1909. 
'THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
873 
Choice Grape Preserves. 
After getting rid of the seeds, the 
next objectionable feature of grapes for 
canning or preserving is the toughness 
of the skins, especially in all of the 
light-colored varieties. But when grapes 
are plentiful this may be somewhat 
overcome by using only half of the 
skins by the following process: After 
washing the selected clusters of grapes, 
stem, divide the amount, and pulp only 
one-half. Cook the other half the same 
as for jelly, then strain and in this 
juice cook the skins of the pulped half 
until perfectly tender. After cooking 
the pulps and pressing through the col¬ 
ander to remove the seeds, mix with 
the cooked skins, measure, bring to a 
boil, add sugar, measure for measure, 
cook with great care, testing with a 
cold silver spoon for jelly indications, 
skim and turn into jelly glasses. For 
air-tight glass cans less sugar can be 
used—three-fourths sugar to one meas¬ 
ure of cooked grapes. This process 
yields all the grape juice to one-half 
the skins and pulps; and if applied to 
other small fruits would undoubtedly 
prove as successful as when making 
choice grape preserves. 
MED0RA CORBETT. 
Gasoline and Vermin. 
When Aunt Martha found that the 
little cottage which was to be their 
Summer home was infested with bed¬ 
bugs, she ordered a half gal'on of gaso¬ 
line and began the work of extermina¬ 
tion before she unpacked her belong¬ 
ings. First, every particle of wood¬ 
work was washed with soap and water 
as clean as possible. The walls and ceil¬ 
ings were wiped with cloths, and all 
cracks filled as far as practical. When 
all was clry Aunt Martha took a cup of 
gasoline and a feather and went over 
all cracks and crevices about the doors 
and windows, saturating all with the 
gasoline. The next morning Uncle Ru¬ 
fus poured gasoline into his hand spray¬ 
ing machine, and sprayed the woodwork 
thoroughly; endeavoring to throw a 
generous supply into cracks which were 
hard to saturate with the feather, and 
giving special attention to spaces around 
the baseboards. The gasoline not only 
kills the bugs if it reaches them, but it 
destroys the eggs as well. The windows 
were opened when this was done, and 
the rooms aired. Then Aunt Martha 
began to unpack. In about a week she 
was horrified to find a full-grown bug 
on the wall in her bedroom. Again, 
every crevice wa's saturated with gaso¬ 
line as thoroughly as it could be with a 
feather, and quiet reigned. In about 
two weeks another bug made its ap¬ 
pearance on the wall in the same local¬ 
ity as the previous visitor. Then Uncle 
Rufus brought in his sprayer again and 
sprayed all cracks, corners and crev¬ 
ices, and the job of extermination was 
complete. There was no further sign 
of the bugs as long as they lived in the 
house. 
Of course one must never use gaso¬ 
line in a room where there is a light 
or fire, and a room sprayed as those 
mentioned above should not be entered 
with a light for at l.east twenty-four 
hours. Had she unpacked before dis¬ 
covering the vermin she would have re¬ 
moved all clothing and proceeded as 
before, spraying bedstead and mattress 
also. So much for the “midnight 
throng.” 
Aunt Martha says that gasoline is 
equally effective in exterminating 
moths, and she always washes her silk 
waists and light woolen ones in it when 
they need cleaning. Uncle Rufus has 
long used gasoline to keep his poultry 
house free from lice. He turns the poul¬ 
try into the yard and sprays every inch 
of their house with gasoline; roosts, 
nests, floors, walls, ceilings. Then he 
opens doors and windows and lets it 
air an hour or two and it is ready for 
occupancy once more. A thorough 
spraying three or four times a year is 
all that he finds necessary. Uncle Ru¬ 
fus was sick for a few days recently 
and the women of the house were not 
very thorough in their care of the sta¬ 
ble where the horse is kept. As a re¬ 
sult he found a swarm of little flies 
already hatched out in the refuse back 
of the horse, when he was able to at¬ 
tend to things once more. It was the 
work of very few minutes to pour gas¬ 
oline into the spraying machine and 
spray it over the multitude of “disease- 
germ carriers,” but it ended their ca¬ 
reer. He says it takes so little to destroy 
the flies and it evaporates so quickly he , 
thinks it will hardly prove very injuri¬ 
ous by the time the fertilizer is used on 
the land. While on this disagreeable 
subject I might pass on the following 
suggestion to mothers whose children 
are in the public school. Aunt Martha 
says if a little clove oil is rubbed 
through the hair it will almost invaria¬ 
bly protect the child from attack by 
head lice from other children’s heads. 
martha’s niece. 
