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BETTER FRUIT 



January 



BEST SERVICE- 

 QUALITY & PRK 



Spraying for mildew during the remain- 

 der of the season should be timed the 

 same as thai for scab control. 



Our experimental work during the 

 past two years has included the use of 

 more dilute mixtures of lime-sulphur in 

 the different applications. Due to the 

 fact that the ]>;ist season was not a fav- 

 orable one upon which to draw conclu- 

 sions, we are not in a position to alter 

 the recommendations that were given 

 out last season. Preliminary results 

 indicate that the strengths of several of 

 these applications can be materially 

 reduced without destroying the effec- 

 tiveness of the spray. The accompany- 

 ing spray program, based on experi- 

 mental results obtained at Hood River, 

 has been arranged. 



(To be continued) 



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the fact that the disease overwinters on 

 the old leaves. This natural advantage 

 does not warrant the neglect of proper 

 spraying. The following of the regular 

 schedule, especially in the early sprays, 

 will be absolutely necessary, in order 

 that control be obtained. The early 

 sprays in 1918 will be the important 

 ones for scab control. The delayed 

 dormant, pink, and calyx applications 

 of lime and sulphur cannot under any 

 condition be dispensed with, and this 

 will also probably be true of the ten- 

 day application. Local conditions will 

 dictate further procedure. In the almost 

 complete lack of infection, which we 

 can expect provided the earlier applica- 

 tions have been well timed and thor- 

 ough, it will undoubtedly be possible to 

 omit the thirty-day spraying of lime 

 and sulphur. 



In connection with scab control work 

 that of mildew should receive con- 

 sideration. Powdery mildew in many 

 sections, especially those in which the 

 regular lime-sulphur applications have 

 not been used, causes a great deal of 

 damage to fruit spurs, terminal growth 

 and to the leaves. In orchards where 

 mildew has not been allowed to become 

 thoroughly established the regular lime- 

 sulphur applications will keep mildew 

 well in check. When once thoroughly 

 established, the addition of iron sul- 

 phide mixture will materially assist in 

 cheeking the advances of the disease. 

 The mildew fungus begins activities as 

 soon as the buds burst in the spring, 

 and for this reason spraying should be- 

 gin at that time or when the trees have 

 reached the delayed dormant condition. 



Stretching the Meat 



It is possible to make a little meat go 

 a long way. Meat pies and meat stews 

 otter a variation for every day in the 

 month. In these combinations a small 

 piece of meat can be stretched to flavor 

 a big dish. Try these hot savory dishes, 

 the whole family will like them. 



Fish Chowder. — Rabbit, fowl, or any 

 meat may be used instead of the fish, or 

 tomatoes instead of milk. Carrots may 

 be omitted: 1% pounds fish (fresh, 

 salt or canned), 9 potatoes peeled and 

 cut in small pieces, 1 onion, 2 cups 

 carrots cut in pieces, 3 cups milk, 

 pepper, 3 tablespoons flour, 1 table- 

 spoon fat. Fry chopped onion in fat 

 for five minutes. Put fat, onions, car- 

 rots and potatoes in kettle and cover 

 with boiling water. Cook until vege- 

 tables are tender. Mix flour with one- 

 half cup cold milk and stir in liquid in 

 pot to thicken. Add the rest of the milk 

 and the fish which has been removed 

 from the bone and cut in small pieces. 

 Cook until the fish is tender, about 10 

 minutes. Serve hot. 



Tamale Pie. — 2 cups cornmeal, 1V-2 

 teaspoons salt, 6 cups boiling water, 1 

 onion, 1 tablespoon fat, 1 pound Ham- 

 burg steak, 2 cups tomatoes, half tea- 

 spoon cayenne pepper or 1 small 

 chopped sweet pepper. Make a mush 

 by stirring the cornmeal and 1% tea- 

 spoons salt into boiling water. Cook 

 in a double boiler or over water for 45 

 minutes. Brown the onion in fat, add 

 the Hamburg steak and stir until the 

 red color disappears. Add the tomato, 

 pepper and 1 teaspoon salt. Grease a 

 baking-dish, put in a layer of cornmeal 

 mush, add the seasoned meat and cover 

 with mush. Bake 30 minutes. 



New Marmalade Without Sugar 



Now the papers are calling for fifty- 

 fifty marmalades. The recipes below, 

 though not of the fifty-fifty variety, re- 

 duce sugar to zero and introduce other 

 surprises. 



Prune Conserve. — 2 dozen prunes, % 

 pound raisins, 2 oranges, Mi cup corn 

 syrup, V-i cup water, % cup nut meats. 

 Dried apricots, peaches or canned 

 plums may be used in this recipe. Wash 

 and cut prunes in pieces; add chopped 

 raisins and orange pulp and peel, cut 



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very fine; then add corn syrup and 

 water. Cook slowly until it is the con- 

 sistency of marmalade. Add chopped 

 nuts five minutes before removing from 

 fire. 



Carrot Honey. — Take one pint grated 

 raw carrot, two cups white syrup and 

 two lemons. Mix ingredients and add 

 the grated rind of one lemon. Heat 

 slowly and simmer the mixture until it 

 is thick and clear. Turn into scalded 

 jelly glasses and when cold cover with 

 hot parafflne. Serve with cold meat or 

 as a sauce for puddings. 



Scotch Orange Marmalade. — To two 

 pints ground oranges (pulp, rind and 

 juice) add two pounds or honey, and 

 cook to a thick marmalade. 



Breakfast Spoon-Breads 



Virginia Batter-Bread. — 1 cup white 

 cornmeal, 1 ¥2 cups boiling water, 1 cup 

 sweet milk, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons 

 baking powder, 2 eggs. Sift meal into 

 a bowl. See that the water is boiling 

 vigorously, pour over the meal, stirring 

 at the same time. When lukewarm, add 

 the sweet milk, the well-beaten egg 

 yolk and beat thoroughly. Add the 

 baking powder and last fold in the 

 stiffly-beaten whites. Pour into a hot, 

 well-greased baking dish and bake in a 

 moderately-hot oven thirty minutes. If 

 baked in a shallow pan, twenty minutes 

 will suffice. 



Hominy Bread.— 2 cups boiled homi- 

 ny grits, 2 eggs, 1 cup sweet milk, Vs 

 cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 

 tablespoon fat. Cook hominy with 

 four times the bulk of water. Cool and 

 add the sweet milk and well-beaten 

 eggs. Sift in the flour and baking pow- 

 der. Last add the hot fat and pour into 

 greased baking dish and bake in hot 

 oven until firm and brown, but not stifT. 



