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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1943-09-23, Page 7'THURS., SEPT.: 23, 1943 THE CLINTONNEWS-RECORD• HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS CARE OF CHILDREN COOKING. PACE HEALTH o -day, as always, the `Sala.da' label is your guarantee of a •'uniform blend of fine quality teas. L Imon C�operation Childhood By "PEG" needed. It is true that there have been those who were quite content to stay at home and have a good time. but they have been the exception. There are many who have learned life les- sons -during the summer holidays. They have acquired the ability to meet the public, they know more of the value of money than they ever did before and they have been part of a great co-operative system. In years to come they will have the satisfaction of thinking "I was not old enough to join any branch of the forces, but I worked hard to do my7 bit towazds filling in. the place of some one who was needed in a more contplicat= ell position." Did you ever stand and watch a •'team of horses pulling a heavy load? The one was trained to pull, but the • other was just being broken in and had not yet learned the meaning of "get up" and "whoa" and consequent- ly was always stopping when he :should have been going on and -help- ing to carry the load to its destination 'The result was the Ioad would be left .standing in the middle of the road. The story is told of a heavy engine being moved on a wagon by' six mules. 'The bank of a little stream they had to cross was soft and *he teams were unable to pull the wagon. As a cense queneethe drivers were becoming very -angry when a little ladstepped up sand said 'My amcle Audy' could drive that team" He :hurried away and brought 'Uncle Andy' en old colored man who lived on the farm. The old man came quietly, went to the team in the front, spoke kindly to them, and rubbed their great shoulders gently then moved on to the next team and the next, treating them all' in the same way and 'talking to them in a quiet torte. Then he made sure the harness was alright and gather- 'ing up the lines he gave a sharp com- mand and with perfect team work the load was taken over to the other side. The animals seemed anxious to ••do everything in their power to corn- zplete the job. From that story we learn the won- derful thought of co-operation. We 'must have the ability- and also the wil- lingness to work together. During this year as perhaps never 'before people have learned to work 'agreeably with one another. Many, little more than children, have been anxious te do their part and we must say that in the majority of eases they have worked hard and well, and have enjoyed making the effort necessary to fit into the plans provided for them. All honor to the children and youth of our land who have put forth an effort to help in these tines when help is so badly The time is past when even child- ren should feel that their summer va- cation should be one long holiday. There is work to be done and everyone has a part in it. There are many places in life,. where we must learn to co-operate. The first and perhaps most important of these is the home. Very often it is the fault of parents if aII do not work together there. Bvery mother and father knows that there is often the setting up of even a baby's will against their own. Such a commotion as it does cause. At tines a child will refuse to eat his meal because it is not just to his liking. Recently this happened at the dinner table, the father said John, the food in front of you is what is necessary for the building• up of your body. If you do not care to eat it just go to your room and stay there till tea time. Perhaps by that time you will feel thankful to eat what has been provided for you, Mother and I have stood all we intend to of this nonsense." There are many' ways of dealing with ehildren and it takes a great deal of prayer and patience to bring up a family. Some one has said that !no one can bring up a family like an hold maid" aunt can bring her nieces and nephews "May be they would have their difficulties at times too. The old saying "Spare the rod and spoil- the child" may be true, but in many cases the continual application of the rod will do a great deal of harm to a sen- sitive child. Quite often the, bad tem- per of the parents is behind it all. Allowing a child to work will at times be the means of helping there over a trying period in then life. Some parents say "We can afford to keep our children. We do not thinit it is right for them to work in their young days. This applies more par- ticularly to boys than to girls, who can always help in the housework. A real true mother will find a way to teach her daughter the wonderful art ofkeeping house. A young lad once had the opportun- ity of securing a paper route but' Ms other t o r thegrounds m 1 objected n gr u ds that it was net neeessaq for him to work. That evidently was true but look at what that lad . lost in "r his young days. He would have been fill- ing in his spare time with something