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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1954-02-10, Page 6BAG S TEA WRONG METHOD Charles wondered why his Aunt Lucy had no children while ills other aunts all had families. fie decided to ask her. "Well," she smiled, "I've been looking for a baby in the cab - bap patch. But so far I haven't Round any." "You won't, neither," opined the six-year-old, If that's the way you go about it." Crochet A Shrug! Shrug it on over everything—. t's the prettiest, most useful fash- bn in your wardrobe! And so may to crochet in cotton or wool, rou'll whip it up in no time flat! Simple double -crochet with nedailion border. Pattern 762: sizes 32-34; 36-38 included. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS coins (stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this pattern to Box 1, l23 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, ant. Print plainly PATTERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. EXCITING VALUE! Ten, yes CEN popular, new designs to cro- chet, sew, embroider, knit — printed right in the Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book, Plus many more patterns to send for --ideas for gifts, bazaar money- makers, fashions! Send 25 cents for your copy! Modern Etiquette Q. When rising from the table, should one push one's chair back in place? A. In a private dining room, you should leave the chair where it L. However, in a resturant it is better to push it back close to the table so that it is out of the way of any one who may be passing. Q. What, in general, is a accept- able tip to give bellboys, porters and others who render you small services in a hotel? A. Usually, 25 cents for small services. You should be guided, however, by the amount of work each person does for you and, of course, by the type of establish- ment. Q. When celery, pickles, or olives are passed at the table, where should the guest place them? A. On the bread and butter plate. Q. My friends have told me it Is not proper for me to retain my fork in my Left hand, after cut- ting my meat 'with knife and fork — that I should switch my fork to my right hand to eat the meat. Are they right? A. No, they are wrong. Best table manners now decree lift- ing, food to the mouth with the fork in the left hand, rather than shifting back and forth. Q. Would it be proper for a girl to accept her flance's invita- tion to visit over a week -end with his family in another city? A. Only if his mother, or some member of his family, has ex- tended an invitation to her. With- out such word, it is not proper for her to accept. Q. How does a woman secre- tary identify herself on the tele- phone to other business people, as Miss Jones or as Mary Jones? A. Usually, as Miss Jones. How- ever, if she is well acquainted with the other persons and they know her by her first name, it is quite eall right for her to an- nounce herself as Mary Jones. Q. Does a man who is traveling alone prefix "Mr." when regis- tering at a hotel? A. No; he merely registers as John B. Green, Toronto, Ont. Q. I have just become engaged and my family wants to buy me a hope chest. Is this proper, or should my fiance present me with this? A. The bridegroom -elect is not expected to buy the hope chest. It is quite proper for your fami- ly to furnish you with this. They're amaiing good Malde with Amazing New Fast DRY Yeast! L itiPMA0S DRY YEAST ALTS FASTI FR35H1 STAYS JELLY BUNS Measure into small bowl, 1 c. lukewarm water, 2 tsps. granu- lated sugar; stir until sugar is dissolved. Sprinkle with 2 envelopes Fleischmann's Fast Rising Dry. Yeast. Let stand 10 min., THIsN stir well. crane 14 c. shortening; gradually blend in 1 c. granulated aurar, 2 taps, salt, 1 tap. grated nutmeg. Gradually beat In 2 well -buten raze. Stir in Ih tsp. Icmnn eztrart• t. mill. which has been scalded alai cooled to luke. warm, and yeast mia:ure. Stir in 3 c. once•sifted brc.,I Thew; Leat until smooth. Work in 3 r. more mire. sifted bread finer. Knead until smooth and eta, tie; ;dare in greased bowl and brush top with melted butter or shortening Cover and set in warm place, free from draught. Let rise until doubled 0 bulk, Punch down lough and nut into 35 equal portions; knead into smooth balls. Inrush with melted butter or margarine, roll in fine granulated sugar and arrange Vs" apart on greased baking pans, Craver and let rise, until doubled in hulk. 