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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1959-12-10, Page 2RENAISSANCE PAINTINGS? FOUND '- Art expert Prof. Alexander Zletoff Mirsky (centre), points to a photograph of the painting "Mad allena," by Michaelangelo do Caravaggio, one of 10 paintings of the Venetian Renaissance period which were found in the home of a Pasadena Calif„ television repairman, Alfonso Folio. The finding of the paintings, valued at $8,000,000 to $10,000,000, is called the single most important art discovery of the 20th Cen- tury. With Mirsky are left to right: Jay di Renzo, Charles dl Renzo, Mary Jane Russo, secretary to attorney Jerry Geisler, and attorney Lee Parkal, The di Renzo brothers are credited with bringing the find of the paintings into the ppen. Folio said they were brought to the U.S. 14 years ago by his sister, Mrs. Marflia Hataburda, whose family had owned the paint- ings in Naples, dating back several generations. aehesarestaiCealsateaseessagrasear-TisMiessasarasetaassiele.esoarassaareasessesaas. TURKEY TIMETABLE 6TA B TALKS eiccne Arvipews 10101,1000".. PitiOn Nut Crop *tort* fun Fest Throughout the area of north- lIen New Mexico,, from. the land of the Navajos to the hilts ground Santa Ee,, miles off pin- qn forests have been scatter. reag a bonanza of minute maim- Any-colored nuts. There has not been such a crop for years. It has upset the calm. of this an- clone land more than did the ex- plosion of the first atomic bomb Or the discovery of uranium. Along the highways, along dirt roads in all directions, cars are parked in long lines. ]cos Alamos .auto platen indicate that resid- ents of the atomic city have fall- en under the lure of the min- ute nut, about the size and shape of a girl's smallest fingernail. Laborers, businessmen, artists, and writers with their families,- joined Martinez, Gonzales, and Garcia delegations shoulder to shoulder. Some came in Cedil- lace, some in ancient pickup trucks. Some rode in on horse- back and. some walked. It did not make any differ- ence whether the bonanza fell on public or private land. Why should it? The sky was solid tur- quoise. Aspen gold dripped over the nearby mountains. Pickers crawled over barbed-wire fences, they slid between gaps in the wive. They carried immense picking sacks over one shoulder and copious bags of lunch over the other. It was a hilarious invasion sparked with laughter, greetings, and children's delighted squeals. No one complained, until after a couple of weeks when property owners found their pinon acres littered with lunch wrappings and many of their fences flat on the ground. Some of the harvesters hunt- ed for pack rats' nests where it was rumored as many as a doz- en pounds of the minute nuts could be found hidden for win- ter eating by the industrious little animals, It also was ru- mored that there was an ancient law in the state which decreed that whoever robbed the nest of a pack rat must replace his find with a like amount of corn or wheat. The statutes were searched, and the local press announced that no such law had been uncovered, writes Dorothy L. Pillsbury in The Christian Science Monitor. But the Martinez, Gonzales, Garcia contingent smiled know- ingly. Fair replacement was not * law of the land, but a law of the heart as their ancestors had taught them. That was because the Spanish settlers in the re- gion esteemed the nutritious little nuts asa welcome embel- lishment to their monotonous diet of beans, corn, and chili. In the adobes of the richer ones, one special servant was set apart to crack the little nuts with a stone rolling pin and to extract the toothsome kernel. Indians valued the little nut likewise. It is said that Indian tribes waging war on one an- other forgot their differences during a good pinon harvest and picked the nuts one another's territory. Once the harvest was gathered, wars were resumed. Ste much had pinon nuts be- come a part of Indian eating that during World War II Indian boys in the", A`e my scattered throughout ''the"' world, ask e d, but one remembrance at Christ- s, "Send .us pinon nuts,'" they Answered the inquiring Agencies, Thet pinon mite have caused some complications complleations ie the re- glen, There was the .case of the irate professor in the 'University of New Mexico who, eome years ago, in desperation scrawled in chalk letters on his blackboard, "If you must eat pinon nuts in Ogee,. kindly