Consuming
Thoughts
by
Fay Strickler
Penn Slate Extension Home
Economist For Berks Co.
Making Jams, Jellies
and Preserves
Anyone can successfully make
jams, jellies, and preserves with a
few simple pieces of equipment,
reliable modern tested recipes
and a little know-how.
Basically these products are
much alike; all of them are fruit
preserved by sugar. Their indi
vidual characteristics depend on
the kind of fruit used, its prepar
ation, the proportions of ingredi
ents and the method of cooking.
Use Four Essential Ingredients
In Correct Proportion:
LOST
STREAM
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The STREAM MAP OF PENN
SYLVANIA was completed in 1965
after a thirty-year effort by Howard
Higbee, a former Penn State
Professor.
The map is also known as the
LOST STREAM MAP to some
anglers.
Professor Higbee succeeded in
creating a map of the highest
detail possible...a map that shows
every stream and lake. He
painstakingly plotted by hand, the
location of 45,000 miles of
streams onto a 3 x 5 foot map.
The map sold extremely well -
until it was lost several years later.
Incredibly, the printer entrusted
with the original drawing and
printing plates declared bank
ruptcy, then carelessly hauled
Higbee's 30 years of work to a
landfill.
The few remaining dog-eared
copies became a prized fisher
man's possession. Professor
Higbee was offered $4OO for one
of his last maps. And state
agencies were forced to keep their
copies under lock and key.
Experts told Professor Higbee
that reprints were impossible,
because the maps were printed in
non-photographic blue.
Then, in 1991, at the age of 91,
Howard Higbee's dream came
true. Computers made it possible
to reprint the map. Holding an
updated map, Howard said, "I
never thought I'd live to see this
day."
• Fruit for flavor and pectin
and acid required for successful
gels.
• Pectin helps the product gel.
Most fruits have some natural
pectin, others require additional
pectin. It comes in two forms, liq
uid and powdered. Most people
prefer to add to low pectin fruits
because it cuts down on cooking
time and result in a fresher tast
ing product. Added pectin prod
ucts are also of more consistent
quality.
• Pectin should be stored in
cool dry place and should not be
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Professor I ligtx-c's Stream Maps arc the lirsl
and only highly detailed maps of their kind...
showing virtually all of the streams, rivers
and lakes in each slide.
RAVE
REVIEWS
‘lt is amazingly detailed and
names some creeks In the
Mohawk Valley that can't even
be found on topographic
maps."
John Pitarres
OBSERVER-DISPATCH-Utica
"If you're looking for the most
definitive maps ever created
depicting every single creek,
river, stream, pond and lake
then "Professor Higbee's
Stream Maps" are without
question the finest
Howard Brant
THE NEWARK STAB-LEDGER
“It is in showing where to find
out-of-the-way trout streams
that makes the map such a
treasure to the fisherman
Joe Gorden
TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT-
Johnstown
“The map is the most
comprehensive charting of
waterways we've ever run
across "
Dave Henderson
THE ITHACA JOURNAL
used after the expiration date on
the package. It is possible to
make jams and jellies without
sugar. It can help dieters and
persons on a low sugar diet add
the luxury of jellied products to
their meals. Keep in mind, how
ever, it will not taste exactly like
“grandma’s homemade jam.”
Again, follow the recipes exactly
as indicated with the gel forming
product. Do not double the reci
pe or alter the recipes, which
might cause the product to be
runny and not gel properly.
• Acid is needed for flavor and
gel formulation. Since acid con
tent of fruits vary, some may not
need additional acid. Lemon
juice or citric acid are commonly
used in making jellied products:
• Sugar helps form gel forma
tion, contributes to the flavor and
serves as a preserving agent. It
also has a firming effect on the
fruit.
Equipment And Containers
Needed:
• A large kettle for cooking the
product is essential; eight or ten
quart size with a flat bottom is
best.
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Why every fisherman needs these maps
A guidebook is included FREE with each state map.
It will pinpoint the“select waters" for specific species
of fish in each state. Locate STREAMS and LAKES
both alphabetically and geographically.
ORDER YOUR COLOR STREAM MAPS'
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• For jelly, a commercial jelly
bag or several thickness of firm
unbleached muslin will work
best.
• If you choose to make a jel
lied product without adding
commercial pectin a jelly, candy
or deep fat thermometer will be
helpful.
• For processing jellied prod
ucts you will need a large kettle
with rack in the bottom, deep
enough to hold jars with about
one inch of water to cover jars. A
boiling water bath canner is
ideal.
• One-half pint or one pint
canning jars with two piece lids
are recommended for jellied fruit
products. Be sure jar tops are
perfect with no chips or cracks
on the sealing surface. The insert
portions of two piece lids should
be used only once and purchased
new lids each year. Old lids tend
to dry out and the sealing com
pound can become ineffective.
• Other useful equipment in
cludes tongs, a wide mouth fun
nel, long handled wooden spoon,
measuring cups, a quart glass
measure and a clock with a sec
ond hand.
Making
And Storing
Jellied Fruit
Products;
You will
have the
best results
if you use recipes that accompa
ny commercial pectin or from a
reputable cookbook. Follow reci
pes precisely: measure carefully
and time the cooking time exact
ly for best results. Pennsylvania
State University food technolo
gists recommend sterilizing jars
for 15 minutes before filling and
processing five minutes in a boil
ing waterbath. Always carefully
wipe sealing edge of jars before
placing lids on them; this will in
sure a tight seal.
For best shelf-life, jellied prod
ucts should be stored in a cool,
dry and dark place.
No-cook products can also be
made following recommended
recipes. They can be stored for
three weeks in the refrigerator or
in the freezer for longer periods.
Ready To Try It?
Keep in mind the importance
of proper equipment, a reliable
recipe and processing in boiling
waterbath and you can make
perfect jellied fruit products for
your family. To obtain compli
mentary copies of Low Calorie
Jams & Jellies and Let’s Pre
serve Jelly, Jam, Spreads, send a
self-address, stamped envelope to
Jams & Jellies, Berks County
Cooperative Extension, Berks
County Ag Center, 1238 County
Welfare Road, P.O. Box 520,
Leesport, PA 19533-0520.
Redwood Tree
A Fossil?
Why is a dawn redwood tree a living fos
sil?
The Metasequoia or Dawn Redwood tree
is a cousin of the mammoth redwood trees
that grow in California. Dawn redwoods are
deciduous and coniferous. That means they
shed their leaves, but at the same time,
they’re conifers, or cone-bearing trees. Mil
lions of years ago, dawn redwoods were com
mon and they grew on several different con
tinents. Eventually, the trees died off and
until recently, scientists thought the dawn
redwood tree was extinct. Why? Because
they couldn’t find a living tree anywhere
only fossil samples that were millions of
years old.
In 1941, a Chinese forester discovered a
strange tree growing in a mountain village in
China. He had never seen a tree like it be
fore. The man sent samples from the tree to a
scientist at Harvard University.
The scientist concluded that the mystery
tree was a dawn redwood. The tree wasn’t
extinct after all! Because of this discovery,
the dawn redwood was nicknamed the “liv
ing fossil.” More samples were collected from
the tree and seedlings, grown from those
samples, were sent to arboretums (large
parks where people study trees) all over the
world.
Today, dawn redwood trees are becoming
more popular. Wouldn’t it be neat to buy a
seedling at a nursery and plant it in your
yard? You’d have your own living fossil.
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