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THE FRANKLIN PRESS, end THE HIGHLANDS MACCN1AN
THURSDAY, JULY 13,
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VOL. XLVIIi
Number 28
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JELLY MAKING
By Myrtie Keller
(Home Demonstration Agent, Bun
combe County)
EVERY housewife -likes to have
an abundant supply of clear
sparkling jellies for winter, but dur
ing these excessively hot days it
Obituary notices, cards of thanks, tributes of respect, by individuals
lodges, churches, organizations or societies, .will be (.regarded as adver
rising and inserted at regular classified advertising rates. Such notices
will be, marked "adv." in compliance vith the postal regulations.
Now I s the Time To Build
TTHE nation faces' a housing shortage, according to
a government survey. It is true there are many
vacant houses, especially in the cities, but this has
been found to be due" to the process of doubling-up
brought" on by the depression, rather than to any
over-supply of houses.
A government agencv has estimated that with the
return of better times (not necessarilly boom times)
there will be a demand for 500,000 more homes
houses and apartments. Building was one of the
first industries to be affected by the business slump
and in the last few years the construction of new
dwelling has notkept pace with the normal increase
-of -populations- -- - '
With conditions already showing: great improve
ment, it is not difficult to see that in all likelihood
there will be an increasing demand for houses. And
as the demand 'for houses increases there will be an
upward curve in rental charges.
The prospective builder will see in this an op
portunity for wise investment, such an opportunity
that comes but seldom. Now is the time to buy and
to build, whether to acquire a home of one's own, or
for investment purposes. This is especially true in
Franklin. One only needs to go house-hunting to be
convinced that there is a sad dearth of vacant homes
in this community.
Furthermore, many of the dwellings now occupied
are greatly in need of repairs a new; roof, a fresh
coat of paint, modern plumbing, new wiring.
Those who build, and repair now will be doing
far more than improving their own comfort or mak
ing a good investment. They wiir be helping in a
very material way to restore normal conditionsrboth
-through-the purchase-T-ofmaterialsndtiicmploy-ment
of labor.
This institution keeps friends in touch with friends.
To. the best of its ability it answers Who,1 What, i
When, Where, How and Why.-' It brings the in
dividual out of himself. It speaks the local language.
It interprets community life. Week by week, or day
by day, it tells the story of the town and county.
Most of us are so accustomed to the home town
paper'. that we take it as a matter of course. If we
tl-iitiL- ini'lmnff nlinnt if nf nil vf think- rit itc rlr-
ficiencies, I hese are present largely because it is run ,ed supply rather than stand over a
by fallible human beings. The wonder about the hot stove while the jelly is cook-
home town paper is that it contains so few mistakes,
not so many. '''..
To the merchant, especially, the home. town paper
is An opportunity. His business, too, is a local in
stitution. Unless it finds some kind of expression in
the home town paper, both the paper and the business
have to an important extent failed to function. Each
is affected somewhat bv every successive failure in
this respect. v
It does not cost a great deal of money to advertise
in the local paper. Most advertisers are over-judicious
rather than extravagant. It is the continual
message that counts most. Sporadic advertisements
now and then are of doubtful value. Perhaps they
are better than no advertising at all. Every adver-
rour Farm - How to 'Make It Pay
The Farmer's
Question Box
Timely Questions Answered
by N. C. State College
Experts
tisement placed by a business house should, blend into
every other advertisement it -places. The merchant
should think in terms of a campaign rather than in
terms of the single insertion.
Vast progress has been made in advertising within
recent years. Outstanding examples of it are to be
found in the national field. . Locally, however, adver
tising has much room for development. Aside from
one or two of the big stores, the average merchant in
the average small town gives too little study 'to the
power --of -.advertising.
But conditions"arechangingMoreandmore
merchants are coming to realize that they are losing
money and prestige when they are not to be found
in the advertising columns of the home town paper.
This is one of the healthiest signs in the field of retail
merchandising. HENDERSON VILLE TIMES -NEWS.
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But "where there is a will there
is a way" and the, efficient house
wife has found that jellies are
clearer and of better quality if
the extracted juice is canned and
set away until winter and then
made into the finished product.
