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Show HOME.. MARMOT IOUS THE peaches: impulse to some new of the wonderful fruit on has been exhausted all supertativeit. in describing Us beauty and flavor, came from a letter recently received, asking how to can reaches " yellow." w The answer, given instinctively, was that you must buy yellow peaches. Investigation of the grocers' shelves revealed the fact that every brand seemed to be labeled " yellow cling." A food man versed In such matters gave the information that all cans were formerly labeled yellow lemon cling." To begin investigating the peach seriously is to get into a time absorbing but delightful study. If we turn to Down rug's " Fruits and Fruit Tree of America " 1845, a book so fascinating that it Is hard to lay it down, and one which had gone into nine editions by th year 1S49, we find listed seventy-nine varieties of peaches, many of them with the most alluring histories. Borne varieties are named after the most eminent men of the times, for no gentleman of those days was without his garden, and instead of there be:ng one Burbank there were scores This was during th great horticultural development in" America, which ended largely with the ciyll war. Today we are working toward another horticultural climax as a commercial matter. Downing divide peaches Into three classes: (1) freestone with pale flesh, (2i freestone with deep yellow flesh, (3) clingstone. According to him, the yellow peaches produce th largest crops, and this is undoubtedly why this sort Is put Into cans. The Lemon Cling. As to th lemon clingstone, which is numbered1 in the list, ws And by this old book that It was also called Kennedy Caroline, Kennedy s Lemon Clingstone, Largest Lemon, Long Yellow Pin Apple, Pin Apple Clingstone, Tellow Pine Apple. The description "of It reads: " The lemon clingstone is one of the largest and most beautiful of all' the yellow fleshed clings; and though, of course, Inferior in flaver to the white fleshed, is deserving of its universal popularity. It was originally a native of South Carolina, and was brought from thence by a Mr. Kennedy.of New York before the war of the revolution. There are now many seedlings produced from it, but none superior to the original. . . " Fruit large, oblong, narrowed at the top, and having a large, projecting, swollen point, much like that of a lemon. Skin fine yellow, with a dark browning red cheek. Flesh firm, yellow, slightly red at the stone, adhering firmly, with a rich, sprightly, vinous, subacid flavor. Middle and last of September.'" There, if you want yellow peaches in your can, hunt for those characteristics! But other types of peaches are more highly recommended by Downing The La Grange, a for preserves. famous New Jersey peach New Jersey peaches were famous In the markets before peach trees had been planted In Michigan or California is recommended by him for preserving, and partly because it comes at a desirable period late in th season. The old prejudice about canning early peaches has mainly disappeared but it once hindered all work with them, The skin of Jhla peach is described as greenish white, with occasionally some red on the sunny side. The Rareripe peaches have a romantic history and wonderful name lik " Luscious Whit while Rareripe." peaches with this name seem also to so and forth. have been yellow, red, Old Varieties of Peaches. If w want to go Into th far romantic past of the peach, we must know of the Persian and th Chinese peach. If you ever had a carved peach stone brought you from China, and have studied th landscape and human figures carved around it, with a high powered magnifying glass, you THE cs. H .... : ; I'liill Wl jlT.II . " v tint, thprent ia allowed a builder ATof liberty - - UNES. the ban pi lction in in 00m tfo.14.1. - AlONG' AMERICAN Jal , of a design .for bis bom. H "gen' erally avail himself of thla oppor' m mm JT tunity to employ faU imi.s1na.tion and originality to It fu'l)et extent. Naturally, b wuti hi bom to be Jut a. little different. A a result, many residential districts appear as a con vention of bouses, with representatives from every corner of the earth The Spanish mission type of sunny Spain or old Mexico, the house with the Oriental lines, the colonial dwelling of the earlier days of eur independence, the southern mansion with its larg veranda, the half timber house of England, the cloisters of Italy, the great stone castles of northern Europe, and the chateaux of France all are memories of other days and other lands which form an Important motive In Designed by J. W. Lindstrom of Minneapolis, Minn. the design of present day homes. "While this tendency to copy various Porch. Attractively furnished in reed, the kitqhen and the dining room is a styles Is admirable and should be enwith a large swing, it makes a cool cabinets and pantry with its huilt-lcouraged, the