NEWS LETTER
TO HOMEMAKERS
(By the Extension Service in Home
Economics, of. the University of Al
tska.)
Hear Homemaker:
H’k Jelly Time.
And such a variety of fruits from
which to make_ it—currents, rasp
berries. blueberries, cranberries, and
numerous other berries.
Do you have jelly troubles?
Here are the fundamental direc
tions for making: jelly and causes for
the comma* types of jelly failures
as given by the bureau of Home Ec
onomics, U. S. Department of Agri
culture*
Three fundamental directions for
jelly making are:
1. Work with small quantities at
a time, not more than, six quarts of
berries or e:ght pounds of fruits as
apples.
2. Carry through the jelly pro
cess promptly.
3. Use a broad, hat-bottomed pan
for cooking the juice so as to cut
the cooking time to a minimum and
conserve pectin and flavor.
iere’s a tabulation of the most
..n on tvpes of jelly failures with
on analvsts of tieor causes:
FAILURE TO HAVE JELLY
FORM is always caused by an int
er balance of pectin, sugar, and
a. id. The frui:- used may not have
e:. ugh pectin cr acid in them. Both
these esse’” art present in the
t — st amotnts :n slightly underripe
f:u in a dzadripe fruit they are
Irokar. dew.: into other substances
which k.ji'. help form jelly. Some
never Lave etiough pectin. Such
fr.'it- may be combined with pectin
ricD ones to get jelly. Lemon juice
can ae added to supply the lacking
acidity. The home-made or commer
cially preoared pectins can fill the
other need.
Sometimes the fruit started with
plenty f pectin, but it was cooked so
long that too much of that pectin
was destroyed. A gummy mass was
then formed instead of jelly. A run
ny mass may have bten caused by
too little cooking, not enough to
bring the proper concentration of
the juice.
Another cause of failure to bring
wily is using too much water with
•he* fruit when it is bdng boiled to
get the juice. With black raspber
ries, for instance, only a fourth of a
cup of water should be used for each
pound of fruit if the fruit is firm,
and ao water at all if the fruit is
soft. If you use an over "supply- of
water for the extraction of the juice,
there’s just that, much more to be
evaporated um again, and the - at
tendant danger if destroying pectin
from prolonged cooking.
Still another reason for faiaee to
get, jelly may be toe much sugar,
more than is required for the acid
and the pectin.
SUGAR CRYSTALS are not harm
ful but spoil the texture of the jelly.
Their causes: an excess of sugar, too
little acid in the fruit, overcooking
the jelly, or too great a delay in seal
ing the glasses.
CREAM OF TARTAR CRYSTALS
found in grape jelly, are also harm
less. They can be prevented usually
by letting the grape juice stand over
night in a cool place-, to let the crys
tals form. The new morning care
fully dip out the juice, leaving' the
crystals with the sediment on the
bottom and sides of the bowl, and
re-strain it before making jelly.
WEEPING JELLY is found with
such fruits as cranberries and cur
rants. where both acid and pectin
are high. The jelly mass contracts
and squeezes out liquid, no one
knows exactly why.:
CLOUDINESS is found usually
with the red juices and is caused by
improper straining. Straining a
juice twice brings a little lower yield
but does result in more clarity.
During the season -of berries and
fresh fruits, homemakers are con
fronted with tne problem of remov
ing fruit stains from table linens and
children’s clothing.
Practically all fruit stains, when
HEWITT’S
PHOTO SHOP
AICH0RA6E, ALASKA
Lat aa da roar Photo Fmisk
Slm
DTTMLOrrSG - PBINTIHG
KKL ARCING
Underwood PtrUMn and
Royal Standard Typewriters
—Stationery — Kodaks and
HAIL ORDERS
| PwapHy and '
they are fresh and still moist, eai
be removed with boiling or ever
warm water. After they have drie<
; they become much mo^e difficult U
remove. This true especially ol
stains from peaches and from red 01
purple berries. Such stains are man;
times set by soap and water chang
ing the red color to a green or blue
It is best To avoid the use of soap
on all fresh-fruit or berry -stains.
If the stains cannot be removed
with boiling water a bleaching agent
will have to be used.
TO REMOVE STAINS WITH
BOILING WATER. If the stain it
on white or fast-colored washable
material, stretch the stained mater
ial over a bowl or other vessel, pour
ing boiling water upon it from a
tea kettle held at a height of three
or four feet, so that if the water
strikes the stain with some force.
USE A BLEACHING AGENT fox
more stubborn stains. Stains re
maining after treatment with boiling
water can often be bleached by mois
tening with lemon juice and expos
ing to bright sunlight.
More complete directions for re
moving fruit stains, as well as all
•other stains, are found in Bulletin
1474. Stain Removal from Fabrics,
which may be kad- by writing to the
Extension. Office. College, Alaska.
Mrs. Florence Syrerud is our new
District Agent for the Southeastern
section with headquarters at Juneau.
Mrs. Syverud will be visiting the
different towns in that section this
fall.
Now for a little personal note of
informal nature to each of you. I
~ave resigned and am leaving my
position in Alaska to go back to my
h^me state. Wisconsin, where I am
to be married. As you can imagine.
I am looking forward with great
pleasure to having my own home and
having the opportunity to try out
some of the practices I have been
advocating for home-makers the
past few years.
Before leaving, however, I wish to
tell you how much I have enjoyed
working with you in Alaska and
have considered it a real privilege.
My only regret is that I have not
been able to meet you all and to
know you personally. ''
I am sorry that I am not able to
introduce my successor at this time,
but I am sure, whoever she is, she
will be very much interested in the
work and will be glad to help you
in any way possible.