put shells in your pocket, not on the door;'e And the teachers .with Navajo children • in their classrooms in autumn often found their classes deserted. for weeks during pinon- picking time. Picking and selling ninon nuts was a solid plank in Navajo .economy in the days of their poverty before ura- Mune Navajo *Isere can piek with both hands, .which few others can do. Cameras Explore Sunken City Exploration of the sunken pirate city of Port Royal, Ja- maica, has gotten under way in Kingston Harbor. Luis Marden, writer-photog- rapher of the National Geo- graphic Society, and Mendel L. Peterson, curator of naval his- tory of the Smithsonian Institu- tion, have joined the expedition. Led by Edwin A. Link, deep- sea explorer and inventor of the Link trainer for fliers, the ex- pedition will attempt to recover and date relics from the 17th century Caribbean poet. It was reputed to be the wickedest city in the world when its loot-laden warehouses, shops, and two ships were swallowed up by earth- quake and sea in one great gulp in 1692. Though murky water and the silt-covered floor of Kingston Harbor make exploration diffi- cult, the expedition has the best in electronic equipment, metal detectors, diving and salvage gear, and camera accessories. To aid photography, Mr. Mar- den will use a special "turbidity eliminator." The 300 - pound, four_foot-long device is attached to a camera to provide a sealed funnel of crystal-clear, distilled, filtered water between the lens and the object to be photo- graphed. Mr. Link is joined by his wife, Marion, author of the recent book on undersea adventure en- titled "Sea Diver." Expedition headquarters is aboard their new, powerful, 91-foot research yacht, Sea Diver II, It is the first vessel designed and espe- cially built for underwater arc- haeological work. The Links are veteran explor- ers of waters off southern Florida and, Islands of the West. Indies. In her book, Mrs. Link tells how they became interested in Port Royal—the lair of pirates, buc- caneers, adventurers, and vil- lains of the Spanish Main. Be- fore the city's abrupt end, sea- farers in pilfered silks 'swagger- ed about the streets, noisily spending their ill-gotten pieces of eight, "From all we could gather, no real attempt had even been made to salvage it," Mrs. Link said. "Eventually we were to feel compelled to explore those long- lost ruins. The urge was irresist- ible." Three years ago the Links and Mr. Peterson made a preliminary investigation of the drowned city. This was followed by ex- tensive research that led as far afield as London. Ready-To-Cook Weight (pounds) 8 to 12 12 to 16 16.to 20 20 to 24 Ingredients Fat Flour Liquid — broth, milk or water A basic stuffing for a 10-12- pOund'turkey-follows; SAVORY STUFFING 34 cup butter 2 cups chopped celery cup chopped parsley 1 small onion, chopped 2-21 quarts atread crumbs 1-2 teaspoons savory seasoning or sage. 1-2 teaspoons salt Pepper to state Cook celery, parsley, and onion for e few minutes in the melt- ed fat. Add to bread crumbs and dry eeasonings and stir all together lightly. You may add nuts if you desire. A timetable for cooking tur- key will be found at the top of this article. Here are a, few points to remember after your turkey Is done: Allow turkey to stand in roasting pan 10-30 Minutes so that juices may be absorbed, Remove all trussing equipment, such as skewers and cord. Place bird on a warm large platter. Use a simple garnish — don't overdo it. Carve at table so everyone' can enjoy the full glamour of the activity. Carve with a very sharp, thin-bladed: knife and a fork with a guard. Carve enough meat at one time to serve all guests. There is a standard *ay of carving turkey which is, briefly, to remove leg, slice drumstick meat on a side plate, slice Ihigh meat, cut into white meat paral- lel to wing, 'slice White meat. Serve each person portions of both white and dark meat, and serve stuffing from turkey. • Turkey pie is a favorite for after-holiday dinners and may be topped with crust, with mash- ed potatoes, or with plain or seasoned biscuits. Here 'one topped with caraway-cheese bis- cuits. It serves 6-8. TURKEY POT PIE 3 cupS cooked turkey 1 cup cooked, sliced carrots 12 cooked small Odor's 12 cooked small potato balls 7i/. cup cooked button muShrOones 21/2 dins turkey gravy ith cups sifted thine teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon ' ,Soda 1 teatiSedit salt IA cup whole bran