HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1948-4-28, Page 3The Staff of Life
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Scho ,1 cut , . :tad that aloe.-
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ftee.noon r n. nit pal hell signals another
raid on the pantry. Better pour
the mills tool slice the bread, Mother.
before your hungry Ihirrle cI outds
on the tidy kitchen.
Still, it's a nice, ro., habit, thus
after-school suach of "bread 'n'
jurat" -and goodnres !:notes hots
atria y , years old. :\ with Ifternouu
slice nt bread probably eonifutted
many a hungry sehool boy of Ro-
man times. julius Caesar himself
was a practised t tatty raider -anal
many years after he kit the ela=s-
roont too!
The Mighty Caesar, however,
preferred his snarl: .lightly e trlier.
He was often surprised making ing a
pre -dawn trip to the larder for a
slice of bread and cheese, which he
munched peacefully back ill boil
while the rest of the household
slept,
* *
However far back the "bread and
butter" habit extends into our his-
tory, it is well known that bread
itself is our oldest and most import-
ant food. The crusty, fragrant
loaves displayed by bakers today
ha behind therm a tradition ,f at
least 10,000 years.
The Stone Age oral well knew
the nutritive value of the Staff of
Life, according to archaeologists
who discovered loaves of bread in
the 10,000 -Year-old ruins of the
Swiss Lake Dwellers.
Of course, the bread baked in
the Stone Age ovens bore little res-
emblance to the fine-grained, whole-
some product produced in Seth
Century bakeries. However, the
Stone Age man's original bread
mixture improved through the
years. One day, probably by acci-
dent, some primitive baker let his
dough stand longer than usual be-
fore baking and fermentation took
place. Thus• was leavened or
raised" bread introduced into the
world's cook book.
* * *
The Stone Age man discovered
the Staff of Life, but it took the
efficient Egyptian to organize the
baking industry. Each village bad
its own public bakery', private ovens
being a royal privilege enjoyed only
by the nobility. By the time of the
Pharaohs, the Egyptian baking in-
dustry had progressed to a point_
where the home -maker could get
two kinds of bread front her baker
-leavened, made with fermented
yeast - and unleavened, as eaten
ceremoniously by the ancient He-
brews during Passover week.
The Yhoenecian traders intro-
duced bread to the Early Britains,
who traded it for tin. The ancient
islanders soon conceived the idea
that "Britain Can Make It," but
used rye flour ht.tead of wheat in
producing British loaves. Rye
bread was entllrilon in England
until the 8th Century-.
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Li fact, 't dark r • bread wasth •
c staple
food of all in Feudal Europe. The.
fine, white bread we buy from our
baker today was used then only in
church services. One day, when
the clergy had some unconsecrated
white bread left over, some was
sold to certain members of the no-
bility. The nobles enjoyed this
white bread so much that they re-
fused to return to the darker loaf.
These rebellious gourmets there-
upon confiscated the recipes, ovens
and implements from the neigh-
bouring convents and monasteries
where the clergy had done all their
baking. Other noble families en-
dorsed the idea and before long all
ovens were' owned by the lord of
the manor who supervised the bak-
ing for his entire estate.
Thus, in the Middle Ages, the
type of bread served indicated a
family's social standing. The upper
classes enjoyed white bread and the
n were is the a left to get along on
the dark
Long after Britain's bakery ovens
escaped Feudal chains, however,
Britishers continued to consider
their ''master bakers" with the ut-
most respect. Indeed, as late as
the 17th Century an apprentice
baker who spoke saucily to his
master was punished by being cut
off from his meat ration for a
month!
But why should he care? They
left hint his daily bread!
Prefers England
To United States
Although lee's an American, and
In spite of cord rooms, ration coup-
ons, cigarettes at 67 cents a package,
shopping queues and a basic income
tax of 45%, Hobert Chappell likes
England better than his native coun-
try. He is one of 1500 American
businessmen who live in the Old
Country and is Vice President of the
Central Hanover Bank and Trost
Company.
Mr. Chappell says that it England
"ccennnet'cial morality is much high-
er than in most other parts of the
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world" and speaks of an "ease
reaching business agreements quite
remarkable to at American who is
conditioned to doing business always
with a lawyer at one elbow and a
book of rules at the other."
But according to Chappell the
stain reason he and other American
expatrmtea prefer England Is that
they like Englishmen and Scotsmen,
'They are such a decent lot," he sutra
it up, "They don't stand in your
light, poke you in the eye or 101511
you around."
Rain, Rain Go Away -Mr. Abercrombie and Mr. Stanley arriveil
in Chicago front their haute on the .African coast and were
greeted by a downpour that threatener) to wrinkle their formal
attire. So jini Noche, hostess on the plane that flew thsut
from New York, gallantly supplied an uuulbrelta. The penguins
will live in the Lincoln Park Zoo.
Some Notes From The Farm Front
Items of Interest to Our Rural Readers
By John Russell
In the United States great concern
is being shown regarding the rapid
falling off in the number of live
stock, said to ann stet to something
like fifteen per cent in the past
four years.
