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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



July, 1906 



jFor fixt protection tn tfre Country %ome 



The Garden Magazine through its Service Department will be glad to serve its readers by giving them information 

 relating to the subject of Hre protection or put them in touch with reliable sources of information. 



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Protection from Fire 



New Model Automatic 



FIRE ESCAPE 



A firm, strong steel ladder, 

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 If necessary, 1 5 persons may 

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Constructed of two or three strands 

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The New Model Automatic 

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PRICE $15.00 



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LIFE SAVING 

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A Collapsible Steel Ladder tested to sustain 

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 No puileys, no twists, no locks, no loops, no o.her 



complications. Can neither break nor burn. 



The only really practical fiie escape ever designed 

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 protection be- 

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A few Hand 

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The Easiest Way to Can 



/BANNING is more economical than 

 ^ preserving or jam making. It re- 

 quires less labor, besides retaining the fresh 

 natural flavor of the fruit. Sugar is not 

 really necessary in canning, as it does not 

 help preserve the fruit. It gives a rich syrup, 

 making a richer more palatable dish. 



The fruits that are most suitable for can- 

 ning are apples, pears, quinces, peaches, 

 plums, pineapples and apricots. Of small 

 fruits, cherries, strawberries, blackberries, 

 raspberries, damsons and currants. Rhu- 

 barb cut into small pieces is also successfully 

 canned. 



Choose perfectly fresh, sound fruit, and 

 remember that even one fruit that has started 

 to decay will cause a whole jar to ferment, 

 and you will lose, not only the fruit and sugar, 

 but most probably the jar also, so it is false 

 economy to use any but the freshest and best 

 fruit. 



The most important thing to remember in 

 canning is that your fruit must be put into 

 the jars while it is boiling, and be sealed up 

 at once. 



When dealing with large fruits that have 

 to be peeled it is better only to prepare enough 

 for a quart bottle at a time. Put them into 

 cold water as they are prepared to prevent 

 them from discoloring, 



Always have ready a number of clean jars, 

 both large and small, with their tops and 

 rubber rings fitting perfectly. Always re- 

 member your jars must be air-tight, or the 

 contents will surely spoil. 



AVOIDING WASTE 



Whenever you have a surplus of fruit after 

 a meal don't throw it away — can it! The 

 method is easy. Just plainly stew the fruit 

 until tender, either with or without sugar, in 

 an agate or porcelain lined saucepan. Have 

 a kettle of boiling water ready, with which to 

 fill the jar, if necessary. Try your fruit with 

 a clean broom straw, or skewer, and when 

 tender and while boiling, pour it into the jar, 

 which has previously been made hot with 

 hot water. By putting a knitting needle or 

 skewer into the jar, you will prevent its 

 breaking when you pour into it the boiling 

 fruit. Fill the jar to overflowing, and screw 

 on the top. Turn the jar upside down until 

 next morning, when it should be examined, 

 and if it has not leaked it is air tight. If it 

 has leaked, remove the fruit at once, to pre- 

 vent the jar bursting, when the contents fer- 

 ment. This fruit cannot be canned again. 

 Use it at once. In this way, a jar at a time 

 can be done with very little trouble, and you 

 will soon have a large number on hand. 

 Store in the dark, in a cool place. 



VEGETABLES FOE. NEXT WINTER 



A few vegetables will also can well the 

 same way — string beans, peas and tomatoes 

 for example. 



Lima beans, asparagus and corn are better 

 when put into the jars raw, and steamed for 

 three or four hours, with the boiling water 

 kept half way up the jars. Then fill to over- 

 flowing with boiling water, and seal. 



New York. E. M. Barron. 



