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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1943-07-08, Page 7HURRS., JULY. 8, 1943 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THE HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS. CARE OF CHILDREN COOKING PAGE ?, PAG and the advice you gave me? It was w the opposite to what I intended to do but I did as you told me and it Proved AOSO Z¢ ZL nzost� ZNi t i ou , a gietitsuccess. j Many men and women have par - through ZS 01.4p0 0 t f 1f t CQ.. tially prepared for some life work and ✓✓✓/ r ADA � through a simple word or action they have changed their course. Will Spence, the hero of "Get Thee Behind Me" intended to have gone through for medicine but a sermon by Bishop Hertsell was the means of his entry into the ministry. ' We have read in recent weeks of the mere trifle of armaments Great Bri- tain had when the present war com- menced. God alone knows how anxious our King and leaders must have been at.that time. Not many we hope in Canada or in any other part of the British Common wealth of nations are keeping back anything in money, material or labor which will help on the cause which we so nearly lost. We, even over here would have been in an awful state of panic;had'we realized the danger we were in for we have been given to understand that had our enemy then invaded Britain there would have been no future for us, but to have been now under German rule. Those fifty tanks plus God made all THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE NINON By "PEG" life which bring us the most plea- while. The elder might have called the It is very often the little things in his ministry, his work was well worth sure, which add to our lives the most i boy a trifle but in the 'sight of God he •,joy and yet how prone we are to say 'was the 'means of bringing many to "That is such a little thing I don't be- Christ. With God's help nothingis of ]'!levo I will do it at all." Looking back over our lives we can ,..all remember the joy which has been brought to us by just some trifle, 'at least the person who did it considered it to be so. A patient once told of having many !'beautiful flowers in her hospital rooms Her mother came in with a few gard- en posies which she herself had pick- .ed and brought to her daughter. When .she saw the other beautiful flowers she said "I did not know you had so many I will just put these few to one side and take them away with Ino". Can you wonder that the patient said "Oh, mother, these flowers you have brought mean more to me than any of the others because you brought them. They will have first place in my room." It is not the size of: the .article; but ...the thought behind it which makes the value. It may be that some of the ' things we think most of in life are 'the little insignificant trifles which have a history of thoughtfulness be- hind them. There are mans acts of kindness Which mean little to the one who does them but the may be the means of changing the whole life of some one else. History gives us many instances of littleness which has changed into inightiness. too small a nature to be ustfUI. the difference. Have you ever promised to go to visit a sick friend on a certain day. Perhaps some other plan has opened Whether it was Hitler who was afraid to invade or whether it was his up which meant more to you and you generals who tried to influence him have done that without even letting to the contrary will in all probabil- your sick friend know that you were ity not be known till the war is over not coming. It would at least be a and all these things are explained. little matter to let him or her know There is the assurance for us God .and thus save the sick one watching did not want the enemyto cross the and waiting. This may be a small channel and" God without any aid at thing to you but it is not to the one all from us could have stopped them. A minister tried very hard to be faithful to his charge. One day a well meaning elder came to him and told him that his sermon's were not ,showing many results: "For instance" he said "in all the time you have been here there has been just one con- version that young boy the other Sun- day. The minister felt very badly for he had tried very hard to do the Lord's, -Work. Shortly after that this young lad came to him wanting some advice as to how he should start preparing for the ministry of Jesus Christ. The boy was Robert Moffatt the great mis- sionary explorer, Was . that ministers work in vain? If there had been no pother conversions to Christ through who is looking for you. • What a revelation there will be of e God's hand throughout