The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-23
Homemakers
Briefs i.
By PAT ARMELING
Associate Extension Agent

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Il Associate Extension Agent
Pickling Time
Cucumber time Is picking
time. Here's a recipe that's sure
to please.
Crystal Cukes
3 days in salt water that would
float an egg.
3 days in fresh water-change
each day.
7th day-slice, measure and
soak 2 days in:
IS vinegar
} to cover
q water J
with one teaspoon powdered
alum to each quart. Stir each
day. Ninth day-make syrup-to
each pint vinegar add:
3 cups sugar
I teaspoon spice
Boil syrup 5 minutes. Add cukes
and boil IS minutes and seal.
WHOLE TOMATOES
If you want to pack whole to.
matoes that can be used in sal.
ads or as a side dish, try using
calcium chloride as the CONNER.
cial people do. 1t has no effect on
the keeping quality or flavor but
it keeps the tomatoes firm.
Proceed as for ordinary can.
ming and add the solution of
calcium chloride at the same
time az the salt is added. Anhy.
drous calcium chloride is diff
cult to keep as it takes up mois-
ture from the air. Ask your drug.
gist to prepare a solution of 2A
ounces of anhydrous calcium
chloride, U.S.P., in one pint dis.
titled water. Use one teaspoon of
salt for each quart of tomatoes
and process as usual.
VISIT CLUB
pick up new ideas whenever
I attend club meetings in the
county. This last week it was a
"galloping Tea" AS a means of
getting acquainted and spread
ing friendship it's tops. The Rio
Vista club of the Kennewick-
Highlands have been having fun
and earning a little money this
way, Mrs. Vance Bard and Mrs.
Frances Myers reported. 1t seems
that anyone can start the "gal.
lop." She goes next door, picks up
a friend "just as she is" and one
to the next until there are from
four to six neighbors.
At the last house they sit down
and are to be served tea, coffee,
or whatever is on hand.
One of their rules Is that the
hostess can not go next door to
borrow or buy, but has to use
what she has even If it's bread
and water. One of the women
commented getting caught the
first time in her nightgown she
always dresses as soon as she
gets up. The guests pay the
hostess ten cents for refresh.
and It's turned into the
treasury of the club.
This is an excellent way Of
getting acquainted with new
Many lasting friends
are made over a cup of coffee.
Another interesting thing at this
club was that each member an.
swers roll with a quotation.
Mrs. M. H. Cover ST.. said,
"That which passes out of one
mouth passes into thousand
ears" The value of much of our
Extension club programs is the
exchange Of ideas.
LEADER COUNCIL ELECTS
All Of the clubs carrying Elk.
ton programs during the year
have a countrywide council to
plan their work. Two representa-.
tives of each club-usually the
officers-form this council. They
met last week in Kennewick,
electing their officers for the
coming year: president, Jettie
Wilcox of Hover's Home Benefit
club; vice. president, Rayta Cros.
by of the Rattlesnake Home.
makers Club; and secretary.trea-
surer, Jeanette Klostermeyer of
Prosser's Vesta Club. The COM
mittee for Achievement Day in
October gave their reports.
Club and council officers are
installed as part Of this Achieve
ment program. The clubs each
take part in the program and dis.
plays. Here again there is an
exchange of ideas to be used by
others.