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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1936-12-17, Page 9'THURS., DEC. 1'7, 1936'' THE CLINTONNEWS-RECORD PAGE 9' HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS COOKING Edited by Rebekah. HEALTH CARE OF CHILDREN. R u!uaiious of Reijgkall lE A Column Prepared Especially for Women—: :But Not 'Forbidden to Men OUR. CIIRISTMASTIDE ° kris care for those in misfortune. Let us endeavor, all of us who call um - selves by His name, to build up the kind of a world that would be if His Spirit held sway. We cannot do much, perhaps, but each one can do his and her little best. That is the sort of loyalty He, desires. We may not walk on Bethlehem's plains tonight, Nor see the herald angels cleave the sky, • . -As when the shepherds gazed on heavenly light, Heard, "Peace on earth, glory to God on high!" But in an age of wonder we may hear Far round the world the bolls of Bethlehem ring; -And listening to their chimes, that seem so near, We surely hear God's holy angels sing. "The glorious message echoes ' clear and sweet, - Above a world burdened with cares today— ""The oday-"The Christ has come," and kneel- ing at His feet, ',Glory to God" we sing, -"and peace alway." —Elizabeth A., Vining. It is the Christmas season again and we are all thinking of and work- ing toward that Great Event of his - `tory, the coming to earth of the Son of God, who came to manifest the Father's love. It is a beautiful event to celebrate, 'the very' thought of it gladdens the -heart and uplifts the spirit, and we ',come to it each year with renewed happiness. Andthis is well. We 'should celebrate with joy and glad- ' ness the birthday of Him who is Lord of All and the Saviour of the 'World. It is well, too, that Christ- pas Day should be Children's day, for Christ came to the earth as a babe, and it was to the manger -cradle `that the shepherds and the wisemen •tame to pay their homage. So when we try to make happy little children "we are certainly going the right way :about celebrating the day. So, set up the Christmas tree, deck -It with tinsel, a star and candles, put And now we have a new Icing. What a fortnight of anxiety was terminat- ed on Thursday last when Edward, who since his birth has.. been the idol of .the British peoples and who espec- ially since the war had walked into our hearts and made for himself there a place which it will be hard to fill, stepped down from the throne which he ascended on the death of his beloved father less than a year ago, with such promise of a happy and successful , reign. It is difficult. to believe, it is something like a bad dream, from which, alas, we have not awakened. How we should have re- joieed with the Prince of Wales had he chosen, as his brothers did, a bride who could have been accepted as queen; how, happy it would have made his loyal subjects had he gince becoming king made such a choice. But it was not so to be. He made his choice. ` He seemed to be deter- mined to give "all for love" and count "the world well lost," and to go out and leave us. We cannot, 'we who loved him and hoped for .so much from him, but feel let down, disap- pointed, ,disillusioned. But it is over, the die is cast and we must, like good citizens of this Great Empire to which we are proud to belong, make the best of it. And do not forget, oh you mothers and sisters, to follow the wanderer with a little prayer for his keeping, for I fear greatly that he will find scant happiness in the years to come. We have loved hint too much ever to be unmindful of his well-being. In his last message to us he asked God's blessing upon us. So we would pray, God bless and keep him, wherever he may be. Nowa my dear readers, I' do not • gifts .upon it for the children, and wish you to think that I -am not %also for the 'grown-ups, not forget- thankful for and absolutely loyal to ting those "for whom nothing is our new sovereign, King George VI. ' prepared," and make merry at the I am ,and I think we are very fortun- ' Christmastide. It is right and just and what the loving and sympathetic `• Christ would approve. But, do not let us make the feast - ate in having so fine and true a man to step into the breach. He has been so retiring all his life that he has been overshadowed by his elder bra- ': ing and the merry -making and gift- ther. But all that we know of him giving the be-all and end-all of has been good and he has a sweet Christmas. Christ came tochange and lovely wife and two charming the world and to bring peace and little daughters, it is a Royal Family good will. It is nineteen hundred to be proud of and we gladly and years since he lived here and we still proudly' give King George VI our 'have far to go on, the way to peace hearty allegiance.. Long may he and brotherhood. Let us manifest reign! --more of His spirit; show more of REBEKAH. *MM. THEY FOLLOWED A STAR (From The The following editorial by Mr. Bar- rett of the Information Department -American Telephone and Telegraph Company, was written when he was `on the editorial staff of the New "York Evening Mail and appeared in