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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1951-10-3, Page 3Me nrig way Eivn4? 8y Ceo trice C7raill Long after Pt, 1:;i7 had moved out of sigh around Meek Montag', two figures stood motionless on the tiny platform. Above them, making on its hinges, the sign read "Turner iirner Junction." Wind swirled and eddied around them harshly. jeh Reynolds, station master, stayed discreetly In- side the ticket office. He had watch- ed folks for twenty years tt• they experienced that first aloneness. The train had paused for only a minute, Then, with Rol, Cameron waving and smiling on the rear plat- form, it had made its noisy depar- ture. "Must be nearly duan, the valley to Ellentowu by now," John said, Sara clutched the shiny black leather purse tighter. it was Rob's last gift. "Feels like suoe in the air, Mo - thee'." Johns., gray head bent to hers, "Turkey weather." "Yes. Thanksgiving', almost here again." Sara looked deep into his ryes. "John, he'll be gore for a Ione tine." "Yes, Sara." 7eb. Reynolds came out on the platform and watched them climb into the old blue sedan. The old car woke tip and deared its throat. "Need some anti -freeze, I do." John pulled out the choke. "Maybe a little coffee might help," Sara smiled, but- it was only her lips that moved. They drove seven mites past browned and crisped meadows. John slowed 'down neat' a white, low farmhouse. There was a small sign on the Fide of an elm tree— "Mrs. '\Whitely's Fatuous Dinners," Sara nodded in reply to his un- asked question, She straightened her hat in the rear view mirror and put on her gloves, taking a long time with each finger, Rohs train must be nearly to Cuddington. ']'here were long, silent minutes between soup and chicken and des- sert. After dinner, they went out behind the barn to see the minks, kept in orderly, cages. Mrs. 1White- ly's boy fished in the pond for sun- fish to feed then. Sara hent over to see the tiny creatures and her hair played in the wind. The gray streaks were like a light touch of snow. She counted the minks. Two large ones, our ;.mall one, screened off "Must be down the valley to Eflentowu by nem'• !elm said. by himself. A family? ']'heir family had been three ---John, Rub, Sara, "Yes, they arc beautiful," she said, "1 wish 1 could look at then without thinliing of the coats they are going to Drake." She smiled, apologetically. "It scents wicked, to kill them, 1 mean." W's. Whitely , grinner!. "Well,' Mrs. C:amncron, 1 used to feel sorry for theta, but after the first check came in, 1 never thought about it again." The train must I.te at Gorge City now. Another hour and heel be there. She closed her eyes. John's arnl was around her. "I feel as if I'd been. running," she murmured. "Guess 1 leaned over too long looking at the in inks." They settled themselves in the oltl car again, They could sec the farm on a distant hill. "I still love it, John. I still like coating around that curve and sec- ittg it, knowing it'll be there," The car whited in self-pity as it climbed the hill. John drove up to the front door, He fumbled for the Ivey and then just held it in Itis hand. Something seemed to hold hint back. He didn't want to go into the house. lie leaned crown to pat the old collie who stood waiting there—and saw .•the note. Pinned to the dog's collar was ,a scrap of paper. Together John and Sara read it, incredulous, Drawn in the quick scrawl of a boy in a hurry were Mom and Dad—woes. fol faces above single -line bodies, Mom was clutching the black purse, Dad his keys. Beneath the picture Rob had written in large black let- ters, 'CHEER UP .-. YOU SURE I,OOT GLOOMY' "John, you look gloomy," Sara repeated—and John began to grin. Sara laughed, • "That boy," he said, -"That crazy kid." 14e opened the door Med they went into their house. n Seeing Their First Great Clipper Ship A day or so after painting ship we sin4' 8 burh runuitin rlotrn before the )rind, awl as she evidently wish ed to speak to us, our mainsail teas hauled up and the Mai r.vatd Ince aback. As she approached us. everytnc was commenting on het looks, with suell. exclamations 80- "1.00k at Iter square yards," "1.001; at het sharp bows," look at this and look at that, until she swept by across onr stern, when almost everyone broke out like tutu voice' "flow beautiful!" 