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Show d i CHOICE DRIED FRUIT , w.. - v DESERET NEWS, "" Friday, August 1. 196? J Furs Get A New Look fun fur trend for sevduration seasons is sparking a worldwide search for unusual furs. No longer is snow lynx or spotted cat a novelty. For fall, a young fur .fancier will upstage her friends with Chinese weasel' . The eral WINNTFRED JARDINE ppseret News Food Editor 8J ; ' fitipi: to speak of Siberian wolf. These odd furs are wanted because of their markings. In greys and golden shades, blacks, the furs are mostly if on the flat, even ' side. long-haire- d ; The' help of his children is of the keys to success for they set up an assembly line one i .many ; years, Dixon Fosd, '1058 N, Compton ltd.,, Farmlugton, has had a hun- teraiiterest in drying jerky deer meat or Chinese mountain tat, not ; that usually takes , procedure M than-3- 0 . minutes for apricots. r eneThislu gof is time ' . & perfect right OTis year he has the sam now for drying apricots, ' fruits. hirest ,in drying (In Dixon Ford emphasized. The , the full load of summer first largest fruit is bottled or " tfw' preservation ha3 faUen eaten Jesh, then the later od nis shoulders because of a ' baby In the home.) .0. Jiight now, shelves In the i The exciting thing about f F?ai fruit room are being Dixon Fords method staked with little dried apri-c- j drying apricots Is that they ; tidbits to serve the family ; taste so good and they retain j their vivid bright color with- - r ; ftr packing. Every apricot from die out the use of sulfur. The jv Dixon Ford, left, places apricots on rack In final step of process for drying fruit. Cynthia, Fords heavily laden trees is syrup with the ascorbic acid. Dale, Kathleen and Mrs. Ford complete the family assembly line which simplifies, speeds job. being used for drying, bottling completely coats, the fruit so or preserving. that no oxygen can reach The problem of a drying fruit from the dripping rack each day, Feel fruit each day, KEY TO SUCCESS sugar syrup rack. Is relatively 6imple. A and places it In a bowl where too. Wien It is rubbery, with The Fords pick Sometimes Dixon : use a piece of corrugated aluminum Dad, the fourth,, member of i no moist spots, and feels like a lug of apricots every 2 days. This very light sugar syrup so roofing set at an angle so that the team, picks up the fruit to raisin, it is ready to put into is the amount the drying rack that die flavor of the apricot is the liquid will drain off, works place, always cut side up, jars. will hold. With the help of his more pronounced, and some7. Pack apricots rather tightwell. So does a plywood board onto the drying rack. three children (ages 11, 8 and times he uses a heavy syrup set at an angle Once the fruit is on the ly into clean fruit jars. (Do or hardto make the apricots more ware cloth, or fox wire drying rack, It remains there not store in plastic bags.) 7) Dixon Ford prepares and like a confection. dries the fruit. In the direct sun for 2 to 3 Cover jars with dean lids and stretched on a frame. The complete directions screw on bands loosely. Sot days. own Dixons drying ' , d 200 fruit into a rack, which cost him just $8 follow. DIXON FORDS DRIED degree F. oven for 30 minutes. to make, consists of a piece of Remove jars from oven, APRICOTS hardware cloth stretched in a screw bands tightly and cool. frame of 1 cups granulated sugar Although fruit jars will probaANOTHER FRAME cup light com syrup bly seal as they cool, it is not 1 acid ascorbic teaspoons Another frame with nylon necessary that they do so. marin on down closes (available powder hinges netting One lug of fresh apricots near kets the canning supover the top to form a protec2 makes quarts dried apritive covering. A locking hinge plies.) cots. 2 water while holds the top open hes cups HEAVY SYRUP FOR 1 lug fresh apricots loading the rack. APRICOT CONFECTION ( bushel) . In explaining this method of 2 cups granulated sugar 1. Combine ingredients and drying apricots, Dixon Ford is cup light corn syrup . yi disheat only long enough to very specific about the way 1 tablespoon ascorbic add certain steps are done. Fresh solve sugar, then cool. powder apricots are sprayed gently , 2. Use only small ripe good 1 cup water t with, water, then allowed to apricots, spray clean with Combine ingredients and dry. water, and allow to dry fully. heat only enough to dissolve The first person in the as3. With a knife cut apricots sugar. sembly line inspects the fruit In half and dip immediately and cuts the apricots in half into cooled syrup. with a knife., (If any part of 4. Drain thoroughly, then is the the fruit torn, frayed arrange on drying rack cut edges take on an undesirable side up so the fruit halves yellowish color.) The pits are touch. Cover with discarded and the apricot barely or to pronylon plastic netting halves dropped into the bowl tect from insects and allow to of syrup. dry in direct sun fra: 2 to S . SECOND STEP days. 5. When apricots are dry The second member of the team lifts the halves out of around edges and barely the solution and puts them, sticky, place In brown paper to skin side down and cut aide grocery sack, filling up, on a rack placed over a full. Fold top closed and hang dripper pan to allow Ihe sack from clothesline with In drying apricots, halves are first dipped in sugar excess syrup to drain off and clothespins. as shown syrup, then placed on rack to 8. Leave from 1 to I days, be used again. here. Fruit is then ready to dry in sun 2 to 3 days. The third child removes the agitating apricots at least once :: . v fJ, ' " ; it a. ; 3x8-fo- s. . . n, Year's Eye-Lig- ht Tempo With Decorating Times Is In Good design Is still happily a combination of beauty and function, but todays accent in home furnishings tion. Is on func- Tables are set on casters, chairs swivel and rock, cabinets suddenly open up to seat twelve. Ail this movement may be a sign of the frenetic times, or It may be a 'new copsciousness of . what constitutes the good life. r . Furnishings make today things easier for. the people they serve, and they recognize that people move. In tune with the times b a new lamp. The lamp will swivel, bend or stretch, to whatever toe lighting need. . light High-intensi- Is evenly spread over a wide area with nq firing spotlight effect ; The lamp can he niottnieu to walls or furniture for areas, such as a telephone nook, A closet, li- brary shelves, ' 90th BIRTHDAY The family ef tv P. Yatn ait honering her with at Pn housa for htr j fOth birthday on Sunday, Auo. lr(J. from 1 b f t.m at tha home, ef a ton 'lleyd 0. 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