TTie Frontier Woman . . .
Joy in Seeing Full Shelves
By BLANCHE SPANN PEASE, Horn*making Editor
xnai time of year has rolled
around again when it’s time to
make pickles and can vegetables,
and to freeze fruits and to can
them. It’s such a busy time and
everyone takes joy in seeing the
jars of food on the shelves.
If you want good pickles there
are a number of rules you want
to follow. There are a number of
characteristics of good pickles
and remember that the correct
color for pickles is olive, not
bright green. If you use a long
process of pickling, you usually
get a superior product, although
a good product can be obtained
by a shorter, more convenient
method.
You won’t go wrong by follow
ing these general rules: First, use
clean, fairly coarse pickling salt,
not table salt or iodized salt. Most
stores sell pickling salt in five or
10-pound bags. Ask your grocer
about it, if you don’t find it on
the shelves.
Use soft water. If the water is
hard, boil it and let it stand for
24 hours. Then remove scum and
dip water from the container
without disturbing the sediment
at the bottom. Add one tablespoon
vinegar to each gallon of hard
water when making brine.
Use high grade cider or grain
vinegar of 40 to 60 percent grain
strength. Cider vinegar is usual
ly preferred for making pickles
but some recipes call for white
vinegar. In that case use the
white. If * you take your own
vinegar jug to the grocer, ask
him for that percent of vinegar.
He can fill the jug for ybu from
a barrel and it will be cheaper
than if bought in smaller quanti
s ties.
o Use fresh spices of good qual
ity when you make pickles. These
can be ready-mixed or blended
but be sure they’re fresh. That
means don’t use last year s left
over spices. Tie the spices in a
thin material so they can be re
moved when you can the pickles.
Use freshly picked cucumbers
when making pickles. If you don’t,
pickles may be hollow or other
wise unsatisfactory.
Be sure that while curing cu
cumbers, you keep them com
pletely covered with brine. If a
few stand above the brine, a
whole batch may spoil. Be sure
the brine is the correct strength.
Weak brine causes soft pickles,
too strong makes them shrivel.
Remove scum as it forms on top
of the brine. Scum will cause
spoilage.
Don’t start pickles in too heavy
a pickling syrup. It is better to
add the sugar on two or three
successive days than to ruin the
pickles and have them become
tough and shriveled.
VIRGINIA CHUNK SWEET
PICKLES
Seventy-five cucumbers, four
or five inches long (or two gallons
small ones). Make a brine of a
proportion of two cups salt to
one gallon water. Boil and pour
over the cucumbers boiling hot.
Let stand one week. In hot weath
er, skim daily. Drain and cut the
cucumbers into chunks. For the
next three mornings make a boil
ing hot solution of one gallon wa
ter and one tablespoon powdered
alum and pour over the pickles.
Make this fresh hot bath for
three mornings. On the fourth
morning, heat six cups vinegar,
five cups sugar, 1/3 cup pickling
spice and one tablespoon celery
seed to poiling point and pour
over pickles. On the fifth morning,
drain this liquid off and add two
cups sugar. Heat again to boiling
point and pour over pickles. On
the sixth morning, drain liquid,
add one cup sugar, heat, and pour
liquid over pickles which have
been packed in sterilized jars.
Seal while hot.
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‘Country Mother* Wins
3-Months’ Subscription—
Dear Mrs. Pease:
School days will soon be here
again and a number of children
from the country will not have
the strict supervision of their
reading habits that the parents
have given to their reading ma
terial.
How wonderful if the dealers
selling comics and paper-covered
hooks would remove from their
shelves all books and comics that
they would not want their own
boys and girls to read! I feel sure
the reading material remaining
would harm no one.
Some stores are making an
honest effort to clean up the book
shelves. Let’s help them by giv
ing them our business.
PECAN PIE
Eighteen graham crackers (roll
ed), pinch of salt, % teaspoon
baking powder (sprinkle on
crackers), % cup pecans or Eng
lish walnuts (cut fine), % cup
chopped dates (mix with crack
ers). Beat stiff three egg whites,
one cup sugar, % teaspoon va
nilla. Fold into cracker mixture
and bake in a large pie dish at 325
F. to 350 F. for 25 to 30 minutes.
“COUNTRY MOTHER”
Chambers News
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Jarman
and son, Douglas, spent last
weekend with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Ganser, and two sons at Wood
Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Gross
nicklaus and children and Mr.
and Mrs. George Thomson drove
to Minden Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Brown
came Friday from Florida to vis
it his brothers, Charley Brown
and Pete Brown; also his brother
in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
William Jutte, his sister, Mrs.
