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touch the. glass on all sides, shutting
away all air. Then cover the top
of the glass with a circle of writing
paper slashed about the edgo and
brushed on the under side with white
of an egg; the egg-white will act as
a mucilage and preservative, and this,
combination covering will keep the
contents of the glass in prime con?
dition.
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Rules for Making Hard-(FrUit Jelly
First, wash the fruit, arid for ap
ples, peaches, pears, and quinces,
slice without peeling, but if very
light color Is wished, core them. Of
course, all imperfect spots must be
removed. Put the fruit on ' in porcelain-lined
vessel with Water just to
cover the fruit, cover closely and
cook until tender. Have a bag of
flannel or thin unbleached muslin
and pour the fruit into this and hang
up to drip. A little pressure with
a silver spoon in order to' liberate
all the juice is permissible. When
all Juice is extracted, weigh the juice
and place over the fire again, and
when boiling commences look at the
clock. It must boil twenty-five min
utes. Have as much nice white
sugar by weight aa you have juice,
and when the juice has boiled ten
minutes, put the sugar in a tin pan
and heat in the oven not scorching
or browning, stirring until hot. Then
take out1 and pour into the boiling
juice and the sugar should bo hot
enough to f'sizzlo" when put in. Boll
ten minutes with the sugar, making
twenty-five minutes in. air. Have 'a
small pitcher with a piece of cheese
cloth tied over the top, and- strain
the hot jelly through j this will glvo
it a sparkle. The pitcher should
bo hot when the hot jelly 4s strained
into it. Then pour from tho pitcher
into tho hot jelly glasses,. 'and' work
rapidly i at this stage, in . order to
have tho jelly clear and sparkling.
Set away to cool. When cool, pour
over tho top of 'each glass a thick-'
AN OLD TIMER
Has Had Expcricnco
A woman who has used Postum
since it came upon the market knows
from experience the wisdom of using
Postum in place of coffee if one val
ues health and a clear brain. She
ness of one-fourth Inch of melted
parafllno wax, to keep off mold. Put
on lids, or cover with writing paper.
If for any reason tho Jelly is not
firm enough, set in tho hot sun a
few days beforo putting on tho paraf
flne. If the fruit Is-in right condi
tion, and directions followed closely,
the jelly will bo all right.
'To can rhubarb by tho cold pro
cess, this is recommended: Cut in
small pieces, using only nice, tendor
stalks: have thejar perfectly clean,
pack in tho rhubarb tightly, cover
with fresh, cold rainwater,' loosely
screw on tho lid and leave until next
day, then pour on rainwater to fill
the jar, as tho water will go down.
Overflow with tho water, then Bcrow
on the lid tightly, and set away in tho
dark. Rainwater is better than
"living" water as to keeping qualities.
says:
"At the ' time Postum was first
put on tho market I was suffering
from nervous dyspepsia, and my
physician had repeatedly told me not
to use tea or coffee. Finally I de
cided to 'take his advice and try
Postum. I got a package and had
it carefully prepared, finding it de
licious to the taste. So I continued
its use and very soon. its beneficial
effects convinced me of its value, for
I got well of my nervousness and dys
pepsia. "My husband had been drinking
coffee all his life until it had affected j
his nerves -terribly, and I persuaded
him to shift to Postuiri. It was easy
to get him to make the change for
the Postum is so delicious. It cer
tainly worked wonders for him.
"We soon 'learned that Postum
does not exhilarate or depress and
does not stimulate, but steadily and
honestly strengthens the nerves and
the stomach.
"To make a long story short, our
entire family continued to use Pos
tum with satisfying results and we
have noticed a rather unexpected im
provement in brain and nerve power.
Increased brain and nerve power
always follows the use of Postum in
place of coffee', sometimes in -a very
marked manner. "There's a Reason'
Look in pkgSi for thd famous little
book, "The R6ad to Wellville.'
