The Brussels Post, 1948-4-14, Page 3CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARMS
By Gwendoline P, Clarice
'4Ve are all rt ads for the Faster
parade, Partner has bad a long de -
;eyed haircut; liob is home from the
hospital with a nice new pair of
crutches and a liberally autographed
cast on his leg and foot and 1 have
a new'old rout. And where shall
we go, and on what boardwalk shall
we parade? Well, we don't want
to Hake t•omprtiliutt loo keen so I
rather fancy we shall not be very
far from honk.
But I want to tell you a little more
about that eclat. l ant but sure of its
age but 1 know it isn't less than
fifteen years old. My motlser•in•
law sent it to me from England. I
wore it for several years but it
showed absolutely no sign of wear-
ing out - not even the lining,. 1t be-
came frightfully out of date so I
started using it for rough wear.
Presently sestina buttons were miss-
ing; the lining of one sleeve was rip-
ped loose; the inside of one pocket
was stiff beconse of an accident with
an egg,bmt the clout was as good as
ever. When 1101 in use it hung in a
cupboard reserved for clothes fit only
for barn chores, The only thing that
saved it from destruction was the
condition of the sloth and the fact
that it was too out of date, and too
shabby, for tory of the clothing
drives. This spring, during one of
my housecleaning spells, the old coat
came to light again. 1 tried it on . .
it was just the right length. ft
was doulle•brcasted and too tight,
but changing it to a single-breasted
style soon remedied that. The. sleeve
lining, i soca found, was really un-
damaged except for the tearing apart
at the stitching; the rest of the lin-
ing and the cloth itself was almost
as good as new, and there was air
whitely no sign of moth, "New
n where", I said to myself, "could one
Navy blue crepe in a lovely suit
dress from Lawrence Sperber. The
skirt has unpressed pleats all round
and the fitted jacket' has a crisp
white collar.
get a piece of (loth like that to-
day ?
o"day? 'l his is odiously a job for
the cleaners," So that 15 whit hap-
pened. The other day I wore the
coat for the first time, Partner
raised his eyebrows - "I like that
coat (411 )011," he, said, „where and
when dict you Ley it?"
So you see • keep a thing long ((1
ottgh and old fashions become new
fashions. Nut that I recommend
keeping stuff around like that as a
ode there is loo much 11e011 of it
abroad. I1ad I taken the time to
look this coat over more carefully
during the war it would probably
be walking amnia in England by
now — or maybe Russia, 'Thank
goodness it is not in Russia anyway.
* * *
My,. but it's a dull, dull clay. Rain
has evidently been falling steadily
all night - and it is still raining. But
Partner is feeling quite pleased with
himself. Yesterday morning al-
though 1t Was warm and sunny Part-
ner said - 'There's something colts-
ing, I'm sure • `!'IFFY has hero under
my feet all morning. I think 1 had
better get tip on the roof and see
what .l can do about it."
Tippy, I should explain, is our
weather prophet. She is more
scared of wind and thunderstorms
than any dog I ever knew, so we
always know by her actions when a
storm is brewing. Partner didn't
wait for the weather to break - he
got a can of tar and went after the
holes It the kitchen roof. Before 1e
was through there was a slight
sprinkling - prelude to a real down-
pour - but not a drop of rain did
we get in the kitchen. It is surpris-
ing what a little patching at the
right time can do.
* * *
One day last week I imagine most
farmers were feeling somewhat jit-
tery. The weatherman had promised
that the temperature would drop to
ten degrees above zero, That was
like sounding the death -knell for
winter wheat and clover. And the
wheat looked so promising. And
then our fears were groundless.
There was hardly enough frost to
harden the top of the ground. We
didn't mind the weatherman being
wrong at all.
Food for Britain
From Argentina
Under the "Andes Agreement"
signed recently at Buenos Aires,
Argentina has undertaken to supply
the United. Kingdom during the
present year with 420,000 tons of
seat, 1,350,000 tons of coarse grain,
and 140,000 tons of fats and oils,
much of which will be oil seed and
oil cake for feeding cattle. This is
undoubtedly one of the most import-
ant food agreements concluded by
Britain for some time. Purchases
will be made through th. Ministry
of Food and Argentina will sell
her products through the Argentine
Institute for Promotion of Trade.