Mary Niemand. They left Monday
for Missouri where they have
work.
The Chambers Garden club
members met at the home of Mrs.
L. O. Lenz on Wednesday, July 6.
Twelve members attended, also
two visitors and two children.
Mrs. J. W. Walter gave a quiz on
the lesson, “How to Enter Flow
ers at the Fair.” Mrs. Andrew
Gilbert presented a lesson on the
control of rose and lilac pests.
The lesson on corsage making
and the exchange was interest
ing. A lunch of brownies and
ice cream was served. Mrs. Tuc
ker received the door prize.
Overnight guests of Miss Mari
lyn Walter Friday were Miss
Beverly Mulman and Miss Joyce
Jures, both of Goodhue, Minn.
The girls attended Seward college
last summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Gilbert and
family of Stuart visited Sunday
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Gilbert.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Stevens,
Cherilyn and Terry of Atkinson
were Sunday dinner guests of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Car
penter. The occasion was to hon
or Mr. Carpenter on his birth
day anniversary, which fell on
July 7.
Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Young
and boys returned last Thursday
from a weeks visit with the for
mers son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mitchell and
children. FP Harold Young, who
is home on a 30-day leave from
the navy, accompanied them.
Joyce and Donald Mikkelson,
Shirley Green, Alberta Miles,
Ruth and Virginia Smith, Danelia
Whitaker and Judy Garwood at
tended the Sunshine Bible camp
at Pibil lake the last week of
June. Mrs. Ralph Garwood was
one of the teachers. There were
52 young people enrolled.
Mrs. William Klein of Wolbach
was a caller in the Louis Neilson
home Wednesday morning, July
6.
Mary Taggart returned to her
work in Omaha after spending a
few weeks visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Taggart, and
boys.
The Kellar Ladies club met
Wednesday, June 29 at the home
of Mrs. Orville Svatos, Mrs. Al
fred Maas being co-hostess. Se
venteen members, eight visitors
and six children were present.
Roll call was answered by nam
ing a favorite magazine. Mrs.
Melvin Bell received the door
prize. Games were planned by the
hostess, following which a lunch
was served. This was the final
meeting for the summer.
METHODIST (O’Neill-Emmet)
Rev. Glenn Kennicott, pastor
Thursday, July 14: O’Neill’s
Woman’s Society of Christian Ser
vice, 2 p.m., at the church.
Friday, July 15: O’Neill Dorcas
circle, 2 p.m., at the church.
Sunday, July 17: O’Neill wor
ship, 8:30 a.m.; church school,
9:45 a.m. This is “loyalty” Sunday
at O’Neill. Members and friends
are asked to bring theif contribu
tion goal cards. Emmet worship,
9:45 a.m. (children’s church school
during morning worship period);
adult church school following
morning worship.
At O’Neiu, z p.m., the wedding
of Frances Reimer and Richard
Nelson.
Tuesday, July 19: Work night
at the O’Neill church, sponsored
by the adult fellowship, 6:30 o’
clock. Plans are to haul away the
dirt pile on the north side of the
church. Men with shovels and a
truck or two are needed. This is
not a big job if a dozen men turn
out.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
(O’Neill)
Rev. J. Olen Kennell, pastor
Sunday, July 17: Sunday-school,
9:45 a.m.. worship service, 11 a.m.
Monday, July 18: Men’s council
picnic dinner, 7 p.m., Circle II
will serve. This is a work meeting.
Thursday, July 21: Women’s as
sociation ranch picnic at the Dray
ton ranch, 7 p.m.
BETHANY PRESBYTERIAN
(RFD, Ewing)
Rev. J. Olen Kennell, pastor
Sunday, July 17: Worship ser
vice, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday - school,
10:30 a.m. *
METHODIST (Page-Inman)
Rev. Lisle E. Mewmaw, pastor
Thursday, July 14: Inman
WSCS meeting at 2:30 p.m.; choir
practice in each church at 8p.m.,
followed by MYF at Inman.
Sunday, July 17: Inman church
school at 8:45 a.m., followed by
worship at 9:45 a.m., with Ken
neth Eyer, district lay leader, as
guest speaker during the pastor’s
vacation; Page church school at
10 a.m., followed by worship at
11 a.m., with Mr. Eyer as guest
speaker and the junior choir will
sing; Page MYF at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 20: Page
WSCS prayer circle at 9 a.m.
Thursday, July 21: Page WSCS
annual memorial tea.
CHURCH OF CHRIST (O’Neill)
Corner of Sixth and Grant
John Thomas, minister
Sunday, July 17: Bible school,
10 a.m.; communion and preach
ing, 11 a.m.; evening worship, 8
o’clock.
