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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1950-10-4, Page 3Farm Eivls By Itlaltard Bill Wilkinson Beulah and t'audid.t and stet the New Turk office of Mor. timer and Jinn, att rtt y.,, They became fast friend:, because they found something in rununon. That 'o:nething was a desire to live on a farm in the country. They talked about it incessantly. Then Beulah cause through with the great idea. "Let's work lard and save for a year. Then let's pool our re- sources, make a down payment on a small farm and — attd live there!" "But we don't know a thing about farming, We've both lived in the city all our lives. We couldn't make it pay." "We could," Beulah said, "if we wanted to badly enough. There are books on how to do everything these days." So for a year the two girls worked and saved. Tliey spent eve- nings on end at the library reading Looks on small scale farming. When spring came they drove up into the country and called on the farmers who had offered their homes for sale. The second place they visited proved exactly what they wanted. It was a small, white, tree -shaded house with a big barn, a hennery containng a flock of 100 birds, a cow, a horse, a pig and several cultivated acres, It was a swell idea. Best of all, they made a profit. The enterprise would likely have developed into something lasting, had it not bean for Barnaby Xerxes. He was a radio singer, suffering from a nervous breakdown, He,,liad conte to IIiliside to recuperate. Beulah met him one day on a deserted section of country road. He was walking and she gave him a lift back to town in the delivery truck. Beulah was thrilled, During the days that followed she hated go- ing off evenings and leaving Can- dida home alone, but, obviously, Barnaby and site couldn't take the other girl everywhere with them. Beulah was wondering how, when Barnaby proposed marriage and she accepted hilts, she was going to break the trews to Can- dida. Two nights later Beulah de- livered a half dozen fowl to the village church for its semi-annual supper, and was returning home earlier than she was expected. Lights were on its the front room and through the window she saw Burnaby holding Candida in his amts, kissing her, Beulah was furious. She stormed into the house, Candida tried to be calm and explain that she and Barnaby had loved each other all along. They hadn't had the cour- age to tell Beulah. "You — you vixenl" Beulah shrieked, A week passed. The girls went about their duties without speak- ing. Both knee- that sooner or later they would have to come to some agreement about the farm. So in the end Beulah made ar- rangements with Lawyer Stearns and one evening the girls set ottt in the delivery truck for his Law office to write the final chapter in their adventure. They were silent on the drive to town. Even when the car lights went out for no explainable reason neither of them sato anything, Si- lently Beulah got out, lifted the hood, discovered a fuse was blown, and having no spare, tried to pro- duce a makeshift from a hairpin, 3t began to look as though there was nothing to do but continue on foot, when suddenly the con- nection was made and 'lee lights flared up, in the glare of the headlights a man and a woman, evidently' hav- ing come up in the darkness with-, oat knowing of the truck's presence, were standing in close embrace,. The than was Barnaby Xerxes. i-obody said anything for a m.o. utent; then Barnaby turned and began walking swiftly aaay. The girl followed 111111. Beulah got into the truck, She started the motor, She looked at Candid t .Candida looked at her, "Oh, shuckst said Beulah Pres- eptly, "let's go Back and milk the cote and call it a da.'." "Oh, iet's1" cried Candida. T1113 END Hooked Rugs -_.-A Practical Hobby Masking is a practical hobby. It is more than just a pastime. When you complete a hooked rug, you have a fine durable floor covering that your friends will admire and your family will treasure. Indeed, we find husband, the Most enthusiastic advocates of the process. Not the smallest consideration is the saving in stoney, For a cotn- paritively small outlay, you can cre- ate a rug valued at several hun- dred dollar's, One of the most pro- ductive workers I know deplores the hours she wasted piecing jig- saw puzzles together, before she knew there was so profitable and facinating a handicraft as hooking. Hooking isn't entirely a feminine pursuit, either. It is one forst of needlecraft that a man can work at without being regarded as a "sissy," This may be due in part to the fact that fishermen on the islands off the Atlantic seacoast spend the long winter months hooking rugs, There