Britain will supply (hring 19.48
certain goods, such as petroleum
p oducts, steel and machinery, spe-
cially requested by Argentina, and
these will be bought and sold
through the .usual commercial
channels.
And So On
"Sedentary work," said the col-
lege professor, "tends to lessen the
endurance."
"In other words", the student but-
ted in, "the more one sits the less
one can stand."
"Exactly", retorted the professor,
"and if one lies a great deal one's
standing is lost completely."
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nurse (ab) 4 Male offspring 20 Bs eezy
13 Loud 5 Press 22 Assuasive
14 Hawaiian bird 6 Indian 24 Shining
15 Half -em 7 Bird's home 26 Erects
16 Indonesian of 8 Cal] for help 27 Skeleton
Mindanao at tea 32 Unclosed
18 Hangman's
knots
20 Coin
21 Sbout
23 Seines
24 Coffin stand
25 Scoff
27 Propel across
a body of
water
28 Low sand hill
29 Beams
30 Indian army
(ab )
31 Part of "be"
32 Above
34 Variable star
37 Bridges
38 Matte into law
40 Por fear that
41 Royal Italian
fancily name
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96 Individual
47 Sleeping
visions
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50 Measure
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TEEN -TOWN TOPICS
RI, BARKY MURlirih
t;(yr':,1 1vr n.;; ;.g., we told YOU
that we old be writing a story nn
the case - f h e Smiley. This is a
true story and
Jur Smiley i, the
moue we'll use
for story pur-
poses. The rea-
son for writing
the story at all,
lU (1111ks 3100
;cel as I did
when I first
heard it. After
tearing the st ,ry behind inc
:anti' y's life, I 1 new I had 0 lot
to be th011115l ft r --- and I think
you will feel the same way,
1 first met Jo' on a picnic at
Niagara Falls a kw years ago. 'We
met on ' c train. '1'o me, he was
ju another guy with an office job
and no particular worries. Brother,
I 1Yas wrong about him. That boy
could a rtaialy color up a lot of
inner feelings with that sable of
a>wo
Now and Then: Joan Crawford --Joan Crawford has been a
top-ranking 1Iollyw•ood star since early in the lata decade. In
the '30s, as she appears at left, she was one of film's leading
vamps. Iter acting style has changed somewhat, but she is (,till
a lop box-office attraction.
i
• e . TABL
TALKS
The Popular Potato
No matter how simply it is pre-
pared you can never get tired of
a good potato—that is, of course, if
itis carefully cooked and served.
Baked
Potatoes are versatile. Bake them
with their skins on and prick then
as soon as they are removed from
the heat; if you let the steam
escape, you prevent the from be-
coming soggy. Serve them plain, or
with butter, or stuff them with left-
over meats or vegetables, season
to your taste with herbs and spices
ga' re.
Steamed
Or steam them; the rule is "in
their jackets." Serve unpeeled if po-
tatoes are young and the skins
bright, or peel and doll in melted
butter (bacon drippings will do the
sante trick), sprinkle with chopped
parsley or dill or chives, or bright-
en the color and taste with paprika
or any herb, such as marjoram,
for instance. You Can deep-fry raw
potatoes, either cut into pieces or
sliced titin — or you can pan-fry
them in plenty of bacon drippings.
Boiled in Jackets
Boiling potatoes in their skins
not only prevents wastage in peel-
ing but conserves the goodness too,
Scrub well, prick over with a fork•
so salt can pentrate, barely cover
with ]tot water in which you put
one rounded tea -spoon of salt to
each 2 lbs. vegetables. Boil steadi-
ly, not vigorously, until just tender.
