Pickles And Preserves - Canning Corn

Those who have had trouble in keeping canned corn should try the following recipe: Take corn as soon as it is old enough for roasting (if too old the kernels will be hard). Cut it from the cob, taking care that none of the latter is taken in your desire to get all the corn. Pack it into glass jars, using something to pound it tightly down. Put on the tops without the rings, and screw them down, but not so tightly as to prevent the escape of air. Place them in a boiler with something between them, and fill it with cold water nearly to the tops of the cans. Cover the boiler, and let the water heat gradually to the boiling point; boil steadily four or five hours. A pailful of the corn should be cooked with the rest to replace that lost by shrinkage in the jars. Put on the rubbers, screw on the tops tightly, and keep in a cool, dark place. It will keep.

Pineapples In Florida

I am sure there will never be an over-production of pineapples. I have made wine from the fruit, which proved excellent and had a fine bouquet. I also make cider from it. The acid of the pine is one of the best for the stomach. Vinegar is also made from the juice, which discounts Northern vinegar. I think a good article of brandy could be made from pineapples, as there is a great amount of saccharine matter in them. They are also canned, so that all can be used. I have a few new varieties of pineapples, some being much better than the standard sorts. The Egyptian Queen is a better fruit for most purposes, but it is not good canned, The large pines, such as the Trinidad, are shy bearers and a rather coarse fruit, but they are very handsome and bring a good price- -from a dollar to a dollar and a half per apple. - Thomas E. Richards.

Plant Guard

The Hartman Company is making a useful style of tree and flower guard. It is made of steel wire, and is therefore light and durable, and does not harbor insects. It is so made that it accommodates itself to the growth of the plant.

Plant-Lice Infesting The Apple

By P. H. Hillman. Pp. 7. Illustrated. Three species of plant-lice are discussed, two infesting the twigs and leaves and one (Schizoneura lanigera) the roots. Their natural parasites are also discussed. These species occur in the east as well, and the remedies are applicable everywhere. Kerosene emulsion, tobacco decoction and carbolic soap spray are recommended for the species infesting the twigs and leaves. "These should be sprayed upon the infested surfaces, thoroughly wetting them, in order that as few as possible of the lice shall escape contact with the liquid. * * * In the case of the root lice, owing to their subterranean position they are hard to combat. However, by digging a shallow trench about the infested tree in autumn, and pouring in either of the above remedies, allowing it to soak down among the roots, will doubtless attain the desired end. It must be borne in mind, however, that kerosene can be used for this purpose with great care only, possibly not at all".