Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-10-20

half cups (level) sugar. Put IN ket-
tle,> add the four cups of above mix
ture; stir; bring to boil. Stir and
boil five minutes, not more. Remove
from fire and add one bottle certo,
stirring all the time. Pour in glasses
at once.
Cranberry Sauce-Four cups ber-
ries put through food-chopper,
three cups sugar, two cups hot
water. Cook berries and water ten
minutes; add sugar, and boil five
minutes; put in jars or tumblers.
Will keep all winter.
confess also to standing, humble
and awe-struck, in the presence OF
the three little girls who had accom-
plished so much in their canning
nroiect this summer One twelve
wear old had canned 412 pints,
thirteen-year old had canned 357
pints and another, 348 pints OF
fruits and vegetables. / could
visualize them working over the hot
stove during July and August.
practically every day. Their smiling
faces seemed to belle any suggestion
of child-labor! I recalled that one
of Ben Ames Williams story-people
saws quantity and truthfully,
Nothing is work, ONLY IF YOU
HAVE TO DO IT."
So this had the element of fun in
II for them somewhere. And let us
not forget that behind these young
people there always is sympathetic
and encouraging father or mother.
For children's hearts are like
barometers they rise or fall with
the pressure of little praise. l said
to a neighbor, soto voce: II don't
believe 1 could have canned 412 jars
of food when 1 was twelve years old,
could your"
In tones of decision came the
answer: ct couldn't do it now!"
Nancy's story of her summers
work is available for our column.
and as you read it, remember that
she is ten years old.
NANCY'S CLUB STORY.
We named our canning club
"Stictuit," and we started with fifteen
girls, but only five are left. The first
meeting I went to was the second and
I found I had been elected secretary.
We had lots of good times. On
August we went to Orono. We
planned picnic but we put it
off on account of the hot weather, so
we did not have it at all. We went to
Ellsworth fair, but there was no
ferris wheel. 1 was disappointed.
did not get to Bluehill fair.
At our second meeting we had ice
cream and cake. The chocolate cake
with white icing was the best ever
tasted One time we had meeting
down at Grange hall with Miss Childs.
Lydia and Carrie were to demonstrate
the canning of berries. and Beulah
and 1 the canning of vegetables.
But through some misunderstanding
Beulah and 1 thought we did not have
to-, so we were awfully surprised when
the president said, Next, demon
stration of canning vegetables by
Beulah and Nancy" We did not have
anything to demonstrate with, but we
got up and did the best we could.
After that, Miss Childs showed us
how to play some games. one that
we liked best was: DO as I do, say
as I say, Boots, without shoes" The
trick was not to say without shoes
Then the lemonade and cake were
ready and we went downstairs and re-
freshed ourselves.
The first things canned were clans,
rhubarb, meat, fish and beet-greens.
/ did not fill my jar full enough of the
clam juice, so they were sort OF
failure / had to scratch around for
the rhubarb as ours did not grow
very well.
In July l canned strawberries and
string beans. In steaming the beans,
l took off the cover and lifted the pan
at the same time, SO of course l
scalded myself. Four pints of string
beans followed close on the heels of
the beet-greens. Then, on the hottest
day of this summer, I canned eight
more pints of beans, after that APP
pies
Then l started to can the ten pints
for exhibition. When 1 canned the
pint of carrots, l cut them and stood
them UP to make the front look pretty.
1t took me one half an hour to do it.
Then 1 had blackberries, cabbage,
caulifower, blueberries, string beans,
peas, beets and beet-greens. 1 had to
can choke cherries to make the ten.
l canned thirty-two pints in all.
Our local leader was Mrs. Elvira
Young. She took a great interest in