The Brussels Post, 1953-11-4, Page 6TABLE TALKS
claw, Araivows
Here's an old-time trick that
makea doughnuts much easier to
digest by those who find the or -
(Unary fried sort too greasy for
comfort. Plunge the doughnuts
quickly inter a bowl of very het
water just as soon as they are
taken Out of the hot grease.
Drain them on absorbent paper
as usual, If done quickly, the
doughnuts clo not become soggy,
but excess grease is floated Of.
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For those who do not are for
tried doughnuts, there are baked
doughnuts that are delicious,
Baked Doughnuts
(Makesabout lee dozens)
%.cup, scalded milk
3 tablespoons shortening
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
IA teaspoon cinnamon
1 cake yeast
2 tablespoons lukewarm water
1 egg, beaten
234 cups plus 2 tablespoons sift-
ed flour
Iron -on Designs
in Vibrant Colors
Gy £'eta Wit.
EASY! Just a broke of your
iron,'—and Ids elyt bright flowers
in yellow, green and blue spar-
kle on kitchen, bedroom and
guest linens! No embraiderey, and
they're washable . , . 14 motifs
to use on curtains, tablecloths,
napkins, a prons,l sheets, and pil-
lowcases!
Iron 'em on—that's all! , Wash -
01e! tPdttei•r4°7$0, ay,°1 motifs;
' rix baskets,'2e4 x 4 ter 4 x flee;
tight flower sprays, 1 iFe x Ice to
1 a3.'nekes. a• -
Send TIVENT1" Fli"E ^ CENTS
;n coins (stamps cannot be ac-
eeptFed) for this, pattern „to Box
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gte,
onto, Ont. Print plainly PAT -
ERN N Our NAME
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end ADDRESS.
EXCITING VALUE! Ten, yes
PEN popular, new designs to cro-
dlet, sew, embroider, knit —
printed right in the Laura
Wheeler Needlecraft Book, Plus
?any more patterns, to send for
—ideas for gifts, bazaar money -
?takers, fashions! Send 25 cents ,
:or Teem. copy.
Melted butter
Powdered sugar
Pow hot milk over eOmbined
sugar, shortening, salt and spices.
Cool to lukewarm, Stir the
yeast with two tablespoons
lukewarm water, and add this
to Cooled milk mixture. Add
beaten egg and mix well. Stir in
the dour, beating well, ' Cover
dough with a clean, moist cloth,
and allow it to stand in a warm .
*"place until it has doubled in
bulk, about one hour. Turn dough
out onto a well -floured board,
turning it over several times ter '
shape It into a soft ball, Lightly
roll , dough Out to one-half inch
thickness, being careful not t0
stretch this soft dough, Cut`
Clough with a floured three-inch
doughnut cutter, and carefully
place .doughnuts two inches
apart on a well -greased cooky
sheet. Brush the tops with melt-
ed butter and place the sheet in
a warm spot for 20 minutes, or
until the doughnuts have doub-
led in bulk, Bake at 425°F. for
8 to 10 minutes. Remove from
the Oven,. brush the tops with
melted butter again, then roll in
powdered sugar.
4 k 4
Jelly Doughnut Muffins
2 tablespoons shortening
t/2 cup sugar
1 egg beaten
2 cups $lour
1 tablespoon baking
to teaspoon salt
t/ teaspoon cinnamon
34 eup milk
14 eup tart jelly
Melted butter
1 cup finely chopped nuts
Cream the shortening and sug-
ar, then add the egg and mix
well. Alternately add the dry
ingredients, sifted together, and
the milk to the creamed mixture.
Place half the batter in well -
greased muffin tins. Place 2
teaspoons jelly on top of each
half-filled tin, then cover with
remaining batter. Bake at 400°
F. for 2 minutes. Remove from
the oven, turn out of muffin tins
and roll them immediately in
melted butter, then chopped
nuts.
Powder
Now for a basic doughnut
recipe that can be "dressed up"
in dozens of attractive ways.
BASIC DOUGHNUT RECIPE
(Makes about 21/2 dozen aver-
age -sized doughnuts.)