1-1er sharp bows cut through the water, hardly turn. ing a roll of [pant the size of a .necktie from thciu, and this almost disappeared as it slipped tinder her counters, that could carry no dead water there. Her sides were painted in fancy colors like a yacht, When within hail, our Caplaiti raised his speaking trumpet to his lips, and bellowed out: "Bark ahoy!" The answer returned oras "Hallo! What ship is that?" "Ship Charles W. Morgan of New Bedford," says our Captain. "What bark is that?" "Bark Sea Fox of Wcsport. How long are you out?" "Forty-eight months. -How long are you out? "Two months, . . \\'on't you come on board?" - "No, the wind is fair and we want to get home as soon as pos- sible," said our Captain. They waved their trumpets to each other as the last salute, we. braced for- ward our mainyard and set the studding -sails, after boarding the main tack. The bark hauled to on the opposite tack and was soon lost to view in the distance: The appearance of this vessel was the subject of talk for horn's after- wards. It was to all of us like tt vision of beauty, as this was the first clipper ship any of us had seen. The balding of them had conl- FRANKS AND SAUERKRAUT MAKE G BY EIINA MILES HESE are kraut and frankfurter days. For some new suggestions in combining sauerkraut and frankfurters, why not try these recipes from food experts of the National Kraut Packers Association? You'll find that they deserve to be on the mono throughout the entire year. Sauerkraut Frankfurter Supreme (Makes 4 servings) One No, 2'.i, can sauerkraut, t/s teaspoon caraway seeds, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, 1 medium onion, thinly sliced, 2 tablespoons butter or fortified margarine, 2 medium apples, melted butter or fortified marga- rine, brown sugar, 4 frankfurters. In a mixing bowl, combine sauerkraut, caraway seeds, onion slices and butter Place in a shallow square baking dish. Cut unpeeled apples into halves and remove cores. Brush cut surfaces with butter and sprinkle with brown sugar. Arrange apple halves on the sauer- kraut in a diagonal line across the center of the casserole, Place two frankfurters on each side of the apple halves, Bake in a moderate oven (a50 degrees F.) 30 to 35 minutes, Serve immediately Broiled Kraut mid Frankfurters (Makes 4-0 servings) Two tablespoons bacon drippings, 3 tablespoons minced green pep- per, 3 tablespoons minced onion, 1 No, 21/2 can sauerkraut, 1 cup canned tomatoes, 8 to 10 frankfurters, Melt bacon drippings in large heavy skillet over low heat; add onion and green pepper. Simmer until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in sauerkraut and tomatoes, mixing thoroughly. Simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat and place mixture in bottom of broiler pan. Place frankfurters on broiler grill and broil until frankfurters are cooked (approximately 8 minutes on each side), Serve immediately. Hungarian Sauerkraut and Frankfurters (Makes 4-0 servings) Three medium cooking apples, 1 No, 21/2 can sauerkraut, 4/4 cup bacon drippings, t/a cup thinly sliced onions, th teaspoon salt, 2 table- spoons sugar, t,y teaspoon caraway seeds, 2 cups grated potatoes, 8 frankfurter's, Peel. quarter, core and slice apples. in a kettle, combine sauerkraut, OD FALL FARE Franks, apple halves and sauerkraut combined with retake a nsouth-watering casserole. bacon drippings, apples, onions and seasonings. Simmer over low heat 20 minutes, or until apples are tender, stirring occasionally. Add potatoes and frankfurters. Continue to simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve immediately. brown Begat ntenced in its fullest extent while we were away,and Reit' model so et , different from the old style of square- boxlike ships, made the con- trast more striking. It is said that Donald McKay, who built ships of that description, used the lines of the canoes that the Indians on the Northwest coast of America have; and on seeing them, one can be- lieve the report correct. — From "Whale 1 -hint," by Nelson Cole Haley As a ride I ant a bit dubious about these "miracle" fruits and vegetables you sometimes see ad- vertised. So when a friend of mine —who dabbles in raising and selling plants as a sideline—told ate that he was trying out a new variety of strawberry, one that would keep on bearing throughout the summer, I told hint it sounded much ton good to be true. u• However, l was mistaken.. I've seen and sampled the fruit, some of it picked in late September. So 1 asked my friend to write a brief description of his experience with these berries, knowing that many of my readers will be interested. Here it is. 1, e * "1 brought the plants in from the States and planted them itt about May 20 this year. Began picking fruit about July 10. Will keep on bearing till frost. Many berries two inches in diameter. One plant had 13 bunches, another 11 bundles. Supposed to stand winter temperatures down to 30 below, Produce runners same as other varieties, Flavour very sweet, with wild berry flavour much in evi- dence,. beeping qualities excellent. Our 24 plants have produced over six quarts to date," i Possibly you may thinly this sounds like a "plug" for the berries and for nay plant -growing friend, Well, it's hardly that—for when 1 told hint I'd like to get a couple of dozen plants next Spring he replied that he very much doubted if he'd have any to spurn for rite. * *• Down at MacDonald College, Pear Montreal, Dr, Robert Fisher is engaged in an interesting project. lie's staking experiments designed to discover ]tow the common house- fly builds rip resistance to powerful insecticides such as DDT. instead of killing flies, the young entomologist raises and cares for them as carefully as if they were prize livestock to stake certain they are uniform in size and sturdy and vigorous. ']'his primary research was Mined at' finding out to whet part of the fly's body DDT should he applied to be most effective. In preparing his flies for the tests, Dr. Fisher first anaesthetized them. They were then placed in groups of five on glass slides and held in place by cellulose tape. Holes in the tape made it possible for a single leg, the head or any part of a fly's body to he exposed to a speck of DDT. In some cases a minute flap of skin was raised and an in- oculation made underneath. 4' r: While Dr. Fisher has not made public all the results of, his ex- periments, he has definitely estab- lished that a fly's feet are not the most effective points of entry for the insecticide; but that the nearer the head the chemical is applied the more killing power it seems to Have, The skin also seems to have something to' do with making DDT effective but the flies inoculat- ed aider the skin dill not die from the chemical's effects. 8Y • HAROLD ARNETT t88FrJeuwn ,nem `R_ ...n.., tri etltLl oratetantt`eam n m eswmensit. rJitw , eauuORWoo ®m m om etaus Pi 61 w+,rRASOF �0 Amrr9ablig �e�,IO�g. SCREEN -DOOR *PRING•X LEATHER OR RUBBER b IIUIIAIIIIIIIIU N ■[i■■1■■■■11aatN Jai a ulllllRa YTttY tlAtl� eat Pa'O MIR MORON INN .: Ba:9 ■ ■■tl• aparspt eu■Tett :::nptM48,NYS8IIIMEerlpGW*MP 111.1 !IMS S/LEMCf' HUM ole eoRetaN DOOM S PRING 0Y INSER.TING PIECE OP H.LJEMElt BETWEEN THE 'HOOKS AND FiPRINGO Having made these findings, Dr. Fisher will attempt to establish why flies become resistant to DDT —knowledge that is hoped will con- - tribute to the developtneut of sup- erior fly sprays. r: r. A tat of beef per acre sounds like a whale of a lot of beef, But that's the amount - of production that has been achieved at the Ever- glades Experiment Station down in Florida in tests made over a five-year period. The average pro- duction for the five years was 1804 pounds of beef per acre per year and the highest was 2089 pounds the official statement says. This record was achieved through proper improvement of grasslands and management, The use of lime and fertilizer, careful selection and treatment of grass seed, and wise choice of cattle breeds were other contributing factors in obtaining this phenomenal weight in beef from a small acreage. ' The grassland programme had a further advantage of conserving the muck and peat soils _in that area—soils which were being