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pago 171 ftf The Rural Cook Book is far 
ahead of any other. I put up many cans 
of both green and ripe ones. mks. ii. S. 
R. N.-Y.—The following is the recipe 
for canned pimentos Mrs. II. S. refers to: 
Select ripe red ones, neither dry nor 
woody. Cut off stem end and extract the 
seeds. Drop in a jar and cover with brine 
that will float an egg. l,ot stand three 
days. Wash in several waters, cover with 
clear water one day, then drain well. 
I'lace pepijers in cans, fill to overflowing 
with boiling water, add a level table- 
s))oonfiil of salt to each quart of water; 
I)lace in a boiler <in two-inch layer of 
straw, weight cans to jirevent tit)ping, 
pour.in boiling water to cover two-thirds 
of the can, screw lids on loosely and cover 
the boiler. When the water boils simmer 
10 minutes, remove and seal. They are 
used in .salads, as a relish with cold 
meats, or are .stuffed with rice, macaroni 
or bread crumbs. 
Home Notes from Tennessee 
' For six weeks we talked rain and 
wished rain, and now that the wheat is 
partly in the shock and partly unreaped 
we are having an overabundance of rain. 
Was there ever a business so uncertain, 
so full of blighted hopes, high expecta¬ 
tions and bitter disillusions as that of 
farming? Was there ever as thankless a 
task, one with as little given and as much 
required, as that of feeding the millions 
who clamor for more at less cost from a 
machine rushed to its utmost <-ai)acity. 
grinding day and night, without the lubri¬ 
cating oils of proi)er returns for time, 
labor and exicen.se attached? If sea.sons 
ai'e unfavorable and we fail to produce 
the recpiired amount, Ave are -called loaf¬ 
ers, shirkers and slackers. If the seasons 
are favorable and we produce, an over- 
abtindance, we are forced to .see our hard 
labor go for naught, not even the cost of 
jiroduction, as in the case of potatoes. 
While jjeople not many hundred miles 
away were paying GO cents i)er peek Ave 
Avere told there Avas no market for them, 
or else offered 50 cents per bushel.. 
^leauwhile Ave give of our most precious 
and are just as anxious that they shall be 
fed and cared for as those who talk the 
most and do the lea.st. We give our 
Avidow’s mite to the Red (’ross, because 
we have boys to be cared for; and to help 
the cause along Ave pieced and (juilted a 
Red Cross quilt; it is a beauty, too, oA’er 
SOO yards of thr<?ad set in minute stitches. 
Six of us finished this in le.ss than three 
Aveeks, and at the mo.st bu.sy season, too, 
but it Avas a labor of love, and Ave hope 
to realize at least $25 from the sale. 
Dewberries are beginning to ripen ; yes¬ 
terday the small fry and myself picked 
two gallons. It has rained us out to¬ 
day. Our berri(‘.s groAV Avild ; we take our 
vessels and go sometimes sev<‘ral miles to 
a good field, help ourselves, come home, 
wa.sh and can the berries, prei)ai-e dinner, 
clean the di.shes, rest a bit (the others, I 
mean), gather our pails, go again, return, 
can, get sui)per, milk, tend to the chick¬ 
ens, etc., then mend the honor badges 
(overalls), and perhaps read a bit. Bed¬ 
time comes anywhere from S until 11 
o’clock; getting up time, from three to 
four. That is by sun time; sun marks 
are u.sed to regulate timepieces by in 
many homes. 
And now for some Civil AVar make¬ 
shifts: Sweet apple cider and sour ajiple 
cider, in equal portions, boiled doAvu thick 
and then mixed and boiled until it con¬ 
gealed or jellied, Avas used instead of sugar 
for jelly making. SAveet apple cider Avas 
boiled doAvn thick to sweeten the apple 
butter. SAveet ajiple cider Isjiled to a 
thick sirup Avas used for preserving ap¬ 
ples and peaches, and the cidei' Avas made 
by pounding the apples Avith a large 
Avooilen maul in a big wood trough made 
by splitting open a log and heAviug out 
the interior, tine end of trough AV’as ele¬ 
vated, a lade made in the lower end for 
juice to drain through. All sorts of fruits 
Avere <iried, but few cans u.sed. Honey 
Avas abundant; meat and game plentiful. 
1 »ried sweet potatoes, parched, or parched 
wheat, made a fair substitute for coffee. 
