﻿December, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  XIX 
  

  

  very 
  dwarf 
  variety 
  selected. 
  Double 
  English 
  

   daisies 
  are 
  charming, 
  and 
  sweet 
  alyssum 
  is 
  too 
  

   old 
  a 
  favorite 
  to 
  need 
  commendation; 
  it 
  has 
  

   the 
  fault 
  of 
  seeding 
  badly, 
  but 
  where 
  cement 
  

   walks 
  are 
  used 
  is 
  not 
  troublesome, 
  as 
  the 
  

   plants 
  drooping 
  over 
  the 
  edge 
  of 
  the 
  beds 
  shed 
  

   little 
  seed 
  on 
  the 
  soil. 
  

  

  Garden 
  seats 
  are 
  necessary 
  if 
  one 
  is 
  to 
  really 
  

   enjoy 
  the 
  garden, 
  and 
  should 
  be 
  placed 
  wher- 
  

   ever 
  there 
  is 
  room 
  and 
  a 
  fine 
  view 
  of 
  the 
  beds 
  

   are 
  to 
  be 
  obtained. 
  This 
  will 
  be 
  at 
  the 
  be- 
  

   ginning 
  of 
  the 
  beds 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  ends 
  of 
  the 
  

   long 
  paths 
  usually, 
  especially 
  at 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  

   paths 
  bordered 
  by 
  plants 
  in 
  long 
  rows, 
  as 
  iris 
  

   or 
  foxgloves, 
  as 
  these 
  plants 
  look 
  best 
  when 
  

   viewed 
  lengthwise 
  of 
  the 
  rows 
  rather 
  than 
  

   across. 
  If 
  the 
  garden 
  posseses 
  more 
  than 
  one 
  

   level, 
  that 
  is, 
  if 
  the 
  rear 
  portion, 
  for 
  instance, 
  

   is 
  lower 
  than 
  the 
  upper 
  part, 
  the 
  view 
  from 
  

   the 
  lower 
  point 
  up 
  will 
  usually 
  be 
  the 
  best 
  

   in 
  the 
  garden, 
  and 
  this 
  should 
  be 
  taken 
  ad- 
  

   vantage 
  of 
  in 
  locating 
  seats. 
  

  

  THE 
  PREPARATION 
  OF 
  

  

  CURRANT 
  JUICE 
  

  

  AND 
  MARMALADE 
  

  

  By 
  Dr. 
  W. 
  Donselt 
  

  

  THE 
  most 
  important 
  things 
  in 
  the 
  prep- 
  

   aration 
  of 
  currant 
  juice 
  and 
  marma- 
  

   lade, 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  in 
  all 
  other 
  high-class 
  

   fruit 
  products 
  of 
  the 
  kind, 
  are 
  that 
  the 
  fruit 
  

   should 
  be 
  fresh 
  and 
  the 
  sugar 
  pure. 
  The 
  

   fruit 
  is 
  best 
  dead 
  ripe, 
  as 
  in 
  that 
  state 
  it 
  has 
  

   the 
  finest 
  flavor, 
  the 
  strongest 
  aroma 
  and 
  the 
  

   best 
  color. 
  It 
  should 
  also 
  be 
  gathered 
  in 
  dry 
  

   weather; 
  the 
  juice 
  is 
  then 
  most 
  concentrated 
  

   and 
  will 
  keep 
  its 
  flavor 
  best. 
  The 
  currants 
  

   should 
  be 
  freed 
  from 
  the 
  stems, 
  as 
  these 
  con- 
  

   tain 
  considerable 
  tannic 
  acid, 
  which 
  will 
  al- 
  

   ways 
  give 
  a 
  bitter 
  and 
  disagreeable 
  taste 
  to 
  

   the 
  marmalade 
  ; 
  and 
  this 
  can 
  be 
  most 
  con- 
  

   veniently 
  done 
  when 
  they 
  are 
  picked 
  by 
  means 
  

   of 
  a 
  wooden 
  comb. 
  