2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
tc teaspoon salt
_ teaspoon soda
?•8 teaspoon nutmeg
;f, teaspoon ginger
2tablespoons shortening
ee cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
4 teaspoon vanilla extract
le cup buttermilk
Fat, for frying
Thoroughly cream the short-
ening and sugar. Add egg and
vanilla and mix well. Sift the
dry Ingredients together, then
add to the creamed mixture, al-
ternately with the' buttermilk,
beating after each addition. Chill
dough, then turn it out onto a
lightly floured board. Work with
only part of the dough at a time.
Ro11 dough out to zt-inch thick-
ness and cut with a floured cut-
ter.
Fry in deep fat heated to 375°
2' (hot enough to delicately
brown a 'e -inch square of bread,
in 30 seconds), Fry doughnuts
about 2 or 3 minutes, turning
them over after they are brown-
ed on the bottom. Fry about 4
Pressing enelagetit 'nt Obviously 'pressed 'foe time during his
recent visit to the U, S. 5. Iowa at Spithead, England, petty Offi-
cer Ernest Chiverell of the Royal Navy waits in the ahip's tailor
shop while his trousers get a "lend-lease crease," Applying the
;worn is ship's serviceman Edwin Rottinghaus.
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Model Pair — Model looks at model as Louise Baker, gets a close-
up of "Vesta" the world's first tr'onsparen ''dog. Justdisplayed
at the annual Veterinary Symposium, Vesta will soon tour many
leading cities. Developed by the Gaines Dog Research Center,
Vesta Is modeled after a female Great Dane. She was construct-
ed by the Deutsches Gesundheits Museum, Cologne, Germany.
She was flown here, where electronics experts installed an intri-
cate sound system which enables Vesta to "talk" for several
minutes, As she outlines interesting facts about herself and dogs
in general, each of the various organs mentioned lights up.
Every detail of her body, including skeleton, teeth, muscular
system and internal organs, is faithfully reproduced in plastic.
Vesta is life-sized, being 51/2 feet long and 3/s feet high.
at a time, and drain well upon
removing them from hot fat.
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Some variations' follow;
Chocolate Doughnuts—Omit the
butter and spices, and add 2
squares (ounces) melted choco-
late.
Nut-Nuts—Add 1 cup finely chop-
ped nuts, and the grated rind
of 1 orange along with the last
addition of flour. Another time,
substitute coconut for nuts.
Jelly or Fruit Filled Doughnuts
—Place a stoned date, some rais-
ins, or 2 teaspoons jelly between
2 rounds of doughnut dough.
Press the edges of the two rounds
firmly together moistening with
• bit of water. Lower them into
deep hot fat very carefully.
For variety, crinkle the edges
of the dough before frying, or,
for special occasions, cut dough-
nuts into heart, diamond, or ani-
mal shapes.
New Twists—Cut dough into ob-
long pieces, then make 3 length-
wise slashes in the dough, but
do not cut completely through
to the end. Twist or braid these
3 sections before frying.
Goody Balls—Simply make small
balls of doughnut dough, fry,
and then roll in sugar.
Good Fortune Doughnuts—Cut
the dough into horseshoe shapes,
then, after frying, stud these
horseshoes with cloves to re-
semble nails.
Rabbit •Doughnuts -'-Encase a slice
of sharp cheese between two
rounds of doughnut dough be-
fre i»Seal and moisten
o frying.
edges as for fruit -filled dough-
nuts.
Doughnut Delights—Make with
slices of apple or fresh peaches.
Even firm berries are weed, En-
case the fruit between two
rounds of doughnut dough, seal-
ing and moistening. Serve hot,
with a topping of sv,eetened
whipped cream.
When Rairr ;Starts
Windows :Shgalt
What would you say if you
were sitting patiently in a wait-
ing -room and suddenly the win-
dow opened itself — or shut
itself — 'although nobody h a d
gone near it? "Ghosts? ' Non-
sense. It's the weather that does
it.
