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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1953-8-5, Page 2° TABLE TALKS aktue e In the big cities the old, fashioned "family" picnic seems 40 be pretty much a thing of the thank Goodness, these Bsmaller outings still play an important part in warm -weather living, A family picnic is much more jpIeasurable for the woman—or women—involved if the "eats" ,ere of a sort that can be prepared well in advance. The following recipes might be a help in pre- paring a bill -of -fare bound to meet with the approval of all, even those with the heartiest o'ut-door appetites, a * >t ✓mvl¢Y.; C!� i"{ »I''"' Pt11EA'P LOAF lr/s lbs, pound chuck, ed pound pork from shoulder, well trimmed and ground twine, 1 brimming cup of milk, 1 egg, 2 handfuls of bread crumbs (generous), 1 large onion, chopped fine, , 2 teaspoons salt, or more, to taste, Pepper. Mix thoroughly with silver Jerk until perfectly blended. Mold into loaf in roasting pan. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and dot generously with butter or margarine. Bake covered for one hour and a half at 375° F. * * BAKED BEANS 2 lbs. marrowfat beans, 2 medium sized onions sliced, 1 level tablespoon dry mustard, 2 teaspoons salt (test by tasting), Pepper. Ilek cups light brown sugar, sA lb. salt pork. _'Soak beans over night. In the morning boil them with a pinch of soda and pour off the first water. More than cover them again with fresh water and add other ingredients, Cook until beans begin to tenderize, about 20 minutes. The skin should break and curl when you blow upon them. Pour into large bean crock or into two or three smaller ones. Place piece of scored salt pork in center of each one. Bacon across the top may be substituted. Bake in even at 350° F. for four'"or five hours. As beans ab- sorb liquid, keep adding more until the last 45 minutes. Do not allow them to bake entirely dry at any time. If you use all the liquid they were cooked in, add 'water, They will be deliciously browned when done. RED CABBAGE 1 fairly large solid head of red cabbage, 2 heaping tablespoons of but- ter or margarine, 11A cups of vinegar, 3-2 cup sugar (more or less to taste), SALLY'S SALLIES 'No wonder I'm sore! There's no seat In the darn things!" 1 teaspoon salt (to taste), Cut eabbage fine as for slaw. Saute thoroughly in hot melted shortening, Add vinegar, salt, and sugar, Simmer for one hour or until tender. This may be stored in refrigerator and will keep for days or weeks. It is delicious hot or cold. Some folks, before Being on a picnic, reheat and carry in a covered easserOle. a * ., APPLESAUCE CAKE 1 large cup light brow,' or granulated sugar, 1 surge Ci$ of butter or mar- garine, 1 egg, Ilea cups of hot dry applesauce (canned applesauce may., be substituted), 2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, IA teaspoon cloves, Cream all together and add 2 cups sifted flour, 1/ Ib. raisins, 1 cup chopped walnut meats. Bake in 8- by 12 -inch pan for 45 minutes at 375° F. Reduce the temperature the last 15 minutes. Cake may be frosted with an icing made by combining con- fectioner's sugar, one teaspoon melted butter, and lemon juice. .11 no frosting is desired, try sprinkling with granulated sugar before baking. This is truly deli- cious and will keep for many deys if the family doesn't disco- ver it. If your picnic day is cool, the beans, meat loaf and cabbage may all be reheated in the same oven before placing them in the picnic baskets. Uninvited Guests Mrs. Cooper, who lives in Ramsgate, changed in one mom- ent from e normal housewife to the most surprised woman in England, She had been to the local grocer's and bought a turnip. When she got home she peeled it, placed it on a board and sliced it. Then she screamed! Inside was a fully -grown spar- row, complete with feathers. Quite dead, of course, but how did it get • there? Mrs. Cooper was quite sure there was no hole in' the outside of the turnip. The grocer who sold it said it was a good specimen, measuring about eight inches in diameter. He had handled it and would have noticed any flaw. A plant expert was calledin to see if he could solve the mys- tery. He threw up his hands and said it was impossible. "It is the most extraordinary thing in my whole experience," he declared. "There is just no explanation," There was an explanation for the surprise which shook a do- mestic servant in Colombo to her very core a year or so ago. She was dressing a fowl for her master's dinner at the time. As she cut it open, something moved, and a snake glided out. It had been swallowed by the fowl just before it had been killed. Mr, W. D. Dunn, a greengrocer of Grove Hill, had the biggest shock of his life one day when he unpacked some bananas. As he cut a quantity from the first stalk, there was a squeak and a flurry, and twelve baby mon- keys fell to the floor, They had travelled and kept themselves alive on bananas all the way from Central America. Mastic runes—Plastic has, invaded the musical world. Molly