HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1942-07-09, Page 3THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1942,
CERTO is Pectin
Extracted from Fruit
Book of ?2
Tested Recipes
under label
of every
CERTO
bottle
THE MIXING BOWL
When pectin is used in making jam
and jelly, the Wartime Prices and
'trade Board Order No 150 allows
you to use sugar not in excess of
one and one-quarter pounds of
sugar- for each pound of fruit..,
On the basis that "fruit" means
"unprepared" fruit, this allows you
to make your jams and jellies the
Certo way which gives you approxi-
mately two.thirds more jam or jelly
from the same amount of fruit.
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By ANNE ALLAN
Hydra How Eeonombl
MORE CANNING—LESS SUGAR
Hello Homemakers! Although ad-
ditional sugar' is being provided for
canning, still there won't be the gen-
erous amount needed to sweeten
sour crerries or to make Grandma's
rich jams. However, we're better
without too much rich food.
With adequate equipment, fruit
may be canned without sugar. But
sugar helps to preserve fruits, so if
you intend to do without it do pay
special attention to choosing good
quality fruit and to sterilization. Por
this method, we recommend only
raspberries, blueberries, currants,
plums and rhubarb. After packing
your fruit in jars, crush unto the
juice overflows or cover with polling
water. Then adjust tops and process
in oven or water bath, allowing 5
minutes longer than usual cooking
period.
One advantage of canning your
fruits ,with some sugar is that the
sugar helps f$uit keep its colour,
shape and flavour. A thin syrup made
by boiling 3 cups of sugar in 6 cups
of water for 1 minute yields 7 cups—
enough to fill 7 quarts of small fruit.
There are alternatives to sugar:
honey for jams but not for straw-
berries, raspberries or cherries; corn
syrup, used in the proportion of half
sugar and half syrup for small
amounts of jam and jellies, increas=
ing the amount of sugar when can-
ning sour fruit.
SYRUP FOR FRUITS
IN WARTIME
For sweet fruit -1 cup s' igar to '3
cups water. For mild fruit -1 cup
sugar to 2 cups water. Stir until dis-
solved and bring to boiling point.
Quantity of Syrup required
+For large fruits—allow approxim-
ately 1 cup syrup per pint jar. For
small fruits—allow papr'oximately
cup syrup per pint jar.
Substitutes for Sugar
White Corn Syrup—substitute 11/
cups corn syrup for each cup sugar.
Honey—ordinarily 1 cup honey equals
1 cup sugar.
Time and Temperature for Fruit
Electric oven at 300 degrees for
30 minutes for 8 to 12 pint jars, using
only bottom element switch on and
shelf adjusted 4 inches from bottom
element.
Hot water bath at boiling point
for 15.20 min. for 8 to 12 pint jars.
TAKE A TIP
1. New rubber sealer rings are cheap-
er than the loss of a single jar of
canned fruit but try to salvage last
year's rubber rings, To test: first
bend double; a useless ring will
'crack; stretch lightly, a good will
spring back to original size,
2. Ilse rubber rings to suit your jars,
i.e.; narrow rubbers Ht screw tops
and wide ones 'fit spring tops.
3. Test jars and tops for canning;
fill jag's with water, adjust rubber,
seal, then turn upside down to test
for leakage.
4. When canning vegetables by water
bath or oven method, it is never
desirable to use jars larger than
pint size.
THE QUESTION BOX
Miss A. S. asks: "Is it necessary
to sterilize jars by cgvering them
with water?"
Answer: No. Wash jars and tops
in warm, soapy water. Rinse. Invert
jars In two inches o fwater in a pan
(e.g., dishpan). A broiling pan rack
placed in the bottom of the pan will
prevent jar's from taking up the
water. Immerse glass tops and uten-
sils in water. Boil for 12 minutes.
Plunge rubbers into boiling water,
then out, when canning.
Mr's. D. asks: "What Ontario fruits
will jell easily?"
Answer: (1) Those containing suf-
ficient pectin and sufficient acid for
jellying are: sour apples, currants,
cranberries, gooseberries, Concord
grapes and sour plums. -
(2) Those containing pectin but
needing 4-6 tbs, lemon juice for each
quart to make sufficient acid are:
blueberries, sweet plums, quinces,
raspberries and 'sweet apples.
NOTE: Instead of adding lemon
juice, these fruits may be used in
combination with tart fruits, e.g.,
blueberries with rhubarb; rasp-
berries with red currants; straw-
berries with gooseberries, etc.
Anne Allan invites yuo to write to
her c/a of this paper. Send in your
questions on homemaking problems
and watch this column for replies.
