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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1956-12-12, Page 3r'ees,sseeer,e-e."1":"T"....r.:eveefr the panful is for •another minute or tWo, 'These cookies are rather chewy if underbaked, and some families like them that way; other batch-. es may be very crisp because everbaked, but part of the lot is. always "just eight," They are hot with spice, and I know that meet folks don't know when to Stop eating them. In Inaking these cookies, you never use spices from the cups heard - you always buy them fresh, Some families use vegee table ,shortening hi place of lard, but -this causes head shakings and, debioue looks from others, You just don't tamper with great, great e grandmother Catherine's recipe! ay REV R BARCLAY WARREN 8,4. OM. The Wgy of Christian 1401710 1 Corinthians 13 Memorial Selection -- abideth faith, hope, ch, arnifi these three: but the greatest these is charity, 1 Corinthian: 13;13. Legal Loopholes Trick Justice A Few Tips. For Profitable Poultry A, woman knows that a house with "Wm. warm flow's" is more comfortable in the winter time.. Sois a chicken house. And good deep litter makes a nice Warm 'Nor, put it in sev- eral inches deep before )'ou move the pullets into the !wipe. And keep adding to it - build- ing it pp, It will keep out a lot' of cold, keep' 'your chicken house eider, and keep yove bens healthier, pulle ts that, have been out on pasture are used to all the air In the outdoors - day and night. There's no reason, why they suddenly need to be "protepted" from the night air when, you move 'them indoors. Thep can take a lot more air in the house than most of them get -- espe- cially at night. . "Most of us know how to live right," one of my chicken- growing friends says, "bet we still pay the preacher to remind us every Sunday. "And even if we know how to grow chickens right, we seem to need 'to be reminded about that, too!" PRICE OF''KPICTURE - When Thayne Smith, stopped to take a 1'picture of' some, goats, he got this. Curious, one of the goats leaped on the back of his car. The trunk lid was badly sciatched by sharp hoofs.! One is always humbled who. he reads the thirteenth, chaplet of First Corinthians, Paull Hymn of Love searches the heart. The Greek* word here translated translated s; usually 'charity' nditAy'is 'love', it is lov+t in its most exalted form. Ex., ample-.'God is love'. 1 Job* 4;16, It is the love called for it the great commandment, 'Thou shalt love', No wonder we long for the answering of Paul': y prayer' l7yin thatoll behalf: our love `And tkij pray,may. abound more and more'. Philip. plans 1:9, To speak with the combined eloquence of men and apple' to be able to foretell the fixture' to have not only all hignaa knowledge, but also secrets God; to have absolute faith ist as to move mountains; to give all, even one's life; all this with- out love is nothing. On the positive side, in Mot. fatt's translation; 'Love is vele patient, very kind. Love know) no jealousy; love makes ne parade, gives itself no airs, 11 never rude, never selfish, nevei irriated, never resentful; love never glad when other go wrong love is gladdened, by goodnese always slow to expose, alway: eager to believe the best, al. ways hopeful, always patient'. If ever mankind needed baptism of love, it is today. OW store of hydrogen bombs, out United Nations (or should we say, Disunited Nations), out alliances, our diplomacy; thest will not dissolve the hates, 13.114 the fears, remove 'the suspicions and save us from destruction We need Jesus Christ. Only at we repent of our sins and be- lieve on Him, shall we receivi this love which is' the very nat- ure of God. 'God So loved that he gave his only begottez Son . . . John 3:16. May W4 believe on Him, An assize judge in England wondered recently whether he could accept a naked footprint as evidence against an alleged bare-footed burglar. In giving evidence on footprints and finger- prints, a Scotland Yard expert mentioned that in twenty-eight years' he had examined millions of fingerprints never to find two the same-and then the defence counsel leaped up. They pointed out that if the detective' had examined only a million prints he 'Would have had to look at 'twenty an hour every single working day for tiventy- eight years - and millions of prints involved obviously double this task. Though the burglar was con- victed, on other grounds, legal loopholes often trick justice. Con- victed of house', breaking, one crook won an appeal because a window was open. He pointed out that he didn't have to break anything to get in. An embezzler made a get-away from England and escaped to Australia. Detectives traced him and the Home Office began ex- tradition proceedings. But the man's lawyers pointed out to an Australian magistrate that a per- son to be extradited must be liable to the death penalty or imprisonment with hard labor- and Britain abolished imprison- ment with hard labor in 1948. On this -technical point the man was released. In West Germany an admitted member of a smuggling gang shot and killed a man standing in a doorway in East Germany, Ac- cused of the shooting in West Germany, he was able to prove that the killing occurred in East Germany where he had never been. When the. East German police tried to extradite him as a fugi- tive from