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• " „ - - <• . 7 <-r , , . » * , ' > - . . W - - » < " " " ~ r . : , v « v ^ ^ A ^ f H K M c H K N E Y P L A I N B U L E K , T H U R S D A Y , J A N , 1 8 , 1 0 3 4 GRABE JELLY IS* A GREAT FAVORITE Has Tang and Flavor That ^ . Always Satisfies..;.,*.., >. By EDITH M. BARBER / Rfit>, white -aW' Mop--American grafts--what an arrfty of color! How tempting they are to use when ~*K£ _»<?« 'hotti in their hig clusters In their baskets. Perhaps-we will buy a basket of mixed varieties for table : Use and then, when we find a large . "basketful, perhaps Concords, at bargain price, we will hurry home and ^ ~ start our supply of Janus," jellies* .bflt- - ter and possibly juice.*,. - There are so nwny different "pfe- \ serves" , which w $ can produce with j gra'j»es a? foundation. Concords, lyy r - the way, arf usually the most practiv -• cal to tise ifor cooking purposes .because they are d(> 'plentiful, and thus are usually the most economical- Itememv «, ber, if yon make grape Jelly, that .;,'i.:-tlift greener, firmed grapes should be / ' •" H«Mi' unless you , plan- to combine ** ' / tl>e 3aice witlii f"»ectin; wheti, of'course,, ' it makes n« difference\VhHe: we sel-. get unripe^green--grapes In thc> .,-dtfc. if w^ find & supply In the cpun-' , ' try, we can . make a tart, piquant Jelly $hich .Is especially good to serve with meat--almost as good. In fact, as the famous wild grape jelly, which ranks with wild plum and wild crabapple in my estimation, and I can give it no higher praise. Perhaps you know wild grapes under their country title, "Fox" grapes, I wonder If you have ever made grape jam, using the skins as well as the pulp. You will get the most amazing number of glasses and' you will have a marmalade which is more than delicious. If you like to add a further touch, put in a few cut walnuts five minutes before the jam Is thick enough to plit in the glasses. You may also vary this jam by cooking whole cloves juid stick cinnamon with the fruit and adding as well a little vinegar. Then there is the more elaborate conserve which contains raisins, orange or lemon pulp and rind as well as nuts. \ . Another use that is rnad^ef looked grapes in 'heir season or of grapes canned in a light syrup Is for a sauce ,to serve with duck. Sometimes a bit of spice or a <bit of vinegar Is added with the sugar. Then <there is grape pie, usually made by cooking grapes antil the seeds will pop out and then rubbing the pulp.through a sieve before sugar mixed with a bit of corn- | starch is added. Sometimes these skins and a little grated lemon or orange rind are used as.well for a filling for an open-face pie, which may have a lattice of strips of pastry if you like. The fruit bowl tilled with dark-colored graj>es makes a lovely fall centerpiece, which, however, must be replaced practically every meal, as no one can resist taking a bunch or two even when there Is another dessert. R'i|ie Crape Jelly. - ' 4 cups ( S pounds) grape JUtfC#. I bottle pectin. , ' clips (3*4 pounds) sugar. r Mtean, grapes and crush thoroughly. Add one-half cup of water, stir until, mixture boils, and simmer,, covered, ten minutes. Dri^ through jelly bag. Measure juice and sugar into large saucepan, stir and bring to a boil. At once add bottle pectin," stirring constantly aqd again bring "to a full rolling boll and ' hoik half miivutfV lie move from fire, let stand one minute j Skim, pour quickly. Cover hot jelly with fllrn of hot paraffin; when jelly" Is cold* cover with one-eighth Incl* of hot paraffin. Roll glass to sptead r p a r a f l l n o n s i d e s . , . . Spiced Crape Jelly. J ,4, -pounds ; stemmed "|itap«s..> , 1- c\ip vinegar. Sugar. • •" 'rVb" i. 1 tAblesppon'>lbvei. ^ : •. • 5 pieces siiclt ctnnamoii, 1 Inch l<vng. • Cook the grapes, vinegar aSd spices* together rapidly- until the grape seeds show, and' stir constantly. Strain through cheesecloth. For each cup of juice add three-fourths of a cup of sugar, and boil rapidly until the syrup jellies when tested. Pour Into hot glasses. Cover with a light layer of melted paraffin and when hard add more paraffin, rotating the glass so that a high rim will be formedL Coyer, label and store In a cool place. ; . Crape Conserve. . 4 ponads Concord grmpes, t pounds sugar. 1 cup seedless raising 1 orantre. se«ded and chopped. 