The Brussels Post, 1954-10-13, Page 4Used MLiquaricie To
Put Out Fire
probing into etre Of Egypt's
veleta,- discovered 15,000 -year-old
slope, arehaeelogists noticed a
pile of long, black roots that had
been carefully stored through
the centuries.
They thought the smell was
familiar. "It's liquorice," said
one of the experts. " We found
supply stored in King Tut's
torch, tool„
The Pharaohs mixed liquorice
goat with water 'to produce
refreshing drink still Mailer in
Calvo to -day, But liquorice --
sweetest substance of the plant
world -- is being used to &miff
Out fires, sweeten tobaove and
build houses, as wellas in
liquorice allserts.
Few nicotine lovers realize
#hey're smoking liquorice, yet
ene tobacco comany alone sees
$0,000,000 lbs. of liquorice a year,
Sprayed' an the leaves, a liquid
liquorice compound makes all
the differecence between rasp-
ing raw tobacco and the mild
flavour of the average cigar.
tette. Studying title Near East-
ern weed (its officials title is
glycyrrhiza), researchists are
wondering how many more uses
eaube discovered for our child-
hood friend,
The average person con -
games a pound of liquorice a
year in sweets alone, not to
:mention its use in laxatives,
Bough medicine, blood purifiers
end tasty tonics. Low in calories,
}iquorice tablets are being sold
for folk on a diet,
Incorporated in building
board, liquorice is so resistant
to heat that it proves as good as
x 6 -inch concrete wall. But per-
haps the most startling new
use discovered in this ancient
plant is its instant power to
*smother a flame.
Great oil blazes are being
fought with liquorice foam.
When liquorice roots are boiled,
a thick, whitish froth billows
up. Manufacturers used to
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FAR -`:RAVELLED MASE RPIECEC
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One of 65 scenes of Canadian cities in the Seagram collection of paineigs'snow lit 'llbronlo on
the first leg of a coast-to-coast tour, is inspected by Mrs. J. S. Hallam and Samuel Bronfman,
president of the House of Seagram. The painting, which represented Toronto on a 40,000 -
mile goodwill tour of 15 countries, was execu ted by Mrs. Hallam's husband, the late J. S.
Hallam.
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throw it away. But the foam
quenches the oxygen in a flame;
effectively snuffing the fiercest
blaze. In the Middle East oil -
Beide, fire -fighting services are
being equipped with whole
fleets of liquorice foam tankers.
There's black magic in
liquorice. When fire broke out
In shavings in Birmingham
sweetshop, the owner instantly
threw a tray of liquorice all -
sorts on the blaze and effec-
tively smothered the flames.
Science is only just beginning
to learn liquorice wonders that
may have been commonplace in
the ancient world,
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TABLE TALI(S
or dare Ars w&
What could be better in fall
or winter than a savory, prop-
erly cooked pot -roast? And al-
though such roasts were ori-
ginally cooked in a heavy iron
pot on top of the stove, nowa-
days most of us use the oven.
And the pot -roasts are just as
tempting so long as one always
remembers that "slow and easy
does it" and doesn't try to hurry
things along too much.
So set you oven control for
350°F. and cook the meat un-
til it's really tender. With a
properly cooked pot -roast you
should hardly need a knife —
except for carving.
k A M
There are two steps in brais-
ing meat -- the term used for
cooking pot roasts. First, season
the meat and dip it in flour if you
like, then brown in a small
amount of hot fat, The second
step is long, slow cooking in
moist heat. Add a little liquid,
usually water, but sometimes
milk, cream, tomato juice, or
soup — just enough to create
steam. Cover tightly — and
don't peek too often while meat
is cookingl
*
When the meat is done, you'll
probably want a rich, brown
gravy to serve with it. Unless
you are a very experienced cook,
measure the ingredients. T h e
trick in good gravy making is
in the separation of the flour or
cornstarch particles with cold
liquid or fat before the heat
cooks the particles in lumps.
Thorough cooking, too, is impor-
tant for full -flavored gravy.
n a e
Remove roast from pan and.
pour fat drippings into a bowl.
Pour about 1/4 cup water into
roasting pan and heat. Bring to
boil and stir carefully to dis-
solve all the flavorful brown
bits. Use a skillet for your gravy
making. Measure into it 3 table-
spoons each of fat drippings and
flour. Heat together, stirring
with a broad spatula or pan-
cake -turner until flour is bub-
bling and lightly browned. Re-
duce heat and set skillet off
heat. Pour into skillet the rich
brown liquid in the roasting
pan. Stir, and add slowly 2 cups
water or milk. Stir, scrape, apd
stir as the mixture heats. Allow
to cook 2-3 minutes to 'thicken
and cook the starch. Add 1 tea-
spoon of salt and a little pep-
per. Serve hot.
