HOBTICULTUBAL SOCIETY. 379 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PICKLES AND PRE- 

 SERVES. 



By Mrs. O. C. Gregg, Minneapolis. 



PANTEY STOEES. 



To the good housewife, pantry stores means much; for with these 

 at hand she is often able to surprise her household and occasional 

 guest with something appetizing from her unfailing resources. 

 Oh, yes, the jellies and preserves and even wicked pickles, have 

 made many a household glad and sent them forth to the duties of 

 life with happy hearts and renewed courage. The farmer's wife — 

 especially if her husband is an horticulturist, — or even a common 

 gardener, will be able to crowd in among her otherwise crowded 

 duties, the making of many a delicacy to be stored up "for future 

 use." Thus fortified when the short days of the winter months 

 commence, she will bring out of her abundance "things new and old ;" 

 and her reward we find in the beautiful words of the Holy Writ: 

 "Her children rise up and call her blessed, her husband also, 

 and he praiseth her." We can imagine the fresh bright face of 

 the young wife, or the wrinkled features of the older one beam with 

 joy because she thus realized the blessed results of labor. 



Just to help such good housewives in their — I may almost say 

 divine work — (if indeed they have not been ahead of me in their 

 resources) I will render a few receipts. 



FEENCH JAM. 



The addition of one pound of raisins to each gallon of currant 

 jam, makes the very fine French jam. It is also wise to take one 

 half of the currants, mash on stems and cook and strain as for jelly, 

 and add to the other half of the jam while cooking. This does 

 away with half of the seeds which are so objectionable. 



FINE FRUIT JELLY. 



Take equal quantities of strawberries, raspberries, currants and 

 red cherries, store the cherries; then mix the fruit and put it into 

 a linen bag and squeese it thoroughly. To every pint of juice al- 

 low a pound and one-eighth of best loaf sugar. Let them boil one- 

 half hour, skimming frequently. Try the jelly and if it thickens 

 readily it is done. 



CUEEANT SHEUB. 



Make the same as jelly, but boil only ten minutes, when cool, 

 bottle and cork as tight as can. Add two-thirds ice water when 

 used. 



Raspberry, strawberry and blackberry shrubs are made in the 

 same way. 