This should be of real interest to
Canadian stock raisers as showing
the modern trend, Some department
of Agriculture officinls south of the
border are reported as wanting to
advise farmers to start rebuilding
their breeding -stock right away, but
are held back from doing so by 'top
policy" makers who still want to
put the emphasis on grain production.
However, several of the great State
agricultural colleges are already tell-
ing farmers to hang on to their breed-
ing stock.
* * *
Some time next Fall apple grow-
ers arc due to receive a lot of free,
but still very valuable publicity for
their product.
Walt Disney's big feature picture
"Melody Time" will star Johnny
Appleseed, the almost legendary
character who went about the conn -
try planting appiesecds here and
there, and to whom millions of apple -
TABLE TALKS
Muffins - Mixed
The Pastry Way
Blueberry Variety
TryY
this new way ofn
mixing
muf-
fins. It's the same idea as mixing
shortening and flour for pie or tea
biscuits. It's quick -no shortening
to melt -and the results are perfect.
Ya cup shortening
2 cups flour
3 tenspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
34 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 coop mills
1 cup blueberries
Cut shortening into sifted dry
ingredients with pastry blender.
Use a light, quick mixing motion.
The mixture should look like coarse
crumbs before the liquid is added,
Spoon a "well" in the center of
the dry ingredients. Combine well -
beaten egg, milk and well -drained
canned or frozen blueberries; pour
into well at once and mix just until
dry ingredients are moistened. Bat-
ter still will be lumpy.
Dip batter into greased muffin
pans, using two spoons. Don't over -
stir the batter by scooping to the
bottom of the bowl for each spoon-
ful. Fill each muffin pan a little over
half full. Bake in hot oven (450°)
20 to 211 minutes or until muffins
are a shiny, golden brown. Serve
hot with a big pat of butter. This
recipe makes 12 medium-sized muf-
fins.
lovers owe a deep debt of gratitude,
"The Apple Song", sung by Dennis
Day, is expected to have folks not
only humming the tune but also
craving and buying more apples.
* * *
Lots -quality hay used to mulch a
block of 25 -year-old Northern Spy
apple trees was found to bring re-
sults worth many times the costs, in
experiments conducted over a 7 -year
period.
Starting the very first year the
mulch was applied, yields increased
by 6 bushels per tree, and have aver-
aged that mulch increase each year
since. The hay not only saves mois-
ture but acts as a fertilizer. In the
experiment a quarterton of hay was
put around each tree to start with,
then added to as it decomposed.
About a quarter -ton every three years
is about the right amnunt to be ad-
ded.
* * *
On the farms of Canada, and es-
pecially Easter Canacl:i, there are
probai ly millions of acres that are
too wet for profitable cultivation.
Yet, property drained, such wet-
lands often yield huge crops. More
than that, when put into production
they help "take the load" off a farm's
poorer, steeper lands, which may be
allowed to lie fallow for a time, or
planted with trees.
But whether the tile or open -cut
method k used, proper drainage is
an exacting operation, requiring both
knowledge and skill, as it must leave
sufficient water on the land, but not
either too much or too little. Ilut as
many have found out, when properly
done it can really pay.
* * *
A quarter century ago 120 eggs a
year was considered pretty fair pro-
duction I r a hen. Today, with anod-
erm methods of breeding and feeding,
the average throughout the country is
probably around three dozen eggs a
year better than that,
However, there is still plenty of
room for improvement before general
egg production approaches the mark
set by a hen called "Miss Massachus-
etts" hack in 1944. She laid 351 eggs
in just 357 days; and what is more,
each dozen of those eggs scored per-
fectly for size, weighing 26 ounces
or better,
* * *
Back in prewar days there were
38,000 Ontario acres in sugar beets.
Because of labor and price control
'difficulties, totals dropped so greatly
that the entire industry in this Prov-
ince was threatened. But at a meet-
ing held in Chatham recently, with
representatives of both the growers
and manufacturers present, it was
decided to make a real joint effort
to save it; and with more labor and
laborsaving machinery available, the
future should offer fewer difficult-
ies for the Ontario beet grower.
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CHRONICLES
OF GINGER FARMS
By Gwendoline P. Clarke
Spring.,, we know what it Is,
of course, The time of year when
there is new perennial growth; new
planting, new seeding; tractors,
frogs and robins; the time of which
poets ring -- "when a young rn1o,'e
fancy lightly turns to thoughts of
lace". The time when it is a merry
that that spring feeling, or some-
thing, calls the men outside to ral:e
the yard or polish the oar, for there
is no place for there in the boom -
it being sure the time for spring
loucerleaiing.
* *
Ye-, actually 1% e. all know wh.d
spring t leans -- 1 do too - Ion
ct, jt,>t now, 1 was tempted to find
not what def clition my. Oxford d
tiotutry ga.e for the word. "1'br Qr•,.
rription wit, tor} ,rpt and appli.
to natty activities. 'Spring. jump
from the ground" -- yet., that Is
trite of flowering bulb., wh,s1.
clover aril r h u barb, "Sudden
movement from rest - brit:g sml-
deuly into action or view."
now, that surely applies to house•
cleaning at it,' best -- or worst, de-
pending ,i1 your pnillt of view.