justice, he successfully claimed that he couldn't be a fugitive since he had never been in East Germany. But the West German authorities successfully imprisoned him for a maximum term on a charge of using a weapon with intent to kill. Even a schoolboy startled a juvenile court recently by his astute defence on a legal loop- hole. Knowing children to be instinctively honest, the owner of a sweetshop kept penny twists of sweets beside a box with the notice, "Take one and drop' a penny in the,slot." Carefully every day the boy put a penny in the slot, but the coin was fastened to a piece of thread with which he whisked it out again. "The notice tells you to drop a penny in the slot," he declared. "It doesn't say any- thing about leaving it there!" fully to prevent burning. .Yott are not a true member of our family if,you waste any of this precious dough by burning a single onee I must confess I used fancy cutters for my children's share, but the samples I sent to other families were always plain. garden when be stepped out of the shadows And took her in ,his arms. Katherine, responded ardently to his advances with, aghast at her indiscretion, she broke away and rai indoors The next day she sent for him. fie fell on his 'knees before her and covered her hand with kisses. "Your Majesty, I deserve to die," he said, "But I am in love with yOUI" The joy in Katherine's eyes sold him what 'he wanted to know. "you realize it is death for you if our love is discovered," she asked softly. No answer from him wee needed. "Then we must be very careful," the Queen added, Katherine was very happy with her Welshman, When she found that a child was, expected, Kath- erine and Owen decided on a secret marriage. A priest was found willing to perform the ceremony which, if discovered, could mean death, For Humphrey of Gloucester, Protector of England during the minority of the young. King Henry VI, had had a Bill passed in Parliament threatening death to anyone who married 'the Queen Mother without the con- sent of the King and the Council of State: e For Katherine might yet be a useful pawn in the marriage stakes. For fourteen years Katherine played hide and seek With the Councillors of State. On every ceremonial occasion, she took her placeplace as the young 'King's mother. The rest of the time she spent either in Wales, where she bore' Owen's children, or*in living quietly 'at Windsor.' ' The decision to come to London for the birth of Katherine's fourth child, and at the same time to seek pardon from the young King and recognition of their marriage, was a brave one. Unfortunately, once in London, Katherine put off the interview with her son., The wife of Humphrey the Protector paid her an unexpected visit and noticed Katherine's condition. This piece of news she trimphantly reported' to her hueband. One morning the doors ofe Katherine's bedroom burst open and the Protector's soldiers, same• in to arrest her. The children were taken away, Owen was imprisoned .in Newgate, and Katherine in Bermondsey Abbey, Poor Katherine! The strain of the past- years had taken toll_ of her health and looks. After her daughter was born, the nuns realized that death was near. The Young King was sent for and with her last breath Katherine begged for' forgiveness .and for the life of Owen Tudor and their children. Henry VI, who hardly knew his mother, was so moved that he granted her requests. He kept his word. Owen. Tudor was released and the children cared for, So strange is fate; that the grandson of these' two 'lovers was one day to become Henry VII of England and the founder of the royal Tudor line. ALL HIS. OWN - Six-year-old Jerry Coppens doesn't have to worry about , his doll flirting with other 'guys as they dance. The life-size- doll, made from cotton feed and flour bags by Juanita Misemer, was among 500 articles in. the 1956 Cotton Bog Sewing. Contest. Little Princess Almost Starved The little Pane'lee Katherine )f Weis Was sobbing her heart Aut. She was cold, hungry and eery dirty, "There is 00 toed ;or your Highness," the servants :old her, The door opened and Katherine screamed as she saw Wild, dishevelled man appear, `Hush, it is your father, the King," said her governess, drop- ping a deep curtsy. The grin- z.ess looked at him with terror n her eyes, She knew that her *;ather was mad and that her nother kept him „locked up. in ;he palace, He was having one of his rare :lucid spells And, noticing the filthy state of the palace, had been questioning the servants. learnt that his children were ;ragged and hungry while his ,wife, Queen Isabeau, was away ,enjoying herself with a new Mover, "Who is this child?" he asked tthe, governess as he gazed at the .dirty little girls "She is Katherine, y o U r .youngest daughter, sire," "Why is she crying?" "Because she is cold and hun- .gry," he was •told. "Take this gold vase, sell it ,and, buy.food for the children," the King. replied. It was the last 'thing of value left in the palace. When leabeau heard of her husband's return to sanity, she ,was frightened. All France 'rocked of stories of her' scan- 'ealous life. Her present loyer, !Louis of Orleans, urged her to lee with the children. Fortune etely for them, Isabeau was cap- tured and sent to prison and Katherine was removed to a 'convent. Her father died and it was rears later before she saw her mother