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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1976
Page
11
Columbus advice for beginners on canning jams jellies and preserves from Ohio State University extension nutritionist Evelyn Gray. Emphasizes using tested recipes following detailed steps and using a large pan to prevent overflow. Advises never doubling a recipe and notes speed affects time.
Guidance on testing jelly for doneness using a thermometer and spoon test. It covers boiling to 200 degrees, sheet test on a cooled spoon, chilling on a cold plate, and removing from heat to cool. It also explains causes of cloudy jelly and methods to rescue thin jelly with powdered or liquid pectin and sugar.
Earl Aronson reports a new indicator that sits on soil and shows moisture. When pink the plant has water. when blue the soil is dry and needs watering. The device works for most indoor plants and lasts a year or more. Gardeners face fewer over watering problems.
Bedding Plants, Inc. reports growing interest in container friendly gardening. Homeowners favor pots and window boxes for vegetables and flowering annuals, with cascading petunias, wax begonias, geraniums and parley among top choices.
Among select perennial rye grasses Derby and York town are added to the celebrated Manhattan NK-200 and Pennfine, expanding the lineup of recognized cultivars.
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