Bible study and prayer session,
Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Youth singspiration and Bible
story hour, Thursday morning, 10
to 11:30 o’clock.
In the name of Jesus Christ
we bid you a sincere welcome to
these services.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. DeHart of
Ord came from Ord Monday,
bringing their granddaughter, Jo
Lee Loflin with them. Jo Lee, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Loflin of O’Neill, had been spend
ing a week with her grandparents.
Sylvia and John D. Harder at
tended the Cleveland Presbyterian
camp last week near Stuart.
Over 100 Attend
Hoke Family Reunion
RIVERSIDE — A Hoke family
reunion was held in Riverside
park at Sioux City Sunday, July
10. The Iowa Hokes met the Ne
braska clansmen, numbering over
one hundred in attendance.
Those attending from here
were Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Hoke
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Lionel
Gunter and Paul, Mr. and Mrs.
Rol Hord and Duane, Mr. and
Mrs. Steve Shavlik and Pam, Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin Nelsen and Jim
my and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Na
pier and children.
Mr. and Mrs. William Gunter
and son, Jerry, of San Francisco
and a friend, Bill Dorman, were
also present and are spending
this week at the DeWitt Hoke
and Lionel Gunter homes.
O’NEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Grenier and
family spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. George Mellor of Spencer.
Miss Mary Lou Head of Omaha
is spending a two weeks’ vacation
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Head.
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Holz and
family of Bartlett and Mrs. Sidney
E. Anderson of Elgin were Sun
day guests at the Howard Manson
home.
Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Gallagher
and three of their children left
last Thursday for Yellowstone
park and the Black Hills. They
left their other two children here
with Misses Hilda and Helen Gal
lagher.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred V. Halva
Mrs. Paul S. Elam and daughter,
Patricia Ann, arrived Wednesday
from Denver to spend their vaca
tion with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Victor Halva.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
WD — Anna Ahle to Anna A
Wm H Ahle 7-6-55 $1- Lot 4 Blk
4- Tuller A McNichols Add- Atk
Ex Deed — Lenna Torbert, Ex
to Luella A Parker A hus 6-4-55
$2650- Lot 13 & 14 Blk M- Fa
hy’s Park Add- O'Neill
WD—Fay E Persons to George
D Hansen A wf 6-17-55 $500- Lot
23 and No % lot 22 Blk 43- Riggs
Add- O’Neill
WD— Hope Condon to Verlyn
G Gibbs A wf 5-9-55 $4750- South
120 ft of lots 9-10-11 A 12 Blk 31
O’Neill
QCD — Evelyn Marie Loub to
Frank Loub 6-28-55 $1- SM>SWyi
13-30-14 and NEV4 24-30-14
WD—Bernard Engler to Corn
States Laboratories 7-1-55 $300
Part of NEy4NWy4 12-30-16
WD—Nellie Myrtle Smith, et al
to Merrill M Smith & wf 5-10-55
$3200- NEy4 19-32-14
Attend Reunion—
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Davis
went to a Davis family reunion
held in Atkinson Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Albert Huebert is visiting
at the Mark Huebert home. She
came Friday from Portland, Ore.,
and remained until Sunday.
Atkinson News
Monday, July 4, overnight
guests at the Alex Cleary home
were Mr. and Mrs. Clair Miller of
Columbus, who were enroute to
the West coast.
All the children of Mr. and Mrs.
Matt Cleary met at the Ed Dum
pert home July 3 for a picnic din
ner. Others present were Matt
Cleary, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Cleary
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Nobert
Schaaf and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Clement Cleary and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Sauser and
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Roseler of
. Boulder, Colo.
Lodema Wefso spent the Fourth
of July holiday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Wefso. Miss
Wefso works at the Denver Gen
eral hospital as medical secretary
to an orthepedic doctor. She re
turned to Colorado Monday.
July 4 afternoon callers at the
Adolps Milnar home were Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Cleary and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Shephard and
family of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs.
Tony Kaup and family of Stuart
and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mlinar
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralton Jarvis
came Sunday evening from Boul
der, Colo., to spend the Fourth of
July weekend visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Van Humphrey and
family and her sister, Mrs. 1*.
McDowell, and husband.
July 4 dinner guests at the
Alex Cleary home were his sister
and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Roseler of Boulder, Colo.,
Matt Cleary and Kenneth Mlinar.
Connie and Herman Frickel
were Saturday visitors at the Eu
gene Poessnecker home watching
a device Mr. Possnecker and his
sons have made. It will un
load a four-ton load of round
bales at a time with the tractor
without restacking.
