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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1954-12-08, Page 2'TABLE TALKS clam AndMa If you serve a light meal, you'll want a substantial dessert to concluded it; such as, pio, -cobbler, or pudding, If you serve a large ,meal, your last course may be ice cream, cher- bet, fruit, or fluffy cake or whipped pudding. If your family has some spe- cial, favorite dessert, it's often a geed Idea 1,0 start planning your menu backwards. Then balance the dessert with your Other courses. * s * The once lowly bread pud- ding now comes to table dressed up with meringue top and, in this guise, is sure to become a favorite with both family and guests. Make this with either fresh, frozen, or canned sliced peaches. * * * PEACH MERINGUE BREAD PUDDING 1 pint i/s" soft breed cubes 1 pint sliced peaches 2 egg yolks 11/2 cups milk 1 teaspoon each salt a n d cinnamon '/s teaspoon nutmeg ?3 teaspoon vanilla 3 cup each, brown (firmly packed) an d granulated sugar MERINGUE: 2 egg whites 2 tablespoons sugar Combine bread cubes and peaches In greased 11/2 -qt. cas- serole. Beat egg yolks and com- bine with milk, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, vanilla, brown and white sugar. Pour liquid mix- ture over bread and peaches. Bake at 350° F. for 45 minutes. Remove from oven. For mer- ingue, beat egg whites until stiff. Add sugar gradually, con- tinuing to beat until mixture stands in peaks. Spread over lop of pudding and return to oven for 15 minutes, or until brown. Eight servings. * * . * Now that you can reach to a shelf in the grocery store and .get a can of apple sauce, this version of Heavenly Pie will probably appear often on your 3amily menu. Top it with crush- ed peanut brittle and you'll have a "company" dessert. a s * HEAVENLY PIE 134 cups graham cracker crumbs Ya pups sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 34 cup butter 2 cups apple sauce 44 pint heavy cream • teaspoon nutmeg 34 cup crushedpeanut brittle Mix 1 cup crumbs, sugar, and• cinnamon. Blend in butter. Press into 9" pie plate. Bake at 5750F. for 10 minutes. Chill. Chill apple sauce; add remain. Mg 1/2 cup crumbs. Whip cream stiff. Fold in with nutmeg to apple sauce mixture. Spread over crumb pie shell. Chill. Just before serving cover with crush- ed peanut brittle. * * * Almost everyone likes lemon dessert, and here is an easy -to - make lemon pudding that is just right to top a heavy meal. LEMON SPONGE PUDDING 3/4 cup sugar i✓.i cup flour ? r teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon melted butter r/ cup lemon juice 5/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind 2-3 eggs separated 11/2 cups milk Combine sugar and flour; add salt, butter, lemon juice, a n d lemond rind. Beat egg yolks well; add milk, Combine with sugar mixture. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry; fold into milk mixture. Pour into greased custard cups or a baking dish, Place in shallow pan of hot wa- ter. Bake at 350° P. 40-45 min- utes, Serve with whipped cream if desired. Six servings. * * A PINEAPPILE PARTY CAKE 2 envelopes nnfiavored gelatin S'a cup cold water e 3 beaten egg yolks 2 cups milk 1 cup sugar 1 No, 2 can crushed pine- apple ' 2 cups heavy cream, whipped 3 stiff -beaten egg whites 1 angel cake Soften gelatin in cold water. Combine beaten egg yolks, milk, and sugar. Cook over hot, not boiling, water, stirring con- stantly until the mixture coats a metal spoon. Remove from heat. Add softened gelatin and stir to dissoave; cool, Add pine- apple. Fold in whipped cream and egg whites. Line bottom and sides of a 10 -in. spring -form pan or tube pan with waxed paper. Remove crust from angel cake; tear -into pieces with fork or fingers. Fill pan alternately with pieces of cake and spoon- fuls; of custard mixture. Chill until firm. Unmold and decorate with pineapple chunks and maraschino cherries. * 0 * You can skip the problem of doubling or tripling your fudge recipe this year. Here's one for five pounds of superb creamy chocolate fudge — enough to keep plenty on hand for Christ- mas company, and to package in pretty gift boxes. It's easy for a brand-new cook to make, too. No worry about such indefinite directions as "cook to soft -ball stage." Just boil 5 minutes, mix thoroughly, and spoon into the pan. BRIDE AND GROOM—Singer Vic Damone and actress Pier Angell are cheek.to-cheek as they leave St. Timothy's Church after their wedding in Hollywood. NEVER -FAIL FUDGE 1 e. butter 434 c. sugar 1 can (141/2 oz.) evaporated milk 1 c. marshmallow cream 1 bar (13 oz.) sweet cher:- late, grated 2 pkgs. (12 oz.) semi - sweet chocolate chips 2 tsp. vanilla - 2. c. walnuts, coarsely chopped Combine butter, sugar, a n d milk Boil 5V minutes. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients, except nuts. Beat until well mixed. Add nuts, Spoon into buttered pan. Cool until firm. Then cut. Makes 5 pounds. Thief's Haul Was Judge's Wig Obtaining a lift from a motor- ist, a Slough moulder told a hard -luck story, produced a ring and asked e3 for it. Later he was fin'hd £5 for trying to ob- tain money by false pretences. In court it was explained that the ring was worth only 2s. 6d. and the man he had hoped to diddle was a detective. Crooks are often on the look- out for weak -fibred members of the community who will do al- most anything if threatened or well paid. But they frequently approach the wrong man. It was a detective whom Fran- cisco Mariaini (now in jail) ask- ed to kill his wife "without get- ting any blood on the carpets." And when three armed gun- men raked the underworld for a good get -away driver after a bank robbery, they lit upon a detective in disguise who drove them straight into a police trap. Dishonest dealing of any kind rarely pays. And it can result in tragedy. In one case it led to the death of a man's whole family. "Misadventure" was the verdict at a Lancashire inquest early this year, after husband, wife and two young daughters had been found gassed. The hus- band had so fixed up things that he could obtan gas without its registering on the meter. The crooked fraternity don't by any means get things all SON HELD BY REDS—Mrs. H. L. 8aumer holds a picture of her son, Maj. William Baumer, sentenced to eight years imprisonment by the Chinese Reds, • their own way. Thieves have had a few shocks recently and their victims have had last laugh. One man who walked away with a suitacase at Hagerstown, Maryland, found inside not the expensive clothes he had hoped to sell, but ten -foot python. "I hopewe never come across each other again," wrote an- other luggage snatcher, posting back the bag he had stolen from a train. The man he had robbed was a judge on circuit and the case contained his wig and robes. - Burglars Left Note A couple of burglars at Knox- ville, Tennessee, spent quite a time blasting open a safe, only to find it empty. They left be- hind a note: "Why didn't you. leave some money in this thing? In . Australia a suspect was highly indignant at the sugges- tion that he was in possession of a camera stolen from a fel- low hotel guest. His protesta- tions might have succeeded if the policehad not looked inside the camera. Unknowingly, the man bad snapped himself in front of a mirror in the hotel room. A thief whose punishment really fitted his crime was dis- covered in a Paris cinema one morning. He had secreted him-, self there the previous evening, intending to slip away when the place was crowded again. But he couldn't resist all the choco- lates on the confectionery coun- ter, and it was there the police found him --• crippled with in- digestion. Caught In The Egg Trap An incident in somewhat similar vein is reported from Essex. A doctor in the local hospital was convinced that one Of the staff was stealing his eggs. So he injected something into one of the eggs and laid his trap. In the middle of the night came an anguished appeal' from the wife of one of the porters: "Please some, My husband's very ill!" Solemnly the doctor gazed at the man, "You've been eating eggs?" he asked. "Only one," gasped the porter, clasping his stomach. "Eggs," said the doctor, "are very bad for you. Especially my eggs." It's a mercy for the law that crooks appear to be poor psy- chologists. At times they choose their victims badly. Last July, when an. Arab tried to pick the picket of a man doz- ing on a Paris bench, he was eaught in the act, Then he dis- covered that his prey was a de- tective especially assigned