again. Katherine had crown into a beautiful young woman and the wily Isabeau Jaw in her a pawn. "We must try to marry you off well," she said. She had :Catherine's portrait painted and ient to *Henry V of England Nho was, waging war against errance. When Henry saw the picture to sent back e note demanding he Princess' hand in marriage :ogether with France as a lowry, Isabeau was furious, but the had no choice but to 'comply, 'for France was ravaged and -bleeding. Katherine, who was passion- itely- in love with the soldier King, cared for nothing so long 'is she became his wife. Their irief honeymoon was spent in he battle-torn countryside. King Henry brought his young nide home to England to be erowned. Her glory was short- ived. After the birth of her ion, Henry V died and the lovely 'Katherine became a widow' and queen Mother of England while 1'411 in her teens, Her baby was .laken away, from her to be rained as the future king and the lonely girl went to Windsor. She was not lonely for long. .among her train was a handsome young Welshman, Owen Tudor, n whose eyess he saw a burning Admiration. One warm night Katherine was alone in her The • World On; Your . Doorstep BLACK CAT TURNS WHITE James W. Wright had a jef black Persian cat. Old Tab watt always giving trouble trying tft get at the canary. One day while the cat was figuring out, a new appr-oach, the bird cap" fell, striking the uoor with I noisily. The frightened of loud clatter and rolling aroun ducked for cover. Old Tab disappeared for oval 24 hours, When he finally show* ed again, there was a white ring around his neck. Wright sari that the ring, has spread now until only the eat's tail remains black. Some scare! BUCK LAW QUESTION MERRY MENAGERIE Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking IT'S EASY Usually you can tell, by look- Mg at a girl', what kind of past she is going to have. PEOVINNIA m TW E omumg1 ma o©o um EMO, MENG ME POEM DEE OM* MIME EMI WEEP PER. DEEP OEND EDE EMEM MENEM MEMO MOON EEDDM IMBUE= NM MEM NM "Figured I might as well be baby-sitting up all night anyway!" AnsUle The making of such a large amount of cookies is always a family project-it's no fun unless your husband and all the chil- dren get into the act, each with a wad of dough to punch and . press into a smooth round ball. You ne-vere mix with anything but the hands, and so first comes the ritual of a good scrubbing of fingernails and removal of rings. I used to wait until my husband would say some evening in December, "I could help you with the ginger cookies this evening-how about it?" "Yes, Yes!" the children would shout, shutting their school •books, and the eledst soon would go down cellar to bring up the big gray crockery bowl dedicated to great= great - grandmother Catherine's gnigerbread. Some families use their biggest dishpan, others even use the wash boiler, for this is not just an ordinary .batch of cookies. When you're done, you have two or three hundred! At our house these were always kept in the gray-and-blue stone, vase-shaped crock that stood.in One corner of the dining -room. The original lid was gone, but a large pie plate did as well. After inspection of hands and the rolling, up of sleeves, the .younger ones look on while Father or one of the older boys mixes the first part; dry flour, sugar and spices, with the lard. Squish comes the soft dough through the fingers, puff comes up the flour from the bottom of the bowl. Advice is given freely -"There's .some of the dry left on that side!" or "Better turn it all over Dad, there's still- flour at the bottom!" When esveryone is satisfied that the sticky mass is come pletely blended, then comes the hard part., The bubbly, yellow soda-and-molasses is poured in. The mixing now is real work for it takes strong arm and hand muscles to knead the Whole into a smooth dough, After a partial kneading by Father, the small childeen are given a wad to pound and trees, and finally a smooth, dark brown, glossy dough is produced, With not a sign of any dry ingredients or smear of niolaSsep showing. Nov a bit of the dough is pinched off to taste, and usually is pronounced perfect. We al- ways did our mixing in the evening, because the dough is supposed to 'be allowed to stand 'lpine 'Mete before baking, to "ripen." Next morning the children are exalted or they are all elloved to cut, after Mother has rolled out the, dough to an even 'thick Bess We dividers timed bite bak- ing for Saturday'morning, se that all Could 1101 Methee does the baking., and if a child is ale loetted bake a few oVetifeils, it niarke a milestone on tile road Muted 'growing up, because lid or she can now take rest,tinsi- bility, Watching the Oven is rare privilege! To' find our Whether a cookie is clone; you press it lightly with a Beget, Weil- 1 it the dentletteeins, yeti linVe eleeWbeke oti this tugs, Great -; great - grandmother Catherine's Christmas cookies! I can smell them yet-the first thing we sniffed, when, as chil- dren, we went to our geand- Mother's house a week or so before Christmas! A gingery, cinamonv aroma that pervaded• every room for a week after 'the cookies 'had been made. Ando no matter what relatives we called on during Christmas season, we could always tell by the fra- gratce that met us at the front door whether we 'would be of- feted • some. of THE ginger cookies. 