1 cup finely chopped nuts. .» Wash and drain the grapes. Stem, remove skins and reserve. Cook the pulp ten minutes, or until the Heeds show. Pfl^ss pulp through a sieve to remove the seeds. To the pulp add the sugar, salt, raisins ahd orange, seeded and chopped. Cook rapidly Until the mixture begins to thicken and stir frequently to prevent sticking. Add the skins, cook for five minutes longer, or .until thick. Stir In the chopped nuts aud pour at once into hot jelly glasses. Cover with hot paraffin^ Crape Pretirnt. 4 pounds grapes. 4 pounds sugar. Pick over, wash an<^ stem grapes, press the. pulp from the Skins. Heat pulp to boiling point and cook slowly until seeds come to top. Rub through fine sieve. Return to kettle, add skins and an equal measure of sugar; cook slowly thirty minutes, stirring occasionally to present burning, tut in hot glasses and cover #lth hot paraffin. ©, lm, 'SellSyndicate.--WNT service. PMTflY DRESS THE BIRDS FOR LOCAL MARKET Professor Suggests Three Ways to Pick Poultry. Consider local markets for dresafed poultry, advises 1* M. Hurd of the New York state college of agriculture. Professor Hurd suggests three generally recognized ways to pick birds for iuarketscald picking, - semi-scald or slack-scald picking, and dry-picking. In scald-picking- the birds are dipped •from two 1o five seconds In water which is at about 100 degrees Fahrenheit. This cooks the muscles in (he feather follicles, and releases the teathers. Water hotter than 190 tie grees scalds the flesh and give% it an undesirable appearance. The main tall and wing feathers should be removed first; then the. feathers oft the1 breast and sides, followed by the feathers on the thighs and legs, back aud hips, neck, and small wing feathers. The bird should then be gone over Carefully to remove any remaining feathers; and all pin feathers. The slack-scalding method is similar to the full-scald- except that the water Is held between 125 and 129 degrees Fahrenheit and that the birds are dipped longer, or from twenty to fifty seconds. Birds must be killed by debrainlng if they are to be dry-picked, he warns. The part of the brain destroyed ID killing controls the muscles in the feather follicles. ' Sir Twice ,. -• ; V. Told • Tales • - frimai • ' 'sf ' :f •Ibm h ni . HkLiMiJLkM' imiv w lifer tat iura FIM the Files of the Plsindealcr . Years Ago ^T:v TEN YEARS AGO jlflUk deliveries were resumed at the local milk bottling plant of the Borden Milk company this Thursday morning, following a milk strike which has been effective since the first of the year. Price for three months is set at $2.67% per one hundred. The Bishop estate house on Park avenue has been purtliased by Dr. N. J. Nye of this city, who is planning on some improvements and alterations. Jos. N. Miller, who has been the rural letter carrier on Route 3 out of McHenry post office since March 1, 1906, on Monday morning received official notification informing him that his resignation recently tendered, had been accepted and became effective on that day. - FORTY YEARS AGO tl^ ' ice house, at the Riverside House was filled on Saturday last with the best ice of the season. It was about ten inches thick and as clear as a crystal. The weather the past week has been more like April than January. At this writing, Thursday, there is * heavy fog and the thermometer registers 48 above zero. John Huemann, of Johnsburg had a break down while passing through our village one day last week. We expect to see him coming out with a new buggy soon, and thus prevent a repitition of the accident in the future. Geo. Beckwith, of this village is serving on the jury in the Delhanty murder tral, n^r.; in progress, at Woo&stock. FIFTY YEARS AGO Leap year and a lively Presidential campaign. Troubje enough. We learn that a contract has been made with Mr. Merriheu of Elgin, for a crayon picture of the late Prof. S. D. Baldwin, which is to be hung in the upper room of our public school. Harry Holmes started with a team for Aurora on Tuesday morning. He took down a piano for Mrs.. J. W. Smith, nee Miss Mattie McOmber. John Meyers has finished filling the ice houses in this village, and has, we believe, gone to tfox Lake, to fill the ice houses for the Chicago clubs. TWENTY YEARS AGO ' On account of the thaw the ice men were obliged to give up work la&t week and since then the 'Work of ice harvesting has been at a standstill- Earl Dean is now employed by Samuel Elser, the localelectrician.