The Brussels Post, 1948-6-30, Page 3TABLE TALKS
"Jam" and "Jell"
More This Year!
)ant and jelly malting can be a
more thrilling job for today's home-
maker than ft was for her grand-
mother! Now, the jam and jelly
maker can buy commercial pectin-
the natural jellying material of
fruit, in convenient, standardized
form. And that opens up a whole
variety of delicious jams and jellies
and conserves, that were not pos-
sible before. Fruits like peaches
and pears and blueberries, which in
themselves contain little pectin -
raspberries and strawberries and
cherries, which "jell" softly if at
ail -can now be made into perfectly
"set" jams and jellies, chock-full of
the fresh flavor, and with all the
natural bright color, of the fresh
Summer fruit itself. Then there are
such novelties made possible by
commercial pectin, as Mint Jelly -
emerald -green and delicious, to add
real flourish to a main -course of hot
or cold lamb,
* - * *
There are other advantages to
making jams and jellies with com-
mercial pectin! For example -there
is the fact that you can use fruit
that is dead -ripe .. , at the peak of
its delicious flavor and rich color.
'With commercial pectin, there's no
need to use "slightly under -ripe
fruit" as the old-fashioned cook
books advise, to get a jelly that will
unntould. Flavor is also helped by
the brief cooking time. just a half -
minute of boiling to bring jellies to
the "jelling" stage -one or two
minutes' boiling of sugar -and -fruit,
for jams. And results are so sure.
* * *
Just a few words of explanation
about commercial pectin, and pectin
recipes. Remember that the pectin
recipes distributed by competent
food authorities and by the pectin
manufacturers, have been carefully
tested --and are properly balanced
for perfect setting. Do not alter
quantities -do not double recipes -
cook -only for the specified time.
And -having selected a recipe from
a reputable source -do trust its cor-
rectness, and use the amount of
sugar given, Pectin jams and jellies
call for more sugar per cup of fruit
than the old-fashioned recipes; but
a pound of finished jam or jelly
contains no more sugar than a
pound made the long boil way,
* * *
Here's why : To "set", a jelly
must have certain definite propor-
tions of fruit acid, fruit pectin and
sugar. In the older method, it was
necessary to boil the mixture until
enough water evaporated to concen-
trate the pectin naturally present in
the fruit, to the point where the
mixture would "jell". In those cases
where -fruit is naturally rich in pec-
tin (as for example, grapes and
crabapples) this .point is more
quickly reached. When the fruit is
low ie pectin, longer boiling is re-
quired -and sometimes there is not
enough pectin to make a satisfactory
"jell", .no matter how long the mix-
ture is boiled. By.aildillg.eoinnier-
cial pectin -a .concentrate of the
pe. -tin naturally present in the fruit
--the proper concentration is reach -
.ed .very upiiikly, with .practically no
et'pnration •of the fruit juice , .
and no loss •of`flavorl That ex-
plsins why you -get more jant .and
fruit, when yott use .added pectin;
•it .also explains why more sugar is
called .for, •par •cup .of fruit, than
Inc -the eilil-fashioned method. Actu-
tally, :you :use .no moue .sugar .per
pmnrd •of ;finished jam •or jelly,
* * *
:Dona he .disturbed if some of
Tour Mixtures 'do not set the day
tthoy ;are made.; -the recipes take into
aeroulrt (the ;fact that vnasey jellies
p -sew Iprogressiwrly 'firmer •for a
-walk to at month after they are
evade,
Ibises)! Illtoniltreas is hot and humid
with am ; avera'ge mnontby temperature
ranging '(Tom 76 in ianuaty 'to 73
in Augnists
Twins on New 'Diet - Maggie, motherly Ilereford owned by
Harry A. McCloskey, Guelph district farmer, has adopted twin
lambs., orphaned when their mother <lied defending theta from
savage dogs,
.,.. T H E
GREEN THUMB...
By
Gordon L. Smith
Care of the Lawn
A great deal of the effort and
money spent trying to get a fine
lawn established can be largely
wasted because of
improper methods
o1 mowing. Many
gardeners are sur -
_
prised to learn,
tt o late, that
shearing off the
grass at a height
of an inch or so
may cause enough
damage to make expensive repairs
necessary,
This is especially the case during
the drought and heat of summer;
but even in more moderate weather
too short cutting prevents the de-
velopent of a well -rooted stand of
grass.m
Excepting lawns of bent grass.
which need special handling, the best
height for grass on the average lawn
is around two inches. An inch and
a half should be the absolute mini-
mum. This sounds much taller -than
it actually appears; and this amount
of top growth does much to en-
courage the formation of deep, com-
pact root systems, well able to with-
stand weather variations, and thick
enough to crowd out a lot of weeds.
