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THE RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
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Grape Juice in Quantity. 
What is the most practical method for 
putting up a few hundred gallons of un¬ 
fermented grape juice without installing 
pasteurizers and filters? Would it 'be safe 
to heat the must to the proper temperature 
and put into new fumigated barrels to allow 
it to settle and clear? Can the grape must 
be kept by simply burning sulphur matches 
in the barrel of juice to stop fermentation? 
Is there any method of forcing sulphur fumes 
through the must? G. r. c. 
Use only clean, sound, well-ripened, but 
not over-ripe grapes. The fruit may be 
crushed and pressed in an ordinary cider 
mill, or with the hands. After crushing 
the fruit the entire mass should be heated 
to from 150 degrees F. to 165 degrees F., 
but not higher than 165 degrees F. A 
double-jacketed kettle or one with the 
vessel containing the grapes set inside a 
larger vessel containing water should be 
used for heating. Cook the crushed 
grapes with frequent and vigorous stir¬ 
ring for two hours. The fruit should 
then be removed from the fire and 
strained through a thick cloth into the 
bottles in which it is to be preserved, or 
filled until the juice begins to run out 
the strainer into large glass carboys 
holding not more than five gallons. These 
must be previously washed out with boil¬ 
ing water and should be as hot as the 
juice is when ready to be filled. The 
vessels, whether large or small, must be 
filled until the juice begins to run out 
at the opening, and then corked tightly 
and the cork covered with wax to make 
it air-tight. If the juice is run at once 
into small bottles no further manipula¬ 
tion is required. If it is temporarily 
stored in large vessels, when wanted for 
consumption it must be once more heated 
to near 165 degrees F. and strained 
through cloth into the bottles. When the 
storage vessel is opened the entire con¬ 
tents must be removed at once. If al¬ 
lowed to remain 24 hours in a partly 
filled vessel the juice will begin to fer¬ 
ment. This fermentation may be 
stopped at any time by heating the juice 
to 165 degrees F., but the character of 
the liquid as unfermented wine is lost 
and cannot be recovered. It is of the ut¬ 
most importance that the juice be heated 
to 165 degrees F., and no more. If heated 
much above 165 degrees F. the albumin 
of the juice will coagulate and greatly 
decrease its nutritive properties, and the 
natural taste of the juice will be spoiled. 
If heated to less than 160 degrees F. the 
ferment microbe will not be killed, and 
the juice will soon begin to ferment. To 
insure the proper temperature in the ket¬ 
tle a tested dairy thermometer, costing 
about ninety cents, should be allowed to 
float on the juice. In this matter guess¬ 
work will not do. Never, under any cir¬ 
cumstances, add sulphite of lime or other 
preservative to fruit juice. Keep the 
bottled juice in a cool, dark place. 
The above directions are given by 
Prof. McCarthy, in a bulletin issued by 
the North Carolina Department of 
Agriculture in 1907. Farmers’ Bulletin 
No. 175, issued by the U. S. Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture in 1903, recom¬ 
mends a temperature of 180 to 200 de¬ 
grees, but never over 200 degrees. In 
this bulletin the method given is to 
express the juice, heat it to 200 degrees, 
let it stand in glass or enameled ves¬ 
sels for 24 hours to settle, drain juice 
carefully from sediment, filter through 
flannel, and fill into clean bottles, leaving 
room for the juice to expand when 
heated. The bottles are then stood 
upon thin board in a large kettle con¬ 
taining water enough to come within 
an inch of the top of bottles; then 
heated until water in kettle is just 
ready to simmer, when the bottles are 
taken out and sealed immediately. In 
this final sterilization the temperature 
must not get above 195 degrees, or the 
flavor is impaired. 
We have had no experience with 
grape juice stored in barrels, nor in the 
use of sulphur to prevent fermentation. 
We do not believe, however, that un- 
'fermented grape juice would remain 
unfermented under such conditions, or 
that sulphur fumes would permanently 
prevent fermentation. We should like 
experience on these points from anyone 
who can give our inquirer further in¬ 
formation. 
Steamed Spice Pudding. — To one 
beaten egg add one-third cupful of 
brown. sugar, one cupful of flour, 
one-third spoonful of soda, one-fourth 
teaspoonful of cloves, one-half teaspoon¬ 
ful of cinnamon. Slowly add the liquid 
to the dry mixture; add a teaspoonful 
of melted butter and two-thirds of a 
cupful of flour. Steam in greased, 
thickly covered mold for two hours. 