- Mr. Esler has all the work he can possibly take care of at - the present time. ~ From now on the wet and dry question wilfTSe "cussed" and discussed by the voters of McHenry township. Frank Block has again entered the employ of the Borden Condensed Milk cwtnpany and it-, now acting a/ milk at thje Marengo punt. Poultry Classification ~ as to Use for Table Broilers are young chickens approximately eight to twelve Weeks old, of either s£x, of marketable age, but not weighing over two and a half pounds each, and sufficiently sbft-meated to be cooked tender by broiling. The lighter weights are sometimes quoted as squdb-broilers. Fryers are young chickens, approximately fourteen to twenty weeks old, of either sex, weighing over two and a half pounds each, but not over three and a half pounds, and sufficiently soft-meated to be cooked tender by frying. Roasters are young chickens, approximately five to nine moffths old, of either sex, weighing over three and a half pounds each, and sufficiently softmeated to be cooked tender by roasting. Stags are male birds of any weight or age, with flesh slightly darkened and toughened and with comb and spur development "showing the bird to b0 in a state of maturity between roasting chickens and cocks. Stags are "jess desirable and. bring a lower price than do soft-meated chickens. Cocks are mature male birds, of-any weight with darkened and toughened flesh. Capons are unsexed male birds weighing over four pounds, usually from seven to ten months old and with soft tender flesh. Sjips are Incompletely caponized maje birds weighing over four pounds, with comb, spur and flesh development similar to that bf stags.--Los Angeles Tiiae%\v;v;. HOW HALI.OONS HAVE BEEN OF VALUE TO WEATHER MAN.-- Originally aeronautics served meteorology. Now meteorology serves aeronautics. The balloons constfucted in the United States were useful ,mainly as a means for exploring the atmosphere, according to W. R. Gregg, of the weather bureau of the Department of Agriculture. Back as far as 1784 an, ^American scientist made daring balloon ascensions toaadd to knowledge of air movements above the earth. When the World war gave aeronautics its great impetus, the need for a speciaT weather servlee having a large number of stations and capable of issuing frequent reports on air conditions became apparent. The system of flying weather forecasts then inaugurated by the weather bureau was the forerunner of today's service of intensive,, short-period route and trip forecasts that make It possible for pilots to chart a safe course. 'Although planes also play an Important part in obtaining data on which forecasts for flyers" art> based, balloons' retain their place in sounding the air. A number -of these balloons are equipped witK meteorographs, light Instruments designed to record pressure,' tern perature and humidity at various levels of the atmosphere. How Chinese Found Use for Ugly Rhinoceroses The ancient Chinese had some strange uses for the rhinoceros, according to a HStudy reported by an archeologlst of the Freer gallery of the Smithsonian institution. One form of torture was to wrap a political prisoner in the hide of a freshly killed rhinoceros. As the hide dried, It contracted and slowly crushed the victim. Thus, one record from the year 681 B. 0. tells of a prisoner wrapped In a rhinoceros hide and sent to an adjacent state. According to the record he arrived at his destination "with his hands and feet protruding frqm the ends of the roll." Another use the ancient Chinese had.for rhinoceros skins was for covering funeral cars. Also, the armor of the bronze age warriors was made of It. Some archeologlsts have believed the ancient tribes employed rhinoceros horns for drinking cups, but according to philological study, they hardly could have been used for this purpose.^ ™-Early records speak of "ssu kuang" which held as much as seven "sheng"--almost four quarts. But although the word "ssu" In late times is used to Indicate the rhinoceros, bo horn of any of the Asian varieties of this animal could have contained that quantity. „ NO TROUBLE y "But I can't stand that hall reom.