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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1961-06-22, Page 10TRUIEtON EXPOSITOR, SEAFORTH, ONT., JUNE 22, 1961 rnw isPafr SALAD ARTISTRY FOR "JUNE IS DAIRY MONTH" Painting a food picture, by way of imaginative food arrange- ments, is an interesting part of meal preparation and service for creative homemakers. Summertime salad artistry lends itself par- ticularly well to this skill, because riotous colors, crinoline -crisp textures. and a happy mixture of gonventional and abstract shapes allow us plenty of freedom for expression. With June Dairy Month in mind, kitchen -artists in the Dairy Foods Service Bureau have been devising new palette techniques, resulting in this new salad "objet d'art'; Cottage Cheese Banana Splits. The dairy food they feature is cottage cheese . . a na- tural for summer salads. Harmonizing with.scoops of this dairy food, you'll find crisp lettuce, bananas of course, a garnish of ,mint leaf and walnuts, and a lovely Sundae Salad Dressing made from your favorite fresh fruit. Mmmmm! COTTAGE CHEESE BANANA SPLITS (Makgs 6 Servings) 1/3 cup chopped walnuts; 2 cups cottage cheese; 1.i teaspoon ' ,.salt; 1f2 cup strawberries or raspberries; 3 bananas, sliced length- -wise; lettuce leaves; mint leaves (optional). Set aside about 3 tablespoons walnuts for garnish. Combine cottage cheese, salt, berries and remaining walnuts thoroughly. Chill. To serve arrange lettuce on 6 salad plates. Place one half banana on each salad plate. Put one large or two small scoops cot- tage cheese mixture on top of banana half. Top with Sundae Salad Dressing, garnish with walnuts and mint leaves. Sundae Salad Dressing: 1 cup chilled fresh fruit (strawber- tries, raspberries or other small fruit); sugar; 1/z cup mayonnaise. Crush fruit lightly and sweeten to taste. If fresh fruit is -not available, use drained fruit cocktail and omit sugar. Toss fruit with mayonnaise lightly. • June is dairy month ... a time when the cows which have been stall fed for many months return to grazing on the lush new green grass. And, as if to express their gratitude for emancipation, they produce more milk in the month of June than at any other time during the year. (vanada's milk supply comes from the nearly 400,000 Canadian farms on which dairy cattle are kept. These range from small farms on which perhaps only two or three cows are .found, to spe- cialyzed dairy farms with herds running as high as 200 animals. The trend is towards larger herds, although there are many small operators who produce milk of excellent quality and do so at high efficiency. Many things enter into the efficiency picture of a dairy farm. Theexcellence of the animals is of prime importance as are the feeding practices employ- ed. Like any other business the managerial qualities of the Farmer can dictate the success of the op- eration. One of the ironies of dairy farm- ing is that the efficiency of the farmer is causing him difficulties. He has been steadily increasing the productivity of his farm on a 'per cow, per acre and per man' Modern equipment, better breed - and feeding practices. better fer- tilization and cultivation methods; all of these have enabled the dairy producer to produce more. The cow population of Canada has re- mained nearly constant over the past 10 years, but in- that time the volume of milk produced has in- creased by some three billion pounds. This efficiency has been noted, too, in the processing of dairy foods where fewer employees, working a shorter work week, pro- cess this greater volume of milk and create a bigger range of dairy products than ever before, in the process. While the dairy industry as continually fewer people directly employed, it still creates employ- ment for a very large percentage of the population. The farmer's' trend toward greater mechaniza- tion creates employment for work- ers in the steel industry and farm implement industries. The farm- er's broader, more urbanized way of life makes him an excellent cus- tomer for the most modern con sumer goods. He is a better cus- tomer for automotive equipment than most Canadians. He now buys processed foods in much the same fashion as the city dweller and in so doing creates employment for workers in the food business. He and others whose livelihood comes directly from dairying cre- ate markets for products in stag- gering proportions. The gross na- tional product of the dairy .indus- try and its by-products (much of our beef and most of our veal comes from dairy herds) is esti- mated at about two billion dollars, annually. And while all Canadians realize their dependency on milk and products made from milk as a source of nourishment, many are unaware of the vital role that this industry plays in our economy. CEREALS TREAT WITH DAIRY FOODS June is the time to start mak- ing use of crisp ready -to -eat cer- eals and all our marvellous dairy foods. Together they can make a meal. Try some of these sugges- tions: Serve crunchy sweetened or sug- ar coated cereals for nibbling ,with tall, cold glasses of milk. Try Tasty ICE CREAM during National Dairy Month Buy Ice Cream in BRICKS - BULK PACKS CONES or DIXIE CUPS • Patronize these Dealers of Famous Name ICE CREAM Fit For a King ! Royal Ice Cream at ELLIOTT'S Bricks 25c Irs Delicious! Cousin's Ice Cream Available at McGONIGLE'S LUCKY DOLLAR A FAMILY FAVORITE! York Ice Cream from CLEAVE'S ~SUNOCO SERVICE For the Treat of the Month, Try Dairy Queen SOFT CUSTARD ICE CREAM TAKE-OUT SERVICE NORM'S LUNCH Delicious - Nutritious Neilson's Ice Cream available at HAROLD WHYTE & SON MEAT MARKET During Dairy Month And Every Month York Ice Cream SCOTT'S WHITE ROSE DELUXE ICE CREAM Silverwoods' RED &at WHITE FOODLAND SMITH'S SUPERIOR FOOD MARKET for Silverwoods' DELUXE ICE CREAM Bricks • Cones - Bulk - Etc. Have You Tasted Royal Gold IGA or Tudor Ice Cream? Buy it to -day at your IGA Store CLEARY'S IGA While Shopping Here, Take Home Some Silverwoods' Deluxe Ice Cream (RICH'S BAKERY SEAFORTH GRILL for " Lady Borden " Borden's Ice Cream JUNE IS JJWMOI* Roll cheese balls in coarsely crushed cereal crumbs to make miniature porcupines for . salad plates or hors d'oeuvre trays. Top cassero'le dishes such as macaroni and cheese with cereal crumbs. Use cereal crumbs for toppings on ice cream sundaes. Have a bowl of whole grain, ready -to -eat cereal, ,topped with fresh berries and served with lots of milk or cream—when?