public Is cautioned not silver sink. A full sized window lights resting place during the summer time. to carry ft to extremes. Built along .Adding immensely to the attractivethe pantry. The kitchen itself is really American lines is the residence ness of the ome is the wide, flaring large, considering that there is a sepillustrated today. This kind of house staircase, with ornamental c...rete arate room for the refrigerator. The proves It is not altogether necessary a coat urns and boxwood trees'. It cirnes out refrigerator compartment, to resort to the adaption of foreign the artistic nature and individuality of closet, and a room containing a lavaarchitecture in order to achieve a good the home. tory and toilet are all built under the - effect. into the main ball is a main stairs and landing. There is a Leading J. W. Lindstrom of Minneapolis, small porch off the kitchen, and. In large vestibule. At the rear of the Minn., made the design, which presents hall on the right Is the stairway to fh keeping with the design of the front many unique characteristics that ar porch, it is decorated with th same second floor. On the left is a passage Most noticeable decidedly different. way to th kitchen. On the right of style arch. among tbem are the overhanging Three good sizf d bedrooms and on the big nail la a' large opening to tbe eaves, sheltering the house from the living room, opposite which is a na that Is a little smaller are on the secof the and rays sun, th picturesque tural fireplace with a window on each ond floor. The smaller room has a windows, .so pleasingly grouped. At side. door leading to a small open porch with the front and th rear of th house a balustrade. The other bedrooms Eliding doors separate the library are flaring buttresses. This idea is from have spacloun closet. A dressing room the living room. When th door continued on the porch and on th built-ia wardrobe lies between ar left open a view is afforded of the Iwith dormer window on the roof. Repetition he two front bedrooms. It Is well of an architectural element such as is entire right wing of the" bouse. TU lighted with two windows. gtvss an Impressing, of spaciousness presented here is one of th rudiments At one end of the upstairs hall is medium stsetl thHfinsforms th "K of good design. Urge llsen cliwet. while at the other Ht in mansion. '. The house is built of stucco conrecent years, is often eltmtnele-i-, from end Is a spacious bathroom. The linen struction. Stucco is applied directly contains a large built-icabinet. clot the nous plan. As this resident t to th walls of plain faced concrete In addition there is space enough to for however, designed family, aJarge blocks. The perch, however, is of build out the rest of the room as a there will always be some one to u wood framing, with the stucco applied bath. In case two baths are desired. the library for reading or studying to metal lath. This construction elimThe bathroom has a large built-itub in purposes. Th room has a inates some of th expense in shaping a shower. The floor Is of teraxzo the rear wall for the placement of and the arches, without sacrificing the qualbookcase. There Is a small window tile and th wainscot is of enameled ity of the work. Modern methods of on each side of vitreous tile. In large square blocks. this recess. applying stucco have overcome maiy This type of wainscot is not only atOn the left of the main hall is th of the obstacles formerly encountered, tractive to the eye. but decidedly easy so It Is now a perfectly safe type of dining room, separated from the ha J" to keep clean and sanitary. exterior finish, and should be encour- - by sliding doors. s It Is well lighted, Finished in cream colored stucco off the porch and nwl whiir lHrartlvnMifl im having three win-wwith grass green trimming and a red at a reasonable expenditure. In using three windows in a small bay ot the and with the proper roof, side wall. This is an ideal spot for foliage stucco, two or three courses of .presurrounding it, his residence seat. Provision is made for window a cast architectural concrete building makes a colorful and at one attraca built-isideboard, but if this is not Units, or face brick at the ground level, tive picture. The architect has bean fiUed be this apdesired, space may prevent discoloration and protect th pleasingly discreet in the choic'f buffet. with a propriately stucco. finish of the spacing and design of the many winMany conveniences complete the Serving admirably for small, after dows, making the whole building homnoon card parties is the spacious service part of the house. Connecting ogenous lii every respect. ef.!0 flat-til- Aa my nepkew is rather timid I escorted him to a children's party to which he had been invited, promising to return for him. Shortly after returning home I era surprised to see him run in, out of breath. - Why, Artie, I didn't