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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1940-01-11, Page 7TIIURS . JAN. 11, 1940 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD PAGE 7 HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS sereearaseenoseseesene HEALTH COOKING CARE OF CHILDREN ..,,.., o...a....... oma. T.•a. ,..w...a...0.1....M INP4.w.�.. THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You . Their Songs -Sonietilmes Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful and Inspiring. 1 IF SOMEONE UNDERSTANDS ',When troubled times with doubts and fears Cast shadows at your feet, 'When at the dawn you catmot smile The corning day to greet, When with a heavy heart you go The sway your path demands, Is there riot comfort if you know That someone understands? If someone understands, comes then A courage born anew Whidh keeps you evier pressing on 1111 skies again are blue. If someone understands, there comes A joy that's only known When to you calls a voice that says You journey not alone. To everyone there come the days Whencares seem all to great. And as we shoulder them it seems We'd weary with their weight. Yet when we face one many trials To answer life's commands, :How lightened does our burden seem If someone understands. —W. G. Palmer in Toronto Star. NOT GROWING OLD They say that I am growing old, I've !heard them tell it tunes untold In language plain and. bold— But I'm not growing old, This frail old shell in which I dwell Is growing old, I know full well -- But I am not the shell. What if my hair is turning grey` Grey hairs are honorable, they say What if my eyesight's growing dim? I still can see to follow Him. 'Wits sacrificed His life for me Upon the Gross of Calvary. What should I care if Time's old plow Has left its furrows on my brow? Anther house not made with hand Awaits me in the Glory Land, What the I falter in my walk? What the my tongue refuse to talk? I still can tread the Narrow Way, I still can watch, andpraise, and pray. My hearing may net be as keen .As in the past it might have been, Still I can hear my Saviour say In whispers soft, "This is the way." The outward man, do what he can To lengthen out his life's short span Shall perish and return to dust As everything in nature must. The inward man, the Scriptures say, Is growing stronger every day. Then how can I be growing old `Schen safe within My Saviour's fold? Lire long my soul shall fly away, And leave this tenement of clay, This robe of flesh I'll drop and rise To seize the "everlasting prize"— meet you at the Streets of Gold And prove that I'm not growing old. —John B, Roberts. THE BACK . SEAT DRIVER PRAYER O Young New Year, take not these things from me: The old-time faiths, the shining loy- alty, Of friends the long and searching years have proved, O Blithe New Year, glad with the thrill of spring, Leave me the ways that were my comforting! A discipline of auto -suggestion . ..My Wife is, without a question, Whenever we ride she sits by my side And directs me through traffic con- gestion. She says, "To the left! Use your brake, dear! '"Look out! Straight ahead is a lake, dear! "Go slow! Hayle a care. You've stalled it—now there! ' "I knew you would make a mistake dear!" She tell be ofmotors behind rue. .Anti headlights app.. oaching That blind me. I say, "Oh, shut up! Who's driving this Hup?" But never have know her to mind me. Day by day she :gets steadily worse, With her comments.. so needless and terse, 'Till I fully expect when she's dead she'll direct ":The man at the •'hemi of the :hearse'! HYMN TO THE NIGHT By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I heard the trailing garments of the Night Sweep through her marble halls! I saw her sable skirts all fringed , with light Froin the celestial walls! I felt her presence, by its spell of might, Stoop o'er me from above; The calm, majestic presence of the Night, As of the one I love, • I heard the sounds of sorrow and delight, The manifold, soft chimes. That fill the haunted chambers of the Night Like some old poet's rhymes. From the cool cisterns of the mid- night air My spirit drank repose; The fountain of perpetual peace flows there— From those deep cistern flows. O holy Night! from thee I leant to bear What man has borne before! Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more. Peace! Peace Orestes -life I breathe thisra er! p Y Descend with broad -winged flight, The welcome, the thrice -prayed -for, the most fair, The best -loved Night! THE CALL By A Canadian Soldier (From the London Daily Mirror) I hear the clear note of the bugle And the roar of the calling drum, And I feel the swing of the marching men, And a deep, cheep voice says, Come, For the arrow of duty points forward, Though the heartstrings quiver and break, Yet the voice •of my calling country Is one I may not forsake. For my manhood iheecls and listens And bends an attentive ear, And though woe's alarm may bring the harm, My road lies plain and clear, It stretches wide from my own fire- side, At the far enol stands the foe; And though grim death meets, my eager breath, I am ready and glad to go. For Britain asks Lor the sons she lent To the East, West, South and North, And who stands by when a mother's cry Is bidding her sans "Stand Forth?" The shades of the past stand clear at last. For the flag by land and sea; What was duty for Wellington, Nel- son and