that paper on December 24th, 1920. "In the most material of ages they were the most inpraetical .of ideal - lets. The world was under the dom- ination •of a single empire that ruled by brute force, that worshipped mas- tery as its god. The pursuit of pleas- ure had degenerated into a form of `licentiousness that has never been -.surpassed. Such philosophers as had `not given themselves over to lust ?Itreaehed a doctrine of attaining life's /'highest end through the strength of (Founded 1886) LONDON ONTARIO ANNOUNCES THE: WINTER TERM 'Opening January 4, 1937 Application may now be made for ^admission to the following courses:— BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, SECRETARIAL, OFFICE TRAINING, ACCOUNTING, STENOGRAPHY To date this year, employment. oppor- ' tunities' for graduates have increased ' 28% over the same .period of 1935. we • believe this improvement will continue • and that there in every encouragement for young people to prepare for bud.. nese careers, After the Winter Term classes are formed, the next date upon which students will be admitted is March 29 • W. F. Marshall, Principal W. J. Roadhouse, 11.00m,. Vice -Principal.' ` FEPE BULLETIN OF COUE$E8 SENT ON REQUEST ' Bluebell) the good right arm, just as their sue- ' cessors to -day counsel the power of. the dollar as the only source of suc- cess. "In some proverb of that age orig- inated„ perhaps, the modern cynic's sneering counsel, 'Watch your step!' For 'the soldiers of Rome and the pampered epicures of decadent Greece had nothing but contempt for dream- ers of dreams. "It was in such an age as this that three ]nen set out upon the strangest journey in all history. It was in the face of such material philosophies as these that, visionaries that they were, they began their quest of an ideal. "Across deserts they rode in spite of scorching heat and thirst. Perils there were in their path, for bandits infested it as their offspring do to- ' day, and these travellers carried price- less treasures. Through cities and villages they passed, through crowd- ed bazaars and market places, where the curious asked them the purpose of their strange pilgrimage. And al- ways to these queries they had the same answer: 'We have seen His star in the east and are come to wor- ship Him.' • "Dreamers? Idealists? "There doubtless was not a lounger in the most obscure of hamlets through which they passed who did not shrug his shoulders and tap, his forehead .significantly as these pil- grims rode by on their camels, their eyes fixed unswervingly upon the star that was their only guide. There was not a philosopher who heard of their strange quest without branding them as the veriest of fools. "But for twenty centuries, strange- ly ,enough, men have been calling —as they will continue to call them until the Christmas story is no plonger told—`The Wise Men:" CHRISTMAS RECIPES. Roast Turkey Dress, clean and stuff the bird. Sew or skewer the skin together over the stuffing in the breast and neck. Rub with salt, flour anddot with butter. Place in a hot oven, 450 degrees F'., until brown. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F., and baste occasionally with the juice and fat in the pan. When the breast meat is tender the turkey is cooked enough, A ten -pound turkey should cook about three hours. Old -Fashioned Stuffing Eight cups soft crumbs; 2 chopped onions; 1-2 cup melted fat; sage or other herbs; salt and pepper. Mince onions and cook two minutes in fat. Mix seasoning with crumbs and stir into fat. Cook two more minutes, stirring, constantly. If a moist stuffing is desired' add a little water or some brown stock. Carving the Turkey First, have a very sharp, long -blad- ed carving knife. Place the turkey on its back with its neck at your left. Insert the carving fork at the point of the Breast bone—the tines strad- dling the ridge—and hold the bird firmly.' Cut through the skin which separates the leg from the body; pull back the leg, disjoint and remove it. By cutting through at the joint, separate the thick from the drum- stick. Slice the meat from the leg into several portions. Remove the wing. by cutting through the joint close to the bodoy. Carve the breast /neat in thin slices and serve dres- sing with each helping. but do net peel. Put all through a coarse cutter on the meat chopper. Add 1 cup sugar; stir well. This is better if allowed several days to ri- pen. Cranberry Sauce (quick method) 4 cups cranberries 11-2 cups sugar 2 cups water. Boil sugar and water five minutes. Add cranberries and boil until all the skins break (usually five minutes is sufficient). This makes a thick jel- lied sauce. Cranberry Cocktail Cranberry, cocktail goes well with goose. 