—why not at lunch • or as a bedtime snack? Make a pie: mix 1 cup of fine cereal crumbs with 1/4 cup of pack- ed brown sugar. Add 1/3 cup of melted butter and mix well. Pack firmly into a 9 -inch pie plate. Chill. Fill with scoops of Fresh Straw- berry Ice Cream. Serve at once. Give fried poultry a crisp tasty crust: Add one or two tablespoons of milk to a well beaten egg. Dip poultry pieces in mixture. Roll in coarse cereal crumbs and fry in heated fat. Delicious! - HINTS FOR HOMEMAKERS When you are using a rotary beater for mixing, it is often noisy. Set the dish on a damp dishcloth, This keeps the bowl from slipping and also cuts down on the clatter. * * * Do you find it hard to measure corn syrup? Grease the spoon with melted shortening or salad oil be- fore measuring the corn syrup. Then your "sticky" problems will be over. Mont A dairy operator, located in a medium'sized town once paid off his farmer patrons in silver dol- lars. In very few days almost ev- ery wage earner in the community had handled some of these as a result of normal commerce. It was an eye-opener to the towns-- people owns-people to see how closely their fortunes were linked with tie far- mer. And so it is in most Cana- dians towns, many of which were founded as a centre to serve the farm population and which. in turn, became the markets for the farmers' produce. So, during June is Dairy Month it is wise for thelfarmer, and his city cousin to consider that they, rise and fall on the same tides; that their fortunes are interdepen- dent; that the prosperity of one depends upon the prosperity of the other. From a nutritional standpoint June is a good time -for all Cana- dian consumers to consider their good fortune in having readily available an abundant supply of dairy foods second to none in the world. During the war we knew of a 'milk for Britain" fund. We now hear of milk programs being operated in underprivileged coun- tries by welfare agencies of Unit- ed Nations and other organizations. It is unlikely that in Canada we will experience a shortage of these finest of foods. The. Canadian dairy industry has geared its methods to the times and will make certain that Canadians have during June and every other month the best dairy foods that can be produced. • SUGGEST HINTS FOR BUTTER USE Baking Potafoes? Before baking potatoes, be sure to butter the skins. They'll come out of the oven with a delicious shiny glaze, be much easier to op- en on the dinner plate. * * • • Special Touch For Cream Soups Let a small piece of butter melt in a golden circle on each serving of soup as you're ready to serve it. Perfect on hot cream of mush- room, tomato, potato, corn or shrimp soup. * * * Rice Won't Boil Over When cooking rice drop a small piece of butter into the saucepan and you'll find it keeps the water from boiling over the sides. If, after cooking, the rice is to be served as a vegetable, fork it through melted butter and the grains will stay separate, the flavor be much improved. * * * Golden Pie Crust If you want your top pie crust 'to be extra appetizing, extra short, just roll out your top crust and spread it with soft butter. Place it buttered side down on your pie .then bake. 15. GOOD...and GOOD forYOU! It's a Miracle Drink . , . A Marvellous Drink . . . You get double bonus of taste and health in every glass of milk. Rich, cream -in -every -drop flavo it ! Extra help- ings of body-building vitamins, minerals and complete proteins. DRINK MORE MILK IT'S THE TASTY WAY TO BETTER HEALTH ! JUNE IS DAIRY MONTH DON'T SETTLE FOR LESS ! GET THE BEST ! There's no substitute for health - giving milk. , 42, MAPLE LEAF DAIRY PRODUCTS are available Sundays, Holidays and at Everyday BROCK'S SUPERTEST SERVICE and SEAFORTH GRILL MAPLE LEAF DAIRY Phone 101 -- ° Seaforth FARm TIIAT Giw IkoM SEN To SEA In 1617, on Champlain's small ship, there came from Paris a man destined to found Canada's greatest industry. He was Louis Hebert, an apothecaty who was at heart a farmer. In spite of opposition from the French Settlement Company who saw New France only as a source of fur and fish, he cleared ten acres of land on the heights above Quebec. Here on Canada's first farm, Louis Hebert bred cattle and raised grain,. beans and pumpkins. - From this humble beginninggrew an industry that now stretches fromseato sea. Wherever farms were settled across this vast country, dairy cattle continued to be important. Pioneers were aware of the value of milk, butter and cheese in their diet. Today, with our greater understanding of nutrition, we know that dairy foods are unexcelled as sources of complete protein, vitamins and minerals. Calcium, riboflavin, vitamin. A, fat, sugars and energy -giving calories are supplied flavourfully and at low cost: From Louis Hebert's brave start, 466,000 dairy farmers today produce food essential for our well-being. Louis Hebert (about) 1575.1627 4 • !- L rinFri DUBLIN CREAMERY PHONES: and POULTRY PACKERS Dublin b8 r 1 • - Seaforth 170-W