Ever read tho above letter? Amev
one appears tfrom time tootJmei They
are genuine! trae and frill of Iranian
interest;' "
For tho Toilet
The following is said to bo a de
lightful tonic and one that is easily
enjoyed: The tonic is a saturated
salt bath, or, if the salt is too strong,
use less salt at first. At least it
should be quito a strong brine. After
preparing the salt bath, drop into it
a dessert spoonful, even half that
quantity, of tincture of benzoin,
which will cost about 'ten cents an
ounce. If convenient, drop benzoin L
into' warm water first, stirring, then
adding to the wholo. Salt is a disin
fectant, and may bo fcsed In the bath
with or without soap. The benzoin
will Hroduce a delightful' odor, ro
sembfliig a commingling' ot rosea and
violets, and it is also a 'skin beau ti
ller. 'While salt will whiten the skin
and render it smooth,' the benzoin
will 'add the qualities of softening
and cooling it. Do rubbing' 'white in
tho bith, and when you st'otTout dry
lightly and quickly with a soft coarse
linen towel, and tho odor' Will cling
.to the person for hours. This is a
good' bath for tho face but may be
too drying if used oo freply, espe
cially for a skin which is' naturally
very dry. (
For corns and bunions, p'aint sev
eral time a day with colorless iodine,
using a small paint brush, and let
ting the iodine dry in. Five cents
worth of the iodine will last a long
time, but must be well corked, as
the iodine is apt to eat the cork; the
brush will probably cost five or ten
cents. This will tako tho soreness
out of the enlarged joint, and if
loose shoes are worn, the bunion will
not bo troublesome. This is good
also for soft corns. But it Is useless
to expect good results If after two
or three applications, the remedy Is
neglected. . It Is well to soak tho
foot before using the iodine, If con
venient. To remove the stain of sweet po
tatoes from the hands, rub with coal
oil, then wash with Boap. Many
stains can be removed from the hands
by rubbing the cut side of a ripe
tomato on the stain.
closely, and cover the tops with a
layeT of fresh, green grape loaves,
loavlng half an Inch or more at tho
top for tho vinogar. Prepare vine
gar as follows: Strong vinegar
onough to cover, one ounce each of
cassia buds, ginger root and any oth
er spices liked (but this will make
it very nice), with three cupfuls of
sugar to a gallon of vinegar. Bring
this to a good boll and pour ovor tho
pickles, filling tho jars full, and
crowding oHt all air-spaces among
the pickles. Seal as canned goods.
Tomato Rollsh Ono peck of rlpo
tomatoes sliced and put to drain; add
two cupfuls of chopped celery;
two largo peppers chopped fine,
two cupfuls of brown sugar, one-half
cupful of salt, two ounces of whole
whito mustard seeds, ono quart of
vinegar. If liked, chopped cabbago
may be used. This requires only
slight scalding, and putting in cans
while hot and scaling up.
Good vinegar may be made by
using equal parts of soft water and
applo elder, set in tho sun, covered
with mosquito netting, and If It does
not sour readily, mako a Httlo corn
meal dough, tlo It up In a cloth and
drop in the vinegar, and It will soon
sour.
Helpful Items
A reader recommends this: To
keep mold from gathering on tho
top of gooseberries, put a lump of
lard on tho top of tho borrles Just
beforo putting on tho lid and seal
ing; this can bo thrown off when the
can Is opened, and lard will not im
part its tasto to gooseberries.
In making marmalade, add sugar
until it is sweet enough to suit you,
put into cans and seal. Grape mar
malado should bo made of dead -ripe
grapes, and oven of thoso touched
with frost. They aro then so sugary
that they require but half tho amount
of sweetening usually ncoded earlier
In tho season.
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Some Good Pickles
Pickled Onions Tako small
onions, peel them, scald them in
strong salt water for a few minutes,
then lift out with a skimmer. Strew
over the onions whole pepper and
white mustard seeds, then take
enough good vinegar, boiling hot, to
cover them, and pour over; let Btand
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