Moore Is doubly duty for tee. For they handed down the hard-won crown That is made for the victor's brow. And the glory of deeds afloat and ashore Is ane to remember now. Then God ;send Britain the strong right arm, To prosper- well in the fight And show that the seasgirt island Is backed by the Ilinpire's might. -Queen's Own. Thrifty Fish Recipes for the Canadian Housewives . Reliable Information Furnished by „Dominion Fishery News Bureau HINTS ON FISH COOKERY If you have never done much fish) buying ar cooking you will need a few pointers to enable you to get the bestfor your money. For those who are old hands at this department of household management, . a brief review of the points to remember when purchasing and preparing fish will not come amiss. The ihousewife is wise to find out what varieties of ,fish her locality of- fers when purchasing fresh fish ,and the season when it is abundant and moderately priced.. In selecting fresh fish, look for smooth, moist skin, firm flesh, fresh odour, full bright eyes and gills, and firm fins and tail. One pound of fish fillets usually serves three persons but when buy- ing whole fish with head and tail, count on about half a pound for .each portion. Keep the fish in a tightly covered pail on ice or in a cold re- frigerator. If it cannot be kept cold, cook at once and reheat later. Fish has a high nutritive value and is easily digested. There is little waste in preparing it and takes only a few minutes to cook which added. up, make fresh fish as delicious as well as economical dish. BAKED WHOLE FISH Fish weighing 3 to 6 pounds (salmon, mackerel or whitefish) Oil or melted fat Finely sifted bread crumbs Prepare the fish by cutting off head, tail and fins, then splitting it down at the backbone like a finnan haddie so that it will lie :flat open. Oil a baking pan and place fish in it, skin side down.. Sprinkle well with salt, then strew all over with finely sifted bread crumbs, Now sprinkle over it oil or melted fat. Place in a hot oven of 500 degrees. Add no water. Bake quickly until well browned, ale lowing about 10 minutes per inch thickness of fish. The heat may be reduced for the larger fish towards the end of cooking time. Colourlessly fried onions, if liked, may be strewed over the fish before the blanket of bread crumbs. THRIFT WITH FISII If you want to be thrifty, and whether we like to or not, most of as just have to be, buy whole fish, with head and tail left on. There are sev- eral valuable reasons for doing this. hs' First, you can tell whether the fi is fresh, ar not. Full bright eyes and gills, fiint fins and tail is a sure way of determining this important point, Secondly, the head, tall, pones and skin should be used to make fish stock and thus get extra value front your purchase. After washing fish thoroughly, cover the trimmings with cold water. Add salt, outside stalks of celery or celery leaves, onion, car- rot, bay leaf and parsley if you hail - pen to have all those on hand, and simmer gently for about an hour. Pour through a strainer. From this stock, using Canadian salmon, halibut or cod, the following delicious soups can be made: TO MAKE A VEGETABLE SOUP 3 quarts of fish stock 2 large carrots 1 large turnip 2 large onions Outside stalks of celery finely minced. Prepare carrots, turnip; onions, and string the outside stalk of celery. Mince all very finely with a French knife on a board. Cover with bailing water seasoned with salt and simmer until tender. Heat the soup stock, then add the nagetables together with the water in which they were cooked. It may than be thickened with flour and water stirred smooth or with cooked rice or barley. RICE TOMATO SOUL' WITH FISH STOCK 1 quart of fish stock 1 cup of tomato 1 cup of cooked rice 1 tbsp. of tomato catsup, or 1 tsps. Worcestershire sauce Salt and pepper. Heat the fish stock. Add the strain- ed tomatoes. Add the cup of boiled rice, Allow all to boil up. together and season; may be thickened if de- sired. FISH FOR THE MAN IN YOUR LIFE It's A Favourite Dinner -Dish With Them Men like fish! In fact, most me like fish better than women.'Whetber this is because it brings back to them fond memories of days spent in canoes, or sitting bn the bank of a quiet stream, a forgotten pipe in: mouth, or the. bristling spray of ,the ocean and the "fight" the big one (tihat got away) gave them, we ean't tell. But fact it is, men's eyes gleam when you mention fish for dinner. So have fish often, cook it tenderly, with a dash of imagination and an eye on the clock fish 'a:W Netter when they are cooked quickly—and serve it up with a smile. It's a sure passport to meal :success. Here are men's favourite fish dishes. BEET AND FISH HASH 1 eup flaked, cooked fish (can- ned Canadian salmon, chicken haddie, pilchards are. good for this, each individual in favour) 1 cup chopped, cooked potatoes 1 tabespoon'minced onion 2 to 4 tablespoons top milk 2 medium-sized cooked beets, chopped 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon pork dripping Mix fish, potatoes, beets, etc. Moisten with milk. Saute M pork dripping, stirring until heated, then flatten in- to a cake and cook until well brown- ed underneath. Fold and turn out like an omelet. If you fry salt pork and reserve the "crackles" to Caere at the side, you will be acclaimed a woman with a super -sense of teen's pet likes, With this serve some on those chow chow .pickles you