Perfect jelly is beautifully color
ed, sparkling, transparent and palat
able. It is tender and vet it is
firm enough to retain its shape
when unmolded.
To make good jelly fruit must
contain pectin and an acid. Water
and heat are necessary to extract
the pectin, which is the substance
that causes fruit juices to jell.
Sugar must be added to complete
the jelly making process.
Selecting the Fruit
Apples, crab apples, blackberries,
dewberries, plums and grapes con
tain pectin and acid in suitable
proportion for jelly making. 'Peach
es, pears, and cherries lack pectin
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The Garden Show
HE Franklin- Garden- Clubw-hich-sponsors-the
annual Macon Count v flower show, is making a
special effort to increase the number of exhibitors in
this vear's show, scheduled to be held August 5.
Officers of the club, in announcing plans for the
show, have emphasized that they are especially de
sirous of having entries submitted from all over the
county. . The exhibition will not be merely for mem
bers of the club or for Franklin people ; "it is open to
anyone in the county.
It is a fine thing the Garden .Club is doing in pro
moting interest in flower growing. Already its ac
tivities have borne fruit. The shows in the past have
had a great deal of influence in encouraging the plant:
"ingTof-'-flmverT
tionally fine specimens of flowers. Indeed, the ex
hibit ion s.. ha ve 'been s ered i t able"! hat 1 hey" have at
tracted considerable attention from outside the coun
ty " and : have coinpara
much large communities..
We sincerely hope that the Garden Club's shows
will meet with more and more success each vear, in
creasing not only in the quality of exhibits but also
in the number, for a successful flower show means
that scattered over the county there are-many beau
tiful gardens.
Macon County is gifted with a fine, rich soil and
a superb climate for growing flowers. With 'iittle.
more attention to this lovely art and absorbing hobby
this country can be made into a veritable paradise,
.with the beauty nurtured by human hands vieing with
that which nature already has ' lavishly garnished our
vallevs and mountains.
Clippings
WHY APE OTHERS?
(By Batcorn Anthony, in The
Macon Telegraph)
Did you, ever see anybody you
would swap yourself for and you
be him and him be you? I never
have. I have seen a great many
whose gifts of learning, or wealth
of character I would lyike to equal
in - my -own- li f eamL person but
I never have been rascal enough to
want to give any man -nry-ignoranee
for his learning, .my weakness for
his "strength, or my poverty for his
wealth. That would T)e a mean
form of cheating and swindling. For
that reason 1 have never envied
any man. I think 1 speak the
siniilefinlrwhenJ-lsay--this-'To
envy-is - to - covet" another's - good
and "IrnplifSTH'ilUn'giiess -to-enrich
ourselves at his expense, and if we
can't do that then to pull him down
to our level. Only a thief would
rob another to enrich himself and
only a devil would" rob a man of
something that leaves him poor and
enriches iio one. That's what envy
does.
In spite of all our complaining
and fault finding with our lot in
life, I doubt if there is one among
us who is willing to be the other
fellow and let him be us. That is
for us to go live in his hide, have
his . disposition, think his thoughts,
eiV(lure"his"TaiTis,-Tarry-:his-1oads,
lead his life, die his death and
stand in his shoes' in the great
hereafter. Somehow we all respect
our own personalities too much to
t rade wi t h - any man. Who.wou l d
be crazy enough to swap his wife
and children and friends for any
body's wife, children and friends?
J have heard of men" swapping
wives, but as lowdown as
and ' drew these withered legs and
now I am ruined, for whereas be
fore 1 could feel my way about
and visit my friends, now I am
anchored to one spot and can't
move until someone moves me."
And thus it was with them all.
Each wanted his old trouble back
because he was" used to it and
knew how to handle it.JOnce more
their God ordered their troubles to
be-piled upnd ior each man -to
get his complaint and go on home
with-it.- And - thus there was a
great quiet in theland and much
deep musings, for every man's heart
ached for his. neighbor whose
trouble was so much greater than
his own. - ; ' 1 -
Question : Should I keep scratch
feed before my young birds at all
times ?