'twist the handle of a knife in the lop of each roll to form mi indentation; fill with jelly. Cover and lel rise 11 min. longer. Bake in moder- ately lags oven, 375°, about 18 min. * No more disappointments because the yeast has spoiled! Fleischmann's Fast DRY Yeast replaces vld-fashioned perishable yeast because it keeps fresh and full strength ---right in your cupboard! Por fast -rising dough and grand ovenresults get Pleischtnann's Fast DRY Yeast to -day! Order a mo4tAk supply./ They Have A Date In The Year '000 In A.D. 2900, if two little chil- dren now aged twelve and four- teen are still alive and prove to be' grandparents, they will have to fulfil a promise. They will. make a 'special, 'pil- grimage to a spot be the. centee of Sussex and stand, with chil ,ren yet unborn, beside a stone set amid gorse and 'racken Tag feet above sea -level. •- The. -children are Jean Martin and Fred: Cottenham, and they, live in the little town of North Chailey. ' They love watching the stars at night, and their in» terest In ash ° le ray attracted the. attention of the Lord of the Man- or of 44lneth, at Chailey;' ,Mr, Ivor Grantham. ' ll'Iturking the Place One dby he '..asked: "What" is ' the Greeenwich Meridian." Quick as lishtni.ng, they replied: "Oh, it's an imaginary line running from the North•Iple to, the South pole via Greenwich." - "Ah,", replied' the Lord of elle Manor, "that is true,- but I'm gibe you don't- know that -you can ac- tually see the line — here in the Manor of Behteth." Then, he led them to the local common and showed them where, on his land, the line was ',larked for several yards with whitewash. Near by was a stone draped with the Union Jack. Mr. Grantham showed how one could stand astride the line, with one foot in each hemisphere. Later, there was •a little cere- mony, in which the children pulled the Union Jack off the stone to unveil the inscription which records that at this point the Meridian crosses the Manor. Jean and Fred were each pre- sented with a Coronation five shilling piece. Then they solemn- ly promised that they would show the stone to their grandchildren — in 47 years' time. OLD-TIME CURES FOR CHAPPED RANDS A fascinating book of health and beauty, written in 1870 by two physicians, suggests remed- ies for chapped hands. In com- parison with today's easy and effective remedies, consider hav- ing to brush the inside of a "pair of stout kid or dog -skin gloves" with the "yolks of two fresh eggs, oil of sweet almonds, tinc- ture of benzoin and rose-water." Another is to wear gloves at night of caoutchouc cloth—what- ever that may be. Or, as the "celebrated actress, Madame Ves- tris" does—"wraps her hands every night in thin slices of fresh meat." Use Remnans! 5 -14 -lb tv1-18-20 4818 L-40-12 -4444 FABRIC -SAVER! Use remnants Of contrast colors, checks or plaid 'n' plain for this easy apron! Cheer up chores in the cover-up version! Entertain gaily in the half -apron, It's a sew-thrifty— perfect for bazaars, gifts! Pattern 4818: Misses' Sizes Small (14, 16); Medium (18, 20); Large (40, 42). Small, 1% yards 35 -inch check; 1% yards plain. This pattern easy to use, sim- ple to sew, is tested for fit, Has complete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (33f) in coin (stamps cermet be accepted) for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STELE, NUMBER. Send order to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto Ont, "LITTLE WILLiE" tittle Willie, saltand placid, Dissolved hie mother in nitrta acid. New mother dear k lust a plratlit Transparent, clear but non-elast!*. Pgving'The Way'— .rust the right thing for walking around on dark'streets are These sport shoes with tiny light bulbs on each flap, Batteries hidden in the sole furnish power for the lights, Designed by D. Coore, the footwear is on exhibition at a Paris, France, leather show. ± 11. 11 I P S T l�cr�d'a, �F'fu>sys,cJQi� �'atc�'ti1e�o�. "Dear Anne Hirst; I have fall- en in love with the mother of a man friend of mine. She is 20 years older than I am. She ad- mits the whole idea is crazy, but she loves me, too. "You'd be surprised how much we have in common: Religion, a love of sports and the arts, the same sense of humor, and 'we even get along with 'the same people. We hold marriage as sacred, and I know I can be true to her forever. "There's only one reason that I hesitate to marry her. I'm afraid that some of her friends will laugh at her for marrying a man young enough to be her son, and I honor her too much to expose her to unpleasant criticism. She says she can take it. .Do you agree? YOUNG MAN IN LOVE" * If you have read this column ° as long as you claim, you know * that whenever I honestly can * be, I am 'on the side of lovers. * But I am