\ New Board-Advisory Members Preside At Woodstock Office PAGE 3 - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, JULY 21,1978 M c H e n r y c o u n t y Homemakers Extension association held its meeting in the new office on 224 W. Judd street in Woodstock, with new members of the board and advisory members in session. President Mary Kynell ided over this meeting. Serewicx reported on the successful Greek cooking lesson held in June and on the issuing of the new program books which will be in August. Among the dates of importance arc Feb. 21, the All County day; March 21, membership tea; April 18, annual meeting; and Sept. 27, a special lesson or. preserving Christmas plants. There are many more im portant dates also coming up. On July 14, the board voted to prepare the barbecue for the 4- K booth for the fair. All those wishing to help will meet on this day with all necessary con tainers for cooking the meat. They will be using the hotnemikers recipe which has been approved by Its many members as being especially delicious with home style flavor. The scrapbook committee consisting of Mary Kynell, Delores Serewicx and Rote Weskerna will meet at the let ter's home to work on this year's book which will be taken to the District meeting Sept. 6 in Kankakee, 111. Members are urged to have their "Identity" pages in by the fifteenth of July to be put in proper places in the book. Aug. 1, four units of the H.E.A. will be serving lunch at the judges luncheon preceding the 4-H fair. Committees have been selected and will be contacted by Kathi Heberer. 4- H advisor. Mary Marlowe, membership chairman, is holding a meeting of the Blue Ribbon committee Aug. 10. Those selected will be advised for place and time. Aug. 14 will also be the meeting time for "Harvesting Our Heritage" group which will meet in Woodstock at l p.m. Fiber characteristics and evaluations will be the special lesson for Aug. 23 at the Farm Bureau building. Marge Meade, University of Illinois clothing specialist, will give the M c H e n r y c o u n t y - Homemaker week is being discussed and plans are being formed to hold it in the near future. Much planning will have to be done and the members will receive letters when plans are all formulated. Mary Kynell, president, and Rese Weskerna, county publicity chairman, requested that aD news items from units and board members be sent to the office by Aug. 24 for "Bits of Business" newsletter. The next board meeting will be Sept. 11, at Woodstock at 224 W. Judd street. Pickle Right Ingredients Or Risk Ruining The Batch It's pickling time again. You may want to pickle your own garden products to get a special flavor, or preserve extra fruits and vegetables, or just try a hand at something new. To get the best product use top quality vegetables and ingredients, says Nancy Moore, University of Illinois extension advisor. Select fruits or vegetables that are fresh and firm. Pickle them within 24 hours of picking. If using fruits, use those that are slightly underripe and free of decayed spots. If pickling cucumbers, be sure to use a pickling variety. Some cucumbers are raised only for eating fresh and don't pickle well. Choose those that are small or medium size, appropriate for your recipe, and sound-no spots, wilt or insect bites. Cut off each blossom end. Completely remove this. En zymes in it may soften the pickles, says Mrs. Moore. When washing the cucum- take out floating or soft They may be hollow. A few bad ones may spoil the whole batch. Choose ingredients carefully. Use soft, pure wster for pickling, says Mrs. Moore. If too alkaline, the water softens the pickle skins, and bacteria may get in and spoil the pickles. Hard water sometimes causes bitterness or prevents proper curing, a problem in McHenry county. Iron in the water can turn the pickles Mack. If hard water is used Mrs. Moore recommends boiling it for 15 minutes. Take it from the hest and let it stand 24 hours. Remove the scum and slowly pour the water into another container so the sediment won't be disturbed. Or, instead of boiling, add an extra V* cup vinegar (5 percent) to each gallon of brine. One needs pure salt, too, to get the right curing in the pickles. Use coarse salt, not the table salt, containing an ad ditive to prevent caking. The additive tends to make the pickle solution cloudy, and iodised salt may darken pickles. Also check that the vinegar is 4 to 6 percent acetic acid. This is the vinegar moot recipes require, whether they say so or not. Vinegar needs to be strong to preserve the food, notes Mrs. Moore. Either white or cider vinegar can be used for pickles. The cider type is more mellow in taste but sometimes gives inconsistent results. The white is sharper but usually gives consistent results. Use fresh spices for the best tasting pickles. Follow a reliable processing recipe, one guaranteed to produce a safe food, says Mrs. Moore. To avoid losing the whole batch, process the jars in a boiling water bath to seal them. For information on pickling or canning fruits and vegetables, contact the McHenry county Home Economics Extension adviser, Nancy Moore at 338-3737 or 4747 or write P.O. Box 431, 224 W. Judd street, Woodstock, m. 60098. MARRIAGE LICENSES Applications for marriage licenses st the McHenry County Clerk's office were recently made by: Albert B. Hagerty, McHenry, and Carolyn E. Hamilton, Rockford; Nicholas R. Groh, McHenry, and Janet E. Auston, Mundelein; Brent B. Lane and Debra L. Walter, both of McHenry. David D. Lester, Marengo, and Patricia A. Lutsch, Crystal Lake; Robert G. Ward and Lynn M. Gurke, both of Marengo; Thomas E. Stegmaier, Woodstock, and Linda D. Crawford, Harvard; Lynn Ibsh, Harvard, and Joann A. Stepanek. Algonquin. Frank J. Amico, Woodstock, and Jean A. Sadowski, Union; James Krakofsky Jr. and Becky L. Coy, .both of Burlington, Wis.; David A. Grinols and Robin