(Test with thin metal skewer)
Drain dry. Serve as soon as pos-
sible after cooking. -
When potatoes are peeled before
cooking use a potato peeler so that
as little as possible is wasted, Do
not let them soak in water a long
time before cooking.
How to Whiten Potatoes
At this time of year certain varie-
ties of potatoes may turn dark in
color during cooking. This darken-
ing may be remedied if a little
1emo. juice is squeezed over tate
drained vegetable in a proportion
of a teaspoonful to each pound of
potatoes and the pan gently shaken
over the heat. A little vinegar may
serve (.such the same purpose
thoush it is not quite as effective
as lepton juice.
Boiled To A Mash
Even with careful Booking, to-
wards the end of the season pota-
toes are inclined to get mashy.
This ' a trial, but there is a remedy
at hand, though you may need
s same to help you.
Lay a clean tea -clout over a
basin and tip the potatoes with all
their liquid into it. Holding the
two ends of the cloth, draw the long
sides together and fold over and
over till the potatoes are enclosed.
Then twist the cloth ill opposite
directions till all water runs out.
The potatoes will be in a light
floury ball and clear liquid will be
left in the bowl.
How to Care for
Good Paint Brush
It isn't good economy to choose
an inferior paint brush, any more
than it is good economy to buy
inferior paint. A good brush holds
more paint, lasts nitwit longer, is
less likely to leak or spatter, leaves
a clean edge and gives a more uni-
form finish — and besides, the
bristles don't fall out.
It is just as important to knots
how to take care of a good brush
when you have it, as it is to get
a good brush in the first place. Be-
tween painting sessions, it should
be suspended in linseed oil—with
care taken to snake sure that the
bristles are not bent by touching
the bottom of the container.
If the brush is not to be used for
a considerable time, it is well to
wash it out with a solvent such as
turpentine until it is fairly clean.
Then give it a good washing with
a nsild soap solution and warns
(not hot) water. Shake out excess
water and wrap the bristles in paper
so as to retain the original shape
of the painting end of the leru.-h.
An Alibi?
.A Negro was pleading his own
case to save the price of a lawyer.
He called the chief witness to the
stand and said: "Joshua, where
was I when we stole those chick-
ens?"
11 'seems that Joe lives with his
tumm a. d dad. 'That's not unusual,
lint Jes's clad happens to be a
chronic clri0ker. 13y trade he is
'an interior decorator. He makes
good money, but it doesn't mean
a thing to Jo or his mom. When-
ever Isis pop finishes a particular
job, he disappears Inc four or five
days. Eventually he conies home
unshaven, unkempt and usually sick.
Ile lays around the house for days
on end and then he goes on an-
odise job and the story is repeated
again. .As I mentioned earlier,
Joe is an ordinary guy with an
ordinary job. He'll probably always
he an ordinary guy with an ordin-
ary job and like many of his fellow
men, he fell in love. He wanted to
get .tarried t, id that was quite a
struggle on the stoney he was
making. First off. the girl he was
to teats up with decided she want-
ed a baby -grand piano. Well you
can see what a help that was to
Joe. Tine worst of it was, she
couldn't play the piano.
* * *
Well sir, Joe talked his mother
10,0 letting him have two rooms in
the upstairs of her house. Now,
Joe has been working for about 10
y'1('s. When Ise first started work-
ing, he bought a house fur his room.
He knew she would never have a
home of her own unless he did. I -le
took a mortgage on the place and
is still paying for it. His mother
said he could have the two rooms
upstairs at the back of the house
for a nifty little piece of rent. You
can see where Joe is taking a beat-
ing on a deal like that — paying
a big rent for two- rooms in it
hone he is buying.
4 * *
1V -ell that is the way it goes.
One clay before be was married,
inc was Ire Icing around in the
cellar. He found a small table. Ex-
amining it closely, he could see
that if it teas scraped down and
refinished it would sake a nice cud -
table. His mother said he could
have it so he went to work with
the sandpat.r and elbow grease.