2 cups cranberries 3 cups water 1 orange 1 cup sugar Cover cranberries with water and cook until all are broken; strain through a coarse sieve; add sugar and bring to a boil. Cool and add ;juice of the orange. Serve very cold. Ginger ale may be added just before serving. Of course you have your Christ- mas cake made and put away to rip- en, but here are two excellent reci- pes for Christmas puddings. One is for the popular carrot pudding and the other is for a somewhat richer but most delicious plum pudding. Either one, when properly made, is sure to be satisfactory. Plum Pudding 1 cup scalded mills 1 pint soft bread crumbs 3-4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 4 egg yolks 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon and nutmeg, 1-2 ib. raisins 1-2 lb. currants 3-4 teaspoon each of mace and ground cloves. 1-2 lb. almonds 1-2 lb. suet. Whites of four eggs. Soak bread crumbs in the scalded milk and when cool add chopped suet nixed with blanched almonds, then egg yolks. Add 'raisins, currants, spi- ces and sugar and last of all fold in the beaten whites of the eggs. Steam for four hours and serve with hard sauce. NOTE:—This recipe does not, re- quire any flour. It is very delicious and delightfully light. Carrot Pudding 1 cup grated carrot (raw) 1 cup grated potato (raw) 1 cup grated bread crumbs 1 cup grated suet 1 cup, raisins 1 cup flour 1 cup currants 1 cup grated apples 1 cup brown sugar Citron, lemon and orange peel to suit taste. 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon, nate and cloves . 1 teaspoon baking powder mixed in flour. Mix the ingredients thoroughly and steam like plum pudding. Serve with hard sauce. With the Christmas season, here what goes to well with Christmas turkey as cranberry jelly? But, indeed, Cranberries can be eat- en with any kind of fowl or meat, or without it. Here are a few nice re- cipes for this refreshing fruit: • Cranberry Sauce (no cooking) 2 cups cranberries 1 orange 1 apple. Wash and remove any stems from cranberries. Quarter and remove core from apple but do not peel Cut orange, in sections and remove seeds, Cranberry Apple Cocktail Peel and cut apples in one-half inch dice; cover with above mixture for cranberry cocktail and allow to stand one hour before serving, Cranberry Mousse • 3 cups cranberries 3-4 cup water. 11-4 cups sugar 1 pint whipping cream Grated rind and juice of 1 small orange. Cook cranberries with water until soft. Rub through sieve. Add sugar to pulp and cook 5 minutes. Add grated rind and juice. 'Cool. Fold in cream, whipped until stiff. Freeze. Cranberry' A"pples 1 cup cranberries 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 0. apples. Cover cranberries with water and cook until broken. Press through a coarse seive. Add sugar, bring to a boil;- add apples peeded cored, and cut in eighths. Cook very slowly un- til apples are clear and have absorb- ed the juice. Cool and serve with whipped cream as dessert: Use ap- ples which do not break up in cook- ing. Spy, Delicious, Russet, or Tol- man Sweet are good varieties for this purpose. Hard Sauce One half cup butter; 1 tablespoon cherry juice, 13t cups sifted confec- tioner's sugar. Stir butter until creamy. Gradually work in cherry juice and sugar. Beat until very creamy. Place in a dish in which it is to be served and chill until firm. A HEALTH SERVICE OF THE. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND LIFE: INSURANCE COMPANIES IN CANADA DON'T WORRY Someone has said that the Creator must have intended mankind to wor- ry as practically everybody does so; but such a statement requires to be examined. Worry causes unhappi- ness. Worry causes insomnia. Wor- ry causes indigestion. Worry causes mental upsets, -Worry niay cause complete breakdown and the Creator must not be held responsible. It has been said also that worry is a sin. Be that as it may, worry is one of the;greatest scourges known to mankind. It does not claim as many lives as cancer, but it attacks many more people. It is the great unseen plague. Unlike the infectious diseases, we cannot ascribe it as due to any specific germ, but it is a dis- ease and it can be cured. A run down system, some chronic infection, overwork, eye -strain, mal- adjustment in occupation, or unsat- isfactory home conditions,—these and many other causes may bring about a state of anxiety, fear and worry. The thing to do is this: First find', out by proper and thorough examina- tion, if any physical or organic con- dition is the cause. If so, every ef- fort should be made to put that right.. But if the cause is not to be found in the bodily functions, then an en- deavour should be made to reason out the situation. Many persons will testify that worry which hung over them like great oppressive clouds has vanished into thin air by being looked at and laughed at. Make up your mind that you were born to be happy, that you have a right to enjoy life, that you will take your share of the bitter with the sweet. If adjustments are required in work, environment or home life, carry them out. Practically no price is too high to pay to rid oneself of worryr Worry can be cured. Dont worry. Questions concerning nealth, ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sociation, , 184 College St., Toronto, will be answered personally by letter. And Christmas would not b e Christmas without shortbread, would it? Here are a few good recipes: Shortbread One pound butter, 5 cups flour, 'h pound fruit sugar, 1 fresh egg.'