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By MRS. MARY MORTON
• Don't Spurn the' lowly root vege-
tables—carrots (which are in high
favor now), turnips or rutabagas, beets,
onions or parsnips, They are inex-
pensive, delicious When well cooked
and seasoned and arc high in essential
food substances.
Today's Menu
Sliced Roast Meat
Creamed Potatoes
Rutabaga 'with Brown Sauce •
Glazed Carrots or Harvard Beets
Celery Pickles
Deep Rhubarb Pie Coffee
Rutabaga with Brown Sauce
• Navy with a touch of white is a
good sartorial spring tonic, especially
when it is used for a suit as smart as
this model. Double flap patch pockets
lend animation to the slim silhouette,
the fabric is navy woollen. The white
bird's-eye pique collar is detachable.
The straight skirt is seamed centre
front and is gored in back.
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WING1-1Alvi ADVANCE-TiIVIgS Thursday,. 1V, arch 22nt11 190
times. Add alternately with boiling
water to egg mixture, Add flavoring
and turn into an ungreased cake pan
with a chimney. Bake in a slow oven
for one hour, stalling at 250 degrees •
'and slowly increasing heat to 350
degrees F. Remove from oven and in-
vert pan to cool. Remove from pan
and cover with white icing flavored.
with almond extract.,
Color a small amount of the icing
with a little green colouring, Decorate
rim of cake with green icing to re-
semble grass, Make 'bunnies with
large fresh marshmallows which are
pinched with thumb and finger at one
end for nose and at other for tail. Dip
a toothpick in melted chocolate and
make dots for eyes, Cut ears from
writing paper, Arrange these bunnies
around edge of cake.
White Icing
One and one-half cups confectioner's
sugar, 2 tablespoons hot milk, 1/2
tablespoon butter, Yg teaspoon flavor-
ing.
Add butter to -hot milk, Add sugar
slowly to make right consisteneYr to
spread. Add flavoring and spread on
cake,
Dear Mom and Dad:—
'\1 at last it gives the opportunity
of writing, As you are probably read-
ing these days we are getting yards
by yards, and mile by mile 'deeper into
Germany, In places the going has
been tough, and I'm afraid as times
go by it will get even more so. Can't
tell you much as yet, but I can tell
you, its a different picture over here
now than a few days ago, The roads
and highways "finds for a change ,wo-
men and children, old men, carrying
what they can back to a small village,
I should however say it was a small:
village, for so far in . our advance our
artillery and airforce is leaVing not
4 building without a scar of war, on
it.' To sum it up better all hell has
broken loose. All the fields over here
where we have advanced over (and this
may sound amazing, but its ,true)
there's 'a shell crater every yard. An-
other bad obstacle is mines, and one
of our guns got it the other day. TWo
of the boys were killed, the 'others
wounded. At present we have our
gun set right up in a farm yard. In
this country different from France,
Belgium and Holland, the civies are
staying in their homes despite all hell,
their homes are smashed, but they
stick it out in the cellars, For instance
this farm, the people are out around
but instead of working like they used
to .do, they are burying their 'dead
cattle, piga, horses and chickens, They
had six beautiful horses, now 'they
have one, and its job is draggi'ng, the
dead ones from out the .wreckage of
the barns. So far I have counted the
twelfth dead cow, (all nice milking
cows), being taken out to be buried.
I can't, help think and wonder what
these people think now. The farmer
came up to me the other day as the
boys were out killing what remained
of his chickens, duCks and fine turkeys,
and said "Well all is finished." I sure
agreed with him, For right under
these people's noses we are killing and
eating the best they have. We were
not in his yard five minutes 'yesterday
till we bad his five turkeys, killed and
Plucked and we placed them in a nice
row right along the trails of the guns.
There's nothing they• can do, except
stand thtre and shake their heads,
'The most' important and best thing
however is the way we are eating these
days. For instance to-day. we hail
roast beef for breakfast, a goose for
dinner and pork chops for supper. For
the Past couple of weeks it has been
the same, so we are truly living like
kings. Yes,. these Germans had
everything. Yesterday received a love-
ly box of cookies from Marg. Aitchi-
son and by the way she spoke of being
at Peter Aitchison's,. and saw a picture
of Dad taken there two years ago at
'a re-union, Mail is coming in very
good lately and your ordinary letter I
received to-day took only nine days to
reach here. Hope I have given „You
a little pictirre of this country, and
hope even though their food is good,
to get out of it soon.. All for now.
