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crystalline ascorbic acid to each quart of water. Leave head space. Seal and freeze. Crushed or puree... To loosen skins, dip peaches in boiling water 1/2 to 1 minute. The riper the fruit, the less scalding needed. Cool in cold water, remove skins and pit. Crush peaches 'coarsely. Or, for puree, press through a sieve, or beat pitted peaches 4 minutes in just enough water to prevent scorching and then press through a sieve. With each quart (2 pounds) of crushed or pureed peaches mix 1 cup sugar. For better quality, add 1/8 teaspoon crystalline ascorbic acid to each quart of fruit. Pack into containers, leaving head space of 1/2 inch. Seal and freeze.
Dates to Remember:
Amissville Youth Clothing Group ... August 18, 20, 21, 22 at 10 a.m. Amissville Baptist Church. Program Planning Meeting ... Thursday, August 21 at 2 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Parish Hall, Washington, Va. Sr. 4-H Swimming Party and Meeting ... Wednesday, August 20 at 6 p.m. Graves Mountain Lodge. Miss Sandra Foster, Work Study and Miss Judy Burtner, Ext. Agent, Home Economics, will serve as judges at the Page County Fair, Tuesday, August 19. Other judges from the county will be Mrs. S. W. Riley of Amissville, Mrs. Edward Clark of Flint Hill and Mrs. Howard Waddell of Boston. Slate Mills Homemakers’ Group will meet Tuesday, August 19, at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Howard Waddell’s, Boston.
RAPP CHATS
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Extension Agent, Agriculture
This season has been some kind of good. Apples are sizing up and some winesaps and red delicious are showing a little blush. Cattle are sleek, heavy fleshed and knee deep in grass. And as of now, it looks as if we will have a crib bursting com harvest.
Record apple yields are forecast for principal apple producing states. Virginia’s yield should run a couple million bushels above last year’s crop.
Dr. Lindsay Brown, Area Fruit Specialist, says, “That because of the heavy amount of rain this year, it is more important than ever to put on a late of fungicide spray to control rots on fruit that will go into storage. Also, mites and codly moths can still be a problem and preventative sprays should still be continued.”
Silo filling time will be starting in a few weeks. And this is a critical time in the production of
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