• Method: 'Work butter, sugar and egg together, and then add the flour by kneading for half an hour. T think -the secret lies in kneading;: well. and firing slowly. Scotch Shortbread One-half pound sweet butter, half cup powdered. sugar, 1 egg yolk, half teaspoon salt, flour. Soften the butter slightly, but do not allow it to become oily. Stir in with a wooden spoon. the sugar, salt and egg. yolk. Now stir in the flour, a little at a time, until the mixture cracks. Take it out of the bowl and knead it on a floured board until the lump will not take in any more flour. Divide in two, pat out on an un - greased pie plate, prick the edges or rather pinch and prick all over with a fork. Bake slowly until a pale brown, and leave on the plate to cool. Almond Shortbread One pound butter, half pound light - brown sugar, 13-4 pound's flour, 1 cup blanched almonds. Mix well and put in pie or jelly tins, patting it down until about one inch thick. Cut through to the size you want to serve while raw; then it will break easily when. baked. Dickens' Christmas Meat Makes 'All Mouths Water A Christmas family party! We know nothing in nature more delight - full" wrote Charles Dickens to whom the very name of Christmas was a magic itself. He was saturated with the Yuletide spirit; Christmas was his hobby -Christmas and food. When he puts the. two together, as he did in some two dozen stories, he makes the blood glow and the eyes glisten. And how the mouth waters when bickens talks about dinner. He loved to plunge a carving knife in the breast of a goose and see the "long expected gush - of stuffing issue forth." He loved to ladle from a steaming,'- tureen the "clear, rich broth in which there are gleaming grains of barley and thin ring's of on- ion and a hint of spice" or to bear in "a gigantic pudding with a sprig of holly in the top." He was as eager as a housewife or as Santa Claus him- self, to provide his characters with the comfort of food and drink, which his kindly wisdom knew to be neces- sary for the tired children of men. REACHING THE GOAL Consumption, as ,tuberculosis of rho lungs is comnionly called, is a wasting ailment: stubborn to master, requiring treatment and care over a long period of time. It can.seldom bo cured at home. Then, too, it is a communicable disease, especially dangerous to young children. This was fully realized by the founders. of the National Sanitarium Association, when forty years ago they erected the' first hospital in Canada for the treat- ment Of reatment'of this disease. ' This venture met with much opposi- tion and even ridicule, for at that time was incudo firmly . believed s that of those things which had to be, so whybother about it. However, it was not long before the regimen of this small hospital began to show results—people were actually being cured—going home and talking about it.. Such was the small beginning of the Muskoka, the Toronto and the Queen Mary Hospitals for Consumptives, which now provide for more than one thousand patients. The progress made and the change in. outlook 15 reflected by these and the many other fine sanatoriathroughout the Dominion, and by the largo number of public and private - organizations which to -day are sparing no effort to overcome tuberculosis. The results have been that thousands upon thousands have been given a chance to get well, who but for hospital. treat- +, want, would have been left without. hope, and the mortality from this disease has been reduced by 75%. With tuberculosis ousted from the premier position to' seventh place as the cause of death, there is cause for con- gratulation, but there is also the danger of the feeling of self complacency and the slackening ofeffort. With the goal in sight. this would indeed be a calamity, for tuberculosis will not Balt its advance unless itis forced to do so. This can only be accomplished with. the continued co -o oration of the public at large. The Trustees of the Muskoka,the Toronto and. the Queen Mary Hositals for Consumptives are determined that, so far as nes.witllin their power, no ono who suffers from tuberculosis shall bo denied' a chance' to.'get well.', It"you. would help 1n thiis great life savingwork, pAssoc1aUonn D223 Collegeto Sttreet, Sanitarium TDIS MODEST CORNER, IS DEDICATED` TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometime Gay, Sometimes Sad- But Always Helpful and Ins piring• "SUCH A TINY LIGHT" No larger than a candle's flame,. A wee, white' light in Bethlehem, A little light in Bethlehem, Silver and small it came. And Mary slept and did not see The faint far gleam when dark un- furled— The nfurled—The little light that grew to, be The light of all the world. CHRISTMAS TIME It's Christmas time, I know it! I can feel it in the air; It's shown in all the wistful smiles The children's faces wear. It's Christmas time, I see it! Shop windows hold the proof They have pictures of old Santa With his reindeer on the roof. Christmas bells -I hear them ring; Oh, may they never cease Until their echoes find each heart And brings it holy peace. Ursula MacMillan. A CHRISTMAS CAROL "What means this glory round our feet," The Magi mused, "more bright than morn?" And voices chanted clear and sweet, "Today the Prince of Peace is born!" "What means that star?" the shep- herds said, "That brightens through the rocky glen?" And angels, answering overhead, Sang, "Peace on earth, good will to men!" 