—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 2,1978 54 Ladies Have You Heard? By Doris Thomas Lancaster Home Economist HOW TO PREPARE YOUR HOME FOR WINTER We have enjoyed a beautiful balmy Fall, but the first snow of the season this week reminds us that Winter is just around the comer. Have you prepared your home for the coming mon ths? Here is a checklist of projects to help you get your home ready for frigid temperatures. Put clean filters in the furnace, and lay in a supply now so you can change filters regularly throughout the heating season. Clean the exhaust vent on your automatic clothes dryer to remove dust and lint which have collected and will reduce .drying ef ficiency. You will also be reducing a potential fire hazard. Check fireplace dampers to make sure they are closed when the fireplace is not in use. Since hot air rises, an open damper can let heating dollars go right up your chimney. Now is the time to put a new evaporator element in your furnace humidifier, and to buy extras for in-season replacement. Also check humidifier water valves as they can get plugged with sediment after being closed for half the year. If you have room air conditioners in your win dows, carefully weather strip around them if you cannot remove and store them for the winter. Special plastic covers are also a good - investment or make vour own one-shot covers mm a roll of plastic film and masking tape. Consider making plastic storm windows for unen closed or unheated porches, basement windows or other windows lacking storm windows. Check permanent windows to see that they fit tightly; if they do not use weather stripping or caulking. Weather strip doors that don’t fit snugly. A little effort spent making the home “heat-tight” will cut not only heat losses this winter but heating bills as well. And in these times of fuel shortages, conserving energy is everybodys business. CHRISTMAS BERRY JELLY IS QUICK EASY GIFT If you need a last-minute stocking stuffer or small gift that shows some thought , without spending hours to track it down, try this recipe for Christmas Berry Jelly. CHRISTMAS BERRYJELLY 2 cups apple juice Vt cup lemon juice V 2 cup cinnamon imperials (red hots) % cup water 1 teaspoon red food coloring Vi teaspoon mace 1 box powdered pectin 8 whole cloves 1 stick cinnamon , 4 cups sugar Mix apple and lemon COAL & WOOD STOVES Warm fHorn/nq coal heater I New Shipment Just In Model #’s 400 & 701 Only a genuine Warm Morning has the famous patented 4- flue firebrick construction that turns coal into glowing coke. .. heats 24 hours or more without refueling. The little extra a Warm Morning costs originally is repaid over and over again in satisfaction and fuel savings! MODEL 400 - America's Fine: Coal Circulator 1 The ultimate m luxury heatmi with coal or coke 1 Beautifi cabinet finished in life turn porcelain enamel Front feei door permits no spill filling Side doors open for quid radiant heat release Thermosta jives even temperature control Holds 100 lbs of coal provides ample heating.fOr up ti six rooms' i CA SI g Warm Morning GAS HEATERS Spread a CARPET OF WARMTH over the floors of your home "TOP 0 MATIC" CONTROLS save bending or stooping to adjust temperature or blower Stop And See Us At Coleman Center f 85 Old Leacock Rd. jmces, red hots, water, food coloring, mace and sugar in_ a large saucepan. Tie and cinnamon stick in a cheesecloth bag and add to the mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Stir in powdered pectin and bring to a full rolling boil. Boil hard for two minutes. Remove from heat and skim. Pour jelly into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/8-inch head space. Adjust lids. Process five minutes in boiling water bath. Yield about 4 v half pints. IBM LOW COST aniiMi© HEATING with CLEAN, SAFE, CONVENIENT CfGAs) and \ Warm Warning ft(M§ HEATERS R.D. 1 Ronks, Pa. -
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