*
Instead of cooking potatoes
with your roast, try sweet,
tangy, colorful apricots and
prunes for a new taste and a
new look for your platter.
diUBRINO leOR MOM — Curtis G. Hall, shows how five pigs had
to be fed after theirmother refused to have anything to do with
'Them. There are five: baby bottles full of milk inside the wooden '
lase, called "Mama" by the farmer. 4 -
IT'S A BOY — Japanese actress
Shirley Yamaguchi sees a piece
of her husband's sculpture for
the first time at the Metropoli-
tan Museum. Owned by the
museum, the 916 -foot sculpture
is of pink Georgian marble and
is called "Kouros." in Greek,
that means a youth or boy. The
actress is vacationing with her
sculptor husband, Isamu Nogu-
chi.,
PRUNE AND APRICOT.
POT ROAST
3-4 pound beef rolled
rump pot roast
3 tablespoons lard or
drippings
?a pound pitted prunes
14 pound dried apricots
4 whole cloves
-Salt and pepper
1/1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup cider or apple juice
Brown meat an all sides in
lard or drippings. Add prunes,
apricots, cloves, salt and pepper
to season, nutmeg, and cider or
apple juice. Cover closely and
simmer 2'i/e hours or until ten-
der.
Ag g
1f you're looking for a new
seasoning to brighten meats,
you may be surprised to learn
that mixed pickling spices will
do it, according to Elinor Richey
Johnston of the Christian Sci-
ence Monitor, Here are two
recipes, one for marinated lamb
roast and one for spiced Longue
with curry sauce, using these
spices. You'll be pleased with
the unusual taste this seasoning
gives you.
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MARINATED LAMB ROAST
2 tablespoons mixed
pickling spices
11.2 teaspoons poultry
seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
2 cans beef bouillon
2 tablespoons grated lemon
rind
3 tablespoons fresh lemon
juice
5.6 pound boneless iamb
roast
21/2 tablespoons shortening
medinna-slzed carrots a.
1 medium-sized onion, sliced
Combine first 6 ingredients to
make marinade. Heat, but do
not boil. lace lamb in clOse-flt-
ting. pan. Pour in marinade.
Cool. Place In refrigerator to
marinate full 24 hours, turning
several times. Remove meat
from marinade. cleat shortening
in heavy skillet or Dutch oven,
Add lamb and brown on all
sides. Add marinade and vege-
tables. Bake at 325° F, until
tender — about 31/2 hours, or 45
minutes per pound, basting 5-6
times, Strain liquid and thicken
for gravy.
SPICED TONGUE
° WITH CURRY SAUCE
4 pounds smoked tongue
Cold water to cover
2 tablespoons mixed pickling
spices
1 medium onion, sliced
3 stalks celery
3 sprigs parsley
Place tongue in 4 qt. kettle;
cover with cold water. Tie
spices in bag and add to water
along with remaining ingredi-
ents, Cover; cook slowly until
tongue is tender (about 2
hours), Cool in water, Remove p
skin from tongue; slice and
serve with curry sauce and po-
tato salad, or with rice and a
green vegetable. Makes 8-10
servings.
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CURRY SAUCE
1 tablespoon chopped onion
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
2 cups spicy tong•ae broth
2 teaspoons curry powder
1/2 teaspoon. salt
14 teaspoon sugar
1/16 teaspoon ground black
peper
1/16 teaspoon garlic powder
Saute onion in butter; blend
in flour. Gradually stir in
tongue broth. Add seasonings.
Cook until of medium thickness,
stirring constantly. Serve hot
over tongue.
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GLAZED PORK CROPS
6 lean pork chops
2 tablespoons minced parsley
3 tablespoons each minced
onion and green pepper
le cup water
Salt
Season pork chops with salt,
roll in flour, and arrange in
greased baking pan. Sprinkle
with minced parsley, onion, and
green pepper. Add water; cov-
er and bake 1 hour at 325° F.
Uncover; spread glaze over chops
and bake, uncovered, 20 min -
Wes. For glaze, combine 112 cup
apple jelly, 1/4 teaspoon cinna-
mon, 1/4 teaspoon cloves, and 1/4
cup boiling water.
Builds Home to
Beat End of the
World
Building a house to with-
stand the terrible blast of an A -
or H-bomb is peanuts to 77 -
year -old W, A. Nicholson, of
Tennessee. He's just finished a
house tough enough (he hopes)
to withstand nothing less than
the end of the world)
Our crashing globe, he reek
ons, will cause the elements to
play havoc with the surface of
the earth. So, for nine years now
he has toiled alone building a
dwelling composed of some 1,000
tons of Tennesseee stone anti
marble. And, as if that wasn't
enough, he's built a"100«ft. wall
around It, using a farther 600
tons of stone. The hoose is 36
It, by 52 It, and has walls be.
tween 26 in. and. 36 In, thick.
