Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1913 — A RIVAL CRANBERRIES [ARTICLE]

A RIVAL CRANBERRIES

flood Jeily Mad* fp*m the Calyx r the Resell*, a Trepleel N*woom*r. Introduced several yean age intt California and Florida, the roaelle da •ervea a wider cultiration than It no* enjoy*. It ia ao simple and it* re qulremcnts ao few that in the tropica and aubtropicß it should he an Indispensable plant in the harden of every This fact, in view e t ita pecullai adaptability for jelly waking, should cauae th* roaelle to become a plant di conaiderahl* Importance In the Unit ed State* at no dlatant date, The roaelle la probably the only plant la cultivation in which th* part utilized for food I* th* calyx. Of rather low nutritive value, ths thickened calyx possesses excellent qualities for the manufacture of jelly and allied product*. Preparations made from It eloeely resemble in color and flavor those made from the cranberry. It 1* rather aingular that ita aeaadln of maturity alno coincides with that of the cranberry. A strictly tropical plant, tha roaelle la very sensitive to frosts, says Country Life In America. Thla, togethei with Its peculiar habit of blooming lute in October, regardless of the time when the seed ia planted, has restrict ed Its cultivation t* tropical and subtropical region*. The roseHe I* an annual, and consequently seed for planting must be saved every autumn. A* usually planted—that I*. In February and March—the roaelle attains a height of from flve to saved feet The large yellow flowers, each with a red eye, fade before the day la passed, and the subsequent enlargement of the calyxes is then very rapid. Ia less than three-weeks they attain their full size and are ready for picking. The fruit 1* seen at present in local markets only And is sold by the quart. Its excellent qualities for making a sauce so closely Imitating'l* flavor the cranberry as to deceive the very elect .are not well known by the public, or it would be a formidable rival in the flouth to that fruit, on which transportation chargee axe necessarily high owing to the great distances it must be transported. The crisp and juicy appearance of the roaelle is 41-> minished by being too long In the hands of the dealer, but this dees not indicate deterioration of ita useful qualities. In preparing for cooking take the pod between the thumb and forefinger of the left hand, ptem up; eut ott the stem and the basal end of tha calyx to wbsrs the seed pod is united with the oalyx, when a slight prtssure with th* flagers holding th* pod will fere* eut th* seed pod. After preparing this way th* calyx may be used for malting saucs, jam, transparent, bright red jelly and many other dishes. Th* young atoms also make good jelly, and for suck us* the plant can be grown almost anywhsre In th* North or South. ? ,