'I can taste those cookies in memory, too, for I have eaten them almost every Christmas that I can remember, so hot with spices that at first I wasn't sure / liked Ahem. But when the grown-ups praised them 'and ate them by handfuls, I had to make belieire I enjoyed-them too. And then each year the taste grew one me, .until „Was' asking with the older children along in. De- cember, "When are we going to make great-great - grandMother Catherine's ginger cookies?" I am a grandmother now, so add two "greats' to that name for the present generation of chil- dren. Catherine, whose maiden name I do not know, was aePhiladel- Phian who married Frederick Dickes. came from Alsace, " and presumably brought with him - his mother's recipe for Christmas cookies, and 'his wife. made some. Since that day in the, early 1700's every branch of our family makes 'a full batch of "gingerbread" as ,'it used to be, called, and sends a dozen or' se cookies to each of the other branches of the family to taste, writes Mary Geisler Phillips in the Christian Science Monitor. Every year it's the same. Each family thinks its cookies the best! The others are done a little too much, or have a flavor of lemon added, or are jUst a bit too hot! So you taste, those that come in the mail judiciously, turning over a bite: in your mouth to savor the spiciness,yote try them on your husband to get his judg- ment, the children eat as many as you will let theta have, and the 'verdict is always the same. The ones you make are, best of all! The rest of the world• is on everybody's doorstep these days. A crisis• anywhere seems like a crisis everywhere. Insofar as this reflects an awareness of the interlocking interest of 'all peo- ples in peace it is a good thing. But it'. does at Limes distort the world. pitcuee. even while clari- fying its central features. Visitors to world, capitals, are often surprised on home-coming to that they have been in the midst of cataclysms Without sensing the fact. Others know that while the headlines are, teling what may. be most significant aspects of daily life at a given place in a givee moment, they can ony tell part of the story. An interesting analysis of newspapers some years ago showed that even when the "big news" concerned mainly catas- trophe, crisis, alattims, by far the, largest part' of the average newspaper dealt with 'things that were going - not wrong but right. The tables of ship, arrivals told of dozens of safe passages. Story' after story of some achievement by an ihdi- Videal or a community. Last night's television, pre- gram, today's radio, tomorrows movie - these command atteri, tion even when some ueistates- Man like act has upset a national or international apniedart.„ And to the' OVerWhelining amount of good' news in the deity, paper one ehOtild add the scares of e've'ryday happenings and sights which make tip "a casual day's beholding?' • There is net necessarily a beele difference. betWeen fecte and headlines et between Whet the trained Observer reports and Whet . the untrained hap- pens to see for hien:self. Where an adjustment' seems needed is at the point of individual teikereiteeee. driSis is teirelje -the more Manageable as riefitikind PreserVee a tense Of, persfidetiVe, .avoids obsessions, and 'tackles'. the ' big job 'with 'the Wen-idea that comes front' successful eke perietice with the little Ones'. The world on your eilborsten -ntitY. need - more then any- thing- bled yoU give it-e • just, the ,quiet, friendlY reassuring. Word gesture' that finds its iinpulsiciii Ytitie bWri 'inner peace, eke Front The Chiletian Wetted Meiliter; Maine has never had a buck law, Sportsmen bag deer re- gardless of sex. They have am- ple proof that this works to the good of both deer and sportsmen. The annual bag has average over 35,000 deer for the past three years - and in. a state half the size of Missouri. Maine deer hive steadily in:- creased in size and improved in condition. In 1925; a 200-1b. deer was a rarity. Last year 837 deer were bagged that weighed over 200 lbs. and 55 wents . past 309 lbs. Few beck law states pro- duce deer of that size. Some buck law states report that their herds are decreasing in stature, antler development and reproductive vigor. Yet many sportsmen throw up, their hands when a no-sex law is mention- ed. CROSSWORD PUZZLE' • . , ACR088 52, Male deer 1,, Streetcar 57, SOO. 6. Highway DOWN I 9. That woman 1, Afternoon 112. Relieve party 13. Gaelic 2. D.attor '114. 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I ifaVeaq Seen a 'nutmeg grater for years) 1 Pound brown sugar 1 lionnd White miter Mix' these dry ingredients Well With the hands before adding 3 pounds "lard. mend in the thertenifig With the hands; then, add 1% quarts dark iiielaesee, into Which has been., pat .1 ,teaspoonful baking soda. . Kneed: 'and mix With the. hands until,a eft:cot:eh, dough is Obtained.. cut, ' then bake for about 12. minutes in a 375'degree oven. It Used to be sacrilege, to make these cookies "fussy." ee. they must be eeeinCli thick, cut with tetrad: cutter alititit lei inches' in. diameter' and Watched cake,' MINIATURE PAINTER Only 'three feet Andres Ntcholoa Rotouchaff is definitely a climber in the art world. The Russia' born artist 'uses a stepladder to -overtaine the limitations of' his height while pail-01114 pletures Often toiler fhein he I‘ •