which was useful and profitable, he was learning to form the habit of being prompt and then he had his own money, which was all the more precious to him because he had earn- ed it himself andwould, under instruc- tion the first few times, be able to budget his account each Saturday. He was also learning to be courteous- to people .in his dealings with them and was not expending any more energy than he would be in strenuous play. Do not think that children must al - way work. A certain amount of play time is due to every child but if a young lad or girl is ever going to be worth anything they will show that ambition in their young days and that ambition should be encouraged rather than discouraged. Your child with a good start in this line in their young days will carry it through during the years to come. In teaching a child to budget iris account never lose sight of the fact that one-tenth of his earning belongs to the Lord, who gave him everything he has: The question often arises of wheth- er children .should be paid for doing little things around the house when this method it followed it surely must give the child the thought that lie is not part of the home he is just being /paid to help. It is not a better idea to grant a boy or girl an allowance of so rnueli a week with the under standing that he or she will help when occasion anises without any ex- 1tra remuneration. After all they are in the home as a son or daughter and lit should be the pride of each one to Ido all in his power to keep the home nice. When these things are explained Ito children they will be glad to co- operate. Some girls say "I never do any- thing at home. Mother does all the work" Yes we have all heard moth- ers say "I would. rather do it myself than try to teach Jane to de anything. Mothers, whose fault is it if Jane is not qualified to do things around the house? You have had the training of her. In all probzbhility when she should 34 Nations Represented In United Nations Parade 'The most impressive military par- ade ever seen in Cairo took place on June 14; 1943, vihen five thousand troops, with tanks, armoured' ears and many other vehicles, marched through the city, Squadrons of R.A.F. Fight- ers swooped Iow tosalute thh flags of thirty-four United Nations. Gen - 'oral Sir. henry Maitland Wi:ion, Commander in Chief Middle. kast Forces, took the salute as the mon and women of many 'services and nationalities marched past: )3ehin•,i him were members of the Egyptian Government, displomatic officials of all nations and senior Array, Air Force and Naval Officers, During the, parade Victoria Cross ribbons were inesented by General Sir Henry Mait- land Wilson to Brigadier L. M. Camp- ton amp-lcli and Major H. W. de Pateurel. Fi;dttr shows: The parade led by tl..i „,an tanks, have been in helping with the dishes she .has been out playing. Much honor is due to the mothers who have had the patience and who have taken the time to teach their daughters to help in little' ways from the time they were old enough to put their shoes in their proper place when they were taken off. Many writers in giving ad- vise to mothers advise these things be- ing taught as a game. As a consequence of this lack of training we have many girls grown to womanhood and getting married and they know nothing whatever about housework, What a tragedy! It is the cause of many a break' in a new formed home. What an upsetting thing it must be for a young man to come home night after night and find theme al aI not read or burned. Y partly- ur ed. Mothers make it a point to teach your daughters to keep house proper- ly. It :0_ no ereClit fey either them es you to have them say in later yeas. "I really do not know a thing about housework. Mother, unfortunately for me, looked after that herself. It was kind of her to try to save me from work but looking back over it now I would much rather she had in- sisted on my helping. When I a:p I with some other girls who had to /help at home I feel thoroughly ash - lamed of myself. • We believe that our Lord from his early days had to take His share of work in the home and in the carpen- ter shop. Do we not feel that we want to follow in His footsteps in this as well as in all the other ways of Him who Iived and died that we might have life everlasting with Hinz and with our loved ones whom we have loved and lost a while. "Go with me, God my Saviour Go with me every hour; Control my whole behaviour By thy- full Spirit's power; Uplift and heal and gladdest, Myself and others Lord; May naught that's in me sadden Those here that love Thy Word. Why should I not be willing To serve Thee with my days, When Thou art ever filling My soul with joy and praise? Why should I not show others The Iight Divine in Thee? Why should not all my brothers, See what Thou are to me? "Peg„ THE MIXING BOWL er Ey ANNE ALLAN 3 Hydro Homo Economist TOMATOES ARE A GOOD SOURCE OF VITAMIN. C Hello Homemakers! , T'omatoes are our second-best source of Vitamin CI m (Ascorbic Acid), which we ust have in adequate quantity in our daily 'diet to keep the mouth