Pilot models of such windows,
which will close automatically
when it rains and open again
when the rain stops, have been
constructed by a New York firm,
Small electric motors ar, the
rause of the "ghost" action They
are worked by relays that are
connected with small printed -
circuit grids installed outside the
window. When even one drop of
rain strikes the grid, the mechan-
ism is started off and the win-
dow is shut. When the grid dries,
the window is automatically
opened. But the device can be
set to respond to tiny degree of
moisture — from a fine mist to
a heavy downpour. When ,nanu-
factured in quantity the whole
thing will come out cheap enough
for the ordinary home -owner to
buy,
The same company has already
been .turning out a device which
automatically raises and lowers
car -hoods, according to the Wea-
ther'. It is -- excuse us while we
go and shut the windows.
Aprove not of him who com-
mends all you say.
—Franklin
On The Cob — This feline gour-
met wouldn't trade one of his
whiskers for cat food, but you
better not pass him up when
corn on the cob is on the menu.
-With some aid from his mistress,
Mrs. Frederick Woltmon, the
Siamese cat gnaws the cob
clean and meows for seconds.
Modern \Etiquette
Q. Js it ever permissible for the
ratan to walk on the inside of the
pavement when accompanying a
woman?
A, Only if they are making
their way through a rough, jost-
ling crowd, and the an can pro-
tect the' woman better by keep-
ing on the inside.
Q. What should one do at the
dinner table if one is asked a
queotidn just at the moment one
is conveying a. bite of food to-
wards the mouth?
A. Most certainly don's put
the food into the mouth and then
attempt to answer the question.
It is much better to return the
fork to the plate, answer the
question, and then resumg eat-
ing.
Q. If a person does not intend
to go in costume, should he ac-
cept an invitation to a fancy-
dress hall?
A. It is better if he does not
accept. Any person should ac-
cept an invitation only if he is
willing to enter into the festivi-
ties in a sincere manner,
Q. Isn't it all right to mail out
handwritten wedding invitations?
A. Yes, Informal notes, writ-
ten on one's personal stationary,
are in perfectly good taste. It
would' seem easier, however,
when the guest list is large, to
mail out the engraved type of
invitation,
Q. Is, it proper for a mast to
offer his hand in greeting to *
woman?
A. Under ordinary circum-
stances, the man never offers his
hand to a woman unless she ot-
Pers hers first, However, if
they are very good friends,
they usually offer their handle
simultaneously upon meeting.
Q. What le considered the
standardized fee for the 'bride-
groom to give to the Minieteit
who performs the wedding acre..
many?
A, There is no standarditted
fee.' The bridegroonft gives so-
con'cling t0 his means.
Some Queer Sports
That Folks Enjoy,
"We be loriger°iiatve t0 kill our
'Opponents lb be''hasned the win-
ixie#,',". 28i61' a `+iaPenefe wrestler,
With. }what . ±Qunded,,,liko a re-
gl,YYetful note in his voice.
'( tile famous Suino wres-
tlgrs 'of Japan, though no longer
''lour ks for :spoilt, are formidable
eiiopgh•• for any oponnent who
,eaties:•ta.•take it etrOUI11s en the
mqr" asIf you think Rfr Japanese
to small, slim peeeens with
perpetual smiles, a Sumo mauler
would shah 'yeti: how mistaken
you, are: Fu'l1.'gro*n, 'they are
lvellee0Ver, sift , feet . in' height,
elerat'iy, as bIoadr and, weigh 20
to 30,stones, ,
"Such ap giants :are, specially
£ !bred't'fo 'wrestle end selected
«+babies+ Ore'h'ain'ed •frone'infancY•
•,;n Special diets and'graded exer-
„oises,, whose,' detgals, 'itav'e been
kept secret tor 5,09% yerees, form
the Infants, theme Stole' boys,
massive biting • nien 'Abd even-
tually the hien-mountains who
meet .. far ' the championships
twice a •year iri, Spetrig. and Aut-
umn. -
So highly do the Japanese rate
Sumo wrestling that the cham-
pionships take pride of place
among the sports in their liew
travel literature, "Spectacle -"t-
with thrills and colour," say. the
brochures, And they are, right.