Love, Doug,
Mrs. Horace Aitchison from their
son-Doug, This is the first letter we
have bad from a soldier in Germany
and we are r'mre it will be read with
great interest by our readers.
Somewlere in Germany,
March .1, 3, 45
a A/T Regt, R.C.A.
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WESTFIELD
The Young People met with a good
attendance on 'Tuesday evening. The
programme was in charge of Eileen
Taylor. The Meeting was le,d by Ed-
die Taylor with Phyllis Cook at the
Piano. The scripture lesson was read
TEA
I fruit in season, which is always wet-
I come and easily carried. Puddings
and custards, made to serve at home,
may also be included in the lunch box
if packaged in custard cups. These
standbys may be alternated with a
serving of cake or pie, placed on card-
board, then enclosed in wax paper.
Oatmeal Crinkles
cup fat, 1/2 cup brown sugar,
1 cup pastry flour, Y4 tsp, salt, 1 .
cup rolled oats, 1/2 tsp. baking
soda, 14 cup warm water; 4 tsp,
allspice.
Cream fat and sugar thoroughly.
Add allspice, Mix flour, salt and
rolled oats. Add alternately with the
warm water in which soda has been
dissolved, This makes a stiff dough,
Drop by teaspoonfuls into a greased
Therefore it must be made both cookie sheet and flatten with a fork.
r:ourishing and attractive, Here are a Bake in a moderately hot oven, 375
few suggestions to accompany a ther- deg,, 10 to 12 mills. Makes 3 dozen
mos of -soup, cocoa, tea or coffee, on cookies.
,these chilly days.
SANDWICHES
You might try these recipes to in-
troduce variety, Whatever the fillings
used, be sure to wrap each kind in-
dividually in wax paper.
Beef Loaf
1% lbs. round stead, 2 eggs,
11/4 cups bread-crumbs, 2 tbsps,
chopped parsley, 1/2 tsp, pepper,
• 2 tsps. salt, 1 tsp. celery, 1 tbsp,
poultry dressing or onion.
Grind the beef. Mix if thoroughly
with the unbeaten eggs, breadcrumbs,
chopped parsley, pepper arid salt.
Place in a loaf pan and press firmly
until it is molded to the shape of the
pan. Bake . in a moderate electric
oven (350 deg. to 375 deg,) for about`
-two hours. Cut in thin slinces.
Cheese and. Egg Spread
1 tbsp. fat, 1 tsp, grated- onion,
11/2 tbsps. flour, 2 tbsps, sugar,
• tsp. mustard, 2 bard-boiled
eggs, chopped, 1/2 tsp, salt, cup
milk, 1 tbsp. vinegar, 2 cups grat-.
ed cheese.
Melt fat and cook onion in it for
• 1 minute, Add flour, sugar, mustard
and salt and stir till well blended.
Add milk. Cook, stirring constantly
until mixture thickens. Add vinegar
and cheese. Continue cooking until
cheese melts and mixture is smooth.
Add eggs and cool. Store in a cover-
•esl jar in a cold place. Makes 21/4
cups filling.
To Stretch Butter
Cream Vg pound butter till light and
fluffy. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup milk,
'using a clover egg beater. Store in
* covered jar in electric refrigerator,
Desserts
Cookies, carefully wrapped in wax
paper, make a good accompaniment to
Harvard
12 small beets or 2 c, cooked
"boots, cubed
2 tbsps, butter
'4 cup sugar -
thSp, corn starch
1/2 clip mild vinegar
tsp, salt
Canned or cooked beets may be
used; small beets may be left whole,
if liked, Melt 'butter in ,sawepan, add
cornstarch and blend in well; stir in
sugar, Add vinegar slowly, stirring it
incarefully to make a smooth paste,
Add beets and let stand in a warm
place until beets are warmed through
and nicely flavored. Season with salt
and pepper and more sugar if needed.
Serves four,
MAPLE SYRit SUGAR
IS STILL RATIONED
Maple butter has been removed
from the ration and will be coupon-
free the same as maPleeWax. and maple
cream, but no changes either in prices
or method of rationing maple syrup
and maple sugar are planned ,for the
coming season, states the 'Wartime
Prices and Trade Board. Prices set
in 1944 on producers' sales to whole-
sale distributors, retailers, and quota
users are unchanged, and prices to
consumers are the same as last year, •
-The ceiling price fOr "farmer's run"
bulk maple sugar is unchanged at 22
cents per pound, and the ceiling price
for sales to consumers of maple sugar
in one-half, one, two .or four pound
blocks is 35 cent's,per pound, regard-
less of who is making the sale.
