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The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-08-25
USE LARGEST PIECES
WHEN CURING MUTTON
II Will Be as Delicious as Any
Ham or Bacon.
Bureau of Animal Industry Recon-.
mends That Meat Be Thoroughly
Cooled, but Never Frozen
Two Successful Methods.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
Inc average farmer seldom thinks of
curing mutton as he thinks of curing
pork for future use but, saws the
United States Department of AgricuI-
ture, it is possible to cure and smoke
mutton that will be as delicious as any
nam or bacon. The practice, says the
department, should result in increasing
the consumption of this meat which al
the present time is only 80 per cent of
the total meat used in the United
States.
One reason that the average family
tires of mutton and develops a preju-
dice against it is that when a sheep is
killed it has been the habit to eat all
the meat while fresh. Naturally, q
diet of fresh lamb or mutton to the
exclusion of other meats for many
days is apt to clOy the appetite.
AS a result of the experimental work
done by the bureau of animal indus
try, the following recommendations
are made for curing mutton: Cool the
meat thoroughly but never freeze it,
either before or during curing Begin
the curing process from "a to sc hours
after killing. Because of high shrink
age in curing, only large pieces, such
as legs and shoulders. are suitable for
this use. A brine formula may be
used, but dry-cured meat requires less
work and keeps better. Both methods
are successful, if the work is carried
out properly. In making the dry cure,
for each 100 pounds of meat use seven
pounds of salt, three pounds of sugar
or Sirup, two ounces saltpeter, two
ounces red pepper and three ounces
black pepper. The meat, after these
ingredients thoroughly mixed have
been applied, should be packed away
in a box or on a table. A day and a
half for each pound of the average
weight of the pieces is the right time
to leave the meat in cure. When that
period has elapsed, hang the pieces in
the smOkehOuse and smoke.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-08-25
USES FOR STEAM
PRESSURE COOKER
Housewife Saved Much Time and
Fuel in Cooking, Especially
in Hot Climate.
FOODS BECOME MORE TENDER
Cheap, Tough Cuts of Meats or Dried
Beans May Be Prepared in
Relatively Short Time
F!avors Retained,

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
In canning meats, chicken, fish,
game and vegetable mixtures, espe-
cially in hot and humid climates, the
pressure cooker is usually recommend
ed for reliable processing. There are
also many dishes which may be pre-
pared for the table in the steam
pressure cooker, the United States
Department Of Agriculture suggests.
Most foods cooked in steam at tenn
peratures above 212 degrees Fahren-
heit become tender much more rapidly
than in the ordinary way of cooking.
Cheap, tough cuts of meat or dried
beans and peas consequently may be
prepared in a relatively short time in
the steam pressure cooker since at
pounds pressure the temperature
Of the boiling water and steam within
the cooker is 22S degrees Fahrenheit;
at 10 pounds pressure it is 240 de-
grees Fahrenheit; at Il pounds it is
250 degrees Fahrenheit, and at 20
pounds it is 2J9 degrees Fahrenheit.
Preserves Flavor.
Time and fuel are often saved by
using the pressure cooker. Food value
also may be saved in some instances;
for it is often the case, that only
small amount of water is necessary,
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-08-25
|N INTEREST TO
| THE HOUSEWIFE

If cooked too long, oysters lose their
flavor.
French chalk is excellent for clean
ing white felt hats.
Rubber fingers are excellent to wear
when slicing vegetables.
Wood ashes will remove flower pot
stains from window stills.
Rings of ripe olives are decorative
and tasty in chicken soup.
Milk is a perfect food for the young
and valuable for old folks.
A cut apple placed in the bread bon
will give forth just enough moisture to
keep the bread and cake fresh.
For novelty, try stufing tomatoes
or peppers with nuts, raisins and
bread-crumhs
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-08-25