think yeu war afraid to stay at th party," I , Harold was taken on the chutes at the amusement park and he got rather frightened and said he didn't want to go a second time,, " What th matter?" asked Uncle Frank. "Too much coming down." was th E. R. reply. . .. " " my O," she answered, name's Patty, but they started in with tricia." f, H. Pa- S. I had put Billy to bed because h seemed to be coming down with a cold. The other children were playing about making the usual noise when Billy, who evidently was thinking be In a summer resort one invariably comes In contact with others whom they never forget. I am sure that I have met one. She i 4 years old. Naturally when I first saw her my first question was. What is your nam?" LOVE LETTERS ' .. Amejntrnw. here alone beneath thlakiag of you. M Neither time aor place help me to forget yeu. I I'm DEAR stars shall never forget, "my dear, my Hear. The blue of your eyes makes the sky 1 in th. pale; the murmur of th voice I love so well; the raven's wing with the sun upon it 4s your hair. I rumpled that lovely hair te vex yo. Do you remember? Why did destiny put yu In the arms ot iusw one etser xou " mv9 Fte, life, love everything is to snatch you from my arm that so for you now. ache , Have you forgotten the first time " me wss raintold cared? and our glorious peeps into our future It yeu you lng that afternoon, and afterwards together, that made your eye shine beautiful ralnbowTftuFtnJ brightly?. there was said it was a symbol of eur love. Our Forgive me for cherishing these memories. They ar all I have left Jove! tod your died so quickly. Do you remember all eur roe of you. I need not sign my name. I am only. A Mj.mokt. dreams that were so precious to us me. d uel -- By Jane Eddington know a bit aUuut the Chintfce economy. " o? peaches ithe soft peach! mashed to a pulp. The peaches, must be Youth in America used to imitate, ever so distantly, this custom of carving fectly ripe; take out the stringy substance that Is next to the stone and the peach stone, and many a girl of the older day wore a peach Uuket on mash them to a soft pulp. They are much nicer when a black ribbou. through a col ander if you have one of silver; a til But when we take up edible facts a one will give them so multitudinous that ti is hard to taste. The i cream is good with only One quart of choose among them we find that the Catherine cling of Europe and the Old pure cream and one quart of milk." In tl,e old cooking lore we And great Newlngton got over to America as the Green Ca;hrines of America, etc. And cmphatis placed on the exact ripeness in the days when perfect fruit was of peaches, since unripe ones made dark preserves, overripe mushy ones prized, admired, and wriuen about aa freely as a perfect flower, the WashModern Pracb I'e Cream. ington clingstone bad its fcuprenie Lasy cooks make peach ice cream almost any way, combining some peach Downing says one of hie Maryland pulp with some cream and finishing It. A good proportion is as much sugar as friends, a good Judge of fruit, said of Is it, "There nothing better than this peach pulp and twice their measure of Of of the cream; that is, for one cup of peach peach outside paradise." white large clingstone Downing says: pulp use one cup .of sugar and two "The Large White Clingstone is by cups of cream. This may not be quite far th most popular of this class of enough sugar if either orange Juice or peaches, in this state tNew Tork) and lemon juice is added to bring out the in New England. We think it suflavor, or drown the peach flavor tin perior to the Catherine, and old Newsome cases. Another way to flavor a peach ice cream when the flavor of lngton, and only surpassed in flsvor by the old Mlxon cling, and the Heath the peaches is really too poor to Justify cling." their use for this purpose, is to us a little almond essence, or in old days American geography delightfully the meat of the kernels was chopped pictured in the history of the peach and used for this purpose. A fruit and so Is even bur colonial life, and the nurture that will taste sweet enough Royal George peach and the George the Fourth seem to have retained their before freezing will not be satisfactor, popularity ily sweet when froisi often, and long after th United State had th first President. In fact, the peaches vary In acidity.. latter peach, says Downing, on of Baked Peaches. highest flavor was th most popular 1. Wash, wipe, and bake, skin, stone peach for garden culture, and the and all. Or punch out pit and fill original tree was In the garden of a space with chopped nuts, sugar, and Mr. Gill, Broad street. New Tork. butter mixed. Put a little water around What will you find there now? A them in the pan, and dust with sugar weeping peach was originated by Wilor not as you choose liam Reid. " the skillful nurseryman 3. Peel peaches, cut in halve, put of Murray Hill, near New Tork," a lointo lightly buttered dish, bake until cality much inside the New York of tender, 'and serve with cream and today. sugar. 