Encourage Weeds
Cutting your 'lawn too short per-
mits excessive growth of weeds and
also leaves crowns and roots un-
covered and so in danger of scorch-
ingiin hot weather. Almost any lawn
may burn ,off .a bit if the sun is ex-
ceptionally severe but higher turf is
much more ,resistant,
If not too heavy, grass clipping
should be left on the lawn where
they act as .a light top dressing,
shading the roots .and adding to the
hnntns content 'of the soil. In wet
.Appropriate
Then there's the one about the
budding poet who -called .a ;promi-
atent publisher on the phone.
"What do glean pay for biask
verse?" asked the poet.
'Blank cheeks;" was the ;prompt
:and ,chilling reply.
Obliging
In Hollywood, precocious Leo
Catiild sought to incltade a B ernard
Shaw piece in a new anthology. "I
hope you understand", he wrote
Shaw, "that I cannot .afford to pay
your usual fee as I sass a very young
man." Shaw replied, "Ilii wait for
you to grow up,"
C 3`0 S of W'W O R
PUZZLE
ACROSS 4. Laggar's tool
S. Russian
mountains
6, Negative
7. Blunder
8. Time unit
9, }Sand cover-
ing
1. State In
Venezuela
5. Table pro-
1eel or
12, Belly
13, Lemming
14. wrath
16, Most recant
17 1.0
, ill. chalice
20. Sullnbto
)27, Outfit
23 Pirates
126, N 21. any ee
' 80. Aurora
22. It,tmedlateli
38, Provided
26. Sewing Iln-
pllt
1Pianism
83, DerCe-nt
80 Novel
41 Diminish
42, Fragment
46 One faint
I ruling few
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SJ MT, name
851 whir;
64 Ac d neu-
tralista
57 1VIle ass
60Understand
tand
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63. tons
61 rntt 15118
66 nigh cards
ISOWN
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2. Powar
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11. Turn over
16. Plower
sheathe
as. Little drink
21. Shako
24. Toper
26. Weop
21. Torr
28. Coup10
31. Rallying cry
33 Beetttng nuld
34 Swamp
38, African
native
5
6
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37. Period
40. Enervate
42. very sad
46, Greek leiter
47. Dentino
98. sweetish
chemist
49. Rodents
51. Dilatory
64. Timber
66. Shelter
58. Cretan
mountain
64. Sunken fence
51, word of
choice
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The answer to this puzzle is elsewlte a e1 115 1 r•
weather the clipping; are often too
numerous and require raking off:
but even if lawns have to be raked
in the spring few need it in the
summer when the clippings are so
heneflcial.
And don't expect to keep a lawn
in good shape without a properly
sharpened laws( rower. Dull blades
tug at the grass instead of shearing
it, and are particularly hard on a
new lawn. The still delicate root
systems may be considerably dam-
aged with a dull mower although,
for that matter, cunt old lawns will
suffer if the ground is moist when
the cutting is clone.
Soak Garden Well
Once planted and growing, about
the only summer care the garden
should need will be thinning, weed-
ing and cultivation. If the soil Is
very dry and if at all possible soak
the garden once a week. Bear
in mind that one good soaking,
whether with vege tables, flowers or
lawn, is worth a dozen sprinkles.
A little chenticai fertilizer applied
carefully according to directions is
also a good thing at this time. It
will hurry along growth and with
vegetables will increase tenderness.
'There is nothing quite like the
thrill of being able to boast to a
neighbor that your flowers or vege-
tables are days ahead of his. But
there is also much solid satisfaction
in having good and beautiful things
from the garden long after those
next door arc done. Perhaps the
commonest mistakes of all amateur
gardeners are planting too soon and
stopping too soon. Plant another
.crop of carrots, beets, beaus, spin-
ach, lettuce now.
Air -Sped -Here is model Rose-
zriary Massey all set to take off
on Style's Air -Sped Fashion
Show, presenting fall fashion
previews across Canada, The
complete show, including nine
models is being flown in one
of T,C..1.',; giant new North
Star planes.
CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARM
By Gwendolinr P Clarke
This might be called "Sunday on
the Farm" because it is typical of
what often happens on any ordin-
ary farm. You see, Sinalay, theo-
retically, is a day of net. Lig FOUR. -
110W 11.0 lin etlot don't t dw tvs fail
in with the lit t ,, 1' n t ill n•.fiar
when you have read a I 1 ' fust er,
*
The work of the da} w._• at'.ee,•.t
dont'. Partner and scan NA; leer,
milking; yotmg John war: era;r•, for
the day and 1 was onl in the .bive-
Way speeding it par.ii a
she started her car 1 looked lo -
Wards the ruarl and there 1 env
lour horses turning ill :.t •,.n
'map. 1 55(221 these I d C s L,
Bead the horses hart: t e. t'.,.y.
