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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1927-08-25, Page 6ROADSIDE. MARKET ' HINTS ANS! ADVICE 'If the roadside sales are not es .good tee expected, try placing a sign down the road a few hundred feet from the stand.- Motorists do not like to back 'ttp. On zi main traveled road it is dangerous to either back rip or turn around. The driver who sees an in- teresting sign before reaching the roadside stand, is the most apt to plow down in front of the stand anis inspect Liao truck. the list child that disobeys and steps out of the car will be hurled into the nozct forty -acne field. Develop Trade, Knowing the varieties of all the fruits and vegetables on your stand, is a hell? in selling to regular custom- ers. Buyers like to be able to ask for Produce by name, If your Cuthbert red raspberres were big and juicy last year, a big sedan may drive up this I think it pays to mark the prices i year for n • crate of those `rCuthbert on the signboard or place Price tags 'red raspberries which made such good on the produce, Make the price signs jam a year ago. large eueugh to attract the buyer's at- There is no fruit Which contains tentlon. Motorists do not like to ask such a variety of flavors as the differ- prices and then refuse to bay.. They. eat kinds of apples. Many buyers. had rather not stop than to be placed in an embarrassing positioh. When the price is prominently dis- played, it saves all argument concern- ing prices. When a certain price per dozen is displayed on the egg sign, the buyers who do not like the price have their own particular varieties. Sometimes they are not recon"mended highly by the experiment station, and yet are Liked very well by a certain customer. Sometimes a buyer has never known a variety like the 1VIcIn- tosh by name. But after owning a, do not bother to ask for eggs,. Gar- bushel he becomes a McIntosh fan den truck and fruit are even more and asks for them every year at his susceptible to variations in. price, ole- favorite roadside market. pending on the quality and season. Have Quality Good. Buyers like to know the price they Did you ever see a nice lot of straw - are paying before looking over means e berries in a grocer's window, and then truck. They feel that theeignmenter and have your order filled from one price for everybodyy,, and have a crate of little berries at the back of more confidence in the seller who the store? Did you ever see a big places a price mark en his goods. juicy apple pie with a flaky crust in There is little satisfaction in doing the window of a restaurant, and then a retail business at a wholesale price order pie and receive a little dried-up unless you are selling an article that piece? That's the way the buyers is difficult to haul to market or hard feel when the producer at a roadside to market at any price. Eggs, ber- market stacks up a lot of fine speci- rios, potatoes and poultry have afair-' mons on the stand, and then fills the ly well established wholesale market 1 orders from bags and baskets of on - at alt times, and the producer who re-; graded stuff. tails each articles must receive more I believe that more good packages than the wholesale price to pay for l must bo used by roadside markets. the trouble of handling small orders.] quarter-busllol for apples is a A producer can hardly expect a grocer ; very popular package among city buy - to pay him a good price for truck if: ers who have little storage space for that producer is going to run corn- l fruit. These little baskets fit nicely petition to him by selling the same between the front and back of many article at retail at a wholesale price. I ears( where there is hardly room for On the other hand, there aro many a bushel basket without crowding the Wane farm products which are dif- ficult to market, such as pumpkins, glue i, beet fereens. SwIess chard, Hon. J. Malcolm, Minister of Trade and Commerce at Ottawa, arriving on the "Aquitania.' In the group, LEFT to RIGHT, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm, Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Campney, of Ottawa, and F. K. Morrow, of Toronto. The Vegetable Garden in August Usually August is an off month in` the home vegetable garden so far as planting Is concerned, but it need not. be. Of course, long season crops can not be planted now with any chance, of a harvest, but many quick matur- ing kinds still have time to make a crop before winter comes. It is very important at this time of year to be careful of the varieties chosen for !planting, as many kinds. that are sue- ! cessful for early season use will not give good results now. There is still time to mature a crop of 'Chinese cabbage if an early variety is planted during the first ten days of Make Jelly When Snow Flies Kitchen Kinks BIscUiTS 13p:1 --CRI �IN A PRXINal f'AN• On day outings lin the ooilntry, 'Rten camping, Olio z; onzetimas.