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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1918-8-1, Page 6It•as Proved a Revelation To Millions of Tea Drinkers nick in Flavor Absolute in Purity. Scalia Packets Only a a Black—Green or Mixed. J Bfib' b TRY IT! copyright Houghton &intern Cornpanq by special errangornoPt 6rith Thoa. Allam. Toronto CHAPTER XII.—(Cont'd.) sir," said Jerry, "and I thank You.,, In the lifting tests he was unable tor� "Not at all," replied the chairman. measure his performance; he heaved "And I hope that you get your ap- and pulled at a cross -bar that seemed pourtment. ' Plain as the nose on your f fastened to something immovably em- bedded in the floor. "That will do " muttered Jerry to himself artier said the examiner, who had been -bend tugs outside the door; and he tu ing disk. I'd like to have another his steps at once to Roger Trask' ing over the register- fico. crack at it" said Jerry, for he felt Trask gave him a freindly welc that he had not got his full leverage I "I was thinking of looking you t into the effort and that the faint so long since I've heard anyt smile upon Maxwell's face was invig- about you. I've been away f orating. "One chance is all we al - !couple of months— my wedding t , low," replied the examiner, and hand-' you know—just got back last week.- heads behinds his head. "I don't want you to have any wrong impros- sion about Bridges, Donohue, .lie's absolutely straight; I've known hila for years. When I put your griev- ance before him, he admitted frankly that both Maxwell and Maguire had stated their preferences to him about appointments, and he had deferred to them. He said there were a good many ;reasons why he thought it wise in the administration of the depart- ment, to consult Maguire's wishes when he `could; they may or may not be good reasons, but I'm sure they're honest,, I told Bridges that from my own personal knowledge °I was certain you would make a fine policeman and that for' this'' once I wished he would do me a favor even if it meant dis- ace," pleasing Maguire; I intimated to him, i he what was back of'Maguire's hostility. rued He promised me then that as soon as s of- a vacancy occurred he would see what he could do. I'll keep after him to orae. see that he doesn't forget." _ "You're certainly a good friend to hip --- g me, Mr. Trask," said alerts "And f' or a must be the tiresome kind of a plague ripto you." ed him the grip machine,Thn which Now tell. me—have you landed that Jerry clenched his fist and tried to job on the police force yet?" crush it. He had to give up with- I Jerry stated his case and his suspici- RECIPES FOR JAM MAKING. out accomplishing his desire, "Try one. Trask's cheerful faee grew trou- Canadian housewives should make i to escape. Add no water. Bring to the left hand;" suggested the examine bled.r all the Tarn they can 'this year, bet' a boil, stirring occasionally to ensure el'. The machine remained unbroken. I "Of course Bridges is a strong par - Y Y p 1z 4 they should do so with the minimum i that all the fruit is beingcooked,and,err was asked to show What ty than, he admitted, "I've never of sugar. The Canada Food Board! to prevent burning. Cook without he could do with a sevent five- oulid believed that he stood iquite so has issued regulations governing the sugar until thequantity is reduced, dumb-bell. r ce That with,waa thing that closely with. Maguire as hispoliticald use of sugar b' � he had practiced and he put it' opponents have charged him with:do- 'use y public eating -places, and the fruit'is all broken. The time" up with either hand quite easily. Also ing, but I suppose their relations are candy manufacturers, ice-cream manu-twill vary with the quality of the fruit.' he lay upon his back and rose to a more or less friendly. Maguire, you facturers, bakers, confectioners, etc., Heat the sugar in the oven and add sitting posture, carrying a fifty -pound feel sure, would use his influence and these have resulted in an aggre- j to the fruit, stirring until it is all dis- dumb-bell behind his neck. After he against you simply to gratify Max gate saving of a. very large quantity.