One day the father came hone
with a few under his belt — just
enough to put tries in that helpful
mood, Ile tock Ji, s lr„Il heist11
table and start' it Tntl esieg it up
with dark t.trui•h .hefts. It didn't
L'tattrt• (is,' Jo, named a light.
color, or that it v+a o't':w b1 ,Goan
enough for 911011ag. Itch
thro.,gh the vsni'•11 tub, the 001e0
got fed ftp with R 1:1151 , the
woe!, Ile sent tl•e table flying
against the wall, tu,..l:ing ,;f
legs 50( era 1, r5 '5 bell v. ay
through.
Joe fell Lad :dnn15 it. Lot r••r n+er
the deal in time, 10510111alb lie
was Marr:(,!. Rapp;-? 1t i I1 I i
he is, but then (hat is v+hat lir
5 'sold say any was. li 1 bet u, n:,u
Heti four months atki !c, 3111 • Ira;
been in the 11.01,11.11 1110e1 5
With this, and that and thi other.
Itis drunken latl:,r 1•,.10 t, sir t•,
mess up his life Is. 1111':011119. in
all his affairs At t 1 r::our el: the
father and a G 110 nmi,•c
harrowed Jot', ra: ur,hou5 i l c•.=
for it. 'Iwo hours. I:.tt.r. it was
smashed hiyr,ud reri,gniti10
* s
There is more to the -1: !lulu
that. His wife too, Ise It -tailed too
late, is :Iso a chruvic drinker. Ile
went with her for three years and
never knew her 1 conch a drop.
She nags him from the time he
gets home until he goes to work
about having to live in two rooms
She nags about his. small salary
and about not having a lot of new
clothes. His mother thinks he
should start paying more rent and
for the past few months Isis (-.ober
hasn't worked at all. Every time
his pop can corner hint in the hall,
he tries to stake a touch. The roof
almost goes off when be doesn't wit
it.
* * *
The other day, I walked into
Joe Smiley's office. He was busy
going through a pile of papers.
When I called out a greeting, he
came over wit; a smile on his face
and the warns handshake I had not
felt for several years.
i took trim to lunch and we had
a chat about a lot of things. Ile
told me he was getting along well.
He was happily married, he said,
and isad big plans for the future.
He hasn't any idea that 1 know
his real story. Big plans for the
future? Yeah, sure. Why not?
There's always the chance a fellow
may get a break. There is a guy
who really deserves one.
You know what I mean now? if
a fellow like Joe Smiley can be
happy (or try to be) and make
plans for the future, what kick have
I coming? How about you, friend?
Feel the sante as I do?
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from hot flushes, feel an nervous, high-
strung, tired? Then 110 try Lydia L.
Pinkhnm's vegetable Compound to relieve
such symptoms. !inkhorn's Compound
also has what Doctors call a stomachic
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sures feather -light, tender, melting goodness in batter puddings ..
as in all your baking.
The secret of grand Calumet results is the
double action. In the mixing bowl, about 1/3 of
the leavening is released. The second action —
your special baking protection— comes in the
oven. It will not be lost or stirred out — is not
affected by interruptions. Follow directions on
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TEEN -TOWN TOPICS
RI, BARKY MURlirih
t;(yr':,1 1vr n.;; ;.g., we told YOU
that we old be writing a story nn
the case - f h e Smiley. This is a
true story and
Jur Smiley i, the
moue we'll use
for story pur-
poses. The rea-
son for writing
the story at all,
lU (1111ks 3100
;cel as I did
when I first
heard it. After
tearing the st ,ry behind inc
:anti' y's life, I 1 new I had 0 lot
to be th011115l ft r --- and I think
you will feel the same way,
1 first met Jo' on a picnic at
Niagara Falls a kw years ago. 'We
met on ' c train. '1'o me, he was
ju another guy with an office job
and no particular worries. Brother,
I 1Yas wrong about him. That boy
could a rtaialy color up a lot of
inner feelings with that sable of
a>wo
Now and Then: Joan Crawford --Joan Crawford has been a
top-ranking 1Iollyw•ood star since early in the lata decade. In
the '30s, as she appears at left, she was one of film's leading
vamps. Iter acting style has changed somewhat, but she is (,till
a lop box-office attraction.
i
• e . TABL
TALKS
The Popular Potato
No matter how simply it is pre-
pared you can never get tired of
a good potato—that is, of course, if
itis carefully cooked and served.