Consumers buying in .,person from
producers must surrender the required
number of valid preserve coupons.
Those who .buy by mail must obtain
purchase vouchers at any local ration
board,* as it is illegal to send loose
coupons through the mail. Producers
who sell maple syrup or maple sugar
must register with a local ration board,
and the coupons • and other ration
documents they acquire must be turn-
ed over to their local ration board
every month in envelopes pi\ovided by
the ration administration.
OVERSEAS LETTERS
OF LOCAL INTEREST
(Continued from page one)
a Belgium• officer, he had been gased
during the last war. Marguerite has
now a big daughter of 22 years named
Elizabeth. iPaul„ my brother, always
singleman, is advocate in Brussels. As
for tne. I am married since 1927; have
no children. I am lucky with my wife,
I have the general repreSentation of a
big lOcal firm which produces milk
and children's foods. Before the War
I travelled the whole week to visit my
customers. Our family has not much
suffer during the German occupation
but we were all very happy to be de-
liver and' thank all the Allied forces
and particularily - the Canadians and
ones who have so valiant fighted for
'the whole deliVery of -Belgium, 1 hope
to receive as soon as possible news
from, you, 'I should like to continue
to. hear from .you for . the future and I
promise you to - write regularily. Patti
and Marguerite join me to send you
our very best regards. Receive to-
gether our best Christmas wishes
namely—the most rapid end of this
drealful war!.
• very sincerely,
Pierre Simonart.
Brussels 18, 12, 44
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The following is an interesting letter
from Germany received by Mr. and
by Bill Bechanati, Prayer was offered
by Norma Taylor, Reading by Violet
Cook, The topic on. St, Patrick was
given by Eileen Taylor. Solo, Rev,
H. Snell. Piano solo, Winnifred
Campbell. The meeting closed with
the benediction,
MisS' Jean Campbell of 'Goderich,
spent the week-end under the parental
roof.
Mr, Warren Bamford , of Preston,
was a week-end guest with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos, Bamford.
Mr, and Mrs, W. F. CamPbell, Miss
Winnifred, visited on Thursday with
Mn and Mrs. Norman Carter of .Clin-
top,
- Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Walden and
Miss DOnna, were London visitors on
Saturday, Donna -remaining in the
hospital where she is undergoing
treatment.
Mrs, Norman McDowell was
Wingham visitor on Monday after-
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Campbell and
John, visited 'on SAtnrday with Mrs.
Win. Miller of Goderich,
The W.M.S. meeting was held on
Wednesday afternoon with 14 in' at-
tendance. 'The Easter programme was
led by • Mrs, Douglas Campbell. The
scripture lesson was read by Mrs. Wm.
GieVI-er. Readings were given by Mrs,
Wm. Govier, Winnifred Campbell,
Mrs, Norman McDowell. Duet, Mrs.
Douglas Campbell and Mrs. F. Cook.
Study bOok was taken by Mrs. Jack
Buchanan, Prayers by Mrs. F. J.
Cook. The business was conducted
by the president, Mrs. Wm. McVittie,
which. opened with a hymn and ,re-
sponsive reading. The W. A, donated
41.0.00 to the Red 'Cross drive. The
April meeting will be in charge of Mrs.
Charles Smith and her group._ The
meeting. closed • with prayer by the
president, t
• Mrs. Earl Wightman visited recent-
ly with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, H..
Mathers of Lucknow,
Misses Phyllis and Violet Cook,.
were London visitors 'on Saturday,
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Cook visited Mrs.
I. Snell .at the Wingham hospital on.
Sunday,
Mrs. Jack Bosmam arid Shirley of
Leamington, visited over the week-end
with Mr. and, Mrs. Maurict Bosnian.
Mr. and Mrs, Duncan McNichol of
Walton, visited Thursday with Mr, and'
Mrs. M. Bosnian.
RATION COUPON
INFORMATION
Butter coupons Nos. 90 to 99 valid.
No. 100 becomes valid March 22.
Sugar coupons Nos. 46 to 55 valid,
Preserves Nos, 33 to 44 now valid.