The home looms, sheepfold and flax 
jjatch kept up the clothing and linen sup¬ 
ply. Home-cured hides Avere converted 
into shoes and boots by the country shoe¬ 
maker. Ironwood, sawed into short 
bharks, Avell seasoned, furnished the pegs, 
flax thread and homemade beeswax the 
thread, and stiff hog bristles the needles. 
Twelve mouths’ wear of rough usage Avas 
not uncommon for a pair of homemade 
boots. Now, 12 Aveeks about finishes a 
pair. The days are just as long noAV as 
then, if the average life is shorter, yet 
Avhere would w^e get the avooI carded and 
.spun, after it Avas washed j'nd picked by 
hand? I haw i)icked Avool and seedt'd 
sterilizing until the Avater is boiling or 
until the pressure gauge shoAvs the de¬ 
sired pressure. 
10. Keep the Avater boiling vigorou.sly 
throughout the sterilizing period. In ' 
pressure cookers maintain as even pi-es- l 
.sure as possible. A^ery great fluctuations ' 
in pressure will cause the liquid to ex- j 
haust from the glass jars. | 
C'cntcrpiece and so.arf design for cross-stitch cinhroidery, Nos. 1307-1397a. On tlic.se 
designs it is not tlio liaskct itself that is cinbroldercd, liiit tlie background, done with cross- 
stitch in yellow, e.\cept for tlie crosses outlining tlie basket, Avhich should be In green. Tlie 
flowers in and out of tlie basket are formed of Frencli knots in shades of rose, with here 
and there one in lavender. The leaves are for green and are formed with the lazy daisy 
stitch. The circles are outline stitch in green. The scallops are buttonhole stitch in yel¬ 
low and outlined on the inside with green. IleaA'y floss is used on the design, except for 
the flowers and leaves. One may eliminate the scallops by attaching Cluny lace over them, 
using both the scallops and lace. The designs are on white or tan broiderweave, and wltli 
mercerized floss to complete emliroid'ery, costs for No. 1397 centerpiece, size 3t> Inches, .$1.2.A; 
Oluny lace, 75 cents extra. Scarf to match, 1397a, size 17x54 inches, with material for 
Working, .fl.OO. 
Cotton. A web was sized, .spooled, warped, 
put in the loom, quills filled and yards 
of jeans, liiisey, blankets, etc., woven. 
Then for Summer the flax was broken, 
.scutched, hackled, spun and Avoven into 
tow cloth for bedticks, .sheets, toAvels, 
breeches, aprons, etc.; fine linen for table¬ 
cloths, handkerchiefs, etc. Look at the 
old-fashioned coverlids, both white and 
colored. They apiiear to represent un¬ 
limited time, but the mothers who Avove 
them helped clear the Avilderness into a 
homestead of productiveue.ss, raistxl large 
families, made every stitch of their cloth¬ 
ing by hand, and stood by ever ready to 
assist a neighbor in a time of trouble or 
need. Their lives were solid; but uf)t 
sordid. There Avas as little veneering for 
them as there aa'us on their solid home¬ 
made furniture. Noav it’s hmstle, bustle, 
rustle—make a hundred-dollar show on a 
ten-<lollar income, and, after it is all 
over, we must depart as AA’e came, to 
stand before the bar of justice Avhere only 
the solid things Avill count. P. B. P. 
11. Do not can j)eas and SAveet corn 
two-quart cans. 
AA’hat Ave sow we reap, and the one har¬ 
vest that every man must garner is his 
Avild oats crop. That law is inexorable. 
A man’s sins follow him to the latest day 
of his life, and sooner or later he has to 
settle for them. 
Men do not allow their good habits to 
take root, but pull them up every now 
and then, as children do flowers they have 
planted, to see if they are growing.—H, 
AA’. Longfellow. 
The Price of Safety 
is Half a Cent 
There is simply no telling how liigh 
food will be this AVlnter, so you are 
wisely putting up more fruit and 
vegetables this Summer than ever 
before. 
For the same reason, you are going | 
to be even more careful than ever. 1 
Not one single jar will spoil, if you 
can help it t 
As Government statistics show, by 
far tbe most common causeof preserves J 
spoiling In the jars, is the use of in- ■* 
ferlor rings. 
Take no chances this summer. 
Use onlu 
y 
LLCO 
(EL'KO)G 
i‘!^| 
Air never greta a chance to work its ruinous 
way tlirough these wide, tliick, tongli rings. Time 
doesn’t weaken the perfect protection of tlieir 
extra heavy quality red rubber. 