** y'Wliat's the trouble, sir?" V'YVhy, every morniHg I actually have -t« crack the ice in the water pitcher." r'"Oh, don't let that worry you. After this I will send the maid up to crack i t f o r : y p u , " . . . . . . '> Suspicions V'• ' T^O ftxpMt pickpockets were strolling along the road together. >> , Every now and. then one of them would stop, take out his watch, and look at It His companion - began to get annoyed. "I say, Jim," he said, "what's up with you? Why d'yer keep looking at your ticker? Ain't it going, or something?" . •: ' "I'm not looking at it to "see the time," said the other; "I'm looking at it to make sure that It's still there!". Keep the Change A father was pointing out to his son the factors that go toward success in life. ' W-;-* "The main thing is force of character," he said. "Take the man Grimson, for instance. He's sure to make his way In the world. He's got a big asset--a will of his own." His son shrugged his shoulders, and then said, "Young Jones has something better than that, though--a will of his uncle's." Always Contrary ^ ISatod fellow, of course,*' Mild Hobson, "but very obstinate. Why, he simply wouldn't see a doctor when his wife wanted him to." "Yes, he was always like that," said Williams. "As boys we were out in a boat when a dispute arose, and he was thrown overboard with the injunction: 'Sink or swim.'" "What did he do?" asked Hobson. ; "Neither. He lay on his back and floated," came the reply. BOTH ALIKE Weight o The standard weight for a dozen of eggs is one and one-half pounds, and of this about a pound is water. In terms of what a hen eats there is more water than feed in a dozen eggs. This suggests the importance of an abun-" dance of fresh, clean water for hens to drink. A flock will quit laying sooner If kept without water than if kept without food. There»must be no limitation of^ any Ingredient necessary to the formation of complete eggs, because liens will lay either fully formed eggs of uniform chemical composition or none at all. , - QABBY QERTIE Hew to Can Fruit Without Sugar Prepare jars, rubber rings and tops as usual for any canning process. Select and prepare the fruit as usual, taking care to select firm fruit. Fill the jars with equal weights of fruit and water. Screw on the tops tightly. Sterilize the fruit and Jars by placing them in a kettle or boiler of hot water. .There should be a rack in the bottom of the kettle to prevent the jars from touching it. .BWng the water In the boiler to the boiling point and boll for 30 minutes. Remove the jars from the boiling water, take off the tops and add boiling water to fill the jars to overflowing. Put on the clean rubber rings, then put on the tops, seal and upside down until cold. Cause of Limberneck This disease is caused by poison coming from a germ' which breeds in decayed animal and vegetable matter. Eating maggots from this material will cause the disease. Where the flock is infected, ail Wrds should be put up until the source of Infection is found and destroyed While thg#t flock is confined the epsom salts treatr ment is recomriiended, using threequarters of a pound of salts to two and one-half gallons of water. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO ':..;3rhe village authorities of Spring '<3ifeve have purchased seven of the power gasoline street lamps that formerly illuminated the streets of Mc- Henry. Spring Grove's streets will here after present a city like appear aooe. Henry Maiinan, for more than forty one of Waucondia's prominent tfosincss men, has retired from active business. His son, Herman E. Maim an, who has been a junior member of $U' firm, will continue the business. , About sixty men are employed fil ttjlg the ice houses of the Wieland Xarlin company at Spring Grove. Joan Karis is acting as foreman over tpe. gan^., The Spring Grove Jowiud states tluU. several oi the village trustees of that place are expecting to move tiff IMtl*.spring. ' Blackhead in Turkeys When blackhead occurs in turkeys, remove the healthy birds to new ground. If netf cases occur, move the healthy birds again. By way of medical treatment, muriatic acid may be given at the rate of three teaspoon fuls per quart of drinking Water. Give the acid for four days, then discon-- tinue for a like period, then repeat. Drinking water in which the acid Is given should be put In glass or earth* en ware vessels. Prevention Is the most effective method. "No amount of practice will make a store elevator out of a shoplifter." Baltimore, Md. There Is a county of Baltimore, and originally the city was a part of It and the county Beat Ib 1851, however, Baltimore City was separated from Baltimore county. The city has since had its own county courts, sheriff, and other officers, and is therefore a county In Itself; or a countyfcoroofh, ta ose tfae official Crooked Breast Bones This condition is caused by a lack of certain minerals and other elements In the feed and also by Improper perch poles. A well-balanced mash containing cod-liver oil with both vitamin A and D will do much to- correct the trouble. The use of perch poles with a flat roosting surface of Inches instead of the ordinary round poles will also aid In correcting the trouble. In addition to this, the birds should receive oyster shell, sue culent green feed, and sunshine. . .