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Show Royal Strawberries For The Family King ' 1 -j-? . xw. v.v Ainu Did you know that the strawberry is a member of the rose family? So it is and it got its name from the ancient practice of placing straw beneath and around the berries to keep them in perfect condition as they grew and ripened for a king's or emperor's enjoyment. Still befitting a royal feast, springtime strawberries are found on practically every American table. There's -something about this luscious crimson berry that puts us all in the mood for making a variety of tempting dishes. One of the most effective uses we can make of the strawberry is to treasure its goodness m a sweet spread to be enjoyed every month of the year. ... , , If you and your family would relish a royal feast now and long after the strawberry season is past, try this short-boil recipe for Strawberry Jelly. It makes eleven medium glasses of sparkling jewel-toned jewel-toned jelly each fit for the king or queen of your house! Strawberry Jelly Yield: about 11 medium glasses (5i lbs. jelly) 3H cups juice (about 2 qts. M cup lemon juice (2 lemons) y ripe strawberries) 7 cups (3 J lbs.) sugar 1 bottle liquid fruit pectin First, prepare the juice. Crush thoroughly about 2H quarts fully ripe strawberries. Place in jelly cloth or bag and squeeze out Julce Measure 3 cups juice into a very large saucepan. Squeeze and strain the juice from 2 medium-sized lemons. Measure X cup into saucepan nfna7the 3jeUy. Add sugar to juice in saucepan and mix weU. Place over high heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly At once n liquid fruit pectin. Then bring to full rolhng bod and boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, skim off foam wdS metal spoon, ana pour quickly into glasses. Cover jelly at onca with Yi inch hot paraffin. |