and gums hi good conditionand aid in building sound bones, teeth and blood vessels. Citrus! fruits—oranges, lemons, grapefruit, tangerines, are the best. In ease supplies of these may be curtailed we who live outside the citrus belt should eat raw tomatoes and juice generous- ly, and can all the surplus home- grown and market -bought tolnatoes possible. Then we will have- an inex- pensive source of vitamin 0 for the winter and spring months. Itis like- ly that commercially canned tomatoes and tomato juice will be available for those unable to can at home. Luckily, tomatoes and tomato juice are easier to "put down" than most products. Although some Vitamin C is lost in hone canning, the following methods will prevent the loss of the least number of Vitamin C units. RECIPES Canned Whole Tomatoes Wash the tomatoes in cool water. Scald a few 'tomatoes at a time to loosen .the skins. Remove the cone- shaped core and any green portions of each tomato and slip • off the skins. Remove the sniall black spot at the blossom ends. Cut the tonna- toes into quarters or leave them whole, and pack them into the con- tainers. Press them 'down just hard enough to forte enough juice to fill the•spaces and cover the solids. Fill COUPON PROBLEMS AS ANSWERED BY made apcueobil.ideing bytfigures theWartime Prices and Trade Board. Since the outbreak LONDON RATION BOARD OFFICE Farmers To Purchase Flour And Mill Feed at Same Time In banning conditional sales, the Wartime '!rices and Trade Board bas curbed the practice of feed dealers containers to within 1-4 inch from the top, adding 1 teaspoonfull of salt to each quart of tomatoes. Add no water seal all jars completely,' then loosen M. inch. Process in a boiling water bath(pr int jar r 35 minutes; quart jars 45 minutes). If tomatoes are heated and packed boiling hot, proce$r; them nalnutgs,, Tematfi 3 hice Wash trim and quarter the tonna• toes, but do not peal them. Put the pieces into a pan, crush them slight. ly to set free enough juice to start the cooking. Clover the kettle, and simmer the fruit gently until the tomatoes are soft but not mushy. Force the pulp while hot through a sieve or colander which is fine enough to re- move the seeds, Bring the strained tomato juice just to the boiling point. Transfer the boiling hot juice to the hot fruit jars or bottles. Add 1 teas - Pon of salt to each quart of tomato juice and from 1 to 3 teaspoonfuls of sugar, if desired: -Seal the jar or cap the bottles and process them in a boil- ing water bath for ten minutes. Canned Tomato Soup 1 peck ripe tomatoes, 6 large onions, 1-2 cup sugar, 1-2 eup butter, 1 large head celery, 3-4 eup flour, 1-4 cup salt, 1-4 teaspoon cayenne pepper. Wash tomatoes, cut in pieces, add onions and celery washed and cut. Boil these until very soft. Press through a sieve. Put again on the stove and add sugar, salt, butter, flour and cayenne pepper. Melt butter, add flour, sugar, salt and pepper. When blended, slowly mix with the strained tomato. Heat to boiling and let cook until thickened. Pour into sterilized jars and seal, and sterilize 10 minutes. Chili Sauce 1 6 -quart basket tomatoes, 8 onions (chopped), 4 green peppers (chop- ped), 2 cups cider vinegar, 2 table- spons, salt, 2 cups corn syrup, 4 table- spoons mixed pickling spices (tied in a bag). Peel the tomatoes and cpt in pieces Chop onions and peppers. Put in large preserving kettle. .Cook slowly, un- covered, for 3 hours or until thick. Pour into sterile jars and seal at once. Yield: approximately 7 pints. TAJCE A TIP To dry herbs for winter use gather on a dry day just before they begin to flower. Dry them quickly in the warning oven or near the range. Then strip leaves from stalk. Dry in a moderately hot oven and rub be. tween palms of hands 'until reduced to a powder. Pass through a fine sieve and put in hot, perfectly dry bottles, cork tightly and store for use, THE QUESTION BOX Mrs. B.D, says: "How can you pre- vent tomatoes boiling out of jars in oven canning?" Answer: Place the jars in two cake pans with an inch of water in (jars one inch apart. Do not use broiling pan unless the bottom is flat, The electric oven is preheated to 300 deg., then the jars are put in and reset to 375 deg. If the temperature falls low- er (as indicated by the • oven. light) notice the time when temperature is again 275 and calculate 35 minutes cooking time. Do not open if there is a space at the top — this is a vac- uum. Miss M. A. says: "Remind folks that a clove of garlic is a small see.: tion of the garlic bulb." Mr. E. II, asks about dill see drying of herbs. Answer: Substitute 2 sprigs of dill for 13ti tablespoons dill seed. Mrs.