O’NEILL LOCALS
Calvin J. Murphy, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Murphy, sr., has
been promoted to private first
class. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Murphy, sr., of O’
Neill. His address is: Pfc. Calvin
J. Murphy, US55480671, A Co.,
8th Inf. Reg.. APO 39, New York,
N.Y.
Cherie and Coleen Wanser,
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. D. E.
Wanser of Hartington, spent last
week with their grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Froelich.
Mrs. Froelich drove them to their
home Friday and returned home
•” Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tomlinson
of West Point were visiting rela
tives here from Saturday until
Tuesday.
Mrs. P. B. Harty and Mr. and
Mrs. F. N. Cronin left Monday for
a vacation trip to Michigan.
Mrs. Leo Mullen went to Wayne
Monday to spend a few days with
her sister there.
Mrs. James Gallagher and
daughter, Pamela Jane, spent the
past week with her mother, Mrs.
Lonie Staka, in Neligh.
Parnell Donohoe of Bonesteel,
S.D., visited at the Dr. E. M.
Gleeson home Saturday.
Mr, and Mrs. Frank Grenier
spent Sunday in Ainsworth.
Mrs. Neil Clark of Orchard vis
ited last Thursday with Mrs. Vern
Grenier.
Mrs. Luci”e Goldin of Aber
deen, S.D., came Monday to visit
* her brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. George Head.
Army Nurse Bride
of O’Neill Man
Miss Evelyn L. Tracy, daugh
ter of Mrs. J. Tracy of Ports
mouth, O., and John J. Vitt, son
of Mr. and Mrs. John V. Vitt of
O’Neill, were united in marriage
at a nuptial mass on Saturday,
July 9, at 8 o’clock at Fitzsim
mons hospital chapel in Denver,
Colo. Father Knier officiated at
the double-ring ceremony. The
altar was decorated with huge
bouquets of daisies, delphinium
and baby breath.
After the ceremony, a wedding
breakfast was served at the non
commissioned officers’ club to the
wedding party, Father Knier and
the immediate families.
The bride, given in marriage by
Peter Cline, a friend, wore a
white ballerina-length gown of
nylon net over taffeta. She wore
a fingertip veil held in place by
a crown trimmed with seed pearls,
and carried a colonial bouquet of
white carnations. Her only jew
elry was a single strand of pearls,
a gift from the bridegroom.
Miss Charlene Andregg was
bridesmaid. She wore a nile green
ballerina-length gown of crystal
ette and carried a colonial bou
quet of pink carnations.
The bridegroom’s attendant was
William Myer.
The bridegroom and his at
tendant wore pale blue-gray bus
iness suits and white carnation
boutonnieres.
The bride’s mother wore a me
dium blue lace dress and the
mother of the bridegroom a navy
blue nylon organdy. Both wore
white accessories and white car
nation corsages.
The bride was reared ad edu
cated in Portsmouth, O., and for
the past 15 months has served in
the army nurse corps.
The bridegroom was graduated
from St. Mary’s academy with the
class of 1951, and for the past 22
months served in the army. Be
fore entering the service, he was
employed by Consumers Public
Power district in O’Neill.
For traveling, the bride wore a
two-piece pink acetate dress with
an orchid corsage and white ac
cessories.
After a three-day honeymoon,
the couple will reside in Colorado
Springs, Colo., until time for the
bridegroom’s separation from the
army. After that they will make
their home in O’Neill.
rorence Schultz,
Kersenbrock
Wed in Church Rite
Mrs. Florence Schultz and John
Kersenbrock, both of O’Neill,
were un ‘.ed in marriage Satur
day morning at a 7.30 o’clock ser
vice held in St. Patrick’s catholic
church in O'Neill. Very Rev. Tim
othy O'Sullivan performed the
ceremony.
The b- de wore a white nylon
print dress and a white carnation
corsage.
’Hie matron-of-honcr, Mrs. A1
Fritton, wore a light rose suit and
had a white carnation corsage.
Mr. Fritton was bestman.
The mu~'e for the service was
by the church choir.
Mrs. Kersenbrock is employed
at the O’Neill public school as a
teacher and at the present time
is attending summer school at
Wayne. Mr. Kersenbrock, former
mayor of O’Neill, is .employed at
the Fourth Street Market.
Return to Des Moines—
Sr. Mary Felicitas and Sr. Mary
Frederic, both of the BVM order,
returned to Des Moines, la., Sat
urday after spending a week with
the McCarville families.
Alice’s Beauty Shop
(In Former Apparel Shop
Location)
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