  

  Refined, 
  unblued 
  sugar 
  is 
  the 
  purest, 
  and 
  

   has 
  the 
  greatest 
  sweetening 
  power, 
  therefore 
  

   it 
  is 
  the 
  best 
  for 
  the 
  purpose. 
  About 
  ten 
  per 
  

   cent, 
  of 
  starch 
  syrup 
  (glucose) 
  is 
  frequently 
  

   added 
  ; 
  this 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  preserve 
  the 
  aroma 
  and 
  

   prevent 
  the 
  crystallization 
  of 
  the 
  sugar 
  after 
  

   the 
  evaporation. 
  

  

  For 
  preparing 
  currant 
  juice, 
  fine 
  ripe 
  cur- 
  

   rants 
  are 
  to 
  be 
  freed 
  from 
  the 
  stems 
  and 
  

   crushed 
  with 
  rollers, 
  or 
  a 
  pestle 
  in 
  a 
  clay 
  

   vessel. 
  The 
  pulp 
  thus 
  obtained 
  is 
  set 
  away 
  to 
  

   ferment, 
  in 
  a 
  covered 
  earthen 
  vessel, 
  at 
  a 
  

   temperature 
  of 
  about 
  68 
  degrees 
  Fahrenheit. 
  

   The 
  fermentation 
  is 
  allowed 
  to 
  go 
  on 
  for 
  a 
  

   week 
  or 
  ten 
  days, 
  during 
  which 
  time 
  the 
  mass 
  

   should 
  be 
  frequently 
  stirred. 
  It 
  may 
  be 
  con- 
  

   sidered 
  finished 
  when 
  a 
  little 
  of 
  the 
  juice, 
  

   filtered 
  off, 
  will 
  mix 
  with 
  half 
  as 
  much 
  alcohol 
  

   without 
  changing 
  color 
  and 
  without 
  any 
  jelly- 
  

   like 
  separation. 
  The 
  fruit 
  mass 
  is 
  then 
  to 
  be 
  

   set 
  in 
  a 
  cool, 
  dark 
  room, 
  covered, 
  for 
  several 
  

   days, 
  or 
  until 
  it 
  has 
  nearly 
  cleared; 
  then 
  

   filtered 
  through 
  filter 
  paper 
  and 
  boiled, 
  7 
  

   parts 
  of 
  juice 
  to 
  13 
  parts 
  of 
  sugar. 
  The 
  

   syrup 
  will 
  be 
  red, 
  with 
  an 
  agreeable 
  currant 
  

   aroma. 
  

  

  In 
  preparing 
  this 
  or 
  other 
  fruit 
  juices, 
  cher- 
  

   ries, 
  raspberries, 
  etc., 
  iron 
  or 
  tin 
  vessels 
  should 
  

   be 
  avoided, 
  as 
  they 
  are 
  liable 
  to 
  affect 
  the 
  color 
  

   and 
  flavor. 
  Copper 
  or 
  brass 
  are 
  best, 
  but 
  care 
  

   must 
  be 
  taken 
  to 
  pour 
  out 
  the 
  juice 
  while 
  hot 
  

   into 
  glass 
  or 
  earthen 
  vessels, 
  as 
  some 
  copper 
  

   would 
  be 
  dissolved 
  in 
  cooling, 
  and 
  discolor 
  

   the 
  syrup, 
  also 
  make 
  it 
  poisonous 
  and 
  unfit 
  

   for 
  use. 
  To 
  make 
  sure 
  that 
  the 
  syrup 
  will 
  

   keep 
  well, 
  it 
  is 
  absolutely 
  necessary 
  for 
  the 
  

   fermentation 
  to 
  be 
  carried 
  on 
  at 
  the 
  prescribed 
  

   temperature, 
  and 
  to 
  be 
  entirely 
  finished. 
  In 
  

   preparing 
  large 
  quantities 
  of 
  juice, 
  the 
  best 
  

  

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