Anwer:-7-It is a good practice to
feed an abundance of scratch feed
especially during the developing
period. This will build a . good
frame and develop 'vitality for the
egg laying period. An excess of
animal protein fed during the de
veloping period will bring the birds
into lay before they are fully ma
tured, and an abundant feeding' of
scratch will retard this early pro
duction and aid in building a large,
healthy body for maximum egg
production. , .
Question: What are the dates
for the Farmers' and Farm Wom
en's Convention this year?
Answer: The convention this
year will be held at State College
from July 24 to 28 inclusive. "Sec
tional meetings will be held every
morning but these will be adjourn-
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Fruit is best for jelly making
when it is just ripe. The ripe
fruit gives color and flavor but
some underripe fruit should be ad
ded to improve the texture.
Making Jelly Stock
After the fruit has been selected
cheese cloth and a flannel jelly
bag. For perfect products a ther
mometer is desirable. Jars should
be provided if stock is made. Tall,
slender glasses with clean, . new
tops that fit tightly will improve
Ihe appearance of the jelly.
A square ' of white flannel with
the two adjacent sides French
: seamed makes the best jelly bag.
Making the Jelly '
When ready to make the jelly,
use either the freshly made strain
ed iuice. or ' the stock that has
been set aside in jars,, add sugar
and cook until the jelly stage is
, reached.
Apples, blackberries, dewberries,
and plums require three-fourths as
much sugar as juice. That is, for
every. 4 cupfuls of juice, three
cupfuls of sugar will be required.
Grapes require less " sugar than
apnlcs and berries, as they contain
) less pectin.
Crab apples require measure of
sugar for a measure of juice.
Adding Sugar
As soon as the juice reaches the
boiling point add the sugar im
mediately. By adding the sugar
when the juice begins to boil there
is less danger of crvstalization as
the sugar is inverted when cooked
with an acid. Cook rapidlv until
the jelly reaches the desired tem
perature. If there is no thermomT
etcr on hand test the jelly by cool
ing a little of the iuice in a
Institute of Cooperation. The gen- j
eral meetings will be in the even
ing on Riddick Field.
long much of the pectin will be
destroyed.
-After' the -fruit is tender, strain
through a cheese cloth bag and
then filter 'the juice through a
flannel jelly bag. Pour at once
and washed it should be cooked
until tender then strained and the
juice poured into jars and sterilized.
This is the jelly stock. It will j into hot sterilized quart jars, seal
.keep indefinitely though there is lightly and process them at boiling
a considerable loss of pectin if kept temperature for 20 minutes. Seal
longer than a year. 1 tightly and set awav until ready to
Cooking the Fruit I make the finished jelly.
Berries and grapes require about Equipment Needed
one pint of water to six quarts ofj Only a few utensils are necessary
fruit and will be tender enough to for making jelly. A large porce
strain. after cooking rapidly for lain lined kettle for cooking the
about. 20 or 25 minutes. fruit, a wide shallow pan for fin-
Apples should be cut into small , ishing the jelly, and a sharp paring,
Pieces, covered with water , ami
boiled for 30 to 40 minutes, or un
til tender.. If fruit is cooked too
knife for cutting the fruit. Other
essentials are a' wooden spoon, ac
curate measuring cup, a piece of name of jelly.
spoon. When the jellying point is
reached the juice will form a sheet
and break from the sule of the
spoon when poured out. ' ,
Whon the jelly stage is reached
skim and pour the jelly at once
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the glasses brimming full. Whem
the iellv is firm it will have
shrunken enough to allow a space
for the melted parrafin. Cover the
glasses with lacquered tin tops.
Failures to Avoid
Many failures in jelly making are
due to over-cooking of both fruit
and jelly and the use of too little
or too much sugar. Too little
sugar makes a tugh iellv; too much
sugar causes a softy, syrupy prodr
iret. Long cooking and too much
sugar results in a dark sticky
mass that hardly deserves the
- One - reason we - growl ' so much
abonrthings,is-that-we-reallythink
more of ourselves than we do of
anybody and have a notion that
such fine folks as we are deserves
to fare better. . It's not that our
troubles are more than those of
others, but " that our deserts are
greater. Or maybe after all, our
preferences, to be ourselves better
than we know other folks, and we
just naturally prefer being with
the persons and things we know j
best. Be the reason what it may,
few if any want to lose their per
sonality and be the other fellow.