- C.M.D. asks: "Will the salt solution destroy flavour of peaches to be canned open -kettle method`s Answer: Use the proportion of two teaspoons salt to each gitart of water and do not allow peaches to stand in the solution over 30 min- utes, • oven canning for 220 minutes in electric oven at 250 deg. after. Anne Allan invites you to write to her % Crimson News -Record. !Send in your questions, on homemaking prob- leersplies. and watch this column for re - who require farmers' to buy flour with the purchase of mill feed. Feed deal- ers who established this practice on or before the basic period of September 15 to October 11, 1941, may continue, others may not begin the practice now and must discontinue it if it was start- ed since the 1941 basic period. V Due Dates for Ration Coupons Coupons good for the porches@ of rationed conlmoditigs are: All canning sugar coupons; all sup- ar coupons in book 2, number 14 to 16 inelusive in Book 3. ! , ; Tdd=tbffse 06466 harriers one te 17 in Iznik 2 affil 3: Preserve codpons /1: b2, D3. Meatcoupons13 td 18 inclusive. Butter coupons 24 to 29 inclusive. Butter coupons 24 to 27 inclusive and meat coupons 13 to 16 inclusive expire September 30. V Duplicate Invoices on Eggs Must be Kept Under the regulations covering maximum prices, wholesale ceiling prices of eggs are governed by• the lo- cation of the buyer and not of the seller. A recent order fixing the pri- ces of eggs permits movements from producing areas to consuming areas by reducing the price one-half to one cent in producing centres, and increas- ing it by one-half cent in consuming area. Farmers, as well as other egg dealers, who sell eggs wholesale must cover each sale with a. duplicate in- voice showing the name and address of buyer and seller, the date, grade and price, and as a separate item any charge for packing in cartons. One copy of the invoice must be kept on file for a period of one year. V— Canadians Now Buying Food with Luxury Money A demand that could not be met by an increased production was respon- sible for the rationing of Jam in Can - of the war production has been stead.. ily climbing until last year 9 reach- ed 70 million pounds, of which nine were exported, leaving 61 million pounds which was not enough to satin= fy the demands ofCanadians who in 1939 consumed 39 milltan pounds. Just why jam should assume such a popular role on the Canadian menu is not definitely known but according to •observers, Canadians are buying food with money that once went for luxuries, now unavailable because of curtailed production. V Ceiling. Pries on Lamb ; The wholesale Ceiling lirices an spring lamb are effective in any, year after July 27. Before that date there is no ceiling. A recent instruc- tion defined spring lamb as that born in the year in which it is sold or in December of the previous year. 17-7_001.111E1313 Complaints That "Unfit Veal" Has Been Sold While it is the opinion of many that the term "unfit veal" covers that from calf under three week's old, the term also includes any veal having the fol- lowing Characteristics, a water soak- ed appearance, loose or flabby, tears easily or can be perforated with the fingers, a greyish red color, lack of good muscular development particu- larly on the upper shank, or with dirty yellow or greyish red tough or fatty tissues which later develop as fat capsules of kidney. Complaints that veal unfit for consumption has been offered for sale in certain mar- kets led to a statement covering the definition of unfit veal. V -- BUT ONCE We pass this way but once! The ripened harvest white Has waited long The reapers' song, Thrust in thy sickle bright. I We pass this way but once! There's work divine for thee; On every hand The needy stand And sigh for sympathy. cikeSNAPS110T GUILD STORY -TELLING PICTURES 17 The snapshot of the boy and his model airplane makes an excellent single picture, and offers, too, excellent material for a step-by-step picture sequence. CSANY picture that tells a story— no matter how simple or every- day the story theme—is usually in- teresting. Today, however, a new storyform is receiving wider and wider acceptance—that is, the pie-• turosequence. When a story is told in one plc- tare, •details must often be omitted. It is necessary to extract the essence of the story, and to summarize it in a single moment, But In the plc- ture series or sequence, a In, is told step by step. As many stops or details, can be presented as the story demands, and, in addition, the lapse of time can be shown. Consider the picture shown here of the email boy completing an air- plane irplane model. As a single "story- telling" picture' it's excellent. But couldn't this etory be told even more impressively by a step-by-step pic- ture sequence? The first picture in such a se- quence rnight show the youngster poring over blueprints. The sec- ond, laying out material on a woric table. The third, forming the skele- ton on the model. And so on until finally, with a proud smile, he launches the plane for its first flight. This is but an outline. Probably you can think of other steps, but that's part of the fun of planning and executing such a picture -story. It's Iike writing a movie scenario— and' there are dozens of simple everyday stories around any home that can be told easily and best in sequence form, See if you can't think of at least one or two today. They're splendid training for more advanced picture making, and they'll Certainly make a big hit with any Service man. John van Guilder