Two cupfuls granulated sugar, 1 1/2 cupfuls chopped mint, 2 cupfuls cider vinegar, 2 tablespoonfuls gelatin dissolved in cupful water. Pinch of salt and white pepper. The mint should be covered with a cupful of cold water and allowed to stand for 1/2 hour. Boil the sugar and vinegar together until the mixture begins to thicken. Then add to the soaked gelatin, stir until thoroughly dissolved, and add seasoning and the chopped mint. Cook for five minutes. Then strain into a small mould.
Jelly From Grape Juice
When your last of grape jelly has vanished, and no more grapes until another year, it is a joy to learn that a fresh supply may be made from grape juice. For this use 4 cups of bottled grape juice to 6 level cups of sugar. Mix and bring to a boil. Add one cup of pectin and boil for one minute. Remove from the fire and let the jelly stand for one minute, skim aad pour into tumblers.
In all our grandmothers' cook books, we found a recipe for making JaveIle water. This wa used in bleaching linens, for taking stains out of white goods, for removing fruit stains and mildew. It has rather gone out of style nowadays, because there are so many already prepared commodities on the market. To make Javelle water, put four pounds of bicarbonate of soda into a kettle over the fire, add one gallon of boiling water let it boil for 15 minutes, then add pound of chloride of lime, stirring constantly to avoid lumps.
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