{ solved. Then boil without stirring had engaged in some weight -pulling well's personal spite he'd 'have n This saving t h Next J has been increased by l from three to five minutes. Remove o show the strength of his pectoral other reason?" voluntary economies in priatate homes.. from the fire and put into sterile jars, do, stand turexaminer said, "That will i "None that I can imagine." The Anti.Hoaifiin Order providingglasses or stone crocks. • Sealwhened to the chart on which . "I don't know as much as I should limitations g Ihe had been figuring. (like to about cit on holdings of sugar also J cold, by pouring melted paraffin over i "That's all, 'Donohue," he said brus- ' know that all kinds of itics, but I do trades are go- hashas been effective. The Food Board' the top. In making Black Currant query. "Yours is the best record 0 been able to arrange fora number of ships to carry raw sugar to Canada.. The cumulative effect:' of all these measures is that sufficient supply for the canning and preserving season seems now to be assured. Little Points in Canning. en no exec else at sill and i "Business is better than when you thinking to himself, You cant get were in before. We ought to find In order that the maximum use may Keep the water at a jumping boil back of that, Mr. Maxwell, nor you work for you now." Trask took up be made of our fruit crop this year in and do not allow the fire to die down either, Mr. Maguire." He put on his his telephone andhi all parts of Canada, housewives are for an instant while cans are in the'street clothes and was then directed p one.a moment was asked to, use no largertalking with some"Th' proportion of canner. Jam, the sugar' must not be boiled yet." r i ing on," said Trask. "Bridges is a from the beginning with the fruit, as He said it so that every one in the • friend of mine; may',je he'll listen ve in some Jams; otherwise the currants room might hear, and Jerry me rather than to 112aguire. dHave, 1 passed you found anything else to do all will become hard and unpalatable, out of the door trilled with delight, this time ?" feeling as fresh and eager as if he "Nothing steady." had tak sugar than is needed for preserving and jam -making. The recipes in this article have been prepared by experts, having in mind the use of those pro- portions of sugar which will give the best results. No more sugar is re- quired than. the amounts stated in the recipes given .below. Strawberry Jam. -8 lbs.. strawber- ries, 6` lbs. sugar. Mix the strawber- ries and sugar in a kettle and let Keep the cover on the: canner dur-I grave and shipping -room or anywhere else for a I down a corridor to elle oral examine-' ? is you, i tion room where three. Jim . Yes, Trask. Got a job ine your ing every moment of the processing rather severe gentlemen questioned friend of mine? Yes. All right, time. Steam plays a large part in him upon a variety of subjects. He I'll send him down." stood up to therm pretty ; well, and , He turned to Jerry.�` cooking the contents of the can. James Mute Greens or under his blithe and engaging confid-'ray and Company, down on Front green vegetables are ence their manner towards him thaw- Street—wholesale grocers. See Mur most satisfactorily blanched in steam ed somewhat. And when they had ray himself—give hint thiscard;, he instead of hot water. Use a *steam' finished with him, one who seemed td; spoke as if he might do something. cooker or put the products in a Golan- be the chairman said kindly;' I hope i And if you're up against it in any der and set them over a vessel of boil -)that you did well in your physical ex- way, drop in .and see me; drop in' and ing water, covered tightly. Lamination, Mr. Donohue. In other' see me occasionally anyway." To prevent bleaching or darkening respects you seem to me just the typel It was for Jerry a `quite rejuvenat em stand over night In the morn- of products packed rail lass 'ars wra of man that we: want. on our police, ing interview. And an hour later ing set the kettle over the fire on an jars in paper, g j ' p force I - was it any wonder that Jerry Dono- • he was going home with the blithe • news for his mother that he had at during the summer to detect any sign weavin in and out amongthe crowds 'est secured a job. C It just shows what a marl with in - of fermentation, leaking, or swelling. Ion• the sidewalk, and where they were fluence regular r� The flavor is often injured by let- to thick, skipping down from the curb I can do, Jerry, observed. I