not on your side to- * day. * To flaunt the law of nature * is to ask for trouble. You may * stay true to this woman 10 o years or so, after that the age * difference will transcend every * other problem. Try as she will, * she cannot assume a youthful- * ness she does not feel; on your * part, you will find yourself * more at ease with girls of your o age, and though you may hate o yourself for it, you will be * unable to prevent it. ° This fine woman meantime ° will have endured the censure * of her contemporaries, as you ° will have become the laughing- * stock of your own. * Psychiatrists sometimes * blame the mother complex for * the fact that so many youths * become enamored of older * women. It is a habit as old * as the human race. It can ma- * tura and benefit a young man * in several ways; but to plan * marrying the woman is really * to go off the deep end. * No matter how willing she " is to become your wife, you ° will be doing her no kindness ° to encourage it.. I hope you * will stop seeing her immedi- * ately. * Seek' sew friends •among * your own generation. You will * be surprised to find how soon o you will attract another love * and inspiration. 1 * * DISCIPLINE IRKS Dear Anne Hirst: I am nearly 16. For a few months recently I didn't behave very well, and Mom has made me feel like a prisoner in the house. I can't go to a movie, or visit girl friends alone, and of course boys are out. "How long do you think I must miss out on everything? I've asked Mom, but she says she doesn't know. It's not doing me "Zee ones !n the bleak -timer) alb out of otrcufatlott," any good because I get so mad about it. RESENTFUL" * Until you behave in a more * mature fashion than you seem ° to be doing now, you will have * to endure the restrictions, It * is not easy on her, either, but * she is trying to teach you that * you cannot break the rules of * conduct and escape punish- * ment. - o One thing will help: Stop * getting mad about it. Be a good ° sport and take your medicine. * Be more cheerful, offer to help * about the - house and don't * ever again raise your voice to' ° her. * Undoubtedly your mother * feels you must be with her or o others of the family until you * show more judgment. The bet- * ter you behave during these " trying days, the sooner you'll * have good time again. It is * really up to you, you know. May and December cannot mate without mutual regret. It you are the victim of such a love, run away from it. You will be doing a great wrong to the one who inspired it, and also to yourself.*... Anne Hirst Is here to guide you in any problem. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eight- eenth St., New Toronto, ' Ont. e'" r-f..-.r.r CLE HRONIs FIFAPM Ant I dreaming or did some- one say last fall that this would be a mild winter? If last week was mildthen I would hate to be around here when it gets really cold. Even at that we can't com- plain, The house last week was warm, the lane didn't fill in and there was just enough snow to cover the ground nicely. Of course the car wouldn't start but that didn't matter because we don't like driving in cold weath- er anyway. Wednesday night Partner had a meeting to go to and called a taxi, Thursday was our W.I. meeting and I got a ride to it in a truck so we made out very well, By Friday the intense cold had lessened considerably; the car was in a cooperative mood; thus I. was able to get downtown, so now we have enough supplies for yet another week. And, as always happens during stormy weather, I got in quite a lot of sewing, reading and writing. But I was certainly glad nothing prevented me from go-. ing to our W.T. meeting. The roll - call was fun—"A superstitious belief in mother's or grandmoth- er's day". The answers given made one realize we have come a long way since those days. Here are justa few of them, "Never turn the bed on a- Fri- day". Incidentally whatever took the place of a mattress was call- ed "a bed", whether it was a feather bed or a straw tick. "Nev- er start a job' on a Saturday", "Break a mirror and you'll have bad luck for seven years". "Nev- er walk under a ladder',. "It is bad luck to sit 13 at a table". As I look back to may child- hood I have an unhappy convic- tion that I must have been a very perverse and annoying lit- tle brat because I remember so well .purposely defying all the rules.in the book thereby upset- ting all my mother's, superstitious beliefs, I would open an um- brella in the house, bring in hawthorn blossom, spill salt and forget to throw it over my left shoulder, walk under ladders, Grease cookie