this whole oho - Very often our promises mean little otic struggle. to us. Should this be so? A. promise It is well for the, peoples of the is a promise and should be so consid- world that the fuhrer knew nothing ered. No natter what it is we should about those paltry fifty tanks for never consider a promise a little thing we believe he would not have taken We should always consider it well be- God into consideration at all. As we think over these things are we not ashamed that we are not even yet giving God first place in our lives? We Iobk forward' to the time when the war will be ended. Some leaders pro- rhesy next' year, others the year foi- ple who are i11 appreciate a visit from lowing anti some even beyond that. some one from •the outside world and At tildes Many wonder if the duration they realize the sacrifice at which of- of this terrible time will go on and ten this visit has been made, Always cn until people see the folly of their remember we are not through life and ways and come back to God. There we never know when we may be laid are many thousands in our own land aside for weeks months, or even years. to whom like the fuhrer, God means In one of ourcities recently a large nothing. But as those responsible for part of the district was left in dark- the sorrow and blood shed of to -day nese as far as electric light was con receive their just punishment here cerned. Did some one have to go to and in the hereafter so those who continue to ignore "The still small voice" of our Saviour will surely be punished. Are you and I among that number?" Let us think it over care- fully and make our decision before it is too late. "It takes so little to mnake us sad; Just a slighting word or a doubting sneer, Just a scornful smile on some lips held dean; And our footsteps lag, though the goal seemed near, And we lose the courage and hope we had— word of advice. Years may have pass- So little it takes to make us sad. ed when some one will say to you. Do you remembersuch a thing happening "It takes so littleto make us glad; fore we say we will do anything and then unless it is absolutely necosssary we should never .break it. Your friends 'are' usually reasonable' and if asked will release you from your pro- mise but at least let them know. Peo- THE MIXING HOWL ey ANNE ALLAN Hydro Homo Economist PICNICS ON THE LAWN Hello. Homemakers! Laughter . sparke . . color! There's no busier. time for those little folks than picnic time. And there's no greater relaxa- tion for busy workers who realize that by strenuous labour ad concentrated efforts we can help to secure serenity and freedom from tyranny. Balmy weather brings' vagrant wi- shes for a cottage by the lake. How- ever, there's a shortage of gasoline and tire and all of us have duties to do, often with no one to take our places. So why not make friends with the home town park or even enjoy your own lawn where there'll be no Worry about forgetting the most im- portant item of lunch (which is often the one thing left behind.) As you probably know, "carting" the lunch out of doors takes time and effortif you make a big spread, The scheme is, therefore to plan a simple lunch—considering the food to be car- ried and the dishes required. No need to make it a foot aching job. each house and turn off the the meter. No it was just an apparently trivial thing, a high tension wire had been broken in the storm. It was not long before A.R.P. workers, policemen, and firemen were there. Why all that fuss over a broken wire? Because it meant instant death to any one who came in contact with it. Are there not many things in life which are just as dang- erous as that? The moral death may not be so speedy, but eventually it. will end the same way. So often the course of a persons whole life is changed by a simple SUGGESTIONS 1. Sandwiches—of course save on the dishes. Fillings include meat, fish, cheese, eggs and raw vegetables. Meat, now rationed, may be stret- ched out in sandwiches and it may be combined with relishes or salad dressings to give zest. Cottage, cream cheese or old cheese (ground) may be combined with chopped crisp greens grated raw carrot or chopped figs. Cooked, :flaked fish is good mixed with minced celery or cress. Shredded raw vegetables will now be an important filling—green onions, cucumbers, to- matoes, spinach, radishes, etc. For savoury—parsley, beet tops, nastur- tium leaves, cress, endive, mint. Vary the bread—use enriched flour, whole wheat, cracked wheat, oatmeal, tea biscuits, muffins or scones. Stretchthe butter—beat with milk and chill well, 2. A salad bowl is always attrac- tive. Do not forget the salt and pep- per shakers. In the bowl place small whole tomatoes, green onions, celery, carrot sticks, lettuce wedges pieces of cheese, hard -cooked eggs, etc, Or n tasty potato salad, tossed shredded greens, fruit salad, etc. And cheese sticks, salted crackers go well with salads. 