rap- idly destroyed by truck, cane and other row crops. During the last 25, years the depth of the soil on many of the farms was reduced by as touch as 25 per cent. * St. Augustine grass was one of the best producers, although Pan- galo, Coastal Bermuda, Carib, Para and Pensacola Babel fitted into some situations. Brabant, Angus and Devon were the popular cattle breeds. Plants That Grow By Leaps and Bounds Plants grow by leaps and bounds which are determined by periods of light and dark, the 'United States Department of Agriculture reports. Light periods during the daytime slake a difference, Dr, Byron 'I'. Shaw of the department's research administration told the Illuminating Engineering Society in Washing- ton, but continuity of the dark- periorl appears to be the control- ling factor in plant growth. For instance, he said, as little as 25 foot-candles of light for one or two minutes in the middle of the night is enough to stop flow'er'ing and seed production of soybeans. As little as taro one -hundredths of a fool - candle of light during the dark period will prevent many plants from flowering. Photo-periodisot is directed by a key plant pigment, recent research indicates, The pig- ment is bine, perhaps related to the pigments of bile, Apparently it acts as a catalyst to set in motion an- other substance, still to be 'demi- fled, that stimulates flowering and other phases of plant development. Already, control of the length of the day and the night is put in special cases. Chrysanthetntuns are made to bloom on time for big football games and not before, for instance, Artificial light adjusts the daylight and a fight -proof canopy adjusts the darkness. rr ,a /eft�;tBLE T rJare Anayews. 11 tot everybody like. Ieuenp but- ter, and it has 00 man' uses such as filling for tart shells, dropping into the heart of a slightly hollow- ed -out cup cake, spreading between the layers of a take, and so on. - A good idea is to retake up a hatch of it and. keep it in the re- frigerator or other cool place ready for use when needed. The follow- ing recipe yields about two and a half cupf"uls, and its very rich and "leutoitv, LEMON BUTTER Grated rind from 4 lemons. 1 cup water 4 eggs 1% cups granulated sugar 2 tablespoons coat starch ? s cup plus 1 tablespoon strain- ed lemon juice 4 tablespoons butter or margar- ine Grate the rind front the lemons and place m a small saucepan; add the water and heat just to boiling point. Remove from heat and strain through a very tine sieve: keep the water, but discard the rind. Beat the eggs until thick and light in the upper pan of a double boiler; stir in the sugar and cord starch. Slowly stir in the strained lemon juice; stir in the water from the lemon rind. Cook the mixture over boiling water, stirring constantly, until sutoothly thickened and err raw flavour of starch remains. Remove frmn (teat and stir in the butter or nutrgarine, bit by bit. Turn into dry jams and cool thoroughly. Store i11 a cold place. is * 0 Now for some recipes for cookies and the like—the sort of things that are so hard to keep on hand, especially when those school lunches—and t11tersehool suacks— t1Se lip 5t) many.' PECAN PUFFS 1 cup shortening r/ cup sifted confectioners' sugar 214 cups sifted flour 34 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/ cup chopped pecans Additional confectioners' sugar Creast shortening and the half cup sugar, Stir in flour, salt, va- nilla and pecans. Blend well, Mold into one -inch balls; place cin greased cooky sheet and hake 12-15 minutes at. 375 degrees F. Roll in sifted confectioners' sugar Immediately after baking. Cookies may be re - rolled in sugar after cooling if desired. Makes Iwo, and one-half dozen, * y. DATE BARS 1 cup pitted dates 1 cup nuts 1 cup sifted confectioner's' sugar 2 eggs 1 tablespoon melted shortening 1 tablespoon lemon juice 44 cup sifted Bonn trA teaspoon salt .Put dates and nuts through food chopper, or dice in small pieces. Blend with sugar and beaten eggs. Arid melted shortening, lemon juice, flour and salt. Mix thoroughly. Place in 10 x 6 x 2 -inch greased pan. Bake at 375 degrees F. 30-35 minutes. While warm, cut into 1 x 3 -inch strips. Ro11 in powdered sugar. Makes 18 or 20 cookies, * * 0 MELTING MOMENTS % pound butter or margarine. 