and the extractives from meats or
vegetables can easily be kept and
utilized. Some fiavors are better re-
tanned in the tightly closed cooker. 1t
is a good idea when planning to use
the pressure cooker for preparing a
meal, to put as many articles as pos
sible into the cooker at once.
The meat will usually require the
longest time. The vegetables should
be put in about Is minutes before the
meat is expected to be ready to serve.
Some experience is necessary to en-
able the housewife to Judge the length
Of time for any given dish.
Stewed and boiled meats which are
cooked in the pressure cooker often
have richer flavor than those cooked
over the stove. The problems of cook
ing meat in the pressure cooker are
those incident to finding the proper
length of time for which piece of
meat Of given size, shape and tough
ness needs to be cooked. The rate at
which the heat penetrates to the CEN
ter Of the piece of meat and the
amount of heat necessary to soften
the connective tissues must be con-
sidered.
It is easier to cook meat in the
pressure cooker If the meat is cut
into rather small pieces, than If it be
in one large piece. Heat can then be
applied for a shorter time with less
danger Of rendering the outer parts of
the meat tough, hard or dry. Proc
essing at 10 to Is pounds pressure
is usually necessary when tough meat
is in a thick, compact mass. When
the meat is cut into pieces it is not
timed by the pound but by its tough
ness. The usual rule is to process 80
to so minutes. Chicken and rabbit,
disjoihted, and prepared in the pres
sure cooker, are excellent.
How to Cook a Pudding.
Steamed buildings made of batter or
dough may be cooked in the pressure
cooker, but it is better to divide the
pudding into small portions or indi-
vidual molds. This allows a more
rapid heat penetration, quicker ex-
pansion, and reduces the time of cook
ing. 1t may be advisable, also, during
the first part of the cooking period, to
keep the petcock wide open, and even
to prop the cover up so that 1t fits
loosely. in order that the rate of
cooking shall not be too rapid. When
the pudding has risen well the lid may
be clamped down and the pressure
brought slowly to 10 pounds for 10 or
Is minutes.
Before attempting TO remove the
lid of the cooker be sure that the
pointer Of the dial is at zero. If the
petcock is opened to relieve the pres
sure, care should be taken to open
It little by little to avoid burning the
Operate
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-08-25
GOOD PRESERVE FOR WINTER
Children Will Like Dried Apricots for
Their Enthusiastically for
Sunday Supper.

The United States Department of
Agriculture has tested and approves
the following recipe for a good winter
preserve. The children will like it
for their school lunches, and to many
persons It will prove a novelty for
Sunday night supper.
Soak one pound chopped dried ap-
ricots over night. Drain the juice from
two No. 3 cans of pineapple and cut
in small pieces. Add one-half the
weight of pineapple in sugar and cook
20 minutes. Drain and add the april
cots with one-half pound sugar and
cook ten minutes longer. Turn into
sterilized jelly glasses and cover. This
preserve requires careful watching to
prevent ScOrching.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-08-25
HOME C0NVENIENCES

One way to get labor-saving
devices for the home Is to de-
vote all proceeds from poultry
grown from one setting of eggs
to buying home conveniences,
suggests an extension worker,
who put this idea into practice
in Linn county, Mo. Any wom-
an could follow this plan indie
pendently, but in Linn county
seven communities organized
and 1O4 women pledged them
selves to buy conveniences with
all they made from the chicks
raised and sold after setting one
hen. In addition to the 722
chickens, which brought $735.20
cash, a number of premiums
were offered by business men,
ranging all the way from a par
ing knife to a pressure cooker,
for those who made the best rec
ords from their single sitting.
Several communities who have
heard of this plan have asked to
come in another year.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-08-25
Cooling Tank for Cream.