cereal grated sharp Cheese 2 teaspoons cara*ay seeds cup shortening cup .buttermilk or sour Milk Arrange, pieces of turkey and the vegetables iti greased 2,4t, ShalloW casserole. Heat turkey gravy alit pour Over turkey arid VegetebieS, Sift tegether keit, 'belting: Powder,. soda and salt; with bran,. cheese and 'caraway seed. Cut ire shortening until tr,i xture re setti bib a coarse teen cups gravy 6 tablespoons 6 tablespoons 2 cups 4' cups VeSaseaslasalsassaassaaneeaseasa meal. Add buttermilk,, stirring only until combined. Turn dough out on lightly floured board and knead gently a few times. Roll out to 1/2 inch in thickness, Cut with floured 1%-inch biscuit cut- ter. Place on top of turkey mix- ture. Bake at 450°F. about 20 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown, Serve at once, 4, Serve this curried turkey over hot rice; it is a real company dish. CURRIED TURKEY 3 cups coarsely cut cooked turkey 1 small, onion, cut fine 1 tart apple, chopped I/4 cup butter 34 cup flour 1-2 teaspoons curry powder 1 teaspoon salt 1,4 teaspoon powdered ginger 1 cup turkey broth or canned consomme 1 cup milk 1 tablespoon lemon juice 3 cups cooked rice 4 slices orange or 1 cup Tokay grapes, seeded Cook the onion and apple in butter in a .skillet until onion is transparent but, not brown. Sprinkle blended flour, curry powder, salt 'and ginger over onion and apple. Stir in turkey •broth and milk. Stir and heat slowly' do • not burn. Let this simmer 5 minutes. Add turkey and lemon juice. Taste for sea- soning. Cover and keep hot 6 minutes. Serve on hot rice. Gar- nish with orange slices or grapes. • Serves 4, If you did not have turkey for Christmas or if you prefer to 'freeze what you had left for ftt- ture use, you may want a beef casserole for a change. This one is topped with corn chips and then baked, OVEN BEEF STEMS 1 pound chuck or other lean beef cut in 2" cubes 3 tablespoons flour 4 tablespoons cooking oil 1/2 teaspoon monosodium glutamate 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons horse-radish 2 cups.canned tomatoes 2 medium onions, quartered 2 medium potatoes, cubed 2 medium carrots, cubed 1 cup lightly crushed corn chips (measured after crushing) Salt beef, dredge in flour and brown in cooking oil in skillet, Add seasonings, tomatoes, onions, potatoes, and carrots. Place 1/2 cup crushed corn chips in a cas- serole, then add beef mixture. Top with 'remaining corn chips. Cover. Bake at 350°F. for 1 hour. -. Serves 8. • • • CREAMY LAMB STEW 2 pounds lamb from neck, shoulder or breast Salt and, pepper 2 tablespoons shortening 3 cups water 4 small onions 2 carrots, diced 1 cup peas 1/2 cup thin cream (evaporated milk may be used) 1 egg' yolk 3 tablespoons flour Cut lamb into serving portions. Dip lamb in flour and brown in hot shortening. Cover with water and let •simmer 1 hour. Add the, vegetables and slowly cook un- til vegetables are done (if can- ned peas are used, add when. other vegetables are tender). Mix cream and egg yolk with flour and add to liquid. Let cook slowly until mixture becomes thick and creamy. Serve hot. Serves 6. COLD TURKEY Jefferson, Iowa, residents, their minds apparently on Christmas Day, cheerfully j o i d i n picking up a cargo spilled when a trailer truck crashed, The truck was loaded with turkeys. BOUNCING BABY Anthony Scarrott, 22 months old, tumbled out of his car- riage in Bath, England,, walked through a door into a coal chute, fell 11 feet into the cellar, got up and tottered through another dcior into the' Avon Rivet. He was pulled out by a neighbor-e. with only minor bruises for the trouble. Christmas For The WOO ety Itieherd C401101.40 Nt3A, Staff Correspondent it is the consensus of those who know- -childpsychologists, toy 'buyers, Santa costumers and Sautes themselves—that Christ- mas today is for the grown-ups, The kiddies taro too smart, Point one, they say, is that it's a moot question wheth er daddy comes into the toy de- partment to buy something for. • the youngsters, or because he loves to ice and toy with the toys himself; The :.'act of the matter is, ..4ayq Bill McDuffy, the toy buyer for Cimbels in New York, during the four-week buying spree be- fore Christmas, some 30,000 par- ents a day traipse through the department (including papa who is supposed to be working), look- ing, fingering or all-out playing at the counters. Only 5,000 of them .actually buy anything, The kiddies, of course, come in on Saturdays, but