put up last sum- mer or fall. FINNAN HADDIE RAREBIT 0 slices buttered toast 1a, cups White sauce 1 Canadian Finnan Haddie 3 tablespoons grated cheese Add cheese to sauce. Cook firman haddie in water, drain and spread on toast. Cover with sauce and add a sprinkle of paprika for good looks. A minute under the broiler is not amiss. This dish trust be serried piping hot. TWO WAYS TO MAKE A FRIENDSHIP QUILT A friendship quilt can be made somewhat on the principle of the old- time sewing bee by getting each of your friends to make a .block and autograph it in embroidery. Your friends can make the blocks at home or come to your house and chat as they work. Its years to come the quilt will be invaluable for the fond ,memories of friends it holds. A. variation on this idea is being put into practice by Mrs. Heavy C. Reinhold, of Detroit. Instead of let- ting each of her friends make a block, Mrs. Reinhold made every block her- self, passing one out to each friend for an embroidered autograph, For an extra fillip she asked her friends to' embroider their birthplaces on the block. Represented are 13 States, Canada, Scotland, Costa Rica, Mexico, Hungary, Sweden, the Neth- erlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Bavaria, England and France. She is arranging the names of quilters ac- cording to age, ranging from 13 to 88 years. She selected the Double 1Ylonkey Wrench patterns and used several colors for the backgrounds of the blocks -- blue, *bonnet, red and green. Each block measures 10 inches square and the joining strips are two inches wide. Iihere are 100 blocks in the quilt, which is square. The Present By "PEG" Now is the time to do what we c have to do just at this particular moment. We sometimes' say "I will e do that in, ten or fifteen minutes." b Many, who have inane that remark p have been beyond earthly help at that time. How prone we are to put off a oncert and thus tide them over the tune when the tempter • would be, specially busy with them?' .It may e that God has chosen us for that articular work.: If we do not do it that soul may go down to perdition MIS the resppnsibility will be ours. till to -morrow what we should be do- ing now. Let us take time and study this thing out. At this moment perhaps we are in just exactly the place the Lord would want -us to be, Someone may be standing' with as who will be influenced' by a word or action of ours. They may pass that word along to someone who has a receptive mind for just that message and SO on to Infinity. Ten minutes from now we may be out of touch with that one' and so the thread of circumstances will be broken. In that line then may have been a Moody, a Spurgeon or someone who would have been she i means of bringing thousands into the fold of Jesus Christ. We sometimes say "I am not my brother's keepr •." We cannot deny a that to ' certain extent we are.. We must live fox others as well as for ourselves. Are we in the nursing pro- fession? God has given a soul into one hands at a time when a word may be the means of leading that. one to Him, Are we a teacher of children? They are in our care in the most plastic stage of their lives. Some teachers do not realize just what their influence should be in re- gard to the children who are in their care. No day should pass without some word being spoken for Him, who s the chief Inspector of all schools. No matter in what walk of life we find ourselves there is something which we can do for Him who died for us. It is not only a privilege to work for Him, but it is an obliga- tion if we expect to spend Eternity with Him. He has laid the responsib- ility on us and we dare not shirk our duty. , , I Before we can pass the love' of Goch on to others we must have it in our own personal lives. If we would just realize that we would have the joy of knowing that there is no- thing better for us in life their that lave."The bread that bringeth strength I want to give, The water pure that bids The thirsty live; I want to help. the fainting Day by day; I'm sure I shall not pass Again this way. I want to give to others Hope and faith I want to do all that The Master saith; I want to live aright From day to day;. I'm sure I shall not pass Again this way." "PEG" Each one of us has a duty to per- form towards our friends or neigh hors.. We have not been sent into the world to live for ourselves alone: "Others, Lord, yes others, Let this my ,motto be, Help me to live for others, That I may live for Thee." If we do things at the time we should do teem, our . words and ac- tions will be blessed, but if we ignore God's time and follow our own, then we cannot expect Him to be with us. Probably, in the meantime, He :has had to find another messenger to do the work He had intended us to do. If we hear of someone who is ill and feel that we should go to see there, there is not much use in wait- ing till they are well to go. When they are lonely and weary, when time hangs heavy for then, that is the time for us to go. We may be sent with a message of cheer for them; a message which was intended for us alone to give. The same applies to those in sorrow. God may have given us a word to take to a downcast, dis- couraged friend or neighbor, from whom a loved one has been taken. It may be the day is rainy or stormy, perhaps there is a book we would like to finish, or sine shopping which we feel we havle to get done. We ,could think up a thousand