5 tablespoons confectioners's{gar 1 teaspoon almond flavoring 14 teaspoon salt 1 cup sifted flour 1 teaspoon baking powder Gum drops Cream butter, sugar and almond flavouring until light and fluffffy. Combine with salt, flour and baking powder. Chill. Roll teaspoonful's into balls. Place on ungreased cooky sheet. Press flat with fork dipped in flour. Decorate with slice of guru drop. Bake 10 minutes at 351) degrees F. Cool before remov- ing from pan. !lakes three dozen cookies. * 4 * SUGAR COOKIES cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon baking- powder %. teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar 13 cup shortening 1 egg 1 tea::pooh vanilla T/4 cup milk Sugar for topping Resift floor twice with baking powder and salt. Cream sugar and shortening and stir in egg. Add vanilla and milk and blend well. fold in flour mixture in four por- tions, Shape in flat rectangle, wrap in waxed paper and chill overnight. krill ' inch thick, cut with round or Fluted rooky cutter, place on metrcase..d cooky sheet and sprinkle lightly with sugar. Itake 6-8 min* rites at 400 degrees F. Remove to rake tacks. Mattes 4 dozen cookies. • * at CHOCOLATE DROP COOKIE$ cup shortening 1 cup sifted brown sugar 1 egg 2 squares melted chocolate 1% cups sifted flour 34 teaspoon salt / teaspoon soda r/ cup sour milk cup chopped nuts Blend shortening, brown sugar, and egg: adrl melted chocolate. Add. dry ingredients, which have been sifted together, alternately with milk. Stir in nuts. Drop front a teaspoon to greased cooky sheet. Rake 12-15 minutes at 375 degrees F. Ice with chocolate if desired, Makes 3 dozen rookies. r: * GINGER CRISPS cup butter or margarine cup light molasses cup sugar 1 tablespoon vinegar 2 cups flour, sifted 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1,4 teaspoon ginger 1% teaspoons soda Combine butter, molasses, sugar and vinegar in saucepan and boil three minutes. stirring constantly. Remove from !teat and cool, Com•• bine cinnamon, soda, and ginger with flour and sift several tines, Add to cooled butter mixture and blend well. Wrap in waxed Paflor and chill several hours or overnight. Roll very thin. Cut with 2 -inch cutter, place on greased cooky sheet and bake seven minutes at 375 degrees F. Remove from sheet while warts and place on cake rack, Makes 10 dozen paper -thin cookies, Buys Fireflies Dr, William D. McElroy, Johna Hopkins biologist, is paying a bounty of 25 cents for a hundred fireflies, with cash prizes offered to youngsters who catch the most. He wants half a million fireflies, if he can get them, to study their method of producing light. So far he has established that the energy source for light production in the firefly is the same as that used for animals in doing work. This means that the vitamins which in animals free energy are necessary for light production, 'So are certain trace elements, such as magnesium and cobalt. Dr. McElroy is particularly interested in isolating a mystery factor which 'appears to have the properties of certain vitamins, like riboflavin and niacin. The nature of this "X factor" remains to be determined, HIDDEN TALENT Mrs. Smith thought that 84.00 was a very reasonable price to pay for a thoroughbred police dog, so she cut out the advertisement in a local paper and wrote a cheque to the owner. A few days later a mangy -looking; mongrel was deposited on her door- step. -She indignantly 'phoned the man who had inserted the adver- tisement, and demanded: "What do you mean by calling that animal a thoroughbred police dog?" "Don't be deceived by his looks;" came the solemn reply, "He's itt the Secret Service." Forget Something?—A baby parakeet breaks out of its shell into what someone once called "a cold world,' a logical description considering such a nude approach to it, This little "ugly duckling" of the parrot world—parakeets are close relatives of parrots -- will, when fully grown, be slightly larger than a canary. I D tt t,ARt3'! � II my vas ..my best Aamp( By Arthur Pointer ISO THAT'S THE KIND OF NEIGNaOtea w� HAW/ I'M dt.Anz 8CUND our t:S\RI.y,/ n L.