•wie Lo bake biscuits 'taut has no ovens lav:rry canapes, boy, ww, has a f Cann. Crcaase tine �entiro insi•cb of t frying pan, sides and all, .and haat it Nlako the blWektits very tiny, so the. will not quite reach bite top of th pan when fully rated. 'i1tther 1leabcsell pan with them, pet a tight cover ov the pan, weighting it down, and th watch the fire to see that itt remain hot enough but not boo hot.. In t11 way the pan beeomes a little oven and bakes very well indeed. Sine the biscuits will bake in jest a fel minutiae, the first batch may be kep hot, wrapped in as cloth, while a see and or third batch is baking. RIPE PEACHES STEWED. it eotniet imes happens that one had on ha it peaches that seem almost small bo peel, or they may be no ha they are not fiat to use. When th occurs use half a teacupful of saga to a pint of water and add half f tablespoonful of froe'h butter. Pu the .peaches in and cover the veseel; boil till the fruit is tender. Serve, heat. The peeling can be tubbed off IA the peaches are boiled for a few mice ubes, but it is usually not abjection able, while the seed's add greatly to the flavor of the fruit. SOFT GINGERBREAD. Can Fruit Juices Now to Save Time and Money A large supply of cheap fruit may notice a dark sediment, in irregular,' tempt you to undertake more than is bitter tasting crystals in the bottom humanly possible to finish. Nothing of the jars of. Grape juice. These is quite so susceptible to hurry and cream of tartar crystals often form in tiredness as jelly. If there is too grape jelly after several months, even. much work on hand, I am sure to for- though the jelly was made perfectly. get the jelly and let it boil too lea They are especially likely to occur if Yet, the fruit must be saved; for leav- the juice was extracted from the ing over night- in hot weather with- grape skins as well as pulp, and if out a refrigerator will spoil it. the jelly bag was squeezed. However, This is the way I get out of such a •the skins add color and flavor, hence difficulty. I cook the fruit with as we don't like to discard them, though little water as possible, strain through it is an unpardonable sin to squeeze the jelly bag. It will cause cloudy jelly in spite of subsequent straining through flannel. Our canned grape juice is spihoned out of the jars with rubber tubing, without disturbing the settlings and the result is a Ilne-favored clear jelly next winter when the jelly glasses are all needng to bo filled, Other juices keep just as nicely as grape. Label then" as concentrated, unsweetened jelly juice. Some juices, as poach (made from clean, sound parings) will need the addition of pectin. These delicate flavored jellies do not keep Quite so many months as the stronger flavored ones, and are best used ;with- in four months after making. a jelly bag, then make a second ex - passengers. Neatly printed cartons the month. This vegetable is. really traction by covering the fruit with for eggs must replace the paper sacks at its best during the cool months of c `rater and cooking a few minutes, and omet.Imes used. Dressed poultry do fall, and light freezes only serve to straining. A -third extraction may be • As a matter o a . , worth malting if the juice is rich in make it milder. f fact, flow re o all icin'le, and certain fruits in ..a, ,.::; of o: r+r production. Sualz newspaper. real good quality can not be had in arta le; can ofteu be sold at bargain 1 an Packages Hel this vegetable during the hot months pectin. The strained juice is poured C e ff p into clean scalded bottles or fruit jars pre- ; a, t a reteleide market because of summer. Sow the Seed in rows it vexed be quite It ro market them in Many business firms have made for- and tightly sealed. It is processed at tunes by placing inexpensive food- about fifteen to eighteen inches apart simmering temperature (180 degrees ally ,l:;atztir; among local dealers.where the plants are to remain,. and stuffs in neat packages. The package F.) for thirty minutes. Price Plainly. seals the • goods, and sometimes it thin them to stand about eight Inches If you have boiled the fruit jars, apart in the row. This vegetable is they may be filled to overflowing delicious served like cabbage. Another salad plant not given the while hot, with boiling juice, tightly attention its merits reserve, is kale. sealed aid inverted, but this is not This plant, seeded now, 'will not give quite so certain as Processing them. the large heads of earlier seed, but This Method Best for Grape Jelly. After two to four months, you will not look attractive wrapped in an old Teepee price tags can be printed, or looks as if the package roost more painted with black paint on white than the contents. But the- consumer cardboard ar_d placed over each heap l is willing to pay for the packing, be- ar vegetables or truck. The produce i cause a neat package is appreciated ste uni be graded if there is any varia- tion in the quality. One of the great aca_cns for the success of some road - elite :-tangs is not the law prices they ally: rtiee, t