Baked
Potatoes are versatile. Bake them
with their skins on and prick then
as soon as they are removed from
the heat; if you let the steam
escape, you prevent the from be-
coming soggy. Serve them plain, or
with butter, or stuff them with left-
over meats or vegetables, season
to your taste with herbs and spices
ga' re.
Steamed
Or steam them; the rule is "in
their jackets." Serve unpeeled if po-
tatoes are young and the skins
bright, or peel and doll in melted
butter (bacon drippings will do the
sante trick), sprinkle with chopped
parsley or dill or chives, or bright-
en the color and taste with paprika
or any herb, such as marjoram,
for instance. You Can deep-fry raw
potatoes, either cut into pieces or
sliced titin — or you can pan-fry
them in plenty of bacon drippings.
Boiled in Jackets
Boiling potatoes in their skins
not only prevents wastage in peel-
ing but conserves the goodness too,
Scrub well, prick over with a fork•
so salt can pentrate, barely cover
with ]tot water in which you put
one rounded tea -spoon of salt to
each 2 lbs. vegetables. Boil steadi-
ly, not vigorously, until just tender.
(Test with thin metal skewer)
Drain dry. Serve as soon as pos-
sible after cooking. -
When potatoes are peeled before
cooking use a potato peeler so that
as little as possible is wasted, Do
not let them soak in water a long
time before cooking.
How to Whiten Potatoes
At this time of year certain varie-
ties of potatoes may turn dark in
color during cooking. This darken-
ing may be remedied if a little
1emo. juice is squeezed over tate
drained vegetable in a proportion
of a teaspoonful to each pound of
potatoes and the pan gently shaken
over the heat. A little vinegar may
serve (.such the same purpose
thoush it is not quite as effective
as lepton juice.
Boiled To A Mash
Even with careful Booking, to-
wards the end of the season pota-
toes are inclined to get mashy.
This ' a trial, but there is a remedy
at hand, though you may need
s same to help you.
Lay a clean tea -clout over a
basin and tip the potatoes with all
their liquid into it. Holding the
two ends of the cloth, draw the long
sides together and fold over and
over till the potatoes are enclosed.
Then twist the cloth ill opposite
directions till all water runs out.
The potatoes will be in a light
floury ball and clear liquid will be
left in the bowl.
How to Care for
Good Paint Brush
It isn't good economy to choose
an inferior paint brush, any more
than it is good economy to buy
inferior paint. A good brush holds
more paint, lasts nitwit longer, is
less likely to leak or spatter, leaves
a clean edge and gives a more uni-
form finish — and besides, the
bristles don't fall out.
It is just as important to knots
how to take care of a good brush
when you have it, as it is to get
a good brush in the first place. Be-
tween painting sessions, it should
be suspended in linseed oil—with
care taken to snake sure that the
bristles are not bent by touching
the bottom of the container.
If the brush is not to be used for
a considerable time, it is well to
wash it out with a solvent such as
turpentine until it is fairly clean.
Then give it a good washing with
a nsild soap solution and warns
(not hot) water. Shake out excess
water and wrap the bristles in paper
so as to retain the original shape
of the painting end of the leru.-h.
An Alibi?
.A Negro was pleading his own
case to save the price of a lawyer.
He called the chief witness to the
stand and said: "Joshua, where
was I when we stole those chick-
ens?"
11 'seems that Joe lives with his
tumm a. d dad. 'That's not unusual,
lint Jes's clad happens to be a
chronic clri0ker. 13y trade he is
'an interior decorator. He makes
good money, but it doesn't mean
a thing to Jo or his mom. When-
ever Isis pop finishes a particular
job, he disappears Inc four or five
days. Eventually he conies home
unshaven, unkempt and usually sick.