Serve with hard sauce. 
The Rural Patterns. 
When ordering patterns alzoays give 
number of pattern and measurement de¬ 
sired. 
Empire coats are among the newest 
and smartest of all things this season. 
The sleeves are cut in one with the 
upper side portions so that there is no 
fitting to the armholes required. The 
sleeves can be left loose, as in this in¬ 
stance, or finished with bands and cuffs 
as may be liked. The little coat will be 
found an excellent one for both the en¬ 
tire suit and for the wrap of satin or 
other material to be worn over harmon¬ 
izing skirts and gowns. The coat is 
made with fronts, back and side por¬ 
tions. The back can be made in one 
piece or in two that are over-lapped at 
the high waist line as liked. The upper 
side portions with sleeves are made with 
seams over the shoulders, but the lower 
side portions are cut in one piece each. 
The collar is joined to the neck edge. 
The quantity of material required for 
the medium size is 3*4 yards 27 inches 
wide, 2*4 yards 36 or 2% yards 44 
inches wide, with 124 yard 27 inches 
for trimming. The pattern No. 6975 is 
cut in sizes for a 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 
inch bust measure; price 10 cents. 
The smaller pictures include 6939, 
shirt waist or blouse, 34 to 42 bust. 4 
yards of material 27 inches wide, 3 yards 
36, 2 yards 44, for medium size. 6947, 
naval blouse, 34 to 40 bust. With or 
without applied yoke, with or without 
opening in front, with high or low shield, 
long or elbow sleeves. 324 yards of 
material 27 inches wide, 3% yards 36, 
224 yards 44, 24 yard 27 for trimming, 
for medium size. 6879, girl’s dress with 
body and sleeves in one, 4, 6 and 8 
years. 3 yards of material 27 inches 
wide, 2 l / 2 yards 36, 2 yards 44, for the 
6 year size. 6951, child’s bishop dress, 
6 months, 1, 2 and 4 years. 2*4 yards 
of material 27 inches wide, 2 yards 36, 
124 yard 44, for 2 year size. 6888, four- 
piece skirt for misses and small women, 
14, 16 and 18 years. With high or nat¬ 
ural waist line. 424 yards of material 
27 inches wide, 3*4 yards 36, 224 yards 
44, for 16 year size; price of each 10 
cents. 
Inexpensive Floor Covering. 
Can you tell me what is the very cheap¬ 
est floor covering and whether old tloors 
can he stained more cheaply than painted? 
Can carpet rags be worked up at home in 
any way and thus save cost of weaving? 
The product does not need to possess ever¬ 
lasting wearing qualities, the idea is just 
to tide over a tight place. a. e. V. 
Ans. —Our preference is for stained 
floors, except where there is merely a 
border of bare floor around a central 
rug. In such case painting can be made 
very attractive, yellow, soft green or 
fawn painted border with harmonious 
rugs being really handsome. But the 
condition of the floors must be consulted. 
Some old boards, defaced and misused, 
cannot be stained, and should have a 
coat of some recommended filler, fol¬ 
lowed by painting. In our experience 
the painted floor has not worn as well 
as the staining, where there is much 
tracking over it. We hope everyone 
building a new farmhouse will lay good 
floors, of matched boards, and get rid, 
once and forever, of tacked-down floor 
coverings. Housecleaning that lays bare 
a layer of penetrating dust on every floor 
is a thing of the past when there is no 
all-over matting or carpet to remove. 
And what a blessed relief it is to be 
free from the sore knees, stubbed fingers 
and aching shoulders that accompany 
taking up or laying down the floor cov¬ 
ering! If new floors are impossible, see 
if the old ones are not paintable or 
stainahle, instead of renewing the cover¬ 
ing. One of the greatest comforts of a 
furnace in the cellar Is the fact that 
bare floors are always warm; unfortun¬ 
ately the bothersome coverings still re¬ 
main a necessity in a northern climate 
on an old floor, where stoves supply the 
heat. 
Braided and hooked rugs are the only 
carpet-rag coverings we know that are 
made without weaving. We think they 
both involve a good deal of work, 
though many enjoy making them, and 
they have come into fashion again with 
the rage for Colonial furnishings. Can 
anyone give us further advice about the 
use of carpet rags without weaving for 
rugs or other floor coverings? 
Ask for 
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Reduce your dress-making I 
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Simpson-Eddystone 
Silver Grey Prints 
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the well-woven cloth that 
makes dresses of exceptional 
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