but- the quality at :fresh stork which they sell. T1 ' r ,Latest opportunities In road- side a-i,ating conte from the devel- o,p..,a: t t,f the trade of regular cus- { tomeri, There is no doubt of the 1 fact that many city cuntorners like to drive automobiles. But often they ob-• tale more fun from driving if there is an object ill th<e trip. Buyers, who ob- I tale fret -h eggs and produce from one pr.oduser, will often depend entirely on that source• of supply. Their busi- ness may not amount to so muck money each week, but if the trade is continued throughout the year, it may be rather profitable. In the case of poultry. eggs, and stored vegetables and fruity, the direct -to -the -consumer trade can be continued throughout the late fall and winter if the farmer is located on a good road which is scraped after heavy snow storms. Fresh Products Essential. Strict honesty is necessary in de- veloping a roadside business. No eggs from stolen nests must ever be sold. Even eggs found on tho poul- try house floors should go into the "questionable basket" for inspection and use at home. Such eggs may have been laid for several days. Strawsean be scratched over them for several days, and then more scratching will bring them in sight. Sweet corn, which has been picked one day and not sold, cannot be held over and told the next day as fresh picked corn. Berries, which have be- come wilted and mushy, are not the kind which particular consumers drive mit to buy on a hot summer day. Melons, which you know are poor in flavor, should not be worked off on the public just because you have worked hard and raised them and need the money. It is the regular customer that is worth many . transi-,. ent "buyers, and there will be few re- turn •visits from the buyers who haul away poor quality goods. They will remember the poor quality long after the price is forgotten. Looation Everything. The location of a roadside market is a help in attracting customers. If you aro on the right side of the road for the home -going traffic, the custom- ers find it easier to read the signs and stop, They do not like to think of spending money for food when on a pleasure trip, but on the way home the demands of the home table begin to come to mind, Buyers do not like to carry produce around all. day. If you are ,located on the road to a lake, the buyers have their minds on swim - Ming, dancing and ice cream on the way out. They wilt net wish to buy eggs, cabbages, and apples until they ate : headed for home. A curved driveway, where motor" to can park out of the. treiTtc, helps to stimulate bushiest; and prevent steel - dents. It 1$11 Si irve-racking exeeri- ence to eto...,oit d reale traveled road p he traveled are 'bu to bay protXrrl)e When t bet- ting ting arovrlci you, with their engined hunt;nling like beegt too, 7o1r`fosr that and stimulates business by develop- ing regular customers. Efforts Result In Smoke. "No matter how much 'that chap works all his efforts result in smoke." "What does the poor fellow do?" "He's a cigar maker." This is the'season you quit the con forts of home and pay an exhorbitant rent for an ovenlike shack by a mos quite infested river, where the drink ing water is warm and the fishing is tt and call it a vacation. the small, tender leaves will be even more delicious than the larger heads, and the plants not' used this fall can remain in the garden over winter. le early spring, these plants wil kuickly produce a fine salad crop. If the plants are to remain outdoors all win- ter, Dwarf Siberian is probably the best variety to use for late sowing. Plant in rows two feet apart and thin the plants as space demands. When seeded thickly in the row, the plants thinned out may be used for boiling greens. This vegetable produces "greens" at a time when such are not generally available, and, in view of this fact should receive more atten- tion than is usually given it. Early varieties of turnips, such as extra -early Milan and Early Red will still give a good crop of roots for stor- age over winter. Sow them in spaces made vacant by the removal of early - crops. During the first half of the k- month make two orthree plantings of spinach for fall use. • Victoria and King of Denmark are good varieties ro en,. for this purpose. A liberal top -dress- ing of nitrate of soda, • or other nitro- genous fertilizer, will hurry maturity and produce extraleaf growth. If radish seed is planted during the firs thalf of the month, it may be well to use one of the so-called summer radishes, such as Chartiers, but, dur- ing the latter part of the month, it will be safe to use varieties like Sparkler, White Icicle, etc.. An important part of the work in our vegetable gardens during the late summer is to keep all weeds from ma- turing seed. around the premises. Be as careful as we may, plenty of weed seeds will find their way to the gar- den, and we are only adding to our own labors in future years if we per- mit any weeds to go to seed in the garden. The ends of