is good authority to support the theory that rug hooking was origin- ated by horny -fisted sailors, to while away the long hours•at sea.._ The retaking of hand -hooked rugs is fast becoming a fine art, There are still some poor specimens on the market, but these are giving way to better examples to supply a more discriminating demand. The present-day worker selects her design with care, studies the colour scheme of the room, and makes, her rugs to blend with it. She has learned that, although the process is simple, there is a great deal more to making a hooked rug than merely using up old rags to produce a cheap floor covering. For the earnest hobbyist, rug hooking is a delightful adventure into the field of artistry. The art of hooking has been re- vived without sacrifice of its old- time skill. The method is still the same. Any attempt to speed up the process with ntechaniCal needles re- sults in a product that has a ma- chine -made appearance... Hooking is a sociable hobby. FASHION NOTE FOR JUNIORS Fringe 'n all, pardner•!—New cowboy shirt in pony skin print broadcloth, fast dye and washable. Real western stuff for junior cow -hands! There is much fun attd mutual profit to be found in working with others, comparing rugs, and swapping rags. Hooking rugs' leads to charm- ing and enduring friendships, There is a delightful spirit of camaraderie among all true lovers of the craft, Often a problem that bothers the individual will be solved in group discussion, — Front "Practical Hooked Rugs." by Stella Hay Rex. TABLE T Almost every cook has her own favorite chocolate cake, and almost every recipe differs slightly frol}t the others, Which is the best of all—well, it isn't for me to say. They claim it -at it's difference of opinion that slakes (tore -racing; and there's al- most as much difference of opiniotl about the "perfect" chocolate cake as there is regarding the bangtails. Some families like their chocolate cake very dark and very moist; others think it should be feather - light, finely textured and no more than a deep red in colour. So the natter of which is "tops" is pretty much a matter of who's doing the eating. At all -events here are a few recipes, all good and all worth any cake -maker's trial. They offer a wide variety in tex- ture, flavour and colour. RED VELVET CARE Bake in a 9 x 13 -inch pa” Sift together 234 cups sifted cake flour 2 cups sugar 6 tablespoons cocoa 2 teaspoons soda Combine 4 well -beaten eggs 2 cups sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla Stir egg mixture into dry ingredi- ..cnts. Beat 3 minutes. If you use an elec- tric mixer, set at low to medium speed. Pour into greased and lightly flour- ed 9 x 13 -inch cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees (moderate) 45 minutes, 4, 4 - a. JIFFY CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES Makes 18 cupcakes Put into mixing bowl in order named: 1 egg % cup cocoa / cup shortening 134 cups sifted cake flour r/ cup sour milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon soda 1 cup sugar / teaspoon salt / cup hot water Beat 4 minutes If you use an elec- tric mixer, set at low to medium speed.' Fill greased muffin tins % full. Bake at 375 degrees (moderate) 15 to 20 minutes 1, 14 DE LUXE CHOCOLATE CAKE Makes three 8 -inch layers Combine 3 squares unsweetened chocolate a/4 cup sweet milk 1/ tablespoons butter Cools over low heat until thick, Beat 4 eggs until thick and light in color. This is important. Beat in gradually 2% cups sugar Beat until mixture stands in peaks. Sift together 2% cups plus two tablespoons sifted cake flour 1/ teaspoons soda 3/4 teaspoon salt Add dry ingredients to egg mixture alternately with 1/ cups thick sour cream Stir in chocolate mixture and 1/ teaspoons vanilla Beat 2 minutes. If you use an elec- tric mixer, set at low to medium speed. Pour into 3 waxed -paper -lined fl- inch layer pans. Bake at 350 degrees, 30 to 35 minutes. Frost with Caramel Fluff Frosting, * • CARKIVIEIc FLUFF FROSTING Frosts top and sides of three 8 -inch layers Combine in top of double boiler 3 egg,hite% 134 cups dark brown sugar 6 tablespoons cold water 34 teaspoon salt . Mix well. Cook, beating constantly with rotary or electric beater until BE`PLEASUREBOUND icorieliel NEX Ii INTER „,, Transform the boredom of snow. boundwinter months into a period of enjoyment. Visit your neighbour, a movie, concert, hockey oe curling game as and when 'you will. Now available at amazingly low cost (with special discount for early orders) tho Berger Silo. Bio, easily attached to your tractor, will quickly clear a road through the most stubborn drifts. SN810a • MAI& COUPON /YON/ W FOR FREE IIEUStRAtta FOIDER 1 Tho Dominion Read Machinery Sales Co. Limited, Godorioh, Ont. g NWithoot ebiroation send me dopy of neper sne.sidredor. 