—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 2,1978
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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
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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.
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