rows and the border houid receive the same care- ful attention as the cultivated parts of the ground. From Government to Leviathan Locomotive "Well, Old Timer, did your family take a vacation?" "Yeh, summer at the shore." "Good! And where have the others gone?" Solicitor at Mansfield: Is your hus- band a member of any elub? Wife: Ile is a member of the public house. • ti t w`A•>yf nee -441e •4::tenee. Here is Britain's 'Premier with his ooat off again and his hemi 'on the throttle of 0120 to take a Lull and in- etruotive leseon in the art of navigat- ing a giant leconlcbtlee, from Engineer d Milne, achange from the throttle of the ihetish Gloyerntnerit, Tho fn cldani °Centred: at Ptskeriag, when PRIME MINISTER I3ALDWIN AT the Premier stopped' • in the middle of writing .gpheches,- and demanded to be shown the engine. His interest had been aroused hi donverpation with the Mayor of .Ringstan, when he 1 was told 'of -how' 20 of these steel ievlathano were being constructed in MO CNi, shops at that city, In ‘the HOME AT EITHER .tHROTTLG, course of his lesson Premier Baldwinpulled nearly every lever in the huge cab and acquired a thorough thole - ledge o fthe function of each one of them. Afterwards he made a round of the locomotive, This new "0,100" type, 20 of Which are being construct- ed at Kingston and 20 at Montreal, One cupful of sugar, I, cupful of treacle or -syrup, 1 cupful of seat milk, ae cupful of butter, 2 eggs, 1 tablespoonful of ginger, 1.tablespoonf ful of cinnamon, 1 :teaspoonful of ground cloves, 1 nutmeg. Mix all the ingredients, adding wheatmeal gradually till it forms -a softeeh dough. • At the very last, add 1 teaspoonful of baking soda dissoly ed in hot water, and bake in a steads oven' till ready. DELICIOUS SALAD. Mix together 1 cupful of very small peas (freshly cooked or canned) cupful of chopped celery, 1 cupful o chapped peanuts. Make a dressing for this as follows: 1..level teaspoonful of mustard, 1 level teaspoonful of flour, iia teaspoonful of salt, 1 teaspoonful of sugar, yell( of 1 egg (beaten), 14 cupful of vin-, egar (dilute •if extremely sour), '/s cupful of sweet milk. Mix the dry ingredients, add -the egg, then the vineger,•then the mills. Cook in a double -bailer, stirring can, stantly until rather thick. When cold mix it well through the salad. 'hila recipe served six persons. STRWE I) RHUBARB. Two pounds of rhubarb, washed and cut in cube lengths, 2 cupfuls of sugar, and 2 cupfuls of water. , Bring the water and sugar lei the boiling point, adds the rhubarbland let that come to a quick boiling, but de not stir, Shake the pot if the the. barb its not covered. It should bq brought to a boiling point quickly and then immediately allowed to cool. The rhubarb becomes' tender in the hot juice while cooling. This is delic'voua if a person likes the rhubarb in whole pieces and with plenty of juice. CANNING RHUBARB. Pour in preserving jars while still hot the fruit thus prepared and scat immediately. - Have the jars' clean and hot, ready for the rhtuaarb. SUBSTITUTE FOR CI'TEbN. When without citron for a cake or printing, use. dried peaches or apr i - cots, or if neither is on hand, use prunes. They do not deed to be soak- ed but should be washed, dried, and then cut intoltiny pieces. If added be a cake batber,..roll them in flour. Thy give a delicious fruity taste and Leake a fine substitute for citron: 4 Mother's Vacation August is vacation tithe for, many farmers. The hay is cared for .end the wheat harvested and there is it lull in farm work preceding the fall harvests. Thoughts then roam to short trips, perhaps a camping tour, or a day's picnic. Tho day's picnic is a find pored .'of relaxation, and the short trips too, generally for every- body but mother.' She has to prepare a big lunch, and has to see that the children are behaving, and keeling themselves presentablee Therefore, often these periods of relaxation for the rest of the family aro anything but vacations• for mother. A real vacation means to get away from familiar sights .and regular du- ties.' The men and the children have changes of work and scenes fa their regular activities, but mother is usual- ly always at home, busy frotzt day- light to dark, with the multitudinous duties of keeping the home and the family in proper order, So, in making, the vacation plans it is well to Tenlember that mother also needs a vacation. A week or two for Mettler away from home and family responsibility, should be included Iu all family vacation plane. No Local Color. First Leatherneck (to Shanghai) —"Terrible -dump, ain't It?" Soeond Devil-Deg—"'troll—you caul even pick up a plate of chop -suet' in the whole todvll;"—Lifo.. are of all -Canadian design and con - affliction throughout, a fact which especially appealed to the Premlor, They weigh 226 tons and can draw, if necessary, twelve steel cars at a speed of 80 miles an hour, and the C:N.It, wit use them for fast Damen- - - WhatPelee Radio. 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