barrel extending to the bottom. An
overflow pipe is then placed on the
opposite side of the barrel leading to
the outside Of the box. This overflow
pipe should be placed as high as the
neck of large cream can. The intake
pipe from the pump should extend to
the bottom of the barrel as the warm
water then rises and Overflows.
The space between the box and the
barrel is filled with sawdust or other
insulator and the box finally covered
to the edge of the barrel. A close f1ts
ting lid is then placed over the top Of
the barrel and completes the tank.
When a partly filled can is set down
a stick across the barrel above the can
will help to hold 1t down.-A Miller.
in the Farm and Home.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-08-25
DAIRY
FACTS
PRACTICE OF PASTEURlZlNG
Dealers Know That Milk So Treated
Keeps Better and Prevents
Spread of Disease.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agricultural
The practice of paSteuriZinG milk IS
growing rapidly in the cities of this
country, as shown by figures collected
by the United States Department OF
Agriculture. Through pressure OF
health departments and through vOlun-
tary action by milk dealers plant after
plant has been switchh I'd over from raw
milk. 1t is now generally recognized
by those who have studied the prob
lens of milk supply, that proper pas
teurization does not injure the chemiA
cal or nutritive properties of milk, and
that it does destroy all bacteria that
may produce disease. Milk dealers
know that milk SO treated keeps bet"
ter and satisfies customers, and that
1t prevents outbreaks of disease which
might cast discredit on their product
and injure their business.
With these facts in mind it is easy
to see why the practice has grown. In
1915 only IT'S per cent of the cities
with population of more than 100000
reported more than half of their milk
pasteuriZed, while in 1921 every city
in this class had milk supply more
than 80 per cent of which was pas
teuriZed In 1915 more than 10 per
cent of the cities of 10000 to 100000
people had no pasteurized milk, but
during the past year all of them had
some part of the supply pasteurized.
The increase in pasreurization in
small cities is particularly striking,
Take for example, those from 10000
to $4,000 population. In 1915 about
40 per cent had pasteuriZed milk but
in 1921 nearly 81 per cent had it. Even
in cities below 10000 population pas
teurization is becoming more common.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-08-25
KEEP CREAM DURING SUMMER
If Cooled to so Degrees Promptly
After Separating 1t Will Keep
Several Days.

The dairyman must figure a way to
keep the cream in good condition DUR
ing the hot weather months. There ID
always someone saying cream can't
be kept sweet very long during the
summer months" but it has been
proven that cream cooled to so deA
grees shortly after separating can be
kept sweet for several days.
To accomplish this, it is necessary
to have a cooling tank. Such tanks
may be bought from the dairy supply
houses, but if only small quantity
of cream is produced homemade
tank will do the trick. This tank Is
made as follows:
Take a water barrel and around 1t
make a box about 3 feet square by
about the height of the barrel, insert
a pipe leading from the pump into the
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-08-25
When Cow Holds Milk.

When a COW persists in holding her
to divert her attention from the OperH
alton of milking by providing some
tenffNing food
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-08-25
METHOD OF RAISING CALVES
Calf Meal on Farms Where
Whole Milk Is Sold.

Where whole milk is sold, undOubts
eddy the most economical method OK
raising calves is by the use of good
calf meal. Calves that have been
raised properly on calf meal make just
as good cows as those raised on whole
milk or skim milk
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-08-25
BE Regular With Calves.

Be regular in the various operations
performed In caring for the calvea
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-08-25
Drawback to Dairy.

Perhaps the greatest drawback to
the dairy business is that a COW viii
produce little milk, no matter "
she is fed. Too many dairymen
satisfied with that little bit.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-08-25
Methods Work Well.

The methods aren't the same, but
one works as well as the other-cuIls
ing hens and culling COWS.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-20
FAMOUS FEEDS AT
WARREN'S HOTEL ON
ROAD TO San DIEGO

Cream tomato soup, fruit salad, roast
beef and mashed potatoes served fam
lily style, olives, pickles, home baked
bread, delicious lemon pie and coffee.
These items comprised the sumptuous
and wholesome dinner served at War
rem s ranch last Sunday when Mother
Warren served some 60 meals to hungry
tourists spending the weekend at var
ious mountain resorts. Warren s ranch,
or hotel as "mother'' would rather
have people call it, is about half way
between Imperial Valley and San Diego
on the old road. To be exact this ideal
spot is SO miles from Ell Centre and 90
miles from tie Pacific ocean.
Every weekend and especially on
Sundays scores of automobile parties
stop off for meals at this place. For
many years "mother' has been cook
ing delicious foods and serving ranch
products to people and today she has an
enviable reputation i'll the great south
west as culinary artist,
A large commodious house at the
ranch has ten rooms that can be rented
by the night, week or month. A rea-'
sonable charge of $18 is made for
board and room for week.
A quantity of gasoline and oil is
maintained and tourists may find stor
age conveniences at the ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-20

sHE first trees grew in a garden,
designed by the Creator of all as
fit abode for the man and wo-
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-20