8. Peel, split, fill pit space with , Peach Cooking Lore. It I not so easy to find out all about sugar, dot with butter, and bake until the many uses of the peach in cookery, peaches are soft. but in ' Jane Hamilton's Recipes " Fried Peaches. (old Virginia) we learn that some Peel peaches, cut them in as even women had silver colanders to press slices ss possible, heat them well in peach pulp through. Her recipe for a little butter, and then sprinkle them a peach ice cream reads.' " To two with sugar.- - These may be served in various ways, eaten plain, added quarts of good cream put one pound and a half of loaf sugar and one quart to cooked cream filling, etc. They may as anything possibli be ss delicious of this sort. Canned Peaches. There is so much Information on canning abroad now that it seems almost superfluous to repeat in old and safe recipe of Pennsyivania-Duicorigin, slightly mwiined, but here it Is because it is thrifty and sure with ' any ordinary, care. It is thrifty because three pounds of sugar will be enough to make a sirup for a bushel of peaches If they ar well packed In' the can. The sirup of suca proportions, or of the proportion four cups of water to two of sugar, is a thin one, but must be thoroughly cooked, after the sugar is dissolved in the water, for about fifteen minute and then cooled before it is put over the peaches. Prepare the cans by testing and sterilizing' them. Peel th peaches, cut in halves, and take out the pits. It may bs necessary to pour boiling water over them in order to remove the skins easily. Pack the halve closely in jars, pour sirup around to IllU and then seal cold pack fashion, w hich is to turn a Mason Jar top until It catches, leaving up sealing clamp tor glass tops, etc. In the old fashioned processing a false bottom was put in a wash boiler kept for canning purposes, a cloth over that, the cans of peaches set on that, and newspaper .'placed between so that the cans would not touch. After that cold water was put In so that the jar were immersed to their necks, this slowly .seated to boiling point and, for the peaches, tea minute of boiling was sufficient. Tak out of water, seal, and cool. Mason jars can be inverted. Old Method of Peach Conserving. Those of three generation ago praised without, limit peach leather, the goodTtecipe for which are rather long. It was dried peach pulp, usually without sugar, and was enjoyed ss a confection. Peaches In part of th south were kiln dried, and tier is wonderful description of thl work and other entertaining matter about, th peach in " Dishes and Beverage of th t Old South" (1913), by Martha McCul-locWilliams, in th chapter, " When the Orchard hit.' " She begins: " When the peach orch ard 'hlt'Mt meant Joy to the plantation. Peaches had so many charms . and there were so many way of stretching th charm on through winhair before In my life. You see, the barber has gone out to lunch. I'm ter scarcity. Peach drying was in a the plumber Just come to look st the sort, a festival, especially if there were a kiln, which made one independent of S. B, geyser." the weather. It took many hand wielding many sharp knives in fair fruit to keep a kiln of fair six running " Eh's simply flinging herself at regularly," his head." It took eight bushels of ripe fruit to " O, well, 1 suppose she knows he' make one ot dry, when the fruit waa '" W. J. W. a good catch large, and ten when the fruit was mail. Then there was peach brandy The Only Wky. making. .The peach calendar was: First Train Passenger Say, bow'd " August peach were tor drying la that chap succeed in getting that September, early, came the Heath, window open? tor preserve, brandy, fruit, and so on. Second Ditto Not so loud I know October peaches, nearly all clear seed, bim. He's a reformed burglar, you made of finest peach butter. . . . ee. J. FnC A six gallon crock of peach butter waa no mean household asset Indeed It Hardly Expected. ranked next to the crock of raspberry '."- How ar old you? Jam." Judge All that is written here about the Culprit remain silent Judge I asked you when your birthpeaches is fascinating, and not' least day Is. interesting is this: "I think three peaches of the brandy orchard traced back to those of the Indians, Creeks, Choctaw, and Cherokee,, planted in the mountain valley of, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. They got th seed from th to Florida. early Spaniard voyager There waa indeed a special Indian peach, as dark skinned a lta namesake, blood red inside and out sweet and full of Juice if permltten to ripen fully but as 111 tasting almost as a green persimmon. If unripe." By the way, you can find no better Culprit What do you wsnt to know description of what a barbecue ot the for? You ain't gonna give me no old political type was like than la th above book. A, M. present. i." pat-se- . 