to protect tourists from pick- pockets. How Can I? Q, clow can .I dry shampoo the hair? A. If the hair is light mix two ounces of oatmeal og, cornmeal and one ounce of powdered or- ris root. Shake, well into the hair, leave for a short time and brush out; this will make- the • hair -nice and. fluffy. Q. How should oyster plant be prepared? A. Wash it, then cover with boiling water. Cook 45 minutes to an hour, or until soft. Then peel, cut into desired sizes, and serve with cream sauce. Q. How can I lengthen the life of rubber overshoes? A. A little glycerin rubbed over the overshoes occassional- ly will clean the rubber and pre- vent its drying out. Q. How can I remove choco- late and cocoa stains? A. If they cannot be removed with soap and hot water, sprin- kle with borax and soak in cold water. Then rinse thoroughly in boiling water, if material is washable. For silk wool, sponge with lukewarm water. Q. How can I remove grease stains on leather? A. Turpentine will remove grease stains from leather. The entire surface may then be re- vived by rubbing with the beat- en white of an egg, Q. How can make a hand cleanser? A, Use a paste made of vine- gar and cornmeal for removing stains from the hands and keep- ing them in good condition. Q. How can I remove dust stains? A. Do not brush too vigorous- ly because it merely drives- the stains into the material. When a light brushing is not elective, rub with a soft cloth dampened fn cleaning fluid. Q. How can I mak a use of the vinegar from bottle pickles? A. Save it and use when mak- ing French dressing. It will add a pungent, spicy flavor, Q, How can I make a gargle . for a sore throat? A. Alum dissolved in water makes a very effective gargle for a sore throat. Q. How can I fasten the han- dle of a cooking fork or other piece of cutlery When it has be- come loosened? ' A. Seal it by pouring melted 'resin into the hole alongside the metal part. Or, fill the hole with finely powdered resin and push the metal prong on handle, heated very hot, into the resin filled hole, It will be as good as new. GRAVITY AND RECORDS How much do variations in the force of gravity affect athletic records? This is not es fantastic a question as it seems: and scientists at the National Physi- cal Laboratory are looking into it. The force of gravity is not the same everywhere in the world --it is weaker nearer the equator. An athlete weighing 200 pounds at the North Pole would weigh 199 pounds at the equator, Near the equator, therefore, an athlete might be able to jump a little farther or higher or hurl a javelin siightly better. After all, athletic re- cords are set up more often than not by very small differences. Melbourne is •the site of the 1956 Olympic Games and Mel- bourne is twenty-two degrees closer to the equator than Heli sinki, site of the 1952 Games, Will many of the 1952 records be broken at Melbourne in 1950 simply because the pull of gravity is less there? Drink Like A Fish For Your Health Sea -water bars are being opened at some German resorts. There you can order a pint of water distilled from sea -water, pleasantly flavoured with orange or lemon. There are "Neptune" cocktails for adults, and sea- water Minerals in many fiavdurs for children. But why drink sea -water, even though it has been treated and flavoured? Because, say 'German' health experts, there's nothing- like it for restoring energy and even for quenching' thirst. It still doesn't sound palatable to niost of us, but workers in heavy industrial areas of Ger- many are now regularly drink- ing Bottles of special sea -water In their works canteens, The water -is said t0 contain vital .matter which, when added to the body's organism, gives it more resistance to disease. Cer- tain rheumatic, gout and stom- ach disorders are greatly re- lieved by sea -water minerals, it is claimed. Thirty years ago a doctor loo- ming at the London College of Physiology mentioned the cura- tive properties of see -water. He explained that the water was of the same composition as the fluid which nourishes our body cells. He describes how sea -water for medical use in England had been collected at a spot in the Atlantic twenty miles 'from the north=ivest' coast of Ireland. Sterile drums were lowered in- to the sea