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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1943
Page
6
Begin placing fruits for fall and winter to stretch ration points and ensure two fruits daily. Choose firm ripe fruit at peak flavor for canning. processing methods vary from hot water bath to pressure or steam canning, with open kettle least preferred.
This guide covers safe canning practices, jar cooling post-canning, seal tests, fruit selection, hot and cold packing, syrup fill levels, and processing times for various fruits and juices. It also notes temperature limits, lid reuse, and a sample contact address for canning help.
In wartime columns themes mix German Italian tensions with Rome social anecdotes. The piece notes Axis strains may decide Sicily’s invasion outcome, cites AP’s Richard G Massack recollecting Italian resentment, and contrasts tank abundance with a shift to air power in Europe. It analyzes Luftwaffe limits, Nazi air strength, and Pacific campaign tempo.
A lively review notes Ingrid Bergman Gary Cooper and Katina Paxinou in For Whom the Bell Tolls but says Hemingway's war tale as Franco is not matched. It praises acting while critiquing the film as not Hemingway’s truth and contrasts with other wartime reporting and gloss from wireless commentators in Sicily.
Lynn Says outlines canning with cold pack for most fruits while apples pears pineapple and quinces are pre cooked in syrup for clarity. Light syrup uses three parts water to one part sugar and options include using fruit juice or delaying jelly making until sugar is available. Honey syrup is usable but changes flavor and color and requires a large kettle to prevent foaming.
A collection of dated home tips covers painting screens with aluminum paint for visibility, jelly sealing with paraffin, temporary crosscut saw repairs, cleaning with brushes, geranium care, rainwater cooling for tractor radiators, electrical safety, refrigerating eye storage, and corduroy care.
The text notes rapid drying advances from six weeks for a carriage to one hour for an automobile, ten minutes for furniture, and four minutes for war tanks using infra-red rays, highlighting leap in industrial finishing speed.
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