
reddest stalks of rhubarb remove an.
very coarse strings, and cut into SINAI
i pieces. To l pint of this diced rhubar
/ add L Ia pounds yof sugar and plac
both in the preserving kettle. Let stan
: overnight. In the morning place the ket
tie on the range and let boil 1-2 hour aft
i err reaching the boiling point, then a6i
: pint of hulled small Strawberries an
. let; simmer until thick and jellylike. Tur
: into hot, sterilized jelly glasses and ,whe
: cold. cover with melted parahne.
: Yours for the Corner,
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