sheets, Preheat' oven to 360° (inoderpte). Mix and*ift twice 231 c, once -sifted pastry Hour „(or 234, o. ones -sifted all-purpose flour), 2 tsps. Magic ,Bak- ing Powder and 1,4 tap, salt, Cream 9i c, butter or mar- garine and gradually blend in 134 c. lightly -packed brown sugar; add 2 well -beaten eggspart, at a tinge, beating well after each addition; mut in tap, vanilla and % c, chopped pecans. Add hour mix- r�, tura to creamed mixture part at a time, „id combining thoroughly after each addition. Drop dough by spoonfuls, well apart, on prepared Bookie sheets;, flatten with the floured tines of a fork, Bake in pre -heated oven 10 to 12 minutes,'Ttemove from pan immediately. Yield -6 dozen cookies, .Always Dependable laugh at black cats—and once I deliberately broke a very small mirror. Another interesting part of our program was a debate on coun- try living — "Yesterday versus Today The pros and cons were very well taken, The paper on "Yesterday" appeared to awaken quite a few .nostalgic memories among the, older members and yet not one of them would ex- press a desire for a return of "the good old days". What contradic- tory people we arel Wegrow sentimental over the smell of homemade bread; we speak longingly about the neighbourli- ness of 50 years ago—when wood bees, threshings, quiltings, or changing work of any kind was just another chance to visit. We often say that things are not like they used to be -but yet we nev- er, never say in true sincerity, "Backward, turn backward, 0 time in thy flight". We say, "those were the days" but we still cling tenaciously 'to all the conveniences that came our way when those magic wires on poles were brought from the road to the barn and the house; the driv- ing shed and the hen -house. And with it all we have become soft and we hate to admit it. Talte this recent cold spell, for instance. Even 25 years ago we thought zero weather was just right for work or pleasure. An extra wrap around our knees in the cutter or sleigh; a warm scarf over our ears and we were ready to drive five miles to a party, a school concert, or just down to the vil- lage to shop. As for an Institute meeting—well, that was some- thing that couldn't be missed, so the women would come by the sleigh -load. Even the cats go modern now —at least they do around here. Black .TOe comes up _ from the barn and gets into the house at the, first opportunity, Mitchie- White, who .always used to pre- fer to go out at night, now curls up in a chair near a hot-air reg- ister. Since I haven't the heart to disturb him there he stays — until the wee sma' hours when he decides it is time to go Out — then I wish I had considered my own comfort instead of his. Crazy, that's what I am, turning out of my warm bed .because I hate to disturb a sleeping cat. However, one thing is .certain, our bovine family hasn'tgone soft. They much prefer to be out- side rather than in the stable. This morning Partner turned them out to drink, It was zero but a bright sun was shining, The cows loved it. The stood around as if it were summer- time. Then they' began to play, pushing each other around the yard head to head, or kicking up their heels and chasing each other — anything but drink — and Partner waiting for them to get that drink before he could tie them up in their stalls again. From the kitchen window I found their antics more amusing than Partner did! Put a drinking straw in your youngster's lunch box along with the thermos. There's no chance of spilling milk while pouring, if he drinks directly from the thermos. iftli,e) CHEESE AHD EGG CASSEROLE 3 tablespoons MAZOLA Salad Olt teaspoon salt 1 Vs tablespoons BENSON'S or CANADA Corn Starch 1 Vi cups milk 1/2 cup grated cheese 4 hard -cooked eggs, sliced 1 cups canned peas, drained COMBINE MAZOLA Salad Oil, salt and BENSON'S or CANADA Corn 5tareh in saucepan. ADD milk slowly; cook until thick, stir constantly. ADD cheese, continue cooking until cheese malts. ARRANGE hard -cooked eggsand peas in layers in one -quart casserole. POUR cheese sauce over top• BAKE in moderate ovan (350°F.) 30 to 35 minutes, YIELD, 4 servings. Cheese onrj Egg Plate; COMBINE first .5 Ingredients as directed above in top of double boiler. COOK over boiling water until cheese melts. ADD sliced eggs .and peas, continua heating 20 to 2.e minutest stir occasionally, SERVE hot on buttered toast; garnish With crisp bacon. For free folder of otheY delicious recipes, write Jane t - Jane Ashley, Home Service Department, THE CANADA STARCH COMPANY LIMITED, P.O, Box 129, Montreal, P,Q, BENTARCHSOt!(S CORN 1 S