RECIPES FOR RESERVES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2135, 16 March 1886, Page 2

RECIPES FOR RESERVES.

Siukrian C'uAiis — M ike ;i rich syrup with >u«r.ii", Iho juice an<l rind of lptnons, t-lovcs nml :i lit !<• br-njy; a little redcnrrant ji'Uy improves the colour. When . it boiK throw in the fruit whole — it mu>>t be quite iipo. Let it boil for a few minutes, then tako it up and lot it conl; ' boil iijrjin, and continue doing so until the crabs become quite cofr. Peak Jelly — Tho pmrs must be a juicy Mnt. ('ut tlifin into uuartPifl without paring <'i' coming. Put Slhs iv a pot with one quart of w-itor, and bi>il on •i slow (lie to a pulp, then throw thorn into a jelly baa:, made of course trlass cloth, and let them leinafn all night to drain. Next morning f-queezo any 10-tn-iininjr jui^e out of tho bag, and to iaoh lib of juice add h\b of lump sugar, and a very littlo lemon juice to flivour. B"il it on a quick fire till it comes to a jell}'. Great care miiht be taken not to let this bum. It takt"! about two hours to boil a jelly, but is more easily done in amall quantities. Coaive juicy pears aio the nest. PbAAs (To PRESEKVh).— PeeI thinly some unripr> pears, cut them in halves, take out the corps, and then woitrh them. To every lib of pears allow Jib of loaf snpar, broken. In this proportion fill the j.ir or jars in which they are to be cooked, adding just a very little water to prevent them from burning. They thould be deep jar*, brown earthenware ones are as pood as any. Add some lemon juice and lemon peel, very thinly pared, cut into strips, and etrain the juice. Half a good uized lemon will be enough for every 2lb of frnit. Place the j lr in a saucepan of boiling water, and let the peni's simmer gently until quire tender, which will take six or seven hours. To give them a nice red colour, add a few drop of cochineal aftef they are cooked, or, if preferred, a few spoonsful of red curant juice. Let the jarsctand till next day in a very dry place (the kitchen is as good as any, with just a cloth over them to keep out the dust), and then fasten them down with bladder so as perfectly to exclude the air. It is better to have the jars only large enough to hold as many pears as would be wanted for one di e h : for, although they will keep well for to or three months done in this way as long as the air is excluded, they would not be good for very long after the jar was once opened. For preserving in this way pears should bo nearly, but not quite, ripe.

Ax egg is not laid to rest. A druxkex parishioner was admonished by his parson. " I can go into the village," concluded the latter, "and come home again without getting drunk." "Ah, meenister, but I'm sac popular," was the apologetic reply. Iy Berlin, incomes between £5000 and £10,000 are credited to 108 individuals; eighteen persons have incomes up to £15,000, five up to £20,000, nine up to £27,000, and four persons only exceed this sum. An American newspaper states that Archdeacon Farrar cleared £800 by the lectures which he delivered in New York. He is not, however, regarded as a successful "star," and the best critics derided his matter and objected to his manner. OnE has heard ' a great deal of ill-re-munerated toil (writes the London correspondent of the Argus), but Mr Ktlby, tailor, of Leicester, has had an experience which caps all others in this connection. He had had eight months hard labour for nothing ? Having been mistaken, for a gentleman of the name of Sharpe, he was convicted of burglary, and has beeu spending his days ever since in prison. Something, I think, should be done for Kilby besides giving htm a free pardon, which the Queen has been "graciously pleased "to do. lv the meantime, if he has any pow er of expressing himself, he might make a haudsome sum out of his mental experiences while in gaol.