The Clinton News Record, 1942-11-05, Page 6AGE 6,
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THE MIXING BOWL
By ANNE ALLAN
Hydro Homo Economist
THE SEASON FOR PUMPKINS
AND SQUASH
Hello Homemakers! "The frost is
on the pumpkin"—the tang of Aut-
umn in the air. This glorious 'sea-
son brings a wealth of nutrition with
its pumpkins, pepper and Hubbard
squash, and especially marrow, pun-
gent turnips and cabbage.
Fall brings new fashions -- new
ways of serving old favourites. To
conserve electricity, cook a lot of
pumpkin or squash at a time. Instead
bf serving as dessert only, mash
thoroughly, season with salt, pepper
and butter, and serve as a vegetable;
or try these vegetables for making
cream scups or ,for giving a "differ-
ent" and delicate flavour to tea bis-
, cuits. It it's husky men you are feed:-
ins
eeding be sure to add plenty of cream
cheese to the vegetables on meatless
days; and "snitch" a teaspoon of sug-
ar for the field turnip—to encourage
a second. helping. Cook the hard -
heads of the fall cabbage just as you
did summer cabbage — but shrve
"saucily," To one quarter cup of
butter or baking fat, add a little pre-
pared mustard, a mere trace of Wor-
cestershire sauce, salt to taste, and a
dash of cayenne. As for marrow —
why anyone should season anything
so delicate with highly spiced sauce,
1 don't know. For variation, par-
boil thick slices, roll in flour, then
dip in beaten egg and fry.
Vegetable desserts'? Smooth!
Just fold a fow slivers" of preserved
ginger into the whipped .cream that
tops the squash or pumpkin pie on
Add squash, sugar, salt and butter ARMED FORCES VISITED
to milk. When lukewarm, add dis-
solved yeast cake and flour; cover
Sunday —• family and guests will
`vote it "extra good."
RECIPES
Squash Biscuits
eh cup; squash (steamed and strain -
and let rise overnight. Shape into
biscuits; let rise and bake in electric
oven at 375 deg. for 12-15 minutes.
Makes 14 to 18 biscuits.
SQUASH PIE -
2% cups steamed and strained
squash, %. cup sugar, 1 tsp. salt, 1/
tsp. cinnamon, ginger nutmeg, or '/2
tsp. lemon extract, 1 egg (slightly
beaten), 1% cups milk.
Mix sugar, salt, and spice or ex-
tract, add' squash, egg and milk grad-
ually. Bake in .one crust." Garnish,
if desired, with whipped cream to
which has been added finely chopped
preserved ginger.
Turnip with Cheese .
3 medium-sized white or yellow
turnips, 2 tbs. fat, 2 tbs. flour, 11/z
cups milk, 1 tsp. salt, x tsp. pepper,
$ cup grated` cheese.
Peel turnips,' cut them' in slices,
and boil them for about fifteen min.
in boiling . salted water. Make a
white sauce with the fat, flour; milk,
salt and pepper. Pour this over the
turnips and sprinkle the grated cheese
on top. Bake for ten min. and serve
hot. • '
TRIS QUESTION BOX •
Mrs. J. W. asks: "Is it possible
to make Cranberry Conserve with a
sugar substitute?"
Answer: If you can save some
sugar- use part sbgar.
2 cups cranberries, 2 cups water,
14 cup' white raisins, % cup sultans,
1 cup diced apples! 1 cup sugar, 1,%
. cups Dorn syrup.
Combine apples,' cranberries, water
and sugar, Gook slowly, stirring
frequently until 'fruits are clear. Add
raisins and cook 3 minutes longer
Bottle in sterile jars.
Mrs. D. C. says: "You can keep
twigs of parsley in a glass jar fog
months- just wash and sealin jar,
ed), 1/s.cup sugar,.,lh tsp. salt, 1h cup ''Anne Allen invites you to write to
scalped milk, 1A cup yeast cake dis- her oo Clinton News -Record. send in
solved in % cup lukewarm water, 14 your problems and watch .this column
,cup butter, 21/e cup, 'flfor r p1- s
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NATIONAL. PARKS
Maxine Specialist Gives 1 '
Suggestions on Hose Care.