Itlshay, left, tries out a tune on her new one piece plastic bctss- plarinet,'while Harry Vape strums his slick -looking plastic goiter. A Word of Praise For The Umpire It's human nature for every - Om to believe he can do the next fellow's job just a little better. When the average base- ball fan gets to the ballpark, he's pretty sure the umpire's are nearsighted, prejudiced, careless, and crazy with the beat. Then the second guesses and insults come roaring out of the -stands, But the umpire has his side'' of the story, too. It's a revelation no true sports fan should miss. First witness for the defense:, Babe Pinelli, who has umpired more than 3,000 National Leagu games, and authored a recent book called "Mr, limp," "The' gag that gets the big- gest laugh around tthe league,d says Babe, "is when three um- pires come out on the field and someone plays 'Three Blind Mice.' Well, the fact is that he umpire has ever had to wear glasses, despite peIriodit check- ups. Many ballplayers do! ,, "When the fan thinks we call . one wrong, he yells, 'Oh, you robber!" Yet no umpire in the history of modern baseball has' ever been indicted for dis- honesty, That's more than you . can say for the players as a whole. Remember the Black Sox players' scandal of 1918? And I'm sure the police records will show any average day's collet- . tion of customers at a game to be somewhat less than a hun- dred per cent in honesty. It's the old question of throwing stones from glass houses." The latter quote brings to mind the pudgy, Tony Galento- ish Dodger fan who once climb- ed out of the stands to tackle George Magerkurth, the six-foot four -inch umpire who had just called a close play against Brook- lyn. "Robber! Crook!" howled the irate fan as he knocked Mage to the ground,, jumped astride his chest, and flailed away with', both fists. Cops rushed the self- righteous customer to the near -e, est police station. There he iden- tified himself as Frankie Ger- mano — violating parole on a larceny sentence! No one, least of all the um- pires themselves, ever claim them to be perfect. In the last .World Series, umpire Art Pas- sarella called Johnny Sain of the Yankees out at first — only to be proven wrong by wirephoto evi- dence printed the next day in all the newspapers. Commission- er Ford Frick studied the photo, shrugged his shoulders, and re- marked, "So what? In this, one case the umpire happened to be wrong. But over all, he's as close to perfectly right in his deci- sions as humanly possible. An umpire has to make over three hunderd decisions a day, and the men we have to do the job are the most competent and experi- enced ones in the world. Believe me, no ballplayer ever has as small a percentage of errors as the average umpire." Charlie Berry, former All - America football player at La- fayette, and now one of the bul- warks of the American League umpiring staff, has several sali- ent slants. "For an average sal- ary of less than $10,000, we have to lead a lonely and abused ex- istence. The player spends half his schedule at his 'home ball- park, so he can settle his fam- ily in that city for six months a year. But the umpire is always on the go, shifting from town to town without set pattern, and may not see his wife and chil- dren from spring training (in late. February) till the end of the World Series (mid-Oc- tober)." Though all the umps love base- ball, Berry adds, they dare not mingle with the players. They have to ride different trams, eat at different restaurants, and stay at different hotels from the play- ers. They can't discuss baseball 'with whatever friends they make in different cities. Like Caesar's wife, the ump must be "above reproach." As for the day's work, old- time umpire Tim Hurst made the classic comment, "You can't beat the "hours:'But what phy- eical and' psythological'Strain is packed - into those few -hours''' a day! Berry points out that an umpire can't. afford .to relax for a moment, because any single decision :nay prove to be the enake'or break in a club's hopes of reaching the million -dollar World Series, As if the responsibility were not enough, the officials have to handle the hot verbal coals heaped on , them by hecktng players. Babe Pinelli classifies squawking players in three groups: "The chronic tonlplainer (who gets a dead ear' from me), the alibi maker (who is stared down), and the sincere heeler (who gets my attention)." All in all, umpiring is a thank- less job with modest pay,., no glory, and constant abuse. The essentials are common sense, good eyesight, poise, decisive- ness, and a flair for the game, As' the crowning irony, unlike 'other sport figures, the umpire is at his best when you notice 'him least! Twins Just The Same -These twins made medical history when they were born 56 days apart—in different years. Mrs. Alan Goodwin,of Sydney, Australia, holds her sons, Denis (left), Oho' weie, born on December 16, 1952, and David (right), who "appeared on Feb. 10, 1953. "Crosby vs Hope". Long -Lasting Feud Defying the- laws of slander, Bob,Hope and