E. Kemper, both of Carpentersville. Walton R. Rosquist and Linda A. DeJulius, both of Crystal Lake; Kenneth R. Reed and Joyce I. Thurow, both of Crystal Lake; James W. Faggetti and Pamela V. Tor- torici, both of Towanda. Afram Y. Yakhnis, Roselle, and Kathryn E. Meyer, East Dundee; Jerry D. Janquart, Crystal Lake, and Victoria L. Aguilera, Genoa; Elmer R. Olsen Jr., Algonquin, and Leona A. Davidson, West Dundee. James J. Augustine Jr. and Mary M. Stokes, both of Crystal Lake; Chester E. Busse Jr. and Dawn M. Ross man, both of Cary; Michael J. Polyack, Rockford, and Theresa M. Andrews, Cary. James N. Petrenko and Tami R. Connor, both of Crystal Lake; John R. Prange, Oregon, and Shayne M. Forrest, Cary; Thomas N. Smith Jr. and Melinda S. Jones, both of River Forest. * • • • Everyone would like to have a government that can operate without taxa tion and yet give the peo ple the benefits of modern times. New York Jazz Suite "Curtain Time For Opera House Flower Show July 25 "A Standard Flower Show" produced by the Bull Valley, Kishwaukee Valley and Woodstock Garden clubs will be staged within the famous walls of the Woodstock Opera House, a first for the audience and the resident ghost. Elvira. The cast of characters in cludes florsl arrangements (fresh and dried), natural stars of nature and horticulture. The public is cordially invited to review the show Tuesday, July 25, from 2 to 8 p.m. and Wed nesday, July 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The theme of the flower show was inspired by the final results of locsl county efforts to renovate the 1890 Opera House and the public is called to "Curtain Time". Act I: Takes the audience through the strains of "Tradition", "Matchmaker", and "If I Were A Rich Man" from "Fiddler on the Roof". The actors, fresh plant material, emote from their individual scenic sets, (place settings) bringing viewer these popular refrains. Act II: Here the featured stars, fresh and dried materials, present to the audience comedy and drama with "As You Like It", "Midsummer Night's Dream, "Much Ado About Nothing", "Autumn Garden", "Summer and Smoke," and "Lion in the Winter". These acts are spotlighted on a pedestal or backdrop appropriate to their particular talents. Act III: The final curtain call delights the spectators with the children's theatre. The producers for "Finian's Rainbow" are 8 to 10 years old, and for "Green Pastures", 11 to 13 years old, and for "Anything Goes", 14 to 18 years old. Their presentations festure a younger cast but with the same talent snd beauty as the previous acts. Intermission will be devoted to viewing a display of arrangements brought in by the public. All ages are invited to enter roses, annuals, peren nials, bulbs, potted plants, vegetables and fruits. Please have entries at the Opera House between 8:30 and 8:30 p.m. Monday, July 24, and 8 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 25. A special exhibit will feature terrarium science, indoor plant propagation, Ryder's woods and civic projects sponsored by "The Destructible Oak". • • • • Judges are all right when they decide in your favor. fy s N v V s V N s s S' s s s > N * S i s • ' 2 DUSTIC nUARBOR Restaurant and Lounge SERVING: BREAKFAST, LUNCH 8 DINNER DAILY LUNCHEON & DINNER SPECIALS FRIDAY FISH FRY - SUNDAY BRUNCH iPDioao<Wiosoo8ifOi8oosoo«PHBa8D THE HARBOR LOUNGE Now Featuring Complimentary Hot HOT'S 0'oeuvras 34M4i MM*r tin FiMq tutililiiaMI LIVE EdTEttWIdPIT THOKi, FRI. i SAT. NIGHTS 3 s S i N SI s I s s V SI s s s s S r S N S 1 s1 < s 217 N. FROST (*TL II) McHENRT, ILL j Mcntnni, iu_ gam \ Adding a vibrant part to the Marine-Fiesta day celebration is the Bicentennial Dance theatre, a non profit McHenry county dance group under the direction of Judith Svalander. The young company will perform in McHenry's city park Thursday, July 27, at 7 p.m., just prior to the band concert. The tennis court will be transformed into a New York street scene for a jazz suite that features the company in songs and dances for a lively evening of entertainment. Shown above in a segment featuring the music from "Annie," are front row, left to right, Susan Kottra, Crystal Lake; Mollie Ryan, Crystal Lake; DawirGrether, McHenry; and Hollie Fiedler, Crystal Lake. Standing, left to right, are Paul Amandes and Tom Amandes, Crystal Lake; and Robin Irwin and Susan Meineke, McHenry. The group invites the public to begin an evening of city park festivities and enjoy the New York Jazz Suite, and then stroll over to the band shell for the 8 p.m. performance of McHenry's city band. PHOTO BY ROBERTA CAIJGER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WOODSTOCK Mr and Mrs John Nelson 0f Wonder Lake announce the birth of a son born Monda\. July 17. FIRST EDITION Michael Joseph Berndt is initiating Mr and Mrs Richard W. Berndt to the role of parenthood since his arrival Friday, July 14. at Memorial hospital. Woodstock, 'ftie 8 lb 2 oz. infant is making his home with his parents at 7612 North drive. Wonder Lake The happy news was received by maternal grandparents, Mr and Mrs Joseph Sullivan of Wonder Lake and paternal grandfather, Joseph Novak of Cedar Creek, Mo His great grandparents include Mr and Mrs Ray Sullivan of Wonder Lake, Mr and Mrs Lou Tauberschmidt of Forsyth, Moos and Walter Wight of Florida Farmers may not be as gullible as some people believe and certainly they know the benefits derived from parity price sup ports. Presented by STATE BANK OF RICHMOND member F.D.I.C. Many things about the American system of banking are unique from other banking systems in the world. One of those things is the dual nature of chartering. Some are chartered by the federal government and are most often called "national" banks. Others receive their charters directly from their respective states. These are called "state" banks. 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