Sumos are tough as oak and;ye-
silient as rubber in every Adele
inch of sinew and muscle:
A young Embassy employee
once tried a bout with one of
these Eastern alps. Rushing in,
he charged the Sumo with .his
shoulder. At the instant of im-
pact the Sumo shot out his stom-
ach and the young man bounced
back ten feet asif hit by a
haymaker.
Stripped to loin -cloths, these
battling Jape enter the ring with
.ceremonial politeness, their bouts
ruled by 48 holds •that can pin,
sprain or paralyse. If any part
of the body, except the feet,
touch the floor a man is a loser
and withdraws with more cere-
monial But in olden days when
a Sumo .went down his opponent
.would go in with stamping
feet, tearing hands and all the
crushing power of his great body.
A'win was followed by the pulp-
ing of a loser's head by pounding
fists.
Round the world there are still
other remarkable sports being
played and • witnessed. Cock-
fighting, for instance, is a tradi-
tional sport in Malaya and else-
where. Even in this country,
though outlawed officially,
"mains" are still fought at seci'et
gatherings in remote districts,
In many countries mankind
uses the natural enmity of ani-
mals to start a sport. -Ram fight-.
ing, for instance, attracts thous-
ands in parts of Austria, where
the spectacle of enraged curly -
horned rams charging, butting
and battering each other is view-
ed with breathless interest. Wild
acclaim greets the winning beast
as it leaps with slashing hooves
to finish off its exhausted oppon-
ent.
Once the mainstay of every
maharajah's feast day, one can
still find fighting elephants in In-
dia, but now they are rew and
far between, A battle to the
death was a sight and sound
that • oo man could 'forget. As
tusks tore, the maddened crea-
tures screamed with rage and
pain — a high -velocity ttoise'like
the whistle of an express train..[
The crash of 'their batteritge
bodies shook • the' ground wiele
the thunder of, an earthquake;
On their favourite fighters, lie -
Live princes would wager for-
tunes and nothing was too good''
for the beast that won,
Fastest Beasts
A less bloodthirsty sport where
man backs animal against ani-
mal is in cheetah racing for
these half -dog, half -cat creattires
are the fastest running beasts
on earth. Besides then, a grey-
hound, all out at 37 miles an
hour, would seem standing still,
And at the other end of the scale
the United States has its nation-
al frog -jumping contests, in
which recently British entrants,
Winston and Clem, were well
outleaped by a frog called Ike.'
FAIR QUESTION
Goldberg was strolling down
the street when he noticed what
he thought was the familiar fig-
ure of a friend. Quickening his
steps, he came up to the men
and slapped him heartily On the
back, To his amazement and
confusion he then saw that he
had greeted an utter sttattger.
"Oh 1 beg your pardon," he
said, "1 thought you Were an
old friend of mine, Levy by
name,"
The stranger ! recatrered . his
wind and replied with ,consider-
able heat: "And euppostfig I were
Levy, do you havd't0 lilt me, so
hard?" ,.
"Rthat do yeti, berg,,' retorted
Goldberg, "how `, hsis d I , .hit
Levy?"
"1rly root", he w7tispered ten-
derly, alt lie plro ed her velvet
chese'ii to iii, '
"MY' egetttet"' tree send, rw the
dodged ))ti Whiskers,
JET, OF DEATH WIPED OUT
THIRTY THOUSAND
St, Pierre, on the Island of iVfar-
unique, lay under the shadow Of
Mont Pelee—Naked Mountain, It
had been a volcano, but now it
was believed to be extinct. The
crater had been transformed by
time into a beautiful lake. The
once barren and forbidding moun-
tain sides were now eloalted by
prosperous plantations of sugar
cane,
But Mont Pelee was not extinct,
merely slumbering, Deep inside
it had a burning heart that was
growing stronger and more fiery
with every passing yeas;.
On May 5th, 1902, the sleeper
stirred. Black smoke poured from
its crater and molten lava flowed
down its sides, catching a score
and more plantation workers off
their guard,
Those wholived on the moun-
tainside heeded Pelee's warning,
and moved to the city of St,
Pierre below, swelling its popu-
latipn to sotngthine like 30,OQQ.