Sheer hose that look like silk or
nylon; nowadaysprobably' are made
of rayon and • they need different
care "than 'the- • hose with which
women have been familiar in the
past,. according to Edna M. Calla-
han, clothing' specialist, ;Ohio State
university:•
7 Miss Callahan advises women to
learn the best methods of caring for
rayon hose because they will be the
ones most suitable for', ,'dress occa
sions in the near future. The sup-
T1y of silk for ,hose is _practically
gone and nylon is being used : to
supplement the fast diminishing
stocks,.. Present cotton fibers do not
produce the sheer hose women want •
for best, '
The new rayon hose 'differ from
rayon hose sold in the past in being
less glossy, none are .full- fashioned -
although, seamless hose are being
sold, and the price is higher. The new
rayon hose differ from cotton by
being smoother, more attractive,
more sheer, higher priced, and less
serviceable.
Considerable care isnecessary in
laundering rayon hose to avoid dam-
aging them. The hose can be
snagged easily by rough finger nails
or by, rings which are not removed
while the hose are being washed.
Miss Callahan advises the use of
lukewarm water and just enough
mild soap to make a lasting suds.
Use the soap to clean, and then rinse
until water remains clear 'after the
rinsing.
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energy displayed by these young nien
in -their activities and their desire to
see' as much of the park 05 possible
during' the short leave they have been
granted is almost unbelievable Near-
ly all of them carried a camera and
much time was spent taking pictures
around the townsite, along the trails,
and from the tops of near -by mourn
tains. They displayed great patients
waiting to get a good picture of the
wild animals in the park, such as elk,
moose, deer, beaver, big horn sheep
and mountain goats. At night they
thronged the dance halls and other
places of amusement in the town of
Banff. Their unbounded energy 'and
gay mood were a tonic to other vis-
itors. ..
Down in Waterton Lakes National
Park, which with Glacier • National
Park across the International Bound-
ary forms an international peace park
nearly all visitors from the Armed
Forces are in •uniform of the R. 6.-A.
F. or the R. A•. F. This is explained
by the fact that there are several
R .C. A. F. training centres within
easy distance. By the end' of July
about 1500 airmen had visited Wa-
terton.' Some of them' came by
bus but by far the greater number
reached the park by private car. Here
they met other tourists from the
United States and Canada and' took
part in the trail riding, fishing, boat
ing swimming and climbing expedit-
ions. The multi -coloured rocks and
oddly -shaped mountain peaks of the
park are a fascination to these boys,
many of whom had never 'before
spent a holiday in a mountain region.
Naturally men from the Armed
Forces are out to enjoy to the full
their temporary freedom from milit-
ary routine and are thereforein a
high 'spirited and robust mood. But
their deportment whilein the nation-
al' parks • and their friendly manner
towards visitors!' from both United'
States and Canada have been fay-
ourably commented upon. Undoubt-
edly these young men ;benefitgreat-
ly by their visit to the parks. They
see too in the national parks of Can-
ada the symbol of peace and tran-
quility which can be fully enjoyed
only in a free world and as long as
the eneiny in kept far' from the shores
of Canada. And
many are resolved
to visit these parks ; again ago tt when the
war has been won , •
Current Lettuce Crop
Near -Twice -Last Year's
The current lettuce crop is- esti-
"mated ;W8,000;000 Crates, or one and
one-half million crates more than at
the corresponding time in 1941. The
heaviest supplies: axe -expected to be
on the consumer •market through
and after May 25.. -
Nutritionists think so'well of leafy
green vegetables, the family to
,which lettuce belongs, that they rec-
ommend a serving of at least one
green vegetable each day. Green
lettuce is a good source of carotene,
which the body can change into vita-
min A. It contains al's`o some vita-
min B-1; riboflavin, and vitamin C,
and is a good-source•of iron and
calcium. .In general, the thinner
and greener the.,; leaf, the better
source of ironand carotene lettuce
is. Bleached lettuce contributes
niost of these same food values, but
it -rates ; Considerably lower than
does green lettuce as a source of
the vitamins and minerals men-
tioned.