Bing Crosby con- tinue to crack away at each tithe': - Says Hope: '"Crosby is so lazy, he' makes Rill van Winkle look like perpetual motion , , ." Says Crosby:: "Hope used to come over and play with my kids until I stopped him. I found he was using a pair of dice. I made hint give back'the bicycle ee won... And s:3* o it goes on. When they make a film together they are at once partners and rivals. When Hope makes a film by him- self, you can be sure that Crosby will turn up 'at the crucial mom- ent and spoil everything. Crosby is at rather a disadvan- tage in this battle of wits, be- ing a crooner first and a comic second. hope, on the other hand, is all comedian. Yet the former manages to get in some very tell- ing shots, "Believe it or not," says Cros- by, "it takes .the combined efforts of everyone on the set to foul his uncontrollable passion to ham up every scene. "You thing I'm 'fooling? Wen, all I know is that he's the only actor in town who has a big sign, over his house which lights up at night and says 'Bob Hope, star' ` of radio and television, films and night clubs, lives here.' " Hope's gags are largely direct- ed at his rival's age or supposed meanness. When they were both over in England last year., Hope said: " Bing hasn't announced; yet how he plans to get back to the States, but he'll make an interesting sight standing on the ' pier at Southampton waving his thumb. -'I hope someone will give him a ride, because with his breast- stroke he'll never make it back in timer. for the apple -picking season." When Hope called Crosby "King of Groaners," the other retaliated by calling him "Bugle Beak." Their widely -publicised ven- detta •was not planned. It was a sort of habit they Sell into. .After the first of their famous "Road" •pictures, the script writers found it easier to write abusive dialogue than any other kind. But most of their gags are im- promptu. Crosby tells of the time one of their script writers visited the set during the film- ing of "Road to Rio." Hope yell- ed to him: "If you recognise anything you've written, shout 'bingo,' " and the writer de- parted in a huff, They are both extremely sharp wits, and tan produce materiel out of the blue. When Hope was over in England to play in the British Amateur Golf Champion- ship, he said in an interview: Crosby played in the competi tion last- year; I'm here to apaligise. My handicap? .Four, , Crosby's? His age." ,is there really something be- hind this feud? Show business partnerships often breed very real bitterness, but in this case they are really the best of friends. s Hope, in more serious vein, said recently: "In' my book Bing's still the world's greatest gangster.. "At Christmas our two fam- ilies always get together /Or a party, and Bing, and I :INV, make a point of toasting eeeb Other." And there you have • hint 04 the teal sentiments between them. Getting Ready For Trade With Mars Students attending a college of .science, engineering and tech- nology in Massachusetts daily walk out of the world of 1953 into a fantastic, imaginary world of 1,000 years hence when man will be in constant communica- tion with niany parts of the universe. The stimulate their inventive imagination, Professor John E. Arnold asks them to project themselves into life as it may be lived in the year 2953. Space travel will then be as common as train journeys are now. Our earth may be trading with planets countless millions .of miles away which would mean cultural connections with their strange inhabitants. We may run excursions to and from their worlds. A bureau for inventing arti- cles ranging from machinery to hitherto unthought-of household gadgets has been set up by the students. The realism `df the bureau is enhanced by letters ad- dressed to those unknown planet -dwellers, letters about trade agreements, letters to fic- titious agencies far out in space.. . Even a file detailing "discov- eries" of what life will be like on the one of the planets in 1,000 year's time has been opened by the enthusiastic students. The planet's people will talk by means of telepathy; they will have amazingly acute hearing and be able to see great distan- ces. And their bones will be hollow! They ' will be emotionally stable, monogamous and gregari- ous. They will use electricity for light and power but know noth- ` in of electronics. This means that opportunities for trade with the earth• will be limitless. A document which purports to give details of the planet's size, density and temperature ex- tremes has been solemnly filed away, ready for use at any time. Another shows that plant life on the planet — "where the gravity is eleven times greater than on the earth" — flourishes upside down! Roots extend into the air and the fruit -bearing parts of plants grow below the surface. It all sounds odd to us in earthbound 1953,but who's to say that the students are wrong in their guesses about the world of 2953? Perhaps their imaginative theory that some planet -dwell- ers will evolve from birds may prove accurate! At any rate, they