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x not wan the acton wee press acton ontario thursday august ml un mixing bowl hello homemakera shimmering clear ielly and tender flavorful jm can be the delight of every fcoroemaker who preserves fruit if she knows what kinds jell readily and what conditions control the results here are a few reminders 1 fruits which do not make good jelly but can be made into jam readily ar ap peach ee plums and strawberries 2 fruits which make good jelly re red and black currants goose berries blueberries plums rasp berries quinces and mild flavored apples s when 1 cup ripe trull and 2 cups under ripe are prepared for jelly there is better color flavor and pectin content 4 fruil that is low in acid or over ripe should be mashed and measured then a small amount ot lemon juice is added we use 6 or b tbsps of lemon juice per quart depending on ripeness of fruit 5 in ptarc of lemon juice com bine sweet and tart fruits such as raspberry with red currant blue berry with rhubarb strawberry with gooseberry 6 it is important to wash fru t to cleanse it thoroughly but using i a sieve or colander will prevent water soaking of the fruit for this reason we prefer to wash fruit before trimming of stems oh pits jmter toadd for extraction of juice mash the fruit or cuttnto pieces then pack in a measure or quart jar now for each quart of blueberries grapes or raspberries add 1 cup water for each quart of currants gooseberries or plums add 2 cups for each quart of ap pies or crabapples add 4 cups wa ter do not add more water for the first extraction of juice since the prolonged heating will destroy pectin and flavor 8 never boll the pulp heat slowly to simmering and cook un til very sottbout 20 to 25 mina t be sure to wring the jelly bag out of clear vater then aec urely fasten in colander and over a deep kettle pour the hot cook cd fruit into bag and let drip if you preas the bag using 2 wooden spoons there will be more juice although jelly will not be clear 10 when the juice has been ex traded you can decide whether to use bottled or crystal pectin or by testing a sample with de natured alcohol follow direct ions for the addition of oommerc ial pectin carefully do not vary the amounts to decide on the quantity of sugar to add to juke pour 1 lap of fruit juice and 1 tap of denatured alcohol into a saucer and let stand 2 or 3 mina if there is little or no liquid add 1 cup sugar for each cup of fruit juice if there are 2 or 3 lumps with a little uquld measure cup sugar for each cup of juice and if stringy mass use only cup sugar per cup of juice in fact it is wise to use commercial pectin if there is much liquid from your test the testing jelly must never be tasted and should be washed down the sink 11 the measured juke and sugar should be boiled rapidly use n label and store in a eooll plm the question box i mrs b d aika why does my neighbor make good jam from the sugared berriea left oer from upper but i cannot answer perhaps the uata measured quantity of sugar or is lucky ainoe syrup may aw out after good looking jam has been stored too much sugar lives a weak jam and too little sugar a tough ana mrs c k aaks why does jelly ferment even though we tako pre- cautions of scrubbing and sterllta in jan answer if jewy is too soft the ayrup wlh ferment and liquid forming around ede of may cauae fermentation below wax lira t n asks why do hard places form in grape jelly answer this problem only takes place in grwet due to the add of this fruit tat trap julca stand over ntfht in a cool phc before straining and adding sugar utppa liahatntilamf 1 element as it will boil up twice its volume 12 keep testing ihi mixture as it may jell in 10 to 15 mlns lift a spoonf il and allow it to drip slowly from edge of spoon the jellying stage is when two drops tend to pull together remove from heat at once let stand 1 min skim and pour into sterilized jelly glasses 13 cover with a ihln layer of molted paraffin after the jelly is 1953 fair datts announced for fall fair date for the ihi fall v i ents in ontario have boon announc ed by the agricultural societies branch of the department of ai riculture and readers will find in terest in several in the list below acton september 18 19 milton september 70m georgetown october 2 3 aberfoyle september 22 23 arthur september 10 bolton october 23 caledon september 29 28 erin october 9 10 11 markham october 1 3 orangevlue september 15 18 nlnw books are genuine friends in the summer time despite the pleasant picture of reading comfortably in front of a fire while snow howls outside books are just as suitable for the above ninety days when the breeze is best in the garden fti the shade and the day too sultry for weeding a book and a cool drink are perfect companions think too of the terrible tragedy that happens to so many of us were wiy at a coltafe or tumn hotel nd it pours rain we resort to reading and the reason we have to reorr to it la that we dldnt bring any book with us we have to get to some general store in the rain and pick out a pocket book many go away prepared though and take hooka they nave long been intending to reed with them a book that partial many of you have been planning to read la the sliver chalice by thomas coatain it is in a summer mood that read er leafs through pfcf alter page of plot without chiffni lit the length of time it takea before the end pf the book appean anywhere close read era on sunny beaches will fall asleep many times before the end la in sight although the locations and names are familiar through the bible and the theme a religious one coatain has the tricks of hollywood must cala to add punch in the novel we can just imagine in glorious technicolor the banquets nero glvea pheasants roasted with their tails spread out behind and all typical musical comeo u full tails bttel ly dance before the empror when she borrows till wooden vandals and click clacks up and down the steps there ar murderers heroes ma glcians and two beautiful women- one good one evil the beautiful women are splendid moving picture types here la one of them helena came in to greet him im mediately wearing a plain linen gown that covered her from throat to feet her hair was no longer massed on her head but flowed like black satin over her shoulders what grace there was in her walkt how lustrous were her eyes how enticing the raven cascade that fell almost to her walstt she smiled down at him a warm and intimate smile pulp is composed of wood fibres tydaykjowufices am regular features k at ledgers iga msbsbmmmmmmmmmmmkkbammmaasbasmmm m i m a progressive merchant advertises fe a promise new reliance gasoline fg 4 ways better bt m prvmue you 11 i longer for less with new rcli stwfivweoeertt g njl- august 28september 42 royal winter fair november 13 21 hints if all those employed in the pri mary textiles industry worked in one place with their dependents they would populate a city exceed ed in size only by mootreal and toronto xfkfefiirirmmfornmmgwwkfftri optometrist si 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