noticed that the old Fremont Trail,
which to this day apepars on the noun
tains above the store, fOrked off south
ward, the one fork leading directly to
the "dry' spring.
Mention of the old Fremont Trail
emphasizes the fact that Mountain
Springs is a historic spot. 1t was here
that General Fremont camped, in 1916
in the war which gave California to
Uncle Sam. The ruins of his old stone
corrals and office building are still
standing. When Mr.. Mcdonald discov-
cred the old trail leading to the scene
of his endeavors at the dry spring, he
took fresh heart, reasoning that i'll
1916, 20 years before, there must have
been flowing water there for Fremont.
So it was that shortly afterward he
struck spring of pure, soft water.
But even the two springs soon proved
insufficient to meet growing needs.
With the coming of popular-priced
motor ears and better roads, and with
the constantly increasing comfort and
safety of travel, this new spring com
bined with the old county water, proved
inadequate to cool the hundreds of gey-
sering cars at Mountain Springs.
Then it was that Mcdonald began
explorations for more water, in accord
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-20

growth in the last two
years Scores of valley people have
purchased sites and have built COM
Portable cottages for the summer sea-
son. Many have located permanently.
The city park, situated in the heart
of the town, is an attractive spot for
the visitor. The large shady cotton
woods spreading over the green plot
offers an ideal place for picnics. In
the park are many picnic tables and
benches. The sign over the entrance
of the park reads "Jacumba Hot
Springs, Welcome. The visitor feels
a touch of genuine hospitality upon
his arrival at the springs.
Immediately west of the park. is per-
haps the most popular places of the
entire resort. 1t is the concrete plunge
filled with 100000 gallons of fresh
water continually overflowing from the
crystal-clear waters of the mountain
springs. The plunge is said to be one
of the largest outdoor pools in the
state, having dimensions OF 75xl00
feet. The kiddies are permitted to
enjoy the invigorating waters as well
as the grown-ups for a small plunge
occupies the southwest corner. 1t has
varying depths like its big brother.
Messers. Vaughn and Weggenman are
planning series OF water exhibitions
by prominent tank artists during the
| present season. This will mako an ad
| ditional incentive to come to Jacumba
this summer.
| Included in the development cam
| paign is new auto camp grounds oi
| 10 acres on the south side of the stat,
highway and east of the town. Thu
management has planted dozens O.
small trees in this area. Fifty shed
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-20

ance with his ideas of public service,
with the result of the recently COM
pleted pipeline, bringing down the
waters of third spring for more than
a mile. And in this connection it
might be mentioned that every car pass
ing Mountain Springs on its way to ia
cumba, Live Oaks or San Diego, crosses
the Mcdonald pipeline system three
times, while in one place the line runs
along directly beneath the highway for
nearly quarter of mile.
During the period of water develop
ment mentioned above, the McDonalds
moved their store across the line from
San Diego county, so that they are
now taxpayers of Imperial county. The
old location was on San Diego county
property, but the fact that the spot Ii
solid rock without a<yard of real soil
caused the removal of the store to its
present location on a section of ground
| now decided to Mr.. Mcdonald by the
government. 1t was thought at first
that no tree could be coAxed to grow
in this inhospitable spot, but there are
at present about two hundred started,
with many more to be planted, now
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-20
Summers. Need
Haze No TerrOrS
For Valley Folks
The Creator Spread Out Our VaIev OF Productivity Pro-
uided Cooling Shade and SPARKLING Streams for
the Refreshments of Those Who Might j
Make it Their Home =
MRS. vIoLETTE s. CAMPBELL