Hair Growth on Women's
Legs Spoil Their Looks
A heavy or dark growth of.hair on
the legs s''goiis their looks, no mat-
ter how, shapely. It doesn't look
pretty even under ,'stockings. ' Most
women consider „it a part of good
grooming to remove unsightly hairs
regularly, especially'' during the
summer when legs are exposed.
Women who use a razor for this
purpose might take a lesson from
the men in the conservation of 'the
precious steel blades. It is in keep-
ing with the times that razor blades
be well cared for. Always wash the
legs With a cloth wrung out in soapy
warm .water before using the razor,
as this softens the hair and makes
it less resistant to the blade. Then,
be sure to wash and dry the blade
thoroughly after each use. -To keep
it from rusting, wrap it back in its
little paper coven People who live
near the seashore should be particu-
larly careful about this, because salt
air tends to corrode the steel and
this, of course, makes it unusable.
A good soap and water scrub will
remove the dry akin particles that
sometimes give. a rough or dan-
druffy surface,' and extra scrubbing
of the heels will help ,prevent the
formation of callouses where the
shoe comes in'contact with the skin.
For extra glamour, spread on some
flesh -colored hand lotion or suntan
lotion, depending. upon whether
stockings or socks are to be worn.
°tLelininder' --Notices
The eity,;oftWhrttier, Calif., finds
a "gentle' reshind'e'r"--to taxpayers
about - past -due accounts useful in
keeping delinquencies down.
In May this, year property own-
ers who had hot paid their taxes in
full on 'the April 20 due date re-
ceived notice reminding them of
their '!oversight" and pointing out
that under a local ordinance unpaid
items must be published June 1 in a
newspaper 'with names of the prop-
erty owners, who then would be lia-
ble for the 50 -cent advertisement
charge. ' •
Nearly half`--137—of the 263 items
out;,of approximately 6,000 parcels
on the tax roll April 20 were paid
before' the publication date, many
delinquencies turning out to be re-
sults of oversight by new property
owners. who had not realized the
taxes were unpaid.
Sterilizing by Sun
Diaper -washing can be made eas-
ier and more agreeable by putting
the soiled diapers into _ a prepared
covered pail until the daily washing
period. Using a tablespoon of borax
t h t t f cold t
o eac wo quer s o water er,
fill the pall half full of this solu-
ti D t d' i t. -t d
on. rop we rapers nor , an
add soiled -diapers after flushing
them with cold water. A sizable
pail is needed for the baby's daily
quota. Wash the diapers in the.
morning so that the strong sun can
sterilize and"bleach them. Transfer
them from the borax solution into
a tub of warm soapy water, rub
until clean, ;and rinse. tlwee, times..
Fold smooth'but do not iron. Twice
a week the diapers should be boiled
in a soap solution, rinsed thoroughly,
and sun-dried.
Summer's Perspiration
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Crackled Finish
A table top can be decorated very
attractively' through the use of a
two-color crackled finish. Special
crackle paints can be obtained or
ordinary prepared enamels can be
used. The bottom color of the com-
bination is' applied to the surface
and allowed to dry but not to be-
come too hard before the second
color is put on. The bottom color.
should be a slow drying enamel and
the top one, a quick drying one.
When the complete job dries, the top
color being. quicker drying and less
elastic than the, bottom one, checks
and cracks showing the bottom color
130th Old` and New Style
Food Preserving Used
Old-time as well as, modern meth-
ods` of food preservation are in ,or -
'der these.days. as American hoine-
m,akera set' out: to break all .food
storage records. That's why , the
stone jar 'for salting. food now has
its 'place, along with the glass jar
for canned food or the paper carton
for freezer locker storage. ' '
Salted or brined vegetables are
classed in :tree divisions: those to
be served at vegetables on the ta-
ble, such as corn' and stringbeans;
o
those for pickles, such as cucum-
bers, green tomatoes;. peppers, cau-
liflower and onions, and those which,
are made: into so-called "kraut,"
'such as cabbage, turnips, rutabagas
and chinese cabbage.