and filled at •a depth of five fathoms, After being filtered, the wa- ter was diluted with spring water to bring it to the same specific gravity as blood. It was then administered by hypoder- mic injection, The doctor said he had suc- cessfully treated with sea -water people suffering from anaemia, catarrh, neuritis, neurasthenia and chronic headaches. • Must Stay 13achelor Until Sisters Wed A girl of twenty-one and her fiance, aged twenty-nine, left their homes in Holland recently and crossed the Channel to get married there. Immediately after the Ceremony, they return- ed home to the hutch village where they live --to face the music! . It happened because in Hol- land a girl cannot marry'. with- out the consent of her parents until she is thirty; Nine yeara is rather a long time for a girl in love to wait, so over they came to England, where parental per- mission is only needed for the under -twenty -ones. However, there are always plenty ,of 'teen-age couples in England, with their heads fullof stories about the Gretna Green weddings (no longer legal), who are so anxious to plupge into matrimony that they ,go rush- ing up to Scotland where paren- tal consent is not required, even to the marriage of minors. Quite often they are amazed to discover, on arrival, that there is a "residential qualification"— you have to live in Scotland for fifteen days before you can marry there! In Alberta, Canada, to marry between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, you need the consent of both parents, but of only one if you are between eighteen and twenty-one. On the other hand, a girl over eighteen who is self-supporting and living apart from her parents can marry without their permission, YUKON BRIDES OF TWELVE The youngest you can marry in Ontario is fourteen, but the parents' consent is required if you are under eighteen. In Quebec and Yukon a prospective bridegroom 'must be fourteen and a bride not less than twelve. Saskatchewan expects both par - Jet Streams Push Big Airliners High- velocity, upper - altitude winds are shooting trans-Pacfic airliners across the ocean from Tokyo to Honolulu at - record speeds this season. These winds, originating in the Himalaya Mountain regions -and blowing across Japan tc the Pacific, northwest of the United States, have cut air -travel time on the Japan-Hawii run to less than 11 hours. Airline officials say; that the jet stream may be- come as important to commer- cial airliners in the future as the trade winds were to sailing - ships of the past. Trans -Pacific passengers stand to benefit considerably by the inauguration of these jet-stream !lights, which cut travel time as much as seven or eight hours an the Tokyo -Honolulu lap. The jet stream runs over the Pacific at an altitude of about five miles. Commercial airliners climb into the air stream sev- eral hours uut of Tokyo and use the eastbound winds as a sort of built-in tail wind to cross the Pacific. Tet Stream Shifts Pan American World Airways on Nov, 1 began its third sud- cessive season of nonstop flights from' Tokyo to Honolulu in the Pacific jet stream. Northwest Orient Airlines is expected to use similar air currents for its Japan -Alaska hop. - At the present time, jet- stream travel is possible only from November through April, since the air current, which was discovered by American bomber pilots in World War II, moves to a higher altitude out of reach. for commercial planes during the months from May to Octo- ber. As a result, commercial air- liners revert to the slower, low- level altitudes during the sum- mer months. The jet stream has another limitation. It only runs east- ward. Planes flying from Hono- lulu or Anchorage to Tokyo ob- viously avoid the jet stream, Japanese, English, Australian, and American weathermen have co-operated in research on jet streams. Pan American Airways began its study of the currents just after the war in 1940, utiliz- ing the wartime experience of United States bomber pilots in the Pacific theater. Lonely lit- tle weather stations, some 20 or 25 of them located out in mid -Pacific in the path of the jet stream, have helped con- siderably in ascertaining the ex- act nature and location of the air currents. Another Current found The stream is still