One preserves coupon is good for
12 fluid ounces jam, jelly, marmalade,
maple butter, honey butter, or foun-
tain fruits; or 2 pounds maple sugar;
or 20 fluid ounces canned fruit; or 24
fluid ounces (2 lb, net) extracted
ounces of molasses; 12 fluid ounces of
cranberries,
lee cube trays that haye pinpoint holes,
in, them just big enough to let water seep
through, may be made waterproof by
a small piece of paraffin wax and
running a thin coat of it m the trays. Wait
until it hardens before refilling wit*
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Help The Red Cross
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TAKE A TIP
1. Here's a snack you should try mid-
morning at home. Make up any
leftover coffee to 1 cupful by adding
some hot water to it. Put this ,in
a saucepan and add 1 square of
baking chocolate, 2 tsps. sugar, a
pinch of salt and boil 3 minutes—
add a cup of milk and its ready.
(You may put it all in the double
boiler right after breakfast, in fact,
and let it simmer for 15 minutes
then cover and let stand on the ele-
ment turned off.)
2. To keep food ' hot throughout a
staggered meal hour use casseroles
for meats, vegetables and desserts
and an enamelled pitcher for gravy.
These all go back into a large shal-
low pan with a little hot water in
it on the oven shelf to keep the food
hot but not dried out. Then when
the ,next one comes in its easy to
lift them out, wipe off and place
back on the table. Oh, and another
thing, use a tray to carry them all
on, making one trip do.
* * * *
Anne Allan invites you to write to
her c/o The AdVance-Times. Send
in your suggestions on homemaking
problems and watch this column for
replies.
EASTER BUNNY CAKE
Four eggs, 119. cups granulated su-
gar, 2 cups pastry flour, 2 teaspoons
baking powder, Y4 teaspoon salt, 1 cup
boiling water, I, teaspoon lemon ex-
tract.
Beat eggs until very light. Beat in
sugar slowly. Mix and sift flour, salt
and baking powder together four
pouble-Puty Nose Deop,
Wofks.Past Right Where
Trouble ht
Wife. Preservers
Here's the situation: Makers of telephone equipment have
been busy on orders of all kinds for the armed services.
For them, the time to start reconverting still lies ahead.
Even after war needs have been met, these manufacturers
must make a melee ehange:over before they can resume
no rmal production of supplies for use . , Which
means that we must coutitnie to defer many requests for
telephone service, awaiting the,day (we hope it may not he
too long delayed!) when materials in adequate volume and
skilled manpower again 'become available. 'The applications
on our waiting list will be filled as promptly and fairly
as possible, on a fiest•come:first:served
THAT WAS YOUR PLEDGE...
' AND ONE YOU
SHOULD KEEP
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO YOUR WAR SAVINGS,
TIM? IT'S A LONG TIME SINCE YOU
BOUGHT A CERTIFiCATE
BUT THE 'WAR
IN EUROPE
SHOULD BE
OVER SOON
i•STILL NEED A FEW
STAMPS FOR THE
NEXT ONE
ALL THE MORE REASON
TO PLUG HARDER!
THE LAST PLUG. WILL (1'
TAKE EVERYTHING
WE'VE GOTi AND
DON'T FORGET WE'VE —"` Air
GOT THE JOS, Tt
• BEAT/ TOO
Rutabaga (1% lbs.)
% tsp, salt
2 tbsps. butter
% tsp, freshly grated onion
2 tbsps, flour
tsp, salt
% tsp, pepper
% cup liquid from cooking
rutabaga
Wash, peel and cut rutabaga in
%-in. cubes; just cover 'with water,
add salt, cover and simmer until
tender, about 30 minutes, Drain, save
liquid (l cup) and mash, Brown
butter in small skillet, add onion,
blend in flour, and heat until browned,
Add seasonings and liquid gradually,
stirring constantly. Cook five minutes,
mix sauce with rutabaga and serve at
Once. Serves four,
Glazed Carrots
12 small° carrots
% tap. salt
g tbsps. sugar
4 tbsps. butter
% cup water
Wash, serape and boil carrots in
boiling water until almost tender, from
10 to 15 minutes, Add salt the last
few minutes of cooking, drain. Melt
butter in small frying pan, add sugar
and water; let sugar dissolve, rittt in
carrots and cook over low heat until
nicely' glazed but not browned. Drain
froth syrup and serve immediately.
Seives four or five,
SAVE FOR PEACE!
War- Savings are your bid
for• victory your stake
in the future. A regular, pro.
gramme of buying stamps,
and certificates is the best
*ay to Save. And your
dollars are being put to the'
'very best use there is ,
hastening the day of final
'victory, Are you buying.
War Savings Stamps and
Certificates regularly?
JOHN LADATT LIMITED
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