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1921

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Presented as published in 1921. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
TOMATO KETCHUP. Select only ripe tomatoes for ketchup; wash, but do not peel; cut out green cores and bad places; quarter, measure, and place on stove in open top porcelain or agate vessel. For every gallon .of tomatoes add one level cup of finely chopped onions. Boil until both tomato and onion are soft. Strain juice and pulp through a coarse wire sieve, mashing through all the pulp possible. Measure this strained pulp and juice and proceed as in the fol- lowing recipe: Two gallons strained mixture tomatoes and onions; two and one-half teaspoonfuls ground cloves, three level teaspoonfuls ground ginger, two level teaspoonfuls ground red pepper, three level tablespoonfuls ground all spice, one level tablespoonful ground black pepper, one and one-half level cup (one-half pint cup) sugar, three-fourths level cup (one-half pint) salt, one quart vinegarTomato Ketchup. Place strained tomatoes in agate vessel; add spices, sugar, and salt; boil until thick; then add hot vinegar and let boil thirty minutes before 66 USE DAN RIVER SELF-RISING FLOUR The KNOX ACIDULATED package contains flavoring and coloring beginning to bottle mixture. Use clear flint ten-ounce grape juice bottle. Wash Nvell with soda iwul place in vessel of hot water until you are ready to use. It is best to put v.ire netting in the bottom of the vessel, place the bottles filled with water thereon, and let come to a boil thus sterilizing. Pour out water. Fill hot bottles with boiling ketchup. Cork tightly. The measures for all recipes must be taken level. Scrape off spoons with a knife^ patting and scraping until measure is level. These measures have been taken accurately^ and one should get good results if directions are followed to the letter. A good ketchup may be made in winter by using five can of 4-H tomatoes, one cup chopped onions, and half the quantity of all other ingredients mentioned in the above recipe. APPLE JELLY. In making apple jelly select a good tart apple, firm and juicy. The winesap apple is excellent for this purpose. Wash well and take out all defective spots. Cut into quarters straight through the core and do not peel. The core and peeling give a great deal of pectin, which is needed in jelly-making. Put these pieces in a porcelain-lined or agate vessel to cook. For each measure or weight of apple there should be added at least one measure or weight of water. With some fruits which are hard and difiicult to cook it is the practice to add one and one-half measure or Aveight of water to each measure or weight of fruit taken. Cook until they are quite soft. Have ready a bag of unbleached muslin or flannel, which should be hung from a strong nail or hook, pour into it the cooked apples, and allow them to drip overnight into a large bowl. The juice thus obtained is measured next morning; and for every pint of juice add one level pint of sugarApple Jelly. Cook this mixture in a porcelain- lined or agate vessel until it jells — that is, until it slides in sheets from the spoon. Practice will make one expert in determining when jelly is cooked enough. If a centigrade thermometer is used the jelly should be done at about 105^/4 degrees temperature. If cooked too long the product becomes sticky as do preserves, and then cannot be called jelly. Should one be fortunate enough to have any quinces, it would be well to make the jelly half of apples and half of quinces.