Plan and equipment tips for fruit canning this season
Miss Lynn Chambers advises careful planning for canning this year due to limited supplies. Prepare jars and equipment, choose sugar or sugar substitutes, and follow safe hot water bath or oven methods. The article details syrup choices, processing times, and methods for apples pears peaches berries and cherries, plus guidance to write with questions to Chambers at Western News Chicago.
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New Ideas for a Remade Wicker Chair in Chintz Style
A guide describes slip cover construction for a wicker chair using a green plain skirt and a strawberry patterned chintz. The removable cover features a center back zipper and heavy thread stitching to secure the wicker. Padding and muslin foundations create puffed ridges, with plain seams used to join pieces.
Digger Builds Air Raid Shelter Then Buys Swing
After days spent digging in rain and bad temper, an air raid shelter project is interrupted by the arrival of an old friend peering over the wall. The digger replies that he did not dig for shelter but bought a swing instead.
Lynn Says Pickling Guide for Fruit Jars
A guide explains jar yields for fruits. Cherries produce 2 pints when pitted and 7 pints when whole from nine baskets. Peaches yield 1 quart per two and a half pounds basket. Plums give 25 pints per basket. Strawberries yield 26 pints whole or 31 47 ounce glasses of jam per crate or crate equivalent.
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