I am sending' this letter to you
with my best personal wishes for
your success and happiness.
a Sincerely Yours,
RUTH A. PECK "
Home Demonstration Leader.
Inspector (to new policeman)-—
“I shall have to put you on night
-duty for a few weeks. Do yob think
you will be all right?"
Policeman—“Sure! You see, moth
er said she would come round with
me till I got used to it.”
NOTICE'
In the Probate Court for Otter Pre
cinct. Fourth Judicial Division,
Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the Estate of
Charles Yost, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned. administrator of the es
tate of Charles Yost, deceased, to
the creditor’s of, and all persons
having claims against, the said de
ceased, to exhibit them, with the ne
eessary vouchers, within six months
of the date of this notice, to the
said administrator, at' his place of
residence in the Town of Flat, Ot
ter Precinct, Fourth Judicial Divi
sion, Territory of Alaska.
JOE CUMMINGS,
Administrator of the Estate of
Charles Yost, Deceased.
Dated at Flat. Alaska, September 11.
1937.
"OSCAR IS SLIPPING
Pilot Winchell took off'from the
Flat field last Sunday a»d ’ left a
passenger. The pilot was- so absorb
ed in trying to master the “Morse
Code” that he. failed to take note of
his passenger hurrying toward the
warming motor ' The passenger,
who happened to- fee the “Wandering
Reporter,” just reached the tail of
the ship when 09ckr> cut loose and
started speeding down " the runway.
The pilot stated afterward that he
knew he had forgotten “something,”
but just what it was didn’t dawn on,
him until he reached Anchorage.
We’ll forgive yoti this time, Oscar.
“A boy with a new toy isn't retpon
. ible.”
f -
MORE ON TRIP
(Continued from page 1)
on one of the bunks. The company^
turned out to be Harry Brink, from
Flat. Harry had been a • member of
the first rescue party and was re
turning to the scene, representing
Billie Harding, who was one of the
njured, to check up on certain of ■
her possessions which were being
brought out.
The weary packers came strag
gling in shortly after darki having -
lift the body a short ways out on
the trail. Supper was served and
did those boys eat ? They tried to
eat up all the food the Star Air
Service had dropped, but that was
impossible. After supper what few
pieces of material could be found
was spread out and soon uia floor
was covered with rows of tired
mushers, some snoring gently, and
some not so gently. Those who got
to sleep first were the lucky ones.
Breakfast over, the gang headed
back the trail to bring the stretcher
on in tp the cabin. Hot coffee was
served and then the 'StretchW'rbeUr-r
ers hit the trail forr,rF&-rein* •
deer camp. On coming in sight of
the stretcher and it’s load, a large,
lone white wolf was spied fitting on
his haunches a *b*rt distance «away
eyeing the object.
Camp was made early the
second evening of the retur*'• trip.
Everyone aeemed to be ready to call •
it a day,.- The boys- with the pack
boards were carrying nearly 100
pounds ^ and the five men with a 200
pound 1o4d- on the crude stretcher
had no'snap. wading through swamp,
stumbling over niggerheads and
bucking the crowding brash.i
On reaching Fowler’s camp and
the last leg of the journey staring
the gang in the faoe. new recruits
arrived—Eddie Konig and Pat Mar
| shall. The last two' men ” had just
pulled in from Moore Creek coming
there from Flat with Don Goodman.
The last lap was made in "* good
time the next morning with the ad
dition of two new fresh recnfits in
spit* of the fact that this was the
worst stretch of the whole trip." Ev
eryone pulled into Moore Creek
tired and hungry and vowing—“Nev
er again.”
Don immediately started relaying"
the men back to their jobs, return
ing to Flat with Pat Marshall, Ed-'
die Konig and a new passenger—the
Times reporter. On account of a
high wind blowing in Takotna, a few
of the gang were compelled to wait'
until the next day before returning..
Charlie Uotila and his crew cer
tainly did their part in helping by
furnishing anything and everything
needed .or asked for on the trip. Mrs.
Lena T rier, the cook, spared neither’
time nor food in taking care of the-:
hungry bunch.
“Jackson and Williams had a ter
rible row last night at the club,*' f
: said Wilson.
i His companion looked surprised. ’
“Tha’s strange,” he said, “I’
thought those two were inseparable."’ *
“They were,” said Wilson; it tcrfJkr
six of us to drag them apart '
NAPAMUTE TRADING POST
XAPAMCTE, ALASKA
OUTFITTERS FOR
Prospectors - Trappers
AUTHORIZED AGENT FOR
Evinrude and Elto Outboard Motors
SAM VOICH, Pr*j».
THE OPHIR ROADHOUSE
Mt n*D MRS. FRED SOINL PROP*.'
Meals at Regular Hours
FINNISH BATHS
Rooms and Bunkhause
MOG BARNS
FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL
PAT7 MILLER, Proprietor
MODERN ROOMS
Make This Yonr Home When In
Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
NUGGET
ROADHOUSE
AND BAKERY
The Best of Meals and Beds
GOOD DOG BARSS
m e
Everybody Welcome Mrs. John Rieck, Prop.
Highest Grades of
WHISKEY - WINE - BEER
TAKOTNA UQUOR STORE
BUBY MeCORMICK aad JOE SIBONA, Prop#.
THE DUBOIS BLDG. TAKOTNA, ALASKA
FRESH SHIPMENT 1!!
BAR CANDIES - TOBACCOS
S ALTED PttNUTS ■ FRESH SNOFF
SOFT DRINKS
“WHEUlf OLD FBJIKDS M*JTT,r
TAKOTNA CIGAR STORE;
RUBY McCORMICK ud JOftlSZBONA, Ptwm.
THX DUBOIS BLDG. TAKOTNA, ALASKA