Before and during the World
War -1 - farmed -agood - deal - and
bou gh t - a 'fail number of -mutes.-1
didn't mind buying a good mule that
was tricky, if I knew his tricks
and " could be on guard 7 against
them. If.yot.. know a mule .will
kick off the dashboard when he
gets his tail over the line, you can
watch out for that. About all the
friends I have and love .very gen-
theyuinely have some -weakness that I:
were, I dare say that neither of have to guard against and make
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JiowtoobtainJmmediaterer
lief from pains in the stom-
ach or bowels?
-H o w t o r e 1 i eve a p p en d i ei t i s'
without the necessity' of an
expensive operation?
Which foods will combine
properly and which will not?
How to increase or decrease
your weight by diet, without
resort to harmful medicines ?
- How-to overcome worry, hate
and fear, which are under-,
mining your health and hap
piness? How to overcome constipation
by proper diet?
THESE AND MANY OTHER QUESTIONS
ARE ANSWERED IN
The Home Town Paper
The merchant's relations to his home town paper
are supposed to be those of an advertiser. That is a
narrow view.. The home town paper is an institution.
The merchant can no more escape its influence than
anybody else in the community, whether he adver
tises in it or not.
Yet, as a consistent advertiser his relations with
the local newspaper become definitely constructive.
He becomes a part of this institution without which
no community can express itself. Whatever its mer
its or demerits, the hme town paper is an expression
of the community. terally, it is the "Voice of the
People" in a sencannot hold true for any other
medium.
them would be willing ' to swap
personalities and be the other fel
low, lest he be swindled in the
trade.
When a boy I read an old fable
of grumbling and complaining
people who each -thought -he-had
the toughest time of anybody. Their
complaints were-so loud that their
God commandeer them all to 'meet
in a vast plane and throw their
burdens in a " common pile. This
they did until a mountain of
trouble stood piled up.' Then their
fkid said go pick out from that
pile a trouble that will suit you.
In a little time the mountain was
gone and the people, too, for each
fancied he had bettered -himself
and swindled somebody. But soon
the groans and lamentations were
worse than ever until their . God
called them together once more
and inquired what their trouble
was this time.
One man said, "I threw ' in a
pair of withered legs and drew a
pair 'of good ones along with these
blinded eyes and now 1 am worse
'iff than 'ever.' for whereas 1
couldn't travel, but I could see, now
I can neither see or travel."
allowance for. We buried one re
c'ently who was about as fine and
true and generous and brave as
men get to be, yet he was deeply
prejudiced and knew it better than
anybody. His chief charm to me
was-that 4ie -didn't try to fool him-j
self or anybody else about it. I
appreciated him greatly and loved
him tenderly. His frank acknow-1
ledgment of his fault transformed
it into a virtue which I gladly add- j
ed to, his other good qualities.!
Maybe , after all it's because we
know ourselves, our . troubles, our."
duties and our- privileges better!
than we know the other fellow's
that we are .unwilling to swap with
him. We don't want to buy a pig
in a poke, nor jswap horses sight
unseen. Where men do that they
are both . swindled.
Then if we will not swap per
sonalities with anybody, whv com
plain and why envy anybody By
our own inner admissions we are
sitting on top of the world. 'We
will allow no king nor emperor to
cheat us in a trade of personalities
by throwing in as boot his little old
diamond-bedecked crown. As every
body feels the same way about it.
At these words up spoke a help-.; why in the world are we not all
less cripple saying, "My Lord I happy and perfectly content with
threw in those eyes the other day . our lot in life, ' ' -
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Mrs. Baughan, an expert osLm;
path and dietician, has written
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of her patients in Western o rh
Carolina and Xorth (ieorgia.
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