helnnord. Mg 1 wall• 1' l:c1e. lir
that lime they %Nero l' ,li id' a?r,es
the fndrl. It is a 1 -ay fit 1,1 x 1 he
yond ei ling a little 5r1.: gyre•
wa-ut't nitwit barns they soul do--
prnvirlinq I could keep thc ut from
ge ling into the grain field, the gat,
1,1 Whirls wan' fusel • u1 ,ti :.nd loo
Iuary kir 1110 10 Iiit. 1 didn't wont
10 ca -.1 the men- milking f+ nue tub
at which farmers do not Ili. to he
interrupted. Se, since the Corse,
were at the far end of the field I
ihnnnht it was safe to watt until the
milling was (hoe. Bat 1 elm. esti
my utind wEen, glancing tow;, d<
the road again, 1 ,aw our teigit-
hnur's cattle w,rc also on the
including the hull. it Wes 115o0i
positive that acro..': the road .1re
was Ito one at horn,,
Of course 1 is cut denn b. the
road again. There -.-r-, c..tile
everywhere ---on Ike .r•.a.l. in tEe.
lane and in two field:. ylr first
thought was to poet them all in roe
place. 1 was 1 little dubious as to
how the bull might art so 1 first
looked around Inc a 'nnans of es -
rape should he .. ppear Ett all belli-
gerent.
]1-
gerent. I knew he was snpp':'-,.1 to
be quiet but with a str.ute'r cuu
can never tell. There was it harl.e
(vire fence quite hanrtq. t orcid,d
that if I had to I could roll tomer
the fence while the two strands of
(vire would keep the hall at bay.
ft took ine a good half - our to
get all the cattle in one field but
1 did it. Not by r:.esing them but
by heading them off if they starred
going where 1 didn't want them
to. But alas, 1 forgot the fence at
the top of the field had been talo's
down for road construction. How-
ever, by this time my men w'e•re
through milking. Bob phoned other
neighbours and by the time they
fame there were seven of us on the
job. Of course the cattle and
horses were all out on the road
again and even with seven men
and a dog it took us quite a while
to round then( up and into the
back field on their own farm.
* 5 *
Then minutes after we got bark
we saw the ower return hone for
his evening chores. Wouldn't it have
been a nice home -cooling bad he
got back and found all his horses
and cattle away -heaven knows
where?
I am not pretending that any of
us enjoyed this little extra chore
bttt no farmer worthy of his salt
could just sit back and let a neigh-
bour's cattle and horses roans the
country at will to endanger them-
* *
New -and Should
Be Useful Too
From time to time, in this space,
we give brief descriptions of new
inventions that have come on the
market. Now has come the sugges-
tion that there is still room for the
invention of gadgets which would
make life smoother and easier in a
machine age. Here are just a few
of them.
Telephone. A phone that positively
will refuse to ring while you are
alone in the house, and enjoying a
bath.
New Doorbell. This would have an
electric eye, also a speaker system
that would say, "No, we don't want
any more magazines till we have
worked our own way through col-
lege."
Auto Horn that would refuse to
toot "Goodbye" as guests leave a
house around s a.m.
Ash Cans that won't bounce, there-
by reducing ash collector's pleasure
to one bang per throw.
Theatre Seats that won't remain
empty in the middle of the row
until after the picture is well under
way.
Alarm Clocks that will get you up
in plenty of time to catch your train
without waking you till you're
ready.
Typewriters that will absolutely
refuse to write drivel (Such as
this:),
selves ansi to hr a menace to the
Motor -driving public, After all
what use are neighbours if they
cannot help in an emergency? We
know, sbrtuld the occasion arise, our
netthl emr would do just as much
for u.. I1ut ti tuk yowlness the
ces wu it..rer loss al i• so far --
:EMI We cortamly luq.e it never will.
* * *
In," dar tt this little story cou-
et,•.•, Ielf it ;lunges fur -and
Mr 1' . rt • on: A r w worts ng.,
steam, i . • 15511 to see us and one
r:f lhnn-a.d t,, up• "%PIeat rhores
do you r1, •u' -nod the farm, Mrs,
(_lark,:" heli. to it of not, 1
r"ulrlu't think ni a t: lug--exrcpt
that 1 look aiter the chickens when
we have them. 1 raul.hi t say 1
1p with t!,.• wilhiu,. because 1
don't. Gut of cour-.r• 1 bane 1110141f
of , • of 1'.61, since that a t'Wrt
5W11:111 wuul.1u't lave to der - wash•
lay the-rparato and pails, g:Phcr-
1110 (R%'1, nrlgr!Alt lime: 114y, run-
e' b. the ether end of tIte farm
if a call eon.. for one of the men;
helping .1 .ctrr Minced ,.r ailing live.
str Is. a--i-tin.! a, midwife to a
Leifer: boardimt ca -nal hour -
:rollout 51 of all kind.: e'pe, t to be
ird tt' en they t 5.nr15 in the cr untry,
int hiding a arp. ntr.•re and pin r1,.
t leaning eggs, pariuug eggs and
shipping eg5,__t'c , ,-l1, s provide a
ve:•r-round daily ch,.re. ,And then
a$ I have already told you, there
aro cattle anti horses to look after.
