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BETTER FRUIT 



A ugiist 



NORTHWEST 



Information on our 



Northwest Orchard Supplies 



gladly given on request 



Eagle Ladder 



Northwest Standard 



Northwest Fence 8l Supply Co. 



PORTLAND, OREGON 



Bottled Fruit Juices 



Bottling fruit juice is a very simple 

 process and lightens the labor of saving 

 the "perishables." The juice of berries, 

 cherries, apples, pears, plums, peaches, 

 citrus fruits and watermelon may be 

 bottled in season and are useful in 

 many ways. These juices make de- 

 lightful summer drinks and sherbets or 

 they may be combined with fresh fruits 

 in making gelatine desserts. The family 

 will appreciate the delicate flavor of 

 fruit "honeys" on griddle cakes. For 

 this heat the fruit juice with white 

 table syrup. Properly thickened this 

 makes a good pudding sauce. These 

 juices may be made into jelly in winter 

 as needed or combined with dried fi'uits 

 in making preserves. 



Save all bottles. Small - mouthed 

 bottles can be used for fruit juice, to- 

 mato paste and small peppers. Large- 

 mouthed bottles can be used for berries, 

 marmalades and various pickles. Wash 

 bottles, place side-down in vessel and 

 cover with cold water. Bring to a boil 

 and boil 15 minutes. Drain on cloth 

 and fill. Sterilize corks by boiling in 

 water 15 minutes before using. Invert 

 and drain on cloth. 



Cut and crush large fruits, stem 

 grapes, use berries as received, and use 

 a lemon cone to extract juice of citrus 

 fruit. Heat slowly to simmering point. 

 The flavor is finer if fruit is not allowed 

 to boil. Do not heat citrus fruit. Cher- 

 ries may be put to a double use. After 

 heating strain out the cherries to dry 



and bottle the juice. Strain fruit 

 through cloth bag and allow the juice 

 to stand in a cool place to settle. 



Scald bottles and fill to within one 

 and one-half inch of the top. Put in 

 corks lightly and set bottles on rack in 

 a boiler, or tie down the corks and lay 

 bottles on side with enough water to 

 cover them. A screen at the bottom of 

 the boiler will prevent breaking. Heat 

 the water to the simmering point (180 

 degrees) and keep at this point thirty 

 riiinutes. Bemove the bottles, stand on 

 end and dry the cork with a towel. 

 When nearly cold, press cork in firmly 

 and dip top of bottle in melted paraffin 

 or sealing wax. A simple method of 

 scaling is to press the cork below level 

 of neck of bottle and cover with sealing 

 wax. A sealing wax may be made by 

 melting together equal parts of resin 

 and beeswax. Store upright in a cool 

 place. 



A new bulletin has just been pub- 

 lished by the Oregon Agricultural Col- 

 lege, "Preliminary Report of Pear Har- 

 vesting and Storage Investigations in 

 Rogue River Valley," by Professors C. I. 

 Lewis, J. R. Magness and C. C. Cate. 

 Investigations concerning the harvest- 

 ing and storage of pears were con- 

 ducted with several varieties of pears 

 and from eight different orchards, rep- 

 resenting different soil types and sub- 

 ject to different soil treatments. The 

 very early picked fruit tends to be 

 astringent and puckery, but that the 

 fruit of the third and fourth pickings 

 is of excellent quality and nearly uni- 

 form in flavor and texture. 



All you are asked to do is to buy 

 only necessary things and then loan — 

 not give — your savings to your Govern- 

 ment to help it fight your war. 



Dry Your Fruits and Vegetables 



WITH A CONTINUOUS PROCESS ALL METAL 



Home Evaporator 



AND SAVE ALL WASTE AND THE MIDDLEMAN'S PROFIT 

 1918 Model No. 2 has 105 square feet drying surface; is 

 self-contained and complete, ready for use; is so simple a 

 child can operate. Uses one gallon coal oil in 30 hours. 



Price, $186.00 



Our Evaporators are covered by a guarantee that protects you against 

 disappointment. We can make prompt delivery for a short time longer. 

 Send money order or personal check and avoid the rush coming. 



HOME EVAPORATOR CO., 4221 La. Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 



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