The "kraut" group of vegetables.
are very popular for their flavor
and texture but food authorities
from the University. of Illinois col-
lege of agriculture report that oth-
er salting doesn't quite measure up
to canning and freezing from the
standpoint of.'appearance and food
value. However, it is a practical.
method to employ when canning and,
freezing, equipment is not available.
It's considered an inexpensive way,
to take care of vegetables which
might not be used otherwise.
Foods such as corn and string
beans, which are heavily salted to
prevent the -growth of yeasts and
bacteria, need to be soaked tore
'move the strong salt taste before
being prepared for table use.
Hard on Your Clothing
Perspiration is the enemy of fab-,
ries. That is why summer is par-
ticularly hard!on clothes. If perspi-
ration is left in the material for any
length of time, it weakens fibers and
causes them to rot.
To wash underwear nightly is dou-
bly important in hot weather. Vests,
panties, shorts, and undershirts,
whether of cotton, rayon, silk or a
combination of fibers, if they are to
give longest service, should not be
crammed into a hamper to await
the- weekly washday: If they are
soiled as well as perspiration -
soaked, and there isn't time to wash
completely, give them enough
cleansing to remove perspiration.
With cottons this can be done by
soaking in lukewarm sudsy water
for 20 minutes. Rinse, and hang to
dry. Then put them into the laun-
dry bag for complete washing on
the regular laundry day.
Silks, rayons, and combinations of
fibers should not be soaked. They
wash out quickly in lukewarm suds."
Then rinse thoroughly in water of
the same temperature. Knitwear in
any of the fibers is especially use-
ful in summer because it launders
readily, and needs no ironing. Seer-
sucker undergarments are popular
for the,same reason.
Air -Conditioned Baby
When a baby is both healthy and
comfortable, it is usually a "good"
baby even when summer days are
hot. Fortunately for modern moth-
ers and modern babies, the one -
garment costume for the infant is
no longer reserved for the day when
baby has his picture taken. When
maximum comfort comes with the
minimum of clothes, all that a baby
needs to• be well-dressed is a diaper.
Another aid in keeping him cool is
to supplement the morning bath
with light spongings several times
during the day. This can be done
by holding the baby on the lap, or
placing him on a towel -covered
table, or in his crib or carriage.
Wrap the baby's own clean wash-
cloth around the right hand. Dip
into cool sudsy water, and squeeze
out until the cloth does not drip.
Then wipe lightly over the baby's
body. Rinse off, and pat the baby
dry. Do not rub, as this stimulates
circulation and makes the infant un-
comfortable.
Rubber From Poinsetth.
Millions of poinsettias growing In
Queensland, New South Wales and
other parts of Australia may be a
source of rubber. An Australian
company has already obtained rub-
ber from poinsettias and has ac-
quired large quantities for pressing
and extraction, it is. said. A small
bottle of sap received from. a New
South Wales farmer produced 10 per
cent pure rubber after the moisture
content had been removed. It is
thought that if the method proved
commercially •"valuable poinsettias
could . be grown like sugar cane.
Tests also are being made on skele-
ton weed; also known as gum suc-
cory,• which has been regarded as
a noxious weed but which has a
sticky milky sap with, a definite
rubber content. It has been used for
rubber in Russia.
Blackout . Driving
What should you do if it becomes
necessary to drive your, car in a
blackout? -
Three basic rules are suggested.
They are: '
1. When in doubt about what is
in' the background. ahead, get out of the car and inves-
Fence Post Treatment
Fence posts treated with zinc
chloride. not only outlast,, untreated
posts from three to ten.times, pro-
tecting theilnfrom premature decay
and t�ermrte attack, but'seem to dis=
courage woodpeckers • as well. In
,recent experiments at;Clemson' Col-
lege, S C., several untreated posts.
showed considerable • damage..by,
,i I drptickers,. while treatetj: Poste
dd no.
tigate.
