... in shape. Never starch it. If you must sti ff en, put a very little isinglass in the rinsing water. Jettr.—Put 41b. of blackberries with half a pint of water into a preserving pan. Cook till soft, then strain through a hair sieve. Press well, measure ...

... harvest of berries grows apace. The brambles, which have been fruiting now close upon six weeks are still laden with luscious blackberries ; hips and haws glisten among their madder-red leafage in scarlet profusion ; and the blue-black sloes are still to be ...