hHOMEMAKERS 



KNIT TRUNKS FOR THE 

 WATER BABY 



It takes only lunshlne and a garden hose to 

 keep a water baby happy. He'll romp 

 through an active summer In this pair of 

 sturdy knit trunks. These feather-weight 

 wool shorts are simple to make. For free 

 Instructions send self-addressed stamped 

 envelope to WOMEN'S EDITOR, Illinois Ag- 

 ricultural Association Record, 608 South 

 Dearborn Street, Chicago 5. III. 



FREEZE PEACHES THIS WAY 



Almost any time now, Illinois home- 

 makers will start storing away peaches 

 in their home freezers. Results of 

 tests with frozen peaches conducted in 

 the food research laboratory of the 

 University of Illinois College of Agri- 

 culture will be of interest to these 

 homemakers, says Miss Jean Chase of 

 the food research staff. 



At first, peaches were blanched to 

 loosen the skins, but it was found that 

 even a very quick blanch darkened the 

 outer edges of the fruit. Peaches 

 peeled without blanching and sliced 

 into cold sugar sirup at once darkened 

 very little. Laboratory workers have 

 also found that adding ascorbic acid to 

 the carton of fruit helps prevent dis- 

 coloration. Further work is being con- 

 ducted to determine the exact amount 

 of ascorbic acid which will protect the 

 fruit. 



For frozen peaches with natural 

 flavor and good appearance. Miss 

 Chase recommends peeling the fruit 

 without blanching and slicing directly 

 into cartons containing cold fifty or 

 sixty percent sugar sirup. Then seal 

 and freeze as quickly as possible. 



SHOO FLY PIE, AND 



3 T. butter 

 IV2 t- bakin/; soda 

 J^ c. hot water 

 1/2 c- molasses 

 1 e/;g yolk, beaten 

 flaky pastry 



^/i c. flour 



Vi c. brown sugar 



Vs t. nutmeg 



l/s t. ginger 



Vs t. cloves 



1/2 t- cinnamon 



V4 t. salt 



Line a 9" pie plate with pastry. Set in 

 refrigerator to chill. Meanwhile, mix to- 

 gether all dry ingredients. Then with back 

 of spoon, rub butter into dry ingredients 

 to form crumbs. Dissolve baking soda in 

 hot water. Combine liquid ingredients. 

 Sprinkle a layer of crumbs in pie plate. 

 Spoon in enough of the liquid ingredients 

 to form a layer, repeat forming layers of 

 crumbs and molasses until ingredients are all 

 used up, ending with a layer of crumbs on 

 top. Bake in hot oven of 450 degrees F. for 

 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350° F. and 

 bake 20 minutes. 



Illinois' delegates to the national 4-H Club 

 camp at Washington, D. C. in June are 

 shown before leaving Chicago by plane. 

 Back row, left to right: Calvin IMeyer, Will 

 county; J. B. Barnard, McLean county, and 

 E. I. Pilchard of the University of Illinois 

 4-H Club staff; front row: Ruth Joques, 

 Peoria county; Marian Healy, Kankakee 

 county, and Mrs. M. O. Hubbard, also of 

 the state university's 4-H Club stall. 



Canning sugar stamps 9 and 10 are 

 good through Oct. 31. The next stamp 

 for table sugar will become valid Sept. 

 1. Spare stamp 49 will expire Aug. 31. 



Rita Sullivan, former home econom- 

 ics teacher at Saunemin high school, 

 started July 1 as Henry county home 

 adviser. She was graduated from the 

 University of Illinois and was reared 

 in Knox county. 



APPLE PAN DOWDY 



2 qts. quartered 



apples 

 2% C. pastry flour 

 1/2 t. salt 

 IV3 t. baking pow. 



der 



V2 C. shortening 

 1V3 C. milk 

 % C. brown sugar 

 1 T. butter 

 1/2 t. nutmeg 

 sweetened cream 



Take oflf crust and cut into thin slices. 

 To the apples, add the sugar, nutmeg and 

 butter. 



Put into a mold or pudding dish, alternate 

 layers of apples and crust. Pack down care- 

 fully and let set over night. Unmold and 

 cut into slices and serve with whipped or 

 plain cream. 



Place the pared and quartered apples in 

 a well greased pudding dish. Mix and 

 sift flour, salt and baking powder. Blend in 

 shortening well. Add enough milk to make 

 a stiff dough. Roll out to fit pudding dish 

 and cut a few gashes in the dough. Place 

 on top of the apples, being sure to tuck 

 in well. Bake at 350° F. for 2 hours or 

 until well browned. Take out and cool 

 slightly. 



CARROLL GETS NEW ADVISER 



Miss Dorothy Footit of Jo Daviess 

 county is the new Carroll county home 

 adviser. For the past eight years she 

 has been home adviser in Moultrie 

 county. She received her master's de- 

 gree from the University of Illinois in 

 1934. 



COOL TABLE SETTING FOR SUMMER 



So lovely to look at, so easy to launder, so 

 inexpensive to make — that's why tlie 

 particular homemaker choses lacy place 

 mats for light summer meals. They are at- 

 tractive in pastel colors matching the china. 

 For free instructions send self-addressed 

 stamped envelope to WOMEN'S EDITOR, 

 Illinois Agricultural Association Record, 

 60* South Dearborn Street, Chicago i, HI. 



JULY-AUGUST. 1946 