3. To top off the picnic lunch, take out favourite cookies—oatmeal, ging- er or fig -layer, and of generous size —everybody will love 'eni. Tarts made with fruit filling or even a firm cream filling are more satisfying if a top erust is put on. Cakes.baked in muffin tins are easy to handle plain ones, flavoured, are economical— because I wouldn't be surprised if the neighbor's kiddies join you. Other accompaniments for ,desserts are:. graham wafers, hermits, doughnuts, fig bars, etc. 4. Fruit in season or custard cups filled with the kind of mixture to balance the meal. For, instance, if you've included lots of greens serve a baked custard. If you've included lots of meat sandwiches, jell some fruit. b, The problem of thirst may be solved by taking along milk, choco- late milk, tomato juice, fruit juices or lemon, iced coffee. • Follow Canada's Official Food Rul- es and include one from each of the above groups. NLJTRITION MADE EASY AS Get this new book of balanced menus . n n so easy a child couid follow. At last ... here's a completely practical plan for good nutrition. A book of 63 "nutrition -wise" menus, literally as easy to use as A.B.C.! All you need, 'to make sure your family is wisely fed. We give you 21 days of menus ... grouped as meals, keyed as "A", "B", "C", "D" and "E". You simply choose a breakfast of any letter, and team it up with any luncheon and dinner of the sane letter. And there you have a day's meals, as nourishing as they are appealing. Make sure that your family is wisely fed! Send for your FREE copy of "Eat -to -Work -to -Win" today l Learn the easy way to meals both healthful and delicious! 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P. aslls: Should bacon be cooked over high or medium heat? Answer: Bacon should be cooked over medium heat and the fat drained off once or twice while cooking. Of Bourse we save all fats. May we re- mind our readers to turn in dripping for salvage if not used in home cook- ing. - Miss J. D. asks: Carrot strips and radishes do not seem to crisp up in salt and water in refrigerator. Answer: Salt draws out juices. Raw vegetables require only a small am- ount of water (no salt) and a cold at- mosphere for about 3-4 hour to crisp. J.B.C. asks: Is it true that chicken feet make good jelly and how? Answer: Yes, they contain gelatine. Scald, skin, cut of nails and then cook in about a pint of water for 25 Mins. Chill, add pieces of meat for a mould. Anne Allan invites you to write to her. % The News Record. Send in your questions on homemaking pro- blems and watch this column for re- plies, COUPON PROBLEMS AS ANSWERED BY LONDON RATION BOARD OFFICE Price Board Facts of Wartime Interest The Women's Regional Advisory Committee, Consumer .Branch, West- ern Ontario, Wartime Prices and Trade Board, answers questions put to this paper regarding price control and ration regulations. Q. Isn't there some way the Pri- ces Board'can allow me more than my 10 lbs of sugar as I' have fruit of my own to can and our family will get only 20 lbs altogether? A. Becuase of enemy action on the sea and shipping •difficulties in wartime, the sugar administration has only 100 million pounds , of sugar available for canning this season. The rationing administration has allo- cated each region a fair share of this supply based on the applications re- ceived local ration boards in each coo munity took the responsibility of dis- tributing the sugar as fairly as poss- ible among the people of their dis- tricts. Thus you can see that it would be impractical for the Board to grant extra sugar to individuals. Many housewives are saving enough sugar from their regular rations by doing without sweet desserts and sweetened drinks, leaving more sugar for canning purposes, Many too, are planning to do sugarless canning this year. Q. My retailer refuses to sell me canned sausages unless I surrender meat coupons in the usual way for them. Is he right. A. Yes. Canned sausages are treat- ed as ordinary sausages under -neat rationing regulations. Consumers are allowed one and one-quarter pounds of sausages for coupon. Q. What -will the increase in price for new potatoes be when they come V THE LOOMS OF NEWS We swing the headlong Looms that weave The tales of human earth Spun by the troubled continents In agonies of birth. We watch the steady -turning globe Upon its spindle hung; Men's lives are as a twisted flax Whose thread to us