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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1935
Page
3
Practical guide for canning peaches outlines syrup ratios of water to fruit, peeling and halving steps, pit removal, packing method with concave halves downward, and air bubble removal. It covers jar filling, sealing and processing times for No 8 cans and glass quarts in hot water bath.
Instructions describe using a lye bath to peel ripe peaches, then rinsing, peeling remaining skin, and boiling in syrup. Prepare a 4 tablespoon lye per gallon water bath, 20 to 38 seconds, followed by boiling water and cold baths. Peel, pit, and cook halves in sugar syrup, then layer into jars for preservation.
A compact food preservation note describes peeling and slicing five pounds of peaches, combining with six cups water and seven units of sugar, boiling syrup, adding peaches and five kernels, cooking till clear, then packing in sterilized containers and processing fifteen minutes in a hot water bath. Firm peach flavor is emphasized.
The article notes clingstones are excellent for making preserves and highlights their use in regional recipes and small scale citrus processing offered at the market.
Peel peaches and drop in cold water to prevent discoloration. Weigh fruit, 1 lb at a time, then boil sugar with hot water. Add vinegar and spice in a cheesecloth bag. Boil and skim, drain peaches, cook in syrup until pierceable, overnight rest, then pack in sterilized jars. Process quarts 20 minutes in simmering water.
A historic recipe outlines pickling green tomatoes with onions, brown sugar, vinegar and spices. Slice and salt vegetables overnight, rinse, simmer with a spice sachet, then pack in 11 oz jars and garnish with red pepper strips before a 15 minute processing.
Step by step method to make tomato sauce from small or broken tomatoes. Cut tomatoes, add one medium onion per 2 quarts, cook until tender, sieve, add salt and sugar to each quart, cook to ketchup-like consistency, then can and process in a hot water bath. Use plain tin cans.
Henry Bird a LaGrange resident once saying it was a good idea to remarry his 98 year old wife on his 100th birthday has lived to 104. He attributes longevity to the will of the Good Lord rather than regular habits abstinence or exercise.
Miss Norman King of Cuthbert shares excerpts from letters home detailing a world voyage from February to July. She describes Singapore, Perang, Colombo, Kandy, Colombo’s Temple of the Tooth, Ceylon sapphires, Bombay, Rangoon, and encounters with travelers, temples, gardens, and exotic scenes aboard the S S President Johnson. She notes cultural contrasts, local customs, and travel impressions for her Taylor County friends.
A string of visits and guests across the area. Frances and Lola Downe leave Friday for South Carolina to visit Mrs Annie Parker. Many locals hosted or visited relatives in Americus Thomaston Ft Valley Savannah and Columbus with multiple family stays and weekend visits noted.
A July 23 reunion at the home of Mr and Mrs J A Scott drew about forty relatives. Guests arrived around 9 am and shared a noon feast of barbecue Brunswick stew bread cake chicken pies pickles salad and iced tea in a grove by the house. The day ended with guests praising the pleasant gathering. The article then shifts to a historical note on canal transportation noting its rise in the 16th century and 4500 miles of canals by the Civil War.
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