-How Studio* Are Soundproof. The studios in Itadto City have "floating" walls, floors and -ceilings, which are separated and Installed from the framework of the skyscraper. They are like suspended boxes and each Is surrounded by tons of rock-wool covered- by cork and textile. Eleven carloads of rock-wool and 153,600 square feet of perforated transite were used in the Soundproofing. Transite is a specially woven and treated textile. Every point of contact between the studio and the building is heavily padded. To aid the acoustical effect, several of the studios have sliding panels In the walls which may be operated from the control rooms. How Sculptor'* Putty I* Made Two parts by weight of kaolin, or powdered soapstone (bone dry), and one part of wheat flour are stirred into three parts of melted white wax, uot too hot, and well kneaded before cooling. The mass may be colored to suit. Modeling clay can be made from dry clay mixed with glycerin In place of - water, but must be thoroughly kneaded with the hands If the mass be small, wliiie for larger masses a power kneading and mixing machine is neces sary. The modeling clay should be moistened with water every few days and covered with wet cloths. If ||«*t Have Heroe* people must have heroes," said Hi Ho, the Sage of Chinatown, •'and often creates one out of its own Imagination. This method is convenient, since if one falls another will serve as well." f Yeaag Grissly Bear LigVt flfhe young of a grizzly bear' at birth jgaay weigh less than a pound, although the mother tips the scales at 500 to tHSSS ttost wirttfti. »- How St. Jo, Mo., Got Name In 1820 Joseph Uobidoux, a French half breed from St. lx>uis, established an Indian trading post on this site, known as B^lacksnake Hills. After the Platte Purchase in 1836 other settlers came in and In 1843 Uobidoux laid out a tawn, which he named in honor of his patron saint. It became the county seat in 1846 and an incorporated city in 1851. , •; "You and Grump seem to get along pretty well." "Yes. Y'ou see he never borrows anything hut trouble, and that's all I ever have to lend." •' Why Shouldn't It? Boy--Mother* I wish you wouldn't call me your "littfe Jamb" when people are around. Mother--Why not? I„loy--It makes me feel sheepish. - • Comfort Ye ' ^ Passenger--Porter, two of my trunks ere missing. . „ Porter--Yes, lady, but don't worry your 'ead about 'em--this ain't a dres- .Red Tape'Forever . • Bandit--Hands up! Out with all the money you've got. Post Office Oiflclal--One minute please--kindly fill out this withdrawal form. To Be in Keeping "But are you sure he's highly bred?" "Highly bred! Why, mum, to get the best out of this little dog, your husband will have to wear spats an* a tail hat!"---Stray Stories Magasl8$> No More Barn "You 'don't hear people speak of 'Robin Hood's barn' any more, do you?" "No; I suppose it's been turned Into a garage."--Pathfinder Magazine. ExercUe Not Wanted Salesman--Yes, sir, of all our cars, i Ids is the one we feel confident and justified in pushing. . Prospective Customer---That's no good to me. 1 want one to ride In. Built to Foil Chinese Pirates ~r _ , : Chinese pirates won't have much chance'to board the S. S. Xochow, which ^as fruiife at Cardiff, Wales, for passenger service between the East Iudiei, China sind Japan. Grills with revolving spiked tops are placed across the t o p r o t e c t t h e c a b i n s , a n d an a d e q u a t e s u p p l y o f a r m s i s c a r r i e d . J ; v : ! "Buy Illinois" Says Director of State -Agricultural Department r\ URING the World War all patri- ^ otic American citizens decreased their consumption of the food products of which there was a shortage-- white bread, butter, sugar and so on. Now in this depression crisis it seems to be just as much a patriotic duty WAI I I H W Mi LAUGHI.IN. IHKKCTOR, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT > Ol AGRICULTURE to increase the consumption of those foodstuffs