Could it be that Messrs. Fouler
and Fowler wcre married and spoke
as mon of experience when com-
piling their dictionary? lien, natur-
ally, would think housecleaning was
a "sudden movement front rest"!
because they themselves are inter-
rupted and disturbed by it. In
winter, when routine work in the
house rusts along smoothly; meals
appear on the t• ble well prepared
and nicely served, that, to the mas-
culine mind, indicates that very
little work has been involved, arol
plenty of rest for the lady of the
hcuee has therefore been possible.
"Bring soddenly into action or
miew". That sorely, could have no
other meaning titan what happens
in a home when the housewife gets
busy. if it were • of for houseclean-
ing maty things would h1 perma-
nently lost especially when there
arc people around who put things
away en carefully they never knew
where to find them afterwards.
And their number ie legion - and
among their number is myself. But
still, the lost things that are sud-
denly brottgitt into view c'o'lic
spring a time of excitement ,-ed
anticipation.
* " *
But oh clear, if we could just get
on with the work without inter-
ruptions. But no, just as stere as
extra work is in progress there are
unlooked for hindrance's,. A 1111111 er
of bnsine s that lilts to be att:mdc'1
to; invitations for this and tinct
that cannot very well be refit-, d;
phone calls and more phone mall-;
and the chances are that one of
tbe local organizations to which one
belongs derides to cater for a ban-
quet. Yoo iCei yon just can't ar
e
the time for it until you remember
that ptohably meet}-tinc per centt
of the members feel exactly a-' you
do. So y'ou pitch in and do your
bit - and then it's the std of the
week and you look hack, realising
hots little can have accomplished.
But then, if you are pltilisophica',
yon look forward and think - "tort
well, there's another week coining
- surely there will be no hiudratt,•ee
next week? I can't think of any-
thing that's likely to conte tip any-
way-."
* * 5
No, you may not knots of any-
thing - now - but interruptinus
will come, you can he sure of that.
And if they do, what then? It isn't
really the hindrances that count, is
Long Bob
Along with ankle socks, saddle
shoes, Sloppy -Joe sweaters and
the inevitable string of pearls, the
swinging shoulder length hair style
of teen-agers is out -"but defin-
itely."
According to fashion experts in
a recent style show in Toronto,
the former "Swoon Kid" will tate
to ladylike clothes and short hair
styles this spring.
iCH GE
LIF ?
Are yo t going 11 rough the functional
middle Ago' )period peculiar to women
(38 to 62 yrs.)? Does Oda make you suffer
from hot flashes feel ao nervous, hi h-
etrung, tired? when no try Lydia.
Pinklmm'e vegetable Compound 10 relieve
much symptoms. Pinkhnm'e Compound
elm has what Boaters call n stomnold°
tonic effect!
%LYfDIA E. PiNICHA188 COMPOUND
It? --- only how we deal with them,
and whether we let them get us
down, \VIty try to do anything in
a gis en length of time or start 011
strenuous job when over -tired?
The chances are a eat nap, followed
by a cop of test, would do much
to mein. frazzled nerve,- and giis
you a 1l7tirr shut. After a)1, in
England, then i very little that
a cup (.,1 tea 'ant carr 1 \\'ho knows,
it may be thu•' cups of tea, at the
right time and pl c e, trade all the
difference in lu:lying 'I'ng1:1114 do
her share in winning, the war.
Well, that's tI ,,t! Now 1'1l get
this typed, awl after that a int) of
teat, and that 1'11 Lc• ready (, trade
into a pet e,f paint mire more -•
mule,,, of roar.', Coco ere iatc•r-
ntpti'm.!
The Smooth Dancer
Rates More Cut Ins F?
To be a popular dancer, scarcely
able to circle the floor without a
cut -in -that's es ery girl's dream!
Why not make it conte true?
What mabes a girl fon to dance
with, anyway ? Perfect rhythm, of
course, plus feather -lightness and
respon-isenesc to every step and
tura. ;\ large order, but you can
fill it if you have balance.
Balance means Carrying your
weight evenly over the balls of
your feet. In stepping backward,
for instance, keep your weight on
the ba of t' e forward foot until
your stepping foot is in place, ready
to share the weight. Also, swing
from the hip aid reach bark as
far a possible with the toe. Chop-
ping off those backward steps is
jttst inciting y, partner to tread
on 3uur tots.
To hr a gc..cl d:,•,ser you must be
able to do the waltz, ninths, samba,
tango, fax :rut and lindy with
equal ease. Our Reader Service
booklet No. 37 teaches the latest
step_. by nteaus of footprint dia-
grams and actn:.l photos. The au-
thor is one of the country's wdl-
l+nown iii tr_tctor,, 1lr t ;our copy
today!
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