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should not be gathered befo're the
dew Is off in the morning, or just
after a rain, but should be allowed
to dry well before picking. After
putting up, the bottles should be put
away in a cool, dark place; some
recommend laying them on the sides,
giving as a reason that this will keep
the cork wet and prevent shrinking.
Unfermenled Grapo Juico
No. 1 Gather the grapes when
nearly ripe, carefully remove all de
cayed or bruised berries, stems, and
trash, and if necessary, wash by
pouring water quickly over them
through a sieve or colander. Let
drain well, then mash with a wooden
pestle, set over a slow fire without
adding more water than is neces
sary to keep them from burning
until the heat draws out sufficient
juice; let come to a boil, stirring
to see that every berry is heated and
broken, then, lay a fine cloth in a
porcelain-lined, enameled, or alum
inum colander and pour a little
water through the cloth to wet it, or
dip in water and squeeze before lay
ing in the colander, as this lets the
juice go through more easily. Pour
the grape pulp in this, and let drip
through. If preferred, use the flan
nel or double cheese-cloth bag; let
drip without pressure as long as it
will; if liked, put the pulp again in
a vessel, pour a little boiling water
over it, and drain again. Set the
juice on the range again, and if
sugar is used, allow one cupful of
sugar (half a pint) to each pint of
the juice; use only white sugar. If
sugar is not desired (and it is not
necessary) omit; let the juice come
to a boil, carefully removing every
fleck of scum that rises, and boil for
ten minutes just long-enough to re
move every bit of scum. Then fill
the bottles or cans with the boiling
hot liquid, after they have been thor
oughly heated and sterilized with hot
water, and seal immediately. For
'bottles;-' Che' corks' should be new,
boiled to soften, and forced into the
neck of the bottle, leaving a space
of a quarter of an inch on top of the
cork for filling with wax or paraflln,
and immersing the end of the neck
in melted paraffin or melted sealing
wax. This is good not only for the
delicate, or sick, but for the well,
and when used, the , home-made
should be diluted a little for ordi
nary purposes. It should keep for
years, if properly sealed.
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Canning Peaches
Tn nuttinc un neaches. if you are
not familiar with the wash-boiler
method, write to the Department of
Agriculture, Washington, D. C, for
farmers' bulletins on canning fruits
and vegetables. For real, fancy
peaches, use the wide-mouth jars
a id the yellow-fleshed fruit; the
yellow-fleshed peaches ripen flrs,t at
the pit; the white-fleshed fruits
ripen from the outside in; the white
fleshed fruits has the finest flavor.
There are several ways of peeling
peaches; one is the lye method; an
other is scalding as tomatoes; the
third is peeling with a knife. For
putting up fine peaches, halve and
pit them, pack the jar as full as it
will linld without, crushincr the fruit:
then cover with a light syrup made
of half a cup of sugar to a cup of
water. Cook in the wash boiler, as
other canning is done, giving a long,
slow cooking an hour, or hour and
a half at a temperature of 190 de
grees, keeping the water just below
the boiling point is about right
After the slow cooking, remove the
jarB from the boiler, open some of
them and pour into a bowl, covering
with a cloth; let stand open for half
an hour, then fill the jars with the
peaches in the bowl, as the peaches
"Will have shrunken some. If aheavy
syrup is liked, make it of two cupfuls
of sugar to one cup of water. Fill
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the Jars to overflowing with the hot
juice or syrup, adjust the tops and
set again In the boiler, let conio to
a boil, seal at onco and put away
Peeling I'oacIiCH With Lyo
Mako a lyo solution using 00 per
cont lyo to thrco gallons of water;
stir with a stick to dlssolvo tho lyo,
and put .on to boil; when tho lye
solution Is boiling, put tho pencheft
in a wiro basket, ono layer deep, dip
Into tho boiling solution and move
the basket gently up and down for
exactly half a mlnuto no longer;
mako a test of one peach, nnd if the
lyo Is not strong enough, increaso tho
pamount, but the length of time must
be the same; when the peaches have
been immersed for the half minute,
lift the basket and plunge it into a
large pan of cold wator and wash
tho peaches thoroughly under run
ning water; after washing, a slight
rubbing will romovo tho skin.
SIMPLE AND EASY TO 3IAKE
Boys styles are very much the same;
this little dress pictured above Is for
tho real small boy who has not yet
put on knickerbockers. All boys like
pockets and one Is Inserted In tho leit
Bldo of tho front, which Is sure to
pleaso tho littlo fellow.
Serge, cheviot or linen can bo used
to mako this dress. ...
The pattern, No. 4616, Is cut In sizes
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.Among Our Letters
K. M. B. tells us, in regard to tho
iiso of coal oil for tho hair, that it Ih
claimed to bo dangorous to use, al
though it is a lino tonic. Tho oil is
very penetrating, and should ho used
not oftener than twice a week, and
then let dry very quickly. Thanks
for hor interest.
Mrs. W. A. If. asks for several did
poems, with name of authors. Ono
verso of ono poem is:
"Great old world, I tell you;
Don't care what they say;
With the frosts of winter,
With tho flowers of May.
Tho second poem:
I would flood your pathway with
sunshine,
1 would fence you from all 111;
1 would crown you with all bless
ings, If I could but have my will.
Sho also wants Bayard Taylor'8
"Song of tho Camp." Tho poems
may bo sent to Box 91, Prescott,
Ark.
L. J. Ti. of Texas, wishes to know
the best practical manner of clean
ing Panama hats, and how to take
black grease out of them. A wot
cloth, which he has been using, only
damages them more, and causes
them to fade. Will some- one tell
him
Answering C. C. D will say, but
termilk, let dry on tho skin, Is a
freckle-fader; peeling is damaging to
the skin; peroxide of hydrogen dries
tho skin and gives bad results after
a time. Lemon juice is harmless if
plenty of cold cream is used to over
come the roughness. The juice of
the cucumber at the stage at which
it is used raw on t'ho table is said
to bo whitening. Scrub, without
peeling, put over tho flro and let
simmer until tender; push through
a fine sieve; rub tho pulp directly on
the skin; let dry; use only, at night.
Foi tho Housewife
Underwear of all kinds should be
mado of materials which do not re
quire Ironing. Garments worn next
the body are now to bo had of every
size, from the nw-born baby to the
old person, made of knit goods.
This, when well washed and dried,
can be folded and put away for use
when taken from the line. Short
skirts, nightgowns, and all such gar
ments, for every member of tho
family can be mado of materials
which require only a good shaking
out. Caro should be taken to fold
all such garments and pass them
through the wringer as smoothly as
possible.
For eyery day wear of the boy or
girl of tho family may bo made of
dark goods, and especially should
the rompers be made of goods that
will "come clean' easily. Ruffles,
tucks, embroidery and lace are all
very pretty, but tho mother or family
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