2. Never drive faster than 15 miles
per hour through' a residential sec-
tion, and even less while driving
through an intersection.
3. Before starting to drive' wait
from 10 to 25 minutes until your
eyes become adjusted to the dark-
ness.
It; should be remembered, how-
ever, that these rules are for emer-
gency driving only.; The best place
for your car during a blackout is
in the garage.
Your Own- Blackout Light
Can Be Easily Assemble&'
'Advice on how to devise effective-
lights- during blackouts was given,.
by D. L.
Markle,: professor bf elec-
trical 'engineering ' at the Pennsyl-
varila .State college; who has just
completed laboratory tests of such-
lights.
"A blackout light' for use both:
indoors and outdoors pan be easily
assembled," Professor Markle said.
"Simply cover the glass of a two
cell flashlight of the non -focusing
type,fitted with a 3.8 volt bulb, with,
two hicknesses
of (hien skin paper.
This is the kind of lamp usually'
used With a three -cell type flashlight.
"Covering the glass • with onion,
skin lowers the intensity of the light
by diffusion so that a. pronounced
bright spot does not exist. The
intensity of illumination by this as-
sembly _is approximately 2/ times.
full moonlight on a surface two feet
from the flashlight."
Snell ' light is favorable for see-
ing nearby but will not isa easily de-
tected froma distnncec: he pointed
out. If used outdoors by pedestrians,
the light will: not be reflected: front
street surfaces in sufficient quantity,'
to be seen from any considerable:
height:
"It must he remembered' that no:
light source should be pointed up-
ward, however,". Professor Markle
warned. "For use outdoors a visor
made of cardboard tubing or other
suitable material will pnovide ads
ditional safety from detection."
Professor Markle called attentiorn
to the -fact that the war department;
tests demonstrated that blue lights.
are more easily seen hone the air
and less useful on the ground than,
any other color. Even red, if im-
properly used, may betray the in-
stallation it is designed to conceal.
In the majority of cases, they found,.
low ifltensity white light is more -
suitable for blackout illumination.
Be Happy at Home With
Your Wartime Vacation
Instead of a vacation away from
home this summer, why not plan
to be satisfied and happy at home
with neighbors and- friends? It's
fun for both old and young to have
suppers in the backyard, using
home-grown vegetables and meats,
and make a big freezer of ice.
cream. Or, perhaps your war -time
"Vacation" might be a fishing trip
'to the near -by creek with a box
lunch. -.
For an old-fashioned get-together,
pack surprise box lunches with a
variety of sandwiches and fill paper
cups to the brim with several kinds
of salad., Include fresh fruit and
homemade cookies made of molas-
ses or honey and nuts.
Try a slice of bacon, a thick slice
of tomato and onions, and cook on
a stick over a bed of coals.
For liquid refreshments, have
pitchers of ice cold lemonade; sweet-
ened with white corn syrup or stick
candy instead of sugar. Don't use
sugar.
Use
enriched • bread for sand-
wiches—some white and some whole
wheat. Enriched bread combined
with many types of • fillings from
vegetables or sweet fruit is good.
Nothing is better than homemade
cottage cheese and it is easy to
make.
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Indian Ocean Islands
Although there are relatively few
islands in the Indian ocean, several
are well known. Most important is-
land after Madagascar (fourth larg-
est island in the world) is Ceylon,
close to the southeastern shores of
India. To the northeast and east,
virtually in the Bay of Bengal, are
the Andaman and Nicobar islands,
the former seized by Japan. Among
others of the better known islands
are Reunion (French), and Mauri-
tius (British), east of Madagascar;
and the Seychelles, a British group
north of that island. The colorful
island of Zanzibar, ruled by a sul-
tan under British Protectorate, lies
close to the shores of British East
Africa. The partly barren island of
Socotra, off the southern coast of
Arabia, is famous as the "Island
of Frankincense."