are already designing articles of a kind like - 1% to ifiterest the people of Mars and other planets 1,000 years' hence. They will be "built on earth and shipped through space" for interplanetary trade, ..Plain Horse Sense.. by BOB ELLIS Among the brickbats and bou- quets received lately is One from (Mrs.) Mare Alvin, West- on, Ont„ who writes: "I see where you say farmers shouldn't get involved in party politics, I don't see why not: Isn't it high time they did? When are the farmers ever going to get some sense and jump into polities with both feet, If they want to know what politics to join they have only got t0 look at the record, We need security in our prices just like the working man has for his wages." Mrs, Alvin does not say whether she wants farmers to organize in unions like labour did and to affiliate with a p0- litical party or whether farmers should set up their own political party as they have done before. Check the Record Looking back over the last ten years we find that farmers have done fairly well up to about ten years ago when it became evident that Canadian farmers could not do without the Brit- ish markets given up at light- heartedly by Messieurs Howe and Gardiner, The Americans who are sup- posed to be our "natural, mar- ket" are closing themselves . off against the imports of Canadian food products. Our farm aur - pluses are piling up and prices are going down. There is really not much to encourage farmers to vote for a continuation of the present agricultural policy. What Alternative? If the farmers should come to the conclusion that they had "a raw deal" the last couple of years, what have they to choose from? Of the three "splinterparties" making up the opposition in the last • House, the Conservatives have hopped along with the Liberals in those questions which are closest to the farm- er's heart. In March 1952 they helped to vote down Mr. Coldwell's mo- tion for the establishment of a Federal Agricultural Board to control meat and dairy products. In December they joined the government to defeat a motion for the introduction of a Nation- al Health Insurance. Plan. Social Credit is an unknown factor. Nobody seems to be able to gauge how much regimenta- tion it would need to put their economic ideas into effect. Last but not Least That leaves the CCF and its little group of gallant men who have been trying- hard to put some of their, program through parliament. As direct descend - ante of the old Progressives, they are mostly m a d'e up of Western farmers with some sprinkling of labour men amongst them. As they are free 'from any financial ties they represent the interests of all the people. Their speeches read very much like the reports in the lata Farmer's Sun, From them have originat- ed practically' all new, ideas in the last twenty years,;' If farmers intend to take pe, , 7itieal action, they would have to forms the nk up arest roupr which g group of con- sumers for the farmer's prod- ucts, Time only will show whether Mrs, Alvin's advice will be heeded. . This column welcomes sug- gestions, wise or foolish, and all criticism, whether constructive or destructive and will try to answer any question. Address your letters to Bob Ellis, Box 1, 123 - 18th Street, New Toronto. Ont. This Strike Lasted Fourteen Years The longest strike on record -- pand the friendliest—has ended, It ;was in Ireland—it couldn't have happened anywhere else. Fourteen years ago, in March, 1939, Jim Downey, propietor' of Downey's Select B a r, at D u n Laoghaire, near Dublin, sacked a barman. He refused to tein- stake him, and the man's union called a strike and posted pickets, Daily after that t h e pickets came on It cost the union about £20,000. It may have put more than that into Jim Downey's till. For, as the . strike continued, it brought a lot of trade to the bar —"curiosity custom.", Year after year, tourists and seamen came back to see if the pickets were still at their posts. Annual Party , Big Jim realized the value of the dispute. Every year, on the anniversary of the strike, he put up bunting and threw a celebra- tion party. The pickets were in. eluded in it — there were "drinks on the house" for them as well . as for the customers. In winter there was also "e drop of the ould stuff?' for the union men to keep out the cold And if a picket wasn't on his beat at the proper time, 'Downey would phone the union to ask why. So a good time was had by all —except perhaps the union tree= surer. Now it is all Over, Mr Downey died the other day and the pickets have been called off• The strike has ended. tut, a world record has beet set' up. So perhaps the cut -habit/ • eastern will continue. The picket; :however, may be sorry. It's Rigged -Lavergne Dorobiala demonstrates the Bell Telephone Co. ticktdckfo6 mathInewhich never loses. The best you can A hope foci:Lei tie. Buttons Tight up the individual squares with grosses and, as soon as one is pressed, the machine comes' back with a circle—alwot,t,l,te best place. 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