of which there is now an oversupply---a condition which is .one of the factors that is holding us back from "progressing, out of our present state. ' •. v. ' In succeeding articles in this paper, VV. W. McLaughlin, the pirector of Agriculture of the State of Illinois, will tell you just how individual citizens can help the Illinois farmer back to prosperity by using more of his chief food products* Many states already realize the necessity for promoting their own products. For example, Michigan with its fruit blossom festivals for several years pnt this theory Into practice. Actually Illinois apple orchards bear just as abundantly (more abundantly In fact) and our own girls are just as beautiful as the Michigan blossom queens. However, unlike the war-time condition when doing without certain foods was a real hardship, today, using more of these surplus products is not a difficult task but simply means eating more of the foods most people like anyway--and need for health--for among Illinois' leading food products are what nutritionists term the "protective foods"--the ones that for tfee, best health must be included in tljta diet, no matter what else Is eliminated. Illinois Produces "Protective Foods." These protective foods are: tnllk, fresh fruits and vegetables and eggs. Milk, which .heads the,"list of Illinois' home-produced foodstuffs, is always pleasing as a beverage and necessary In preparing attractive cooked dishes. And it happens conveniently that Illinois' chief fruit and vegetable crops are among the most popular-^-corn, por tatoes, apples, peaches and grapes. Cdrn, especially when served on the cob, is ^ne of our most popular and typical American dishes;-few of us would go through a day without eating potatoes; and apples, peaches, and grapes are among the most luscious of our fruits, each -so different in flavor that if one does not appeal the other must. Director McLaughlin will show how Individuals can accomplish three things by using Illinois' chief products--improve their-own health and appearance; economize on their food hills, and last, help the farmer's economic condition, which will In turn react favorably on their own. -- Progre** of the Razor Razors have been in use since an; cient times and are depicted in wall paintings on Egyptian tombs. In those times they were probably made of sharpened flint or bronze. It is believed -that the oldest razor extant was recently discovered by a French archeologlst, in a sand quarry at Montieresles- Aniiens, France. It has a handle and blade similar to the modern razor, and was found with other tools which hav« been traced back to about 8,000 B. C. The earliest safety razor Is said to have been made by Michael Hunter, of Sheffield, England, about 1875, and was an ordinary razor wijli a guard. It WJJS not until the introduction of the hoe type of razor at the beginning of this century that a satisfactory safety razor was made. The Word "Secretive" The adjective secretive, whether used in relation to concealment or In the biological sense, "Promotive of secretion," has but the' one pronunciation, with the accent on the second syllable. It is formed from the verb secrete,, which means commonly either "to remove or keep from observation," •r, in ihe physiological sense, "to separate by the process- of secretion."-- Literary Dig^St.- FFGHTING "KINGFISH* District Attorney Eugene Stanley- of New Orleans may prove to be .the nemesis of the Louisiana "Kingflsh," Senator Huey P. Long. lie lias charge of the prosecution of than 500 -of Long's ek'Ctiou coitiitti»»iwi»ef». Works Laborers on Mississippi How "Cutla**" Ha* Progretted The long weapon known as. a "cutlass" was a curved sword with a biadq usually about 27 inches long and t inch wide. It was formerly used on menof- war as a sldearm. Washington's Foroig* Vlalt Barbados Is the only foreign country ever visited by Gen. George Washington. He went there in 1751 with his brother Iiawrence, who was in search of health. The island, lying far out in the Atlantic, is the easternmost of the Caribbees. Bridgetown Is the port and main city. The town was once this headquarters of Lord Nelson, the great sea fighter who won immortality in the battle of Trafalgar. The house •ecupied hy Washington still stand* Vast public works uilotmeBts for work uu the Mississippi river have put thousands of men back to work. Thw- photograph riwwi woc*aw,• fabrtcntina concrete mnHrewyg at Profit Mm*, U.