CB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 11,1981
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Some
records are expected to be set in
July production of popular sum
mer fruit items, which should be
good news for food buyers. U.S.
Department of Agriculture
marketing specialists point to
these and several other items,
including broilers and eggs, as
likely good July food buys.
The following should be plentiful
during July; Fresh peaches,
nectarines, plums, limes, oranges,
Freese peach
goodness
LANCASTER There’s a new
way to savor the warm weather
goodness of sweet and fragrant
peaches all year long.
It’s a peach jam, made simply
and quickly for freezer storage.
Freezer jams eliminate the need
for boiling pots on hot summer
afternoons. There’s no worry
about burning fruit or sterilizing
jars.
Because peaches brown when
exposed to air, a color protector,
such as ACM Ever-Fresh, a
mixture of ascorbic acid and citric
acids, should be added. Made of
natural ingredients, it can protect
the fresh fruit's color and will not
alter the taste, it is a product of
MCP foods.
To make the jam, wash two and
a half to three pounds of firm, ripe
peaches. Peel and remove pits.
Grind the fruit and measure three
and one-quarter cups. If short, add
water. Do not use more fruit than
specified.
Place fruit and two tablespoons
ACM Ever-Fresh m a four-quart
kettle. Stir well. Slowly sift in one
package MCP Jam and Jelly
lemons, broilers, eggs, turkey,
milk and dairy products, certain
canned non-citrus fruits par
ticularly peaches, pears and fruit
cocktail raisins, dried prunes,
rice, dry beans and dry peas.
Items expected to be in light
supply include fresh Bartlett
pears, but heavier shipments are
expected toward the end of July;
frozen lima beans, carrots and
cauliflower; canned lima beans
and sweet corn; and peanuts.
into jam
Pectin, stirring vigorously. Let
stand 30 minutes, stirring oc
casionally.
Add one cup light corn syrup and
mix well. Gradually stir in four
and a half cups sugar. Jam may be
warmed to 100 degrees Fahrenheit
while sugar is dissolving. Do NOT
let mixture get any hotter.
When sugar is dissolved, jam is
ready to eat. Keep in jelly glasses
or freezer containers. Store in
freezer for up to one year. Jam will
keep in refrigerator tor two to
three weeks.
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USDA oaflines good food bays
These items are expected to be in
adequate supply enough to meet
normal needs: beef; pork; fresh
sweet cherries; applesauce;
frozen snap beans, broccoli, green
peas and spinach; canned snap
beans, beets, carrots, green peas,
tomatoes and tomato juice;
potatoes and onions.
USDA marketing specialists said
the output of freestone peaches in
California, the top producing state,
is expected to hit a new record in
1981 480 million pounds, or 2
percent more than last season’s
previous record. Production in
South Carolina is also expected to
hit a new record 380 million
poimds, of 7 percent greater than
last year. '
In Georgia, 135 million pounds of
freestone peaches are expected.
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USDA marketing specialists said.
This would be 13 percent more than
in 1980. Total U.S. freestone peach
output is forecast at 1,561 million
pounds, down just 1 percent from
1980.
The quality of peaches is ex
pected to be good, marketing
specialists said, but peaches are
smaller than average in California
and several other areas.
Plum production in California is
also heading for a record this year,
with expected output to be 180,000
tons, 13 percent more than last
year. Plum quality is expected to
be good and sizes normal.
The California nectarine crop
also should be of good quality this
year, but some growers have
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experienced problems in fruit size
development, according to
marketing specialists. They say
there should be plenty of nec
tarines for food shoppers, since the
crop is expected to break last
year’s record with a 210,000-ton
crop. That would be 9 percent more
than last year and 22 percent more
than 1979.
The USDA specialists said prices
of Florida limes during June have
been above year-earlier levels and
shipments far behind. However,
they said lime shipments will in
crease substantially during the
second half of June and into July. A
record crop is anticipated this
season from Florida, the major
producing state.