Spanish Stewed Tomatoes.—Select six 
large ripe tomatoes, skin them, then 
slice into a buttered granite saucepan. 
When the bottom of the pan is covered 
season the layer with minced onion, 
parsley, pepper, salt and butter; then 
add another layer; season as before, 
and continue in this manner until all 
the tomatoes have been sliced. Two 
small silver-skin onions, a teaspoonful 
of parsley, a scant teaspoonful of salt, 
a saltspoonful of white pepper and a 
level tablespoonful of butter are the 
proportions to use. Cover the saucepan 
with a lid that fits closely and let sim¬ 
mer for 30 minutes. Then pour in two- 
thirds of a cupful of good brown gravy, 
stirring it well through, and continue 
cooking slowly and stirring often for 
one-half hour. Meanwhile boil one-half 
cupful of well washed rice so that every 
grain stands alone; have if well season¬ 
ed and perfectly done and drained. 
Lightly stir it, a little at a time, with 
the tomatoes; when well mixed turn on 
to a hot dish and send at once to the 
table. Serve with it about a cupful 
of good brown gravy made boiling hot 
and send to the table in a small bowl or 
sauceboat. 
Tomatoes on the Half Shell.—Cut the 
tomatoes in halves without peeling and 
place them in a baking pan. Put a piece 
of butter on top of each, and lightly 
dust with salt and pepper. Stand the 
pan in the oven and cook the tomatoes 
slowly about one hour, or until perfectly 
tender. Have ready squares of toasted 
bread; put a half tomato on each square, 
pour around them cream sauce and 
serve very hot. 
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A Sure Saving of $10.00 to $20.00 
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We buy our material in tremendous lots when the 
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Macbeth lamp- 
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because they’re 
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Pearl Glass in- 
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bottle or window 
wS h s lass - 
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I would hate to put it on a 
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Than Is delivered by any 
other style of pump ana 
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For this 
Low 
Down 
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It’s bocause ttie impeller is accur¬ 
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BOX 1075, BAINBRIDGE, N. Y. 
RAILROAD LANDS 
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FREE TRANSPORTATION 
To quickly build up population along the 
Washington He Choctaw Railroad in the new 
reservation just thrown open, 1 will sell a 
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1137 Times Bldg., St. L.ouis, Mo. 
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I SELL FUCHS IN OCR IN.I, the bent Co. in U. S. Fruit, grain 
and stock. Write for Hat. J. D. 8. HANSON, Hsrt, Mich. 
ICO CADMC P° r Salo in the fertllo Dela- 
IOU rnnmo ware Valley; from 5 to 200 
acres; $25 per acre up. New catalogue and map. 
ELOUACM G. RKKDElt, Newtown, l’a. 
THE MILD CLIMATE OF VIRGIN1A_ZT 
Offers splendid opportunities for farming, 
stock raising, dairying and fruit growing. 
Winters are short. Climate healthful. Mar¬ 
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each year. Write for information to 
G. W. KOINER, 
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTORE, RICHMOND. VA. 
FARMS ^ 
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Seaboard Air Line, 
Dept. Norfolk, Va. 
THE MICHIGAN-INDIANA 
LAND COMPANY 
Are offering for sale from 40 to 05 of the nicest 
improved farm lands in the best section of t he 
southern part of Michigan, in the following 
counties: Allegan, Barry, Montmorency and 
Kalkaska. Also, from 40 to 50 farms in the 
very l>est. section of Indiana, located in Noble 
County, Whitley County and Elkhart County. 
Please write for description, maps, price and 
terms. Address 
MICHIGAN-INDIANA LAND COMPANY, LI60NIER, IND 