ting peeled fruit stand too Iong be-; and striding along past them in the; might ets for months bile youone on trudging the fore cooking. Prepare at one time''�treet? Was :it any wonder that heistarving to death. And here it's a Currant Jelly. --4 lbs. currant juice only as many cans as can be processed went bounding up the stairs of the (mere word over. theaelephone and an- Y' 1 apartment house, and to his expectant (;other on a • vi ilia card 'and P 8 lbs. - sugar. Boil the currant wise Mediately. , and asembled family cried,' "Well, I' g ' without the sugar about 10 minutes, In seasoning it should be - kept in don't want' to be raisin • any or until the quantity is reduced. Heat mind that most vegetables. as well as but I guess 'I landed it. hopes, the sugar in the oven, and add when meats, are injured in flavor by an I CHAPTER XIII. asbestos mat, and bring the contents Examine jars and cans occasionally hue hastened home that afterno slowly to a boil. Do not stir the fruit any more than is absolutely necessary. Boil gently without stirring until it is sufficiently thick and then put it away in sterile jars. signed on at once at fifteen dollars a week. And I shouldn't be at all sur- prised if to -morrow or the next day the postman would be bringing me a letter from the Police Commissioner asking me would I be so kind as to be- come his private secretary." very hot to the liquid, so that the excessive use of salt in the canning temperature will not be greatly reduc- p I Eventually Jerry received a letter but it is better to add no salt in • rocess. A little salt is very palata a boil again, and continue from three canning than to use too much. It can•'from the Civil Service Commission(. "Indeed, •he'd be doing that' and to five minutes. Tttst, and when done . be added to suit the taste when the ; notifying fin g him that he had passed the (. more 'too if he knew all that I know remove and put away in unsealed' jars.; canned products are served. itpatrolman an and that his name about you,"` declared his mother.. She When cool, seal with melted paraffin. has been sent to the Police Commis -1 scats in a state of high elation. She 1 Mold may develop on canned goods sioner, to be acted upon at that of- felt that now all -the worries were at Apple and Plum Jam. --4 lbs. crab' if the seal is defective, if after steri- ficial's discretion. And then the days; an end. apples; 4 lbs. plums, 6 lbs. sugar. Cut l•izing the tops are removed from the and weeks went by just as they had gate and Peter, returning from the crab apples into quarters and cook jars to replace the rubber rings, and done before. school, rejoiced also in the news. in just sufficient water to extract the if. the jars are kept in a. damp place' At last Jerry' visited the Police 1 "And' you'll be working indoors, Commissioner's d tl ed. When all is dissolved, bring to ole juice. Strain throng were rubbers cheese cloth, and.add the sugar to the S • uccess in canning depends upon: i expect appoint and holler at you; won't'you?" said 1. Fresh fruit and*egetables. merit. • The clerk gave him an unsat-� gate. h a double e r ers rriay-decompo office an asked the se. { clerk when he -might - (where hose Armstrongs can't see you crab apple juice. Put over the fire g• Perfect fruit and vegetables. • isfactory, vague answer. Jerry clays' Jerry led a busy and bring to a boil. Stir until the I do in lie . 3. Good jar bands. l derived the impression that the ice' and happy life. Yet with all his o s sugar is melted. Then add the plums, commendation of the Civil Service cupations he found time to be curious and boil until the luras are thor- 4. Airtight lids. I Commission by no means insured a - p P and eager about the result of the in- oughly cooked. 5 All water must be boiling vio- pointment to the police force. Dis- quieted terview between Tr,lsl and the Police lentis. in mind, he went to the head- Commissioner! and one dayduring Note.