A peach is easier to eat when broken or cut in half.'A peach that is "clingy" must be eaten from the outside in and is not relished like one eaten from the inside out.

Canning PEACHES for her family's winter use, IS one of the most pleasant duties the housewife performs. She takes especial pride in her singular ability of putting up a fine jar of PEACHES. On the shelves of the fruit cellar she will place her peaches in the front rank.

Being economical, the average house, keeper regrets the wastage of flesh adhering to the pit of a clingstone. Irrespective of other qualities, she mostly enjoys and prefers canning a "Freestone."

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