1 don't suppose 1 ever cross the
yard without making sure no cattle
beast has !raped the fence, poker)
hi, nr her uo-e through, or under a
wire, or in any other way made a
hid for freedom. Later there are
horses to drive on the hayfork.
limier ,:1..;.sc- to fix .. .
13th why go on? - there are jobs
pal...re and yes 1 could:1't think of
a single tiling when t1,is stra2
asked nu• what ei•ores 1 dirt around
the far
TEST YOUR 1. Q.
Each of the following statements
can he answered with either TRUE,
OR FALSE; and you shouldn't
have much trouble in running up a
pretty fair score. You'll find the
correct arst5dr'-u1)side down--tin-
dernt,ttll Inst in case you'd like to
110 a little checking on your own.
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Tref -•-False --^-
2. A Titmouse is a 1,115511 rodent
solo<thi15' 'ike a field mouse.
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ventor es Leos tig pictures. True -
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es'eea i, the I rabic Scripture, 'I he
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HEMORRHOIDS
2 Special Remedies
sy the Makers of Mecca Ointment
'teeea Pile Remedy No. 1 la for Protrudiot
Weeding Piles, and io odd in Tube, wilt, pipe.
or internal applieatioa. Price 75n. Mena Pik
remedy /is. 2 ie for External Itching Pica. Bolt
n Jar, and is for external use mill,. Prise 40c,
)rdar by number from your Druggist.
Excellent Herbs
xcelient herbs had our lathers j «:
old -
Rxcellent herbs to ease their paler -+s
Alexanders and Marigold,
lyebright, Orris and 3lcatnpanef
Basil, Rocket, Valerian, Rue,
(Almost singing themselves as they,
ruts)
Vervian, Dittauy, Call -me -to -you,
Cowslip, llfcJilot, Rase of the Sun.
Anything green that grew out of
the mould
Was an excellent herb to our fathers
of old.
From "Oue' h'athers of Old"
by kudy'ard I{:piing,
Counties in Denmark are sub-
divided into 1,300 parishes, each ad-
minister(' d by a parisl council.
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Here's Speedy Relief for
Tender, Aching,
Burning Feet
Sour feet mor be so swollen and 115•
flamed that you think you 5101'1 go an-
other sten. Tour sloes may feel as if (ler
are carting right Into 11,e flesh,. coo feel
sick an over with pain and tortures you'd
give anything to Ret relief.
Two or three nnpllentions at hlaono's
Emerald 011 and In a few minutes the nofn
and Soreness disnnnears. No matter bow
discouraged rou have been, if yon have
not tried Emerald 011 then yon have some-
thing to learn. Ask for a bottle today at
good drug stores all over Canada.
AND RESULTS ARE SURE!
Sounds almost unbelievable - until you know the reasons
why. Certo is nothing but "fruit pectin" -- the natural sub-
stance in fruit which makes jams "jam" and jellies "jell
It's extracted from fruits in which it is most plentiful for.
better, quicker, easier jam and jelly making.
1. Short boil - That's why, when
you use Certo, you don't have to
"boil down" your fruit to make it
set. A one -to -two -minute full,
rolling boil is enough for jams ...
a half -minute -to -a -minute for
jellies,
2. Extra yield -The short Certo
boil saves all the precious fruit
juice which, in long boiling, goes
off in steam. You get an extra
yield of Q7 :'tore jam or jelly.
3. Saves time, work What a lot
of time and work it saves, too 1 The
old long -boil way you'd have to
boil and stir many times as long.
4. Fresh fruit flavour -- colour -
With Certo you use fruit at its
peak of flavor and colour and not
the under -ripe fruit used in long -
boil recipes. The Certo boil is too
short to spoil this lovely taste and
colour. They stay, tight in your
jam or jelly.
S. No failures -You'll Have eta
failures if you follow exactly the
recipes provided with Certo. Dif-
ferent fruits need different hand-
ling, so there's a separate
tested recipe for each one.
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TAKE THE GUESSWORK OUT OF JAM
AND JELLY -MAKING
GET CERTO AT YOUR GROCER'S
A Product of General Food
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Certo contains no moresugarthana
pound made the old, long -boil way.
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