charming comradeship unknown else
where. And just around the hillside,
there are hooks for the family who
would be more alone while they rest
and grow strong for work Of the COM
ing season.
it may be unseemly to boast, but is
it too much to say that no other section
in all of the world is more greatly ia.
vored in having an outing place so
close at hand and at so low costY
Hundreds of families will live in tho
roof garden this year, cool and COM
Portable, and at the weekends the busi-
ness men of the towns and the ranchefs
round about will HE away for rest and
to see their wives and children, re-
turning to business on Monday with re.
|Hewed strength and vigor and strong
for the tasks Of another week.
Y. w. g. A. Camp
The camp at Hipass will furnish Q
resting place for hundreds Of women
and girls this season. It is maintained
throughout the summer by the Y. W.
G. A. and with its nice, clean, COM
Portable beds, its good meals served
three times a day and its delightful
associations, is ideal for summer vaca-
ltiOn or q weekend. rest.
The Boys Camp at Laguna is equally
attractive and is to be open this sea-
son to all of the boys of Imperial Val
ley under the most wholesome condi-
| ftions possible. The Rotary club and
others interested in making the best
Of the boys growing up in Imperial val
ley, are backing this camp and there
will be a lively bunch there most Of
the summer, groups going and coming
as they can.
To most of the readers of the Press,
this is no new story, but sometimes 1t
is good for US to sit down and count
our blessings. They have hot summers
in the south and in the east and in the
middle west, shorter in duration than
ours, but even more oppressive while
they last. Which of the states can
boast of a garden-a roof garden, if
you please, so close at hand that all
may walk therein undisturbed and un-
afraids Let US revel in its beauty, its
health giving air and thank the God
who made it for so wonderful a bless
ing!
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-20
AIOnQ The Trail
That Was BIazed
By "Pathfnder'''
Mountain SPRINGS Historical Interest Along the Route
Taken 'bu Fremont in His TranscOnnentaI Journey
Landing Place on the Way to Valleys
Roof Garden

out of the rock. After that came the
long, wearisOme task of carrying
lengths of pipe up the steep hillsides
from the highway, blasting path for
the line and building up the low places
Congress in 1914, recognizing the
importance of water at this arid, rocky
point in Devils Basin, decided by spe-
cial act to the county of San Diego a
spring for the exclusive use Of the
travelling public. But as the years
passed by this old county spring fell
off, while travel increased tremend-
Ously, resulting in an inadequate sup
ply of water to take care of the needs
Of the thirsty hordes of cars and their
occupants.
When Mr.. Mcdonald came to Noun
tain Springs the County Spring was the
only water at this point, with a So
called "dry,' spring a quarter of a
mile southwark, just below the high
way in Imperial county. The man who
at the time held the "dry" spring
had made expensive efforts to develop
it into flowing stream, but wholly
without success. Later the state high
way commission needed water for the
building of the concrete stretch com
mencing at the foot of the Mountain
Springs grade, and as the. County
Spring was not available for their pur-
poses they sent their geolOgists to look
at the "dry' spring, and these gen
tlemen reported that it would be futile
to attempt to develop water there.
Later Mr.. Mcdonald took over this
sDrinp and commenced work, meeting
with every discouragement. He labor
ed ,incessantly for three months, dug
and blasted two drifts into the noun
tainside and was about to give up in
despair when one day during q walk he
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-20
The, Coney Island Of Imperial
Jacumba Gay With Many Amusen,ents Dancing, Sl0in'-
ning and Bright Lights For the LiUeLier Sort Who
Seek Relaxation After the Hard Work Of
the Week On Farms and In Offices

made of galvanized iron are to be con.
structed for the visitors. Each shed 10
large enough to accommodate the faml.
ly car and cots for the whole house,
hold. Tourists will receive all camp.
ing privileges gratis. Jacumba is
guest to hundreds of transcontinental
tourists every week during the summer.
AS soon as the highway is paved from
Yuma to San Diego, Mr.. Vaughn be-
lieves tourists travel will increase by
leaps and bounds. He is therefore pre-
pairing to handle the crowds. Campers
will be welcome to use the land west
of the town this season, according to
the proprietors.
This week workmen are building an
air dome theater east Of the post office.
Two evenings each week, probably Mon.
day and Wednesdays, will be assigned
to motion pictures and vaudeville.
Community gatherings and local talent
shows are to be held in the air dome
the mountains are invited to attend
these fun festivals and are urged to
assist in preparing the programs.
Jacumba welcomes new business or.
ganization to the fold. The Standard
| Oil Co. has chosen this thriving town
as its distributing center for the noun.
tain region. The company will erect o
cement building across from the depot
and several oil and gasoline tanks and
will spend several thousand dollars IN
equipping its plant. Gasoline consunp-
tion in the Jaeumba- Campo district has
increased in such proportions that Z
distributing station is planned TO meet
the demand Of the motoring trade. TAe
price Of gasoline and oil will be INN
terially reduced when the plant il ID
operation.