1 . . " h THE BEST JOKE IEVERHEARDI Well. Well! Smith Why is a radio set like the prow of a ship? ' So. Brown Smith waves. I'll bite. Why? Because it separatee IX the K. Obedient. t A determined looking man entered barber shop and demanded a " haircut , without conversation." " Excuse me, sir," said the man is " charge, "but "I won't excuse another word," the customer. .."I've Just left my regular barber because b was so talkative, and I insist m you cutting my hair without chatter " When the click of the scissors had been going on for about ten minutes the man in the chair found that his head was looking like a tcruhbing brush. "What do you mean Dy this?" he roared. " It's thobest I can do, lr." replied the man.. " I haven't cut anybody' well-wor- -- ; was not being thought of ss valid said In a strong vole: does yous kids want to sicker rough house?" an in"Say, m wis D. S. When Margie looked at the new did you get baby she said. "Mother, " any rules with It?" - - ' PRACTICAL AND FANCY NEEDLEWORK SMART SAILOR. difficult to season it just what material to use new hat The smartest materials shown are .hatter's plush and satin sollea (pronounced seelay). These are practically the same except that the former has a leng nap and the latter a short nap. The hat illustrated Is a chic hatter's plush sailor to be worn with the sports or tailored suit. To make the frame use French willow or buckram. The head size of a sailor should be larger than that of The average siae tor other hats. bobbed hair is 22H inches, and for others, 23. To make the head size 23H Inches take a piece of willow one inch wine, cut on the bias, and 24 S inches in length. This allows 1 Inch for lapping. Wire this with frame wire, tiring the buttonhole stitch. Shape this in the hand so It will be longer from front to back, about t inches; . and from side to side Pin thl head size from front to back and from id to side in th center of an It Inch square of straight willow. Mark inside the circle with a soft pencil. Then sew firmly to the willow. Next slash Inside of the marks (see the diagram). Sew all these point to th head band. . Trim eVenly. The head size of a hat frame must be well made, as it is the foundation of all. Well fitting hat. Th new tall sailor Is 1H inches wide in th back, 2 Inches from (id, to aide, and the same in th fr.-n-t Take a tap measure and mar. from the bead size out, 'carefully following the above measurements. To obtala the proper curve for the brim, taae a ' piece of frame wire, lay it from front to side, aid to back, and continue in thisway all around. Draw a Un with pencil along the wire. Trim rff so there will be no corner on th ede. If you can obtain a heavy pie- - ot steel wire for th edge, all the hotter. If not. us frame- - wire. Buttoahetett closely. Bind with Us tape. Then lay on a board and press hard with an Iron until it is flat. The square, mannish crown Is worn THE this know for a 1 AT semi-seaso- Bright Sayings ot the Children "Well, I wasn't afraid to come , A. H hoao," be returned. sixty-seve- BOO K e n Alice Louie stayed with ber grandmother th other day while her mother went to a- - club meeting. sat reading on th Grandmother porch, and having given the child things with which to araus " herself, There's paid little attention to her. lot of Urn in this ber afternoon! " E. L. R. said Alice Louise., G OOK . C. 8. C Teddy." complained Harry, " I heard you was at Billy's party last eight, an' only last week you said you'd never go with him any more." "Well," returned Teddy, "I jjidn't know then that he was gola to have a A. V. party, did I?" .iFrederick.watehed the few large of a brief summer shower. , "Look," mother." he called, "the rain la practising!" drop M. B.O. ' . with thl brim. To make this take piece of bias willow 4 Inches wide, TA it snugly at th head size, or, aJo V, inch larger than th head size. Lap JnchgftAJ? HJfflgJiJtelJiSSu JJ!L will need to have a crown measuring 24 Inches. Wlr this on top nd bottom with frame Wire, using the button-holetitch. Bind with tape. la. the top of th crown, hold th vir-lng e willow a trifl full, to make th crown a little smaller t th top. For th top of th crown uiie a piece of straight willow gv liches l rotrLIrontlo. back-and- . tVj- - Inches fr side to side. Draw a true (in vj this, 1 inch outaide of tlie due. Cut allowing the willow outside of 'the line about inch apart, :.s shown ii the diagram. Fold it down on the la so one-hal- f It wilrlook a though it had legs under it Now slip this inside the wired 4 inch side crown. Sew firmly. Always keep the brim and crowa in an val snap. a the bead is longer frontfront to back than from aid to side, Th frame Is now ready tor covering with batter's plusb. An article telling bow to ouvsr and trim thl tram appear next Sunday. |