by then the folks are worn ,out and al- ready armed with an idea Of what • they (the old folks) want to play with on Christmas morning, And to whom are their toy catalogues sent, McDuffy fur- ther lays on, To whom, indeed. but adults. And who will dispute the Christmas morning 'fact that it is dear old dad on his hands and knees playing with the new electric train he bought, while junior plays with the crate in which it came? In point of further fact, a noted child-parent counseling team says, it's natural for Junior to prefer playing with the loa crates than the toys, The team—Willard and Mar- guerite Beecher, . authors of "Parents on the Run"—say that to children nowadays, Christ- mas means only more And high- er-priced presents than they re- ceive during the rest of the year The original meaning and spirit of Christmas, is fast fading to the younger folk, the Beech- . ers .maintain, along with the old family "togetherness and t h original do-it-yourself Christ- mas." Mrs. Beecher recalls—as wilt other syrnpathetic grown-ups — That as a girl the Yule season was a high point of the year. 'The entire family had a hand in the preparations. They all went out to chop down tile tree. They all devorelf,4 it. ally all briptd age'vkip the. house • into shape, aed the 'realists apiritspres veiled, • Now, the flveohota say, 'Christ- mas is no treat for the kids, just a chore. The parties are welcoM,- ed as are the special Christmas- TV programs and dates to the holiday dances, but as for fool- ing around with "that .Santa bit, that's for the kids" „linvenieg parents). And the parents love it, Even with the morning •after's mesa, and the hills, they stop at noth- ing to recapture tho Yuletide spirit and their youth. • The further proof is the esti, mated 14 billion dollars the adults will spend .froth the .be,- ginning of December on. That figure was arrived at by sub- tracting November's estitnated retail figure from December's; the only means anybody has or really figuring out the vast .ex-• penditure made by adult Anseri-• cans at Christmas. Of course, stores are moving up the buying season to middle August and sometimes even July. Decorations are nought out after Labour Day. Christman cards have always enjoyed buy- it-cheaper-now summer sales. An association of retail riser- chants says that as far a$ the stores are concerned, "the Christ- season really starts on December 26." And a brief thumb-through of the Classified Bdok in your city gives any number of avail, able costumers whose whole business is concerned with rent- ing or selling Santa Claus cos- tumes -- at any time of the year, Further support for the Christ- mas - is - for - the - folks theory comes from Santa himself — at least the chief Santa of a major department store. (He's really only a helper, Dad,). The ropes around his throne, e;anta, says, are there to keep the parents back, not the kids.. And for every child on his knee, there are three adults in line, "The poor children just don't have a chance," Santa says. "The parents that - bring him to me are the real kids; just a little bigger," LETTER OF TUE LAW Juvenile Judge John J. Gross' of Jersey City,' threw the book at a teen-ager convicted of driv- ing a motorcycle without a li- cense. He ordered that the youth pay a $25 fine and write a 2,500- word essay on the meaning Of motor vehicle laws. .*PACE COMMUTERS EXPRESS — How tomorrow's spaceman May clet up in — and out of — the world is tad in dreiys4ng, It Shows. The operation of a space ferry which could be hSeeLets a shuttle between earth and a spaCe station, With its arrow-Shaped Wins folded, the vehicle would be lifted intoorbit by a three= fit* rocket .(1) (2). There,' *i0 to 500 milestheaplit4 weld'Open the huge 1„00049uare-fObt wins' (3) and eletVis We to a rendezvous with the station (4). "after transferring' „ passengers and Cargo, the ship would then be g uided back earth (5) to prepare for another trip., The '`committer would be able to carry 'tow, hien' and some 14,000 #0utidi eE cargo Intes Oven Temperature 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. Total . Cooking Time (hours) 4 to 41/2 A1/2 to 5 5 1/2 to '7 7 to 81/2 TURKEY GRAVY amount: 2 cups gravy 3 tablespoons 3 tablespoons ItiM-7rAr..4-74010.10,k`nIV-Wre'Aarjr*A-Mtvl:A'"'A-MIA-10VIVr FEATHERED FRIENDS A covey Of. 'ended -wt.. finds toast Wtfli Mrs,. 'the brrdi make tlige tiesit lit 161'hp-di, FASHION HINT J.0.1 `• 411;i i • IL