is flung. We weave! We weave! The sky may rock, Lands pass as smoke away; We gather in the warps and weave The Garment of the Day. on the market? A; There is no increase in the price of potatoes. New potatoes will sell at exactly the same price as the old.. Fancy quality potatoes, of course, come at a higher price. Q. I am a farmer and I want to install irrigation equipment on my farm. May I do this without a per- mit from the WPTB? A. Yes. Ration Coupons are We braid their bliss, we braid their pain. We braid men's hopes and fears We knit their silks of joy and make A pattern of their tears. Lo, we are old that once were young! But never, east or west, Has one of all the circling suns. Beheld our Looms at rest. RECIPES Sandwich Spread 2 tbsp. chopped onion, 1 tbsp:. fat 1 cup thick tomato pulp, 1 egg (bea- ten), 1 cup grated old cheese, 1-2 tsp. salt. Cook onion, tomato pulp, cheese -f' Just a cheering clasp of a friendly hand, Just a word from one who can un- derstand, And we finish the task We long had planned. And we lose the doubt and fear we had So little it takes to 'make us glad." "PEG" The world was vast, the world was dim. When first that we were young; And in the half-light of his time Man walked dim fears among. He walked diin fears among, and saw. His brothers in the glooms Lurk as half -devils till we broke His terrors with our Looms. We snatched the scattered threads and tied The races face to face. We tied the sundered lands that once Stared blind across blind space. • We knit men's hates, we knit men's loves. We make the Pattern whole Of loves and hates. Behold! 'tis one— Humanity's great soul. Throw us your spoils, 0 Turkestan! Ye tropics! Send your glows.. 0 ruined towns! Our pattern needs Your somber thread of woes. Strike ravening armies! Flame, fleets! ' Rise nations! Rise and spring! High, high above your clamors hark! Our looms are thundering. 1 a r.� Coming Due Here are the dates on which ration coupons are due. Butter—coupons 16 to 19 are valid; they expire July 81. Nos. 20 and 21 are due July 22. Sugar, tea and coffee—coupons 1 to 10 are valid. They are good until declared invalid by the Ration Admin- istration. Meat (Brown Spare "A") marked 4 to 7 are valid. They expire July 31. V Third Ration Book Due In Late August Consumer Ration Book No. 3 will be distributed some trine during the week of August 23, it is announced by E. J. Farley, Regional Superintend- ent of the Ration Offices. The exact dates of distribution have not yet been settled. More than one million books will be distributed in Western Ontario through the Local Ration Boards. Present ration books will have to be retained by their owners as they contain meat coupons valid until No. vember 18. —By Julius Muller, cikeSNAPSNOT GUILD HUMOR iN PHOTOGRAPHY "Situation" provides the source of this humorous snapshot. ATTENTION-COMPBILLING pic- tures are often those which,. draw a real laugh, or at least a pleased grin, but few photographers ever purposely try to create humor- ous pictures. And yet making pictures which draw a laugh is really far simpler • than most people suspect. Pick an idea and present it. that's all. The idea gives you a starting point, and the details usually suggest them- selves. The basis of most .humorous .pic- tures, you'll find, Is—similarity, con- trast, and situation. Similarity, as in a close-up of a' freckled boy and a speckled dog. Contrast, as in a shot of a stubby five-year-old bravely setting forth with dad's eight, foot skis or mau-size golf clubs. And situation, as in a shot of Johnny caught with his hand in, the cookie jar. A11 these are simple things—ev- eryday possibilities—which is as it should be,' The best humor, involv- ing real people, doesn't stray too far from reality. But, if you like a bit of fantasy, don't overlook the chances in humorous table -top set- ups. With toys, amusing figures compounded from carrots, potatoes, pickles and toothpicks, you can have no end of fun. Or does your taste run to char- acter study? Then have a try at creating humorous characters. If none occur to you offhand, then take a quick look through the comic strips, or thumb through an old family album. Make-up materials are easy to obtain, simple to use, and in the attic trunks you'll' prob- ably find all you need for improvis- ing suitable 'costumes. If you wish to go back farther into history, re- member that, with a bed sheet, as a toga Of sorts, you can almost in- stantly recreate Caesar; while a fouled paper cockade:'capping a suitable model promptly brings Na- poleon before your camera. ' In brief, to. have more fun with your camera, put more into your pictures. i, John van Guilder