'Tis eighteen hunched years and more Since those sweet oracles were dumb; We wait for Him, like them of yore;, Alas, He seems so slow to come! But it was said, in words of gold No time or' sorrow e'er shall dim, That little children night be bold In perfect trust to conte to hint. All round about our feet shall shine A light like that the wise open saw, If we our loving wills incline To that sweet Life which is the Law. So shall we learn to understand The simple faith of shepherds then, And, clasping kindly hand in hand, Sing, "Peace on earth, good will to men!" And they who do their souls no wrong, But keep at eve the faith of morn, Shall daily hear the angel -song, "Today the Prince of Peace is born!" —James Russell Lowell. IT'S GETTING NEAR TO CHRISTMAS It's getting near to Christmas, just as sure as I am me— Tho' I'm just a little feller, there ain't much I can't see: The house is full of spicy smells and dad is full of jokes, And the organ's heaped with Christ- mas cards from all the punctual folks. Sister's washed the kitchen curtains, hung 'em crisp and clean, And monk has filled the doughnut jar the most it's ever been; Brother cut the Christmas treeand. brought it from the ' swamp— It's all dressed up and standing in the parlor near the lamp,. The tumblers are polished and that's the bestest sign That whoever comes to our house is gonna have some wine; Dad has oiled the harness and rub- bed old. Nellie down— With a grocery list a mile long, he's driving off to town. On thecellar shelf's a turkey and there's cookies too, galore! And a wreath of holly's brightly hanging up on our front door. It's surely near to Christmas, that's as plain as it can be— For tho' I'm only a little feller, there ain't much I can't see. --Ursulla MacMillan. OLD CHRISTMAS CAROL And all the bells on earth shall ring, On. Christmas Day, on Christmas Day; And all the bell's on earth shall ring On Christmas Day in the morning. And all the souls on earth shall sing, On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day; And all, the souls on earth shall sing On Christmas Day, in the morning, Then let us all rejoice again, On Christmas Day,' on Christmas' Day; Then let us all rejoice again, On Christmas Day, in : the morning,, GTVING "Oh, Christmas is corning again!" you say, . And you long for the time he is bringing; But the costliest gifts may not glad. den the day, Nor help on the merry bells' ring. ing. Some getting is losing, you under. stand, ' Some hoarding is far from saving; What you hold in your hand may slip from the band, There is something better than having. We are richer for what we give, And only by giving we live. Your last year's presents are scat- tered and gone; You have almost forgotten who gave them; But the loving thoughts you bestow live on it As longas you choose to have them. Love, Iove is your riches, though ev- er so poor; No money can buy that treasure; Yours always, from robber and rust secure, Your own without stint or measure. It is only love that can give; It is only by loving we live. —Clara Haven King. THE THREE KING'S ROAD I When all the tinsel has been laid • a away, The tree is stripped, the fevered rush is past -- You 'still ast—You'still have trees, a hill, a child at play, .And love, and prayer, and fadeless things that last. Wear your proud purple underneath your load! Touch hand with one who travels lone afar! Brave your dark night and walk the Three King's road To find your Christ' beneath his lovely star! He loves, I know, our pretty baubled trees, Our busy shops, our laughter young and gay, Our ribboned gifts -have we no gifts but these? No bright, red wreaths except for Christmas day? Though broken is some toy beneath your feet, Some dear illusion' shattered, or grown dim— The Three Kings' road goes by your dusty street That leads un to a star—and Him. —Anna Blake Mezquida. SANTA CLAUS He comes in, the night! He comes in the night! He softly, silently comes! When the little brown heads on the ' pillow so _ white Are dreaming of_buglesand drums. He cuts thru' the snow like a ship thru the foam, While the white flakes 'round him whirl; And sooner or later he finds the home Of each good little boy and girl. The little red stockings he silently fills, Till' the stockings will hold no more; The bright little sleds for the great snow hills Are quickly set down on the floor; Then Santa Claus mounts to the roof like a bird, And glides to his seat in the sleigh; Not the sound of a bugle or drum is heard, As :he noiselessly gallops away. He rides to the East, he rides to the West, Of his goodies he touches not one; He eats but the crumbs of the Christ- mas feast, When the dear little folks are done. Old Santa Claus does all the good that he can, This beautiful mission is his; Then, children, be good to the little, old man When you find out who the little, man is.