Ile lays around the house for days
on end and then he goes on an-
odise job and the story is repeated
again. .As I mentioned earlier,
Joe is an ordinary guy with an
ordinary job. He'll probably always
he an ordinary guy with an ordin-
ary job and like many of his fellow
men, he fell in love. He wanted to
get .tarried t, id that was quite a
struggle on the stoney he was
making. First off. the girl he was
to teats up with decided she want-
ed a baby -grand piano. Well you
can see what a help that was to
Joe. Tine worst of it was, she
couldn't play the piano.
* * *
Well sir, Joe talked his mother
10,0 letting him have two rooms in
the upstairs of her house. Now,
Joe has been working for about 10
y'1('s. When Ise first started work-
ing, he bought a house fur his room.
He knew she would never have a
home of her own unless he did. I -le
took a mortgage on the place and
is still paying for it. His mother
said he could have the two rooms
upstairs at the back of the house
for a nifty little piece of rent. You
can see where Joe is taking a beat-
ing on a deal like that — paying
a big rent for two- rooms in it
hone he is buying.
4 * *
1V -ell that is the way it goes.
One clay before be was married,
inc was Ire Icing around in the
cellar. He found a small table. Ex-
amining it closely, he could see
that if it teas scraped down and
refinished it would sake a nice cud -
table. His mother said he could
have it so he went to work with
the sandpat.r and elbow grease.
One day the father came hone
with a few under his belt — just
enough to put tries in that helpful
mood, Ile tock Ji, s lr„Il heist11
table and start' it Tntl esieg it up
with dark t.trui•h .hefts. It didn't
L'tattrt• (is,' Jo, named a light.
color, or that it v+a o't':w b1 ,Goan
enough for 911011ag. Itch
thro.,gh the vsni'•11 tub, the 001e0
got fed ftp with R 1:1151 , the
woe!, Ile sent tl•e table flying
against the wall, tu,..l:ing ,;f
legs 50( era 1, r5 '5 bell v. ay
through.
Joe fell Lad :dnn15 it. Lot r••r n+er
the deal in time, 10510111alb lie
was Marr:(,!. Rapp;-? 1t i I1 I i
he is, but then (hat is v+hat lir
5 'sold say any was. li 1 bet u, n:,u
Heti four months atki !c, 3111 • Ira;
been in the 11.01,11.11 1110e1 5
With this, and that and thi other.
Itis drunken latl:,r 1•,.10 t, sir t•,
mess up his life Is. 1111':011119. in
all his affairs At t 1 r::our el: the
father and a G 110 nmi,•c
harrowed Jot', ra: ur,hou5 i l c•.=
for it. 'Iwo hours. I:.tt.r. it was
smashed hiyr,ud reri,gniti10
* s
There is more to the -1: !lulu
that. His wife too, Ise It -tailed too
late, is :Iso a chruvic drinker. Ile
went with her for three years and
never knew her 1 conch a drop.
She nags him from the time he
gets home until he goes to work
about having to live in two rooms
She nags about his. small salary
and about not having a lot of new
clothes. His mother thinks he
should start paying more rent and
for the past few months Isis (-.ober
hasn't worked at all. Every time
his pop can corner hint in the hall,
he tries to stake a touch. The roof
almost goes off when be doesn't wit
it.
* * *
The other day, I walked into
Joe Smiley's office. He was busy
going through a pile of papers.
When I called out a greeting, he
came over wit; a smile on his face
and the warns handshake I had not
felt for several years.
i took trim to lunch and we had
a chat about a lot of things. Ile
told me he was getting along well.
He was happily married, he said,
and isad big plans for the future.
He hasn't any idea that 1 know
his real story. Big plans for the
future? Yeah, sure. Why not?
There's always the chance a fellow
may get a break. There is a guy
who really deserves one.
You know what I mean now? if
a fellow like Joe Smiley can be
happy (or try to be) and make
plans for the future, what kick have
I coming? How about you, friend?
Feel the sante as I do?
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