—Other apples can be used if 6. Time must be accurate in the quarters of the Civil Service Commis -lunch hour he made another call his crab apples he not obtainable, but on cooking in the jars, , sion and asked for an interview with Traslc's office. no account must the skins and cores Dry all foods which cannot be can-, the chairman. That kindly gentle- "yes, I've talked with Bridges, and be taken away, as the pectin:is con- ned at 150 degrees F. i man remembered him, looked up his •it's about as I supposed:"- Trask lean- tained largely in the cores, and direct- Test with a soda cracker closed in' record and told him that his name had ed back in his chair and clasped his ly under the skin. Any sweet rumstood/at the head of the sis•t submit - p the jar of dried food. It should stay ted to the Police Commissioner. can be used for jam. The Damson crisp. If it becomes lira drythe' "Since that date" said the' chair- is considered quite satisfactory. Be- food over again. P,' cause of its acid nature, the Lombard g [man, I find eii app here have been four plum will not make a good jam with Dry food is leathery, not crisp. nets patrolmen appointed. We sent Soak ail dried f d at 1 oil the names of set en candidates. hours before using, Your turn ought to come soon," the proportion of sugar prescribed foods east six above, sing, and cook in the „ water in which they were soaked, in If. I stood at the.head of the list, Plum Jam. -8 lbs. plums, 6 lbs, su- order to retain all the valuable min-' why ,shouldn't I have been appointed gar. Pi,it the plum and sugar to- eras salts. ` first. asked Jerry. "You will have to put that question gether in a preserving kettle over the Keep dry foods in jars that would to the Police Commissioner.' fire, with just sufficient water to, not do for canning or in empty can "Iris clerk wouldn't let me see him, start the cooking. Boil gently until -with removable tops; which have been and made me feel that my chances of the fruit is as little as possible. remove any strong odor. thoroughly cooked. Stir boiled in washing soda and water "to ever being appointed were pretty doubtful ." Black Currant Jam —For 1 lb. -of Every ounce of food �which a woman "i ' said the chairman regret - fruit, not over ripe, allow % lb. of su- conserves releases " a corresponding fullly, y, "it's quite true that it isn't gar. Put the currants in a granite amount for the woman who has not mandatory on the Police Commission - saucepan and: mash to allow the juice the opportunity to store awayfood. er to give an appointment to every one passed by our Board. He can't appoint any one whom we don't roe - Pickled ox -tongue, brain croquettes onlmend; our untroI stops there." and sweet -bread rissoles. I understand, « said Jerry. I It is estimated that Sufficient pigs' like to ask one other question. pigs' Why are Patrick Maguire and Con - livers are thrown into the waste tanks gressman Maxwell allowed to be pre - of the packing plant's of Canada every sent at the physical examination of week to supply -all the families in the candidates?" Dominion with meat for one day. ' "The idea has always been that At the present time all these pro- there should bea few outsiders inyjt ducts of Canadian packing' houses are ed to attend the examinations—as a either disposed of in the United States guarantee ththat theyrerick gu re'.teCtin he or thrown into the waste tanks. chairman hesitated and smiled a trifle ironically -"perhaps I violate no con - "There are two stones rye may not ridence if f say that Mr. Maguire was invited y a member of our Beard dare to- cast:', , who values highly his services to ; the The stone of stumbling in our bro- city, I maya add that two of the ther's way, other guests at your examination were The stone of judgment at our bro- gentlemen who are not hi sympathy ther''e past; with Mr. Megeire." We, who ourselves, like sheep have "Well, now, I'm {thinking it wouldn't gone astray." he s'trange'at all if Mr. Meguii'e and Congressman Maxwell between them had ;the ear of the Police Commission- er?" "As to that, Mr. Donohue, I can only say that I'm so busy trying to keep polities frons creeing into our department that I don't know what influences may be at work in other quarters•," "You've'heen very kind to mo, STOPPING ANOTHER' WASTE. Sy -Products of Packing Plants Which Are Splendid Food. Packing houses in Canada, acting on the request of the Canada Food Board, are endeavouring to popularize cer- tain by-products, particularly parts of the hog not generally used for general ons,imption it Cianeds. Tliesoo include pigs' 'feet, pigs' brains, calves' brains, hogs' livers, neck -hones and neck ribs. 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