When Freighter Sinks '
It may not be likely that Nazi
planes would make a special trip
across the ocean to bomb Ameri-
can farms, yet every time an enemy
torpedo sinks an American freight-
er; the food production of 3,824
American farms is lost! The cargo
of the average U. S. food freighter
amounts to 6,000 barrels of dried
eggs, 6,000 barrels of dried milk,
16,552 cases of -evaporated milk, 20,-
000 boxes of cheese, 14,500 large
cans of canned pork, 2,500 boxes of
cured pork, 16,800 boxes of lard,
6;061 sacks of flour and 26,111 cases
of canned vegetables, according to
the U. S. departmenttof agriculture
war board. This means a whole
year's production of 229,137 hens,
6,124 cows, 37,697 hogs, and 1,080
acres planted to wheat, tomatoes,
snap beans and peas:
Keeping Tools -in Use
Many labor-management commit-
tees have appointed special subcom-
mittees to get tools back in use.
These committees have found that
many men on skilled operations
own tools which they used in other
plants, etc. Several systems have
been devised to get these back into
use. In some plants special bulletin
boards have been erected where
workers are encolrraged to post a
list of tools they have for sale. In
other plants, special tables have
been set up on which men place
their tools with a price tag. ` In still
other plants, "tool. days" have been
held on which • everybody was in-
vited to bring in all their old tools
for sale or swap. In other plants
trainees were encouraged to post
lists of tools they wanted to buy
and what price ` they would pay.
Special Wrapping for
Bread, Cake, Butte?
More than 75,000,000 pounds of"
butter will be wrapped in specially
impregnated parchment paper dur-
ing the current year to protect it
from losses due.to mold.
Great quantities of butter are ex-
pected to be saved from spoilage as.
a result, thus helping to conserve.
stocks.
Mold rarely can be recognized in
butter except by an "off" taste,
according to food experts. Its growth
can be retarded even in warm
weather, however, by wrapping• the
butter in paper treated with a mold
inhibitor. The baking industry also
is attacking the mold problem in
baked goods by incorporating mold
retardents in increasing quantitea
of bread, pies, and cakes.
It is estimated that nearly two,
billion loaves of bread will be pro-
tected this year.
'Day Care' Schools
Children put into day nurseries
by mothers working in war indus-
try will be protected by health and
welfare safeguards in New York
state through state-wide regulations
recently adopted.
The regulatigns, made by the -
state board of social welfare, re-
quire that persons and agencies giv-
ing nursery care to three or more
children obtain a permit from the'
state department ,of social welfare
and maintain definite standards. In
providing this safeguard the New
York state board is acting in line
with current recommendations ()li-
the United States children's bureau,,
the American Public Welfare asso-
ciation said.
Close relatives andnursed;
schools registered with the state de-
partment of education are excepted-
from the ruling. New York city
day nurseries also are exempt, since
they are covered under the munici-,
pal sanitary code.
California First
The gold in "them thar hills" or
Colorado called many fortune hunt-
ers to the West in the quest for
great riches, but there was also.
wealth to be found in the soil=
wealth that was to outlive the gokt
rush, Peter Magnes, a European
iminigrant, prophesied in 1865, "If
we had beet sugar factories in.
Colorado, I imagine Colorado farm-
ers would produce more gold than
all the mines in the mountains." To-
day the yearly output of the beet
sugar industry in the West has;
many times the value of all the
gold, silver and precious metals,
taken from the mountains. Colo-
rado is second only to California in.
production of sugar beets. Produc-
tion in 1941 in Colorado was 5,987,842
hundred -pound bags of sugar.
Slate Gray Dining Room
Though slate gray is net often
used to good advantage on dining,
room walls because of its cheerless-
ness, it can be used successfully
with the right color accents. One
decorator painted walls and wood-
work slate gray .under an oyster
white ceiling, and spread a steel,
gray textured rug on the floor.
Draperies of silk, striped in tones,
of mulberry an (dove gray frame,
with rich tones, the wall -matching,
Venetian blinds, and the same.
striped silk covers the chair seats,
Red shades crown the alabaster
lamps, and china patterned with.
deep, royal blue contrasts with the.
slate gray corner shelves. Golds
touches on the plant holders and the
fruit bowl bring briebt . glints into.
the room.
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