1 Name 111 ser, -t 1 Contact pour nearest, fano t,naleuotit and nalllanraat donor NOW mixture forms soft peaks, about 7 minute's. Add Remove from !teat. 1% teaspoons vanilla Beat until of spreading consistency. * * * DELICIOUS DEVIL'S FOOD Makes two 9 -inch layers Combine 1 cup sugar 34 cup cocoa 1 well -beaten egg 1 cup milk Cook !n tot) JA double holler Until thick. Coot Cream i' cup shortening 1 cup sugar. Add 2 eggs Beat well. Sift together 2 cups sifted cake flout 1 teaspoon soda teaspoon salt Add dry ingredients to shortening mixture alternately with / cup milk Beat till just blended after each addition. Stir in cocoa mixture. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla Beat 3 minutes. If you use ,an electric mixer, set at medium speed. Pour into 2 waxed -paper -lined 9 - inch layer pans. Bake at 375 degrees (moderate) 25 minutes. a * * COLD WATER CHOCOLATE 'CAKE Makes two 9 -inch layers Cream Mettler thoroughly / cup butter or other shortening 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla % teaspoon salt Combine / cup cocoa %a cup cold water Add cocoa mixture to creamed mixture. Sift together 2/ cups sifted cake flour 1/ teaspoons soda Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with 1 cup cold water Scat till just blended after each addition . flagt 3 minutes after final addition. If you use an electric mixer, set at medium speed. Beat 3 egg whites until stiff Add gradually / cup sugar, beating after caeh addition. Fold egg whites into hatter. Pour hatter into 2 waxed•paper lined, 9 -inch pans. Bake at 350 deg. 30 to 35 minutes, SOUR CREAM BUNS • It's such a thrill to make new yeast treats —now you haven't tdworty about yeast that stales and weakens! Fleischmaan's Yeast keeps full- strength, fast -acting without refrigeration. Get a month's supply. SOUR CREAM BUNS • Scald 11/2 c. milk, 1/2 t» gran lated sugar, 2 tsps. salt and 1/4 c. butter or margarine; cool to luke- warm. Meanwhile, measure Into a large bowl 1/ c. lukewarm water, I tsp. granulated sugar; stir until sugar is dissolved, Sprinkle with 1 envelope Tleischmann's Royal Fast Rising Dry Yeast. Let stand 10 minutes, TEEN stir well. Sieve th c. cold mashed potato and mix in 2 unbeaten egg yolks and 1/2 c. thick sour create; stir into yeast mixture and stir in lukewarm milk mixture. Stir in 8t/ c, once sifted bread flour; beat until smooth. Work in 8 c. (about) once - sifted bread flour to make a soft dough; grease top. Cover and set in a warm place, free from draught. Let rise until doubled in bulk. Punch t down dough, grease top, cover and again let rise until doubled in bulk. Punch down dough and turn out on. lightly - floured board; roll to 14" thickness and cut into 81/4" rounds and place, well apart, on greased cookie sheets. Using a floured thimble, make a deep depression in the centre of each bun. Brush rounds of dough with mixture of 1 slightly - beaten egg white and 1 tbs. water; sprinklegenerously withgranulated sugar. Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk. Deepen depres- sions in buns and fill with thick raspberry jam. Bake in hot oven, 425°, about 15 minutes, Yield - 3 dozen large bans. CANADA PRODUCES WHEAT FOR ALL THE WORLD Each year, Canada, one of the world's greatest granaries, ships abroad millions of bushels of wheat and other life-sustaining grains. The peoples of many lands depend on Canada's rich harvest for their daily bread, Wh oBram' Cmd first his advertisement is an adaptation of one of a series created by The House of Seagram to tell the peoples of other lands about Canada and her varioifs products. For the past two years this campaign has been appearing in newspapers and magazines printed in many languages and circulated through- out the world. Our prosperity is based on our ability to sell our products to other countries. Every Canadian has a personal stake in foreign trade, for one out of every three dollars of Canada's national income results from our trade abroad. The more that the peoples of other countries know of the quality, variety and prestige of our products, the more likely they are to buy from us. o •31 II7e feel that the horizon of industry does not terminate at the boundary line of its plants; it has a broader horizon, a farther view—this view embraces the entire Dominion, That is why The House of Seagram believes that it is in the interest of every Canadiartmanufacturer tohelp the sale of all Canadian pr oduct foreign markets. It is int llz tst of t that these advertisements are being published throughout the world. the :douse of Scrait'' • \. ? t 1 t vel e .3•\l 't