other excuses, but after all they are only excuses. In reality we do not want to go or we would get there some way, and by so doing brighten up a lonely hour. We ane not too busy to seek (pleasure for ourselves, we just do not 1 want to take up the Lord's work. One time a man was hunting sea shells. He found one of singular rar- ity resting on the ledge of a reek. He 'left it intending to come back, but on his return found that the tide had come in and washed it away. As we loolc back over the past year we see many opportunities which we might have made good use of had we grasped them, Something else took up our attention and with re- gret we had to say "Oh, I wish I had done that when I had the opr partiality." It may be we have had the same chance as someone else, They have taken the opportunity. We have let it go. Advancement has come their way while we are still looking for something to do. There is very little use for the "look out" on a ship to call or Signal danger when the vessel has grounded on a rock, and when perhaps hundreds of souls have been endangered or lost. Perhaps, not far from us, there is someone who is fighting temptation, someone who is lonely and for whom the tempter is making a special ef- fort. Could we not look about us and ONTARIO PREPARES TO ACT ON find someone like that, invpte themhto NEW SEAWAYS SCHEME our homes,' to church or to some good. Although a verbal understanding between Ontario and the Dominion with regard to division of the costs of the St. Lawrence waterway project has been achieved, a final signed agreement will not be possible until THE APPROVAL THAT COUNTS Finland's efforts in her own behalf the results of Ottawa's discussions are exciting' not only the admiration with the United States' negotiators of the world, but are bringing out the bane been determined, it was learned practical efforts of the nation's chine, - at Queen's Park, Toronto. ' est spirits. While nations are relue- Nevertheless, the Ontario Govern. tont to throw themselves into the limn and the Ontario Hydro Electric horrors of a modern war, they are Power Commission' are continuing to doing all they can to help, this plucky make preparations on the supposition little country. Thousands of free that the international negotiations lances' from every land, with the quiet will be successful. Enabling legisla- consent of their governments, are en. tion is being,drafted for presentation listing in the Finnish ranks. What at the coming session to permit On -1 supplies can get to Finland are be- tario to consummate a..Pact with the. ling provided. Private folks have their Dominion. There appears to be no brains in steep and their ehok e,book doubt that the details of the agree handy in the hope of lending timely meet have been arranged, but may•aid. Meanwhile the Finns are up and be subject to change as a consequence at it day and night, ,despite snow of alterations of details of the inter-' waist deep and weather` forty de - national plan as at present proposed.1 glees below zero: , i. To prevent cake from burning sprinkle salt in the oven under the baking tits. Try rubbing handfuls ofdry salt into soiled chenille drapes then brush out again, No man can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in deals ing with himself. — James Russell Lowell, A good way to keep, a leather coat clean and supple and to prevent it from becoming dry and cracked is to rub it thoroughly with pure, clear wax. If a little conunon salt is added to the gasoline used for removing spots on thin and delicate materials, the disfiguring ring that is often left can be avoided. d To blanch almonds, put them in- to a saucepan, cover with cold wat- er, bring to a boil and, hauling stain- ed them, run cold water over them, dry them in a cloth, and the skins will slip off easily. Paint the soles of your shoes with a good varnish, taking care not to touch the uppers. This will prevent water from rotting the stitches. Al- so, after addressing labels for lug- gage, rub a warns candle over them, it will make them rainproof. One of the newest fur fashion motes is the revival of the stole. The new stoles, however, are shaped to. fitthe shoulders, are handsomely lin- ed and some have gold throat fast- enings. Mink, sable, lynx and stone marten are importantly used. Stoles are equally attractive worn over plain suits, untrimmed eoats or street frocks. ty il,kiri1 iS .4110.+;�!,,.,; ,. �'$:f�' ti r�•(, r }R5 ��tti��lr,iNfitC�i's, 1 !: nv`.31A ` at.D1,« 'rig, p. k h 2 1 r y. d. ak' e Even if that dauntless fisherman didn't have any luck, today, he can have fish for supper ... and he will like it! Your dealer can secure Dried of Pickled Canadian Fish for you no matter how far you are from open water. You can choose from such Dried Fish as Cod, Haddock, Hake, Cusk, and Pollock, and such Pickled Fish as Herring, Mackerel and Alewives . and every one of them can be served in tasty, different ways. Enjoy this food in your home. You can get Dried or Pickled Canadian Fish with all its goodness retained for your enjoyment. Ask your dealer. You will find it very economical, too. DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, OTTAWA. WRITE FOR FREE BOOKLET Department of Flsherles, 013 Ottawa. Please send me your fret 52 -range lookler "100 Tempting risk Recipes", containing 100 delightful and economical Fish Recipes. Name, dddtest CW -20 ANY DAY A FISH DAY