On the night of May 7th, the
mountain sent`up a magnificent
display of natural fireworks. '
At ten minutes to eight on the
morning of May 8th Mont Pelee
opened up full blast of its awful
artillery. Streaks of flame shot
hundreds of feet into the air, Day
became night in a matter of min-
utes as the smoke pall darlcened
the heavens for miles around,
Then, choked by its own lava,
Pel€e blew its head off: Thous-
ands of tons of incandescentashes
rained down on the city. Sudden-
ly, dike the opening of a inf'ghty
furnace, the , flank, of the moun-
tain facing the city burst open
in a gigantic fissure.
An immense volume of steam,
fiery ash and poisonous gases
gushed on the city with an un-
believable force.
In three minutes that awful
suffocating jet of death wiped
out •30,000 souls.
It waes no ordinary volcanic
eruption, no steady flow of molten
lava—it was a superheated hur-
ricane which had burst from the
fissured side of Mont peke, ;It
scalded, burnt and suffocated:
Once inhaled into the lungslit"'
brought about instants;deetb. PT-
-
ple were struck dead just es thy
stood or sat. A child was found'
clutching her doll; a 'clerk bust
over his desk, pen still in hand;
an old man was still in the at-
titude of drinking from a hoe •
Houses collapsed like packs f
cards, ships turned teetee ,off e
shore. Two million "tpns , Of
fell on Barbados, 200`ii)iles to the,
south
In a matter of estimates St,'
Pierre was transformed: from'a
gay city to another. Poi}tpeii, its
streets buried ,under six feet of
ash. The frightful eat of life
taken by Vesuvius in the first and
Seventeenth centuries was more
than doubled by Mont Pelee's
sausage outburst,
It was not a volcano but a hur-
ricane which *brought disaster to
hundreds of British families on
the evening of December 20th,
1879.
slat
3l• es frohowlingmroofs gale yeas andlitteringripping
the streets of Dundee with brok
en glass. Suddenly a man was
seen running throught the streets,
•shouting a fantastic story that
the recently constructed bridge
over the Tay had eollapsed,
The rumour persisted, and pres-
ently a .party of mens arrived to
confirm it, They' bad watched
the lights of a train as it started
to cross the, Tay, It, had gone a
hundred yards when the river
was swept by a, particularly
violent blast of wind:,° From the
bridge there had suddenly blazed
up a cascade of brilliant sparks.
The ail "was;tia ile—and the lights
of the train were seen no more.
What were the facts behind
this story? At 4:15 that Sunday
afternoon a train comprising six
coaches and a brake van had left
Edinburgh for Dundee. Many of
the passengers were on their way
home for the New Year celebra-
tions; others were people return-
ing from Christmas visits to
friends, and a few were railway
workers going off duty.
At 7:10 pan. the signal cabin •
on the south side of the Tay sent
word that the train had passed
on to the bridge. The operator
on the Dundee side begpn to
transmit is acceptance of the mes-
sage—and found the cooiinuni-
cation was broken.
As it was no looges' possible to
contact the Fite side, the greatly
alarmed locomotive superintend-
ent, Mr. Roberts, resolved to ven-
ture alone on to the bridge to
find out what was wrong.
On hands and knees, he crawl-
ed farther and farther out over
the ,turbulent water,' ,of the Tay.
To his horror he found that
the thirteen girders, each 250
-tons 'ln weght, whibh'f wined the
centn'al'stfucture of -the lytridge,
tivgre gone?
Nothing but the iron: piers
which had supported thein re-
mained. Gone was the bridge,
and gone was the ergin, ; There
Was` hot a single :survivor,
A.YS: "CANNIIA" EGGS
`,Apron .1Ju dace i, aged 12, 01
Tort141r1T}pk"a tt t goose --a goose
'soars h:W differeneetr•0m the rest.,
No, she doesn't lay golden eggs,
but she's very partichlar where
Ilse Iays'£hem. erlie goose lays all
her .eggs in, an empty quart jar.
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