Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 2, 1989, p. 9

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Page Sauerkraut can be an easytomake treat POINTERS DEAR POLLY I have a real bumper of cabbage this year and Id like to try making sauerkraut but I cant find any recipes Can you tell me how to do it JAN DEAR JAN Sauerkraut is easy to make and It requires just a little time and attention each day while the cabbage ferments Heres the procedure First you need one or more large stoneware crocks or big glass jars A gallon Jar will hold pounds of cab bage if youre making sauerkraut in quantity 5gallan pickling crocks are ideal Wash the crock or jar thorough ly and rinse with very hot water to make sure that it is scrupulously clean Wash core and shred the cabbage Using 3 tablespoons pickling salt pure salt with no added iodine or oth er additives for each pounds cab bage layer cabbage and salt in the crock or jar tamping it down well to make sure there are do air bubbles and to bruise the cabbage slightly to get the juices started Finish with a layer of salt cover the crock or jar with a clean sterile cloth a cotton towel or cheesecloth that youve boiled for five minutes is fine and weigh it down with a plate or a plastic bag full of water the crock aside in a cool place about 68 to degrees to ferment By the second day there should be enough brine to cover the cabbage If not enough liquid has formed you should add brine made by dissolving teaspoons pickling salt In cup water until the cabbage is covered Each day while the cabbage ments remove the cloth skim off any scum and recover with a fresh clean sterile cloth and clean plate After about two weeks the bubbles should stop rising to the surface and the sauerkraut will be light golden and nicely sourtasting Its ready to eat At this point the sauerkraut must be stored in the refrigerator or it may be canned and processed in a boilingwater bath 15 minutes for pints and minutes for quarts Im sending you a copy of my news letter Canning Fruits and Pickles which describes the com plete procedure for boiling water bath canning should you want to can your sauerkraut It does not however include the above instructions for making sauerkraut so be sure to cut this column out of the newspaper DEAR POLLY My 3year old decorated the refrigerator several months ago with a number Of stickers and now I having a hard time get ting them off How can I get the stick off the door C K DEAR C K If scraping at them with the dull side of a table knife doesnt get them up try With masking tape tape several layers of paper toweling over the stickers then saturate the toweling with a half and half mixture of hot water and vine gar Let sit for 20 minutes or so This should loosen the edges of the stickers enough so they can be quickly ripped off Then remove any gluey residue by rubbing with a cloth saturated with vegetable oil Finish up with a mild detergent solution to remove all traces of oil and glue POLLY DEAR POLLY I am writing in response to a letter from a lady who complained that the post office didnt have stamps that appealed to young people Where has she been she like the carousel stamps or the wildlife series or the steamboat se or the love stamps How about the Lou Gehrig stamp that came out in June Any child should be interest in the state stamps Mother could even have ordered the first day cancellations from all the cities where George Washington stopped on the way to his inauguration Parents should be more interested in their local post offices The chil dren would become fascinated with stamp collecting BETTY Dont throw it away reuse It Pol lys newsletter Recycling Bottles Boxes and Cans will show how to turn dozens of throwaways into handy items that can be used around the home and yard liW NEWSPAPER Please to recycle tins newspaper along with glass bottles and jars aluminum food and beverage ih plastic soft RECYCLING Mi works if all our t A Directory of Services Offered in Our Community Pj RENOVATIONS Painting Wallpapering Rooms Bathrooms Ceramic Ties IT HI CLASSIC WELDFAB Railings Itimi 1 MWo- Armstronq Ave 8775828 MMNTENaNCE FREE 9r GARDENS MMm DAWSON SANO J1MSANO PA MOTORCYCLES HOME OFFKE CLEANING gar- wtauRTKWftYfnr WMffltMNE TONYS MOTORCYCLE SERVES MDMf to MMi Japanese Hattys and nam B78 Our Specialty AQUATIC POOL SPA 8531800 Plumbing Renovating Adding a Bath FREE A ESTIMATES 8784484 Guarantee Hi CUEnOMfULTRmACEMair a PAW DOORS MEL TAYLOR HILLSIDE A GRAVEL TOP8QRUMESTOHE BUD HAINES ST Informative Advertising Kelps to lower the price of goods CANADIAN ADVERTISING FOUNDATION ELECTRONICS FILTER QUEEN Authored A Cantr Central Portable Used Units tf LI I Advertising helps yoJ make a choice CMUOUMAOMMfl CALL GEORGETOWN RENTALL Sinclair Aw ARBOR TREE SERVICE SAUSISERVKE TV STEREO AM All Work M DAY i HITACHI COLON AjSOUW DIALAPRO A Directory of Services Offered in Our Community Call 8772201

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