Says Mr, Nicholsons "The end
of the world is pretty close and.
will probably come before 1959,
according to the noriptured,"
ut don't feel ton sad, You
may be among 'the 144,000
righteous, Clod -fearing folk who,
he maintains, wilt be saved trot
destruction, Dir, l3'icholeon ex'
poets to be one of them —atoxic
but end rlt:
Footprint 1Rev Tale
.Police Murderer
Tint } &terry. Ippring 'morning as
As rode down the dusty street
Of :tbe;plitting town of Clermont,
iAi central Queensland, at the,
hived of an armed, escort, Inspec-
tor ,loll' griffin wee a very
handadme figure. Mounted On a
spirited,bay thoroughbred, wear -
Jug
ear -Jug,: hit blue, Mtge tuith sliver
laon the epaulettes,, white
'Bedford cord breeches, high
iblack boots, a silver sabre and
i+ is high" white 'helmet with a
iei1ver badge,. the moustachioed
Inspector looked what he was -
the. very personification of the
'14ev;'On this hew rich; gold -field
'i 3°napectorn ' Griffin ' Was Police
litagiatrate; • Golti ' Cohhnlissioner,
arid' rtGolnmissioner of: Crown
Lends...,
Behind 'him rode biro troopers
and Sergeant Julian: On two
Peck''aniifials 'bias $10,000 worth
of 'craw gold ''which the police
taking: to Rockhampton,
200. /Pigs ,awpy.
The leateeseane.inspeator saint -
',ere gaily b4 he returned the
lekeeretings df ;the red -shifted min-
i atsa Hisireeord In the pbiice force
a was eistinguished, ,He• was cut
out to be some clay the head of
the Queensland police.
He might have appeared less
carefree if he had seen the scowl-
ing face of his junior, Sergeant
Julian. Julian was upset because
the inspector had insisted on ac-
companying
scompanying the escort, for there
was danger of an attack by bush-
rangers. Julian had protested
that he and his two troopers
were strong enough to rout any
bush -ranging gang. Griffin • had
overruledhim and Sergeant Jul-
ian rode in the rear in sullen
good as the police party jogged
out of Clermont and headed in-
to the sparsely -settled bush.
The police made good progress
and a few evenings later they
reached the crossing over the
'Mackenzie River, Here there Was
a sharp brush between Inspec-
tor Griffin and Sergeant Julian
as to where they should camp.
Each insisted his own choice was
safer from a sneak attack, Jui.
ion won the argument. Nothing,'
however, happened that night
Two days later the party
reached Rockhampton and de-
livered the geld to the bank, It
received bullion and notes fun ex-
change and started back.
On the first evening they
camped at it .lagoon. They made
tea, and cn taking the first
mouthful one of the troopers
spat it Out and complained that
it Mated bitter. (ltlffin agreed
and tossed the can into the bush-
es,
Some hot words between In-
spector Griffin and Sergeant
Julian followed and as an up-
shot the escort returned to
Rockhampton, where Julian re -
„Signed from the service,
Griffin started back with the
two troopers, Nothing untoward
happened fOr the first few days,
Then they reached the Macken-
zie River crossing and Griffin
ordered them tie camp in the
i scrub.
Griffin now announced that
the -rangers from bush -rangers
were over and that he would
leave the escort. He did go the
next morning.
Four days 'latex a nhallinan
found the bodies of the two
troopers at ` the river crossing.
They "ad been shot through the
head, and the coinand notes
had been taken from the pack-
saddles.
Inspector Griffin took charge
of the investigation and, with
Sub -Inspector Elliott, from Rock-
hampton, a native tracker and
t el doctors, rode to the scene of
the outrage.
The police theory was that it
was the work of bush -rangers
and that suspicion fell strongly
on Sergeant Julian.
The doctors examined the two
troopers and said they had been
poisoned by strychnine, and that
when they had apparently been
recovering, they had been fin-
ished off with revolver •bullets
through the head.
While this was in progress,
the tracker, an aborigine with
acute powers of observation, had
been searching the ground
around the camp and in the
berub, After teatime he cerOe
back and said he had found the
track, of a third man—the mur-
derer.
"Font yours, Inspector, said
the simple native
Inspector Griffin tried to blue -
ter and then sudelenl4 put his
head,'1n Ilia bands 11I e n't stand
this any longer!" he irie 7, "I am
the:murderer," •
COMM was brought tt? trial,
fouihduilty . and , aeptes*ced tc
death. purinft the tT,tai it cams
10 light_ that Grlffln' ltd em-
bezzled the police fulatle-laut he
refs` ed 'tO reveal;.whera ,lie had
hidden theescort loot end he
kept the secret until the !eve of
his execution, when he"confided
in ii'warder. The motes and gold
goiter *ere found in,a hollow log
new: a lagoon,
Aa. for .$ergeent a'tkliata's be-
llayiour, he had a Bunch about
Griffin,' Thebitter-testing tea
wake the !lital• ,straw. that made
hha',get out of the service—and
sadpd his life,
THE 810 — John L. Lewis, head
of the United Mine Workers,
urged the members of the
United Steelworkers to bolt the
. CIO and hinted he'd welcome
them into his organization.
Lewis' appeal to the CIO's sec-
ond largest affiliate came in a
telegram to the Steelworkers'
convention in Atlantic City, NJ,
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