For all fruits add 2 quarts of sugar, for 1 quart of cooked fruit juice, modify according to the sweetness or the sourness of the fruit by three ounces more or less, if the fruits are not preserved with enough sugar they turn sour, and if there is t:oo much sugar they turn into candy. Keep stirring the bottom of the pot well so the fruit will not stick. When they are cooked put in glasses or jars covered with paper dipped in cognac or cover with paraffine. Bar le Due style. White or red currants, remove the seeds, cook in honey. Bar le Due is a town in France, renowned for currant jam. ORANGE MARMALADE Wash, cut the oranges in small pieces, and slice skin very thin. Add lemon juice j measure the juice and pulp, then add an equal quantity of cold water. Let stand — 44? — GAN CEL’S CULIN A R Y < E N G Y CL O P E D I A uncovered for 24 hours. Boil uncovered for 1 *4 hours; let stand again 24 hours. Add an - equal quantity of sugar and boil till jelly is formed. Turn into hot sterl- ized glasses. This, makes from 8 to 10 glasses of mild clear jelly with the fruit suspended in it. (For Sweet Pickled Fruit) Pick out fruit that is not too ripe, add % pint good vinegar to 1W pounds sugar, reduced according to fruit. Add spicbs' to your taste; cinnamon, cloves, ginger and lemon pbei.✪ Orange Marmalade Pears, Peaches, Blackberries, Figs, Straw¬ berries Cherries, Prunes and Apples can be used. It is very delicious and can he served with turkey, chicken and ;roast.;fi;,r.-> . Msmoig i MEASURE EQUIVALENT OF METRIC MEASURE . ' . . . j U " '• ' ,, J i . j { ' ; . C •• \ . > . * . 1 ■ • 1 qincj r.jj Length (Longueur) 1 inch, 1-36 yard, equal . . - , .2.539,954 Oentim 1 foot, % yard, eqqal . ... ...... , ..... 30.479449 Decim I miile,, 1.760 yards; equal. . ... . . . . ..... .1609.3149 metre 1 yard,1 3 feet, equal . . . . 091.438348 metre Capacity (Capacite) 1 pint equal . . , .'. _ _ _ .0,5679 litre 1 quart equal . . . 1.1359 litre 1 gallon equal . . . .4.543658 litre 1 gill equal ...... , . . . . . 1.42. decilitre Avoirdupoids 1 pound, 16 ounces, 7.000 grains, equal 453,592645 gram 1 ounce (437*4 grains), equal. ........ 28.349540 gram 1 grain equal ............ - ........ .0.065 centigram 1 ten (20 quintan) equal. . ........... .1016.048 kilogram Thermometer Fahrenheit, 32 degrees equal. _ 0 (glace) centigrade Fahrenheit, 212 Farh. (Boiling water) equal 100 degree ( centigrade. j 448 — ' MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES MILK (Le Lait) r ' * ■ •. . • ■: ■''■)& Milk is highly nutritious and is adapted to promote the growth of children and youth, and the fact that nature has ordained it as the natural food for infants, is no mean guaranty of its ability. Milk promotes sleep and therefore is better for supper, especially for children and probably for the wakeful. Sour milk and sweetened buttermilk are nutritious and healthy— more so than sweet milk, because milk must be curdled be¬ fore it can be digested.

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For all fruits add 2 quarts of sugar, for 1 quart of cooked fruit juice, modify according to the sweetness or the sourness of the fruit by three ounces more or less, if the fruits are not preserved with enough sugar they turn sour, and if there is too much sugar they turn into candy. Keep stirring the bottom of the pot well so the fruit will not stick. When they are cooked put in glasses or jars covered with paper dipped in cognac or cover with paraffine. Bar le Due style. White or red currants, remove the seeds, cook in honey. Bar le Due is a town in France, renowned for currant jam. ORANGE MARMALADE Wash, cut the oranges in small pieces, and slice skin very thin. Add lemon juice j measure the juice and pulp, then add an equal quantity of cold water. Let stand — 44? — GAN CEL’S CULIN A R Y < E N G Y CL O P E D I A uncovered for 24 hours. Boil uncovered for 1 *4 hours; let stand again 24 hours. Add an - equal quantity of sugar and boil till jelly is formed. Turn into hot sterlized glasses. This, makes from 8 to 10 glasses of mild clear jelly with the fruit suspended in it. (For Sweet Pickled Fruit) Pick out fruit that is not too ripe, add % pint good vinegar to 1W pounds sugar, reduced according to fruit. Add spices to your taste; cinnamon, cloves, ginger and lemon peel. Pears, Peaches, Blackberries, Figs, Straw¬ berries Cherries, Prunes and Apples can be used. It is very delicious and can he served with turkey, chicken and ;[illustration: roast] MEASURE EQUIVALENT OF METRIC MEASURE . ' . . . j U " '• ' ,, J i . j { ' ; . C •• \ . > . * . 1 ■ • 1 qincj r.jj Length (Longueur) 1 inch, 1-36 yard, equal . . - , .2.539,954 Oentim 1 foot, % yard, equal . ... ...... , ..... 30.479449 Decim I miile,, 1.760 yards; equal. . ... . . . . ..... .1609.3149 metre 1 yard,1 3 feet, equal . . . . 091.438348 metre Capacity (Capacite) 1 pint equal . . , .'. _ _ _ .0,5679 litre 1 quart equal . . . 1.1359 litre 1 gallon equal . . . .4.543658 litre 1 gill equal ...... , . . . . . 1.42. decilitre Avoirdupoids 1 pound, 16 ounces, 7.000 grains, equal 453,592645 gram 1 ounce (437*4 grains), equal. ........ 28.349540 gram 1 grain equal ............ - ........ .0.065 centigram 1 ten (20 quintan) equal. . ........... .1016.048 kilogram Thermometer Fahrenheit, 32 degrees equal. _ 0 (glace) centigrade Fahrenheit, 212 Farh. (Boiling water) equal 100 degree ( centigrade. j 448 — ' MILK (Le Lait) r ' * ■ •. . • ■: ■''■)& Milk is highly nutritious and is adapted to promote the growth of children and youth, and the fact that nature has ordained it as the natural food for infants, is no mean guaranty of its ability. Milk promotes sleep and therefore is better for supper, especially for children and probably for the wakeful. Sour milk and sweetened buttermilk are nutritious and healthy— more so than sweet milk, because milk must be curdled be¬ fore it can be digested.

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