undepend. ' able east of Honolulu, and so conventional speeds and alti- tudes are used by the airlines. But the fact that Northwest has - found another jet stream on its Japan -Alaska run has given t'u- couragernent to airline planners who hope it won't be long be- fore they discover and aro able to successfully utilize other jet streams in the upper air. Last season, a Pan American Stratocruiser made the 3,870 - mile Tokyo -Honolulu run in a record 9 hours and 18 minutes, averaging 422 miles an hour, 123 miles an hour faster than on ordinary, lower -level flights. Pan American was awarded the 1954 Frye Airline Performance Trophy for its trans -Pacific jet stream operation. Pan American's regular cross - Pacific run includes a two-hour refueling stop at Wake Island. This trip requires 17% hours of elapsed flying time, in compari- son to the 10-houreastbound jet-stream flight, Northwest Airlines also broke a few records last season, with a 9 -hour -and -19 -minute flight on its Tokyo -Anchorage hop. The Northwest plane hit speeds up to 460 miles an hour over the 3,040 miles of ocean between Japan and Alaska. Jet streams are gas savers, too. These high-speed rivers of air give airships a 100 -mule -an - hour or more boost,. saving as much as 2,000 gallons of gas for Pan American and Northwest on each of their eastbound Pa- cific runs. ties to wait until they pre fifteen to go to the altar. In Prince Edward Island, where the banns are only published in church once instead of three times, boys require parental consent if un- der twenty-one and girls up to eighteen. Western Australia does not porrnit marriage for boys under fourteen and girls of less than twelve. But, if you -break the law and marry before that; you get the 'chance to "affirm" or "disaffirm" your vows wheii' you reach the minimum age. (One of the only marriage laws which gives both parties a second chance!) South Africa demands that the bridegroom should be eight- een and the bride sixteen; Paki- stan stipulates eighteen and fourteen; -India sixteen and thirteen for native Christians. If you get married in Barba- dos, the police magistrate hangs a copy of the notice outside his office for fourteen dal's, during which time any objector is en- titled to write "Forbidden" against your names, If that hap- pens, there is liable to be con- siderable delay while the objec- tion is thoroughly investigated. CEREMONIAL FIRE A Mohammedan bridegroom must get the consent of the bride's next-of-kin before he can arrange the wedding, The Chinese favour "a respectable elderly man" for the ceremonys cbhich should be witnessed by "a few persons," and a Hindu wedding is conducted by the priest before the ceremonial fire and witnessed by relatives of both parties, One of the strange innova- tions introduced into marriage , by the Soviets is the right of, both parties to choose which, name they will use. Since the couple are absolutely equal in law, the husband can take the wife's name or the wife keep her own—or the bride can, of course, be thoroughly old- fashioned and take her hus- band's. In some parts of Greece a very strange custom concerning mar- riage is still observed: the -man or men of the family cannot marry until all the sisters have found husbands. So the poor un- fortunate brother of a lot Of ugly sisters.' is condemned to be a bachelor =-: or must resort to sororicide! And-Sassenachs -who rather fancy the idea of wearing a .kilt may like to know that they have only to choose a Scottish bride and may then wear the tartan of her clan. - DANGEROUS CORNER A man bumped into a friend at a street corner. "Sorry," panted the man after the brtefeat greeting, but 1 have to dash." "Why, what's your hurry?" "Have an appointment with a chap I owe ten dollars to." "Web!,,well," commented the other, "you are conscientious, aren't you? Where are you sup- posed to meet him?" "Right here at this corner," replied the man as he hurried off. KEEPING 71.1E WILL SECRET—Mrs. Irene Perez holds a will writtdn on the back side of a 1954 bank calendar, after it was filed with the Los Anneics county clerk. Walter C. Wyland's fast testa- ment le;*t t. n,(;,) estate to a ne.i rhbor .friend, Loris Vroubal, who found the will when she wus cleaning Wyland's room.