Your precious fruits and vegetables are safe 
obsofitfcftf—till you eat them—when sealed by 
LLCO Jumbo Rings. If using the Coi.ii Pack 
A tethod, you can depend upon these rings to hold 
perfectly against the three hours of steaming 
th.at wrecks poor rubber. 
You can never be certain about cheap rings. 
Wliy run the risk? The diffierenirc in cost—f/ie 
price of sa/efy-llgnres down to only half a cent 
per Jar. 
if your dealer can't supply LLCO Jumbo Rings- 
Send 60c (in stamps) for 4 dozen 
Or blitter yet, 81-50, tlie price of 10 dozen, ami 
get 12 dozen. 
A dozen gummed labels to mark your jars, sent 
free with each dozen of tlie rings. 
Loring Lane Company 
39 Harrison Street New York City 
Delicious, Pure, Full Strength 
COFFEE 
Direct from Importer 
Saves you 10 to 15 cents per pound 
5 lbs. Genuine Maracaibo Coffee A i 
__ Bean or Ground for VI njj 
1 lb. Best Tea, 1 lb. Best Coffee. I- 
and 1 lb. Best Cocoa for | 
Money back if you are not delighted with the quality. 
Parcel Post free within 300 miles. Send for Price List. 
WRITE NOW for one of the $1.00 OFFERS 
JAMES VAN DYK CO. 
61 Barclay St 
New York, N. Y« 
Of 431 Markat St., 
- Pittsburgh, Ps. 
Things to Remember in Canning 
The folloAving suggestions are from 
Extension Bulletin No. 22, “Home (’an- 
ning,” by AV. AV. Clienowetli. issued by 
the Massachusetts Agricultural (’ollege 
at Amher.st: 
1. A'ery acid iiroducts should be canned 
in lafMiuered tin or in glass jars. 
2. Do not fill containers Avith Avilted 
vegetables. If only slightly wilted, fresh¬ 
en by standing in cold Avater; if badly 
Avilted, discard. 
3. A timetable is not infallible. At 
best it can be but a general guide, being 
based upon properly matured products, 
properly prepared, aud properly packed. 
4. Do not exiiect your A’Ogetables to de¬ 
velop acid (“flat sour”) spontaneously. 
Even bacteria require some time to jiro- 
duce results. At the same time, do not 
alloAV blanched vegetables to stand un¬ 
necessarily long before sterilization begins. 
It is just as Avell to be safe. 
5. Absolute cle.qnliuess at every stage 
is imperative. Unclean, imperfect pro¬ 
ducts and slovenly methods in canning 
Avill most certainly result in disappoint¬ 
ment. 
0. Hard Avater used in making brines 
AA’ill often give a di.scolored liiiuor with 
peas, corn and asparagus. 
7. One should not feel di.scouraged if 
the liquor does not cover the solid con¬ 
tents of the jar. The product will keep, 
even - though the jiackage is not as at¬ 
tractive as it should be. 
-S. A uniform pack is a large contrib¬ 
uting factor to successful canning. 
0. Do not begin to count the time foP 
lls Pive Times 
AsQmck 
That’s one 
reason why 
you will pre¬ 
fer the Bab¬ 
bitt way of 
peeling 
peacheSf 
and 
'A Dip and It’s Done* 
pears 
plums 
for 
preserving. 
Besides the time and labor saved, the Babbitt way 
also preserves the best flavored part of the fruit — that 
next the skin. And it’s so easy! You simply dip the fruit 
in a hot solution of Babbitt’s Concentrated Lye and all the 
skin comes off, leaving the whole perfect fruit. This is the 
way the big California fruit canners peel fruit. The 
U. S. Board of Food Inspection also approves it. Has 
no effect on quality or flavor. 
Read the directions carefully. Then get a 
can of Babbitt’s Lye at your dealer’s and test 
this easy way. Write for booklet. It gives 
many other household uses for Babbitt’s Lye. 
DIRECTIONS ;—To 9 Ballons of water add half a 
can of Babbitt’s Concentrated Lye and half an 
ounce of alum. (For small quantities of fruit use 
one gallon of water, 4 tablespoons Babbitt's and 
a pinch of alum.) Place fruit in a wire basket or 
thin cloth and suspend in the boiling solution for 
two minutes. Rinse thoroughly in cold water and 
all the skin will come off. 
B. T. BABBITT, Inc., 11 Broadway 
New York, N. Y. 
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