Carcass Grading Is
Test Quality Bacon
One of the principal foundations
upon which the hog and bacon Im-
provement program has been built in
Canada is grading for quality. Car-
cass grading provides the only means
by which the producer can get reli-
able information as to'whether his
hogs are of the quality desired states
the Agricultural Supplies Board.' Car-
cass grading also provides an accur-
ate appraisal of quality as a basis of
settlement. The scale ticket is an
important link in the chain of inform-
ation. This ticket shows:-
1.
hows: 1. The tattoo mark of the hog;
2. The carcass weight of the hog;
3. The official grade;
4. The reason why, if the hog did
not grade A. •
Flack producer should be sure he
receives a grading certificate signed
by the grader giving complete infor-
mation on what his hogs graded and
why—in the case of any which did
not grade in the A bracket. The best
Wiltshire sides, which Britain so ur-
gently heeds, are cut from A grade
carcasses—and many more of these
are needed than are coming into the
market. Not only is it the A grade
canoes which returns the most profit
to the farmer, but it is the carcass'
that yields the most food both ;for
Britain and Canada.
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THE SEAFORTH NEWS
Invasion By Whom ?
(By Brigadier General H. S. Sewil)
Recently it was announced in Wa-
shington and London that the United
States, Soviet Russia 'and Great Bri-
tain are in full agreement on the ur-
gent task of creating a second front
in Europe this year. Exactly where,
how and when this decision is to be
translated into action is a matter
for the allied staff to deckle. No once
outside their confidence can say
with any certainty how the front will
be opened, though it is obvious that
the starting point for any action in
Western Europe, whether by sea,
?and of air will' have to be the Brit-
ish Isles, which are ideally situated
only 500 miles from industrial Ger-
many and within close fighting range
of possible landing points on the
French, Belgian and Dutch coasts.
The islands are, therefore, much
more of a threat to Germany than a
Nazi -occupied Bermuda would be to
New York and the United States
eastern seaboard. Also, the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Nor-
thern Ireland is well organized with
airfields and all that is necessary for
the operation of a vast concentration
of bombers and fighters.
Hitler, more than any one else,
must be concurred about this menace
to Germany. Consideration of this
latest threat will be one of the main
factors in his plans for the immed-
iate future. It is possible that he may
forestallattack from the British
Isles by invading England himself.
He has never yet lacked boldness In
the plan and execution of military
operations, and to win success in
England he would be prepared to
risk almost everything he has, for if
the British Isles fell, the allied na-
tions would no longer have a base
from which they could operate
against Europe.
The conquest of Britain would not
mean that the Axis had won the war
outright, but the prospect of an al-
lied victory would be relegated to
the dim future; and the best that
the allied nations could hope for
would be: a decade of struggle
against an enemy whose resources
and whose vital war production was
beyond their ready reach.
The Government and the people
of the British Isles have always been
aware of the possibility of invasion,
and the training and organization of
the forces, and particularly the train-
ing. of the Home Guard, are carried
out with the purpose of preparing
them to meet invasion.
At this time, primarily owing to
the shipping situation, there is a
considerable' army in the British
Isles. These soldiers are ready to be
sent abroad and are trained for of-
fensive action, but so long as they
are at home they take their place in
the defense scheme. The Home
Guard, as the name implies; are al-
ways at home, and many are work-
ing in factories and on the land.
Many are over military age and some
under, but all are soldiers and most
of them have been training since
Dunkirk.
The people of the cBritish Isles
have been ready to accept any pers-
onal sacrifice for the war effort and
for the defense of their country, and
if invasion should come they will
fight the enemy, whether he lands
from the sea or the air, with the
same fortitude which they have
shown during air raids and with a
cold and calculated ferocity.
The English are the most hated of
all German's opponents both for
their way of life and from the fact
that they have successfully withstood
attack after attack. Hitler has stated
that he considers 15,000,000 the
most that the islands can support.
The present population being 46,-
000,000 there are thus 30,000,000 to
be disposed of, and the British are
under no illusions as to how this
would be carried out.
Such men and their families as
could be employed in agriculture, or
the mining industries would be fed
as well (or as badly) as Polish work
ers, and no doubt with these would
survive such members of society as
could minister to the Nazi's amuse-
ments—gamekeepers, for instance,
since Marshal Goering has frequently
expressed a desire to try grouse
shooting. Of the rest, those who
could be usefully employed in Ger-
man industry would possibly be
transferred to Germany, or perhaps
even to under -populated France.
The rest would be left to die. The
island would be split up into its
earlier parts, England, Scotland and
Wales, each with its local Gaulciter
-supported probably by some Quis-
lings released from the Isle of Man,
where they are at present interned.
The defense of the islands is
much more than a patriotic duty for
the British, It may be a question of
life and 'death for the majority.
What has happened ht other coun-
tries shows that the same fate might
befall the British, and neither their
leaders nor the people themselves
question this possibility.
But to hold the British Isles as an
advance operational base for attaalt-
ing Germany is equally the concern
Of all the allied nations, How well
this situation is appreciated by the
allied command is demonstrated by
recent events, Tho third and largest
contingent of U.S. troops recently
reached Northern Ireland, and the
army which is now assembled in Ul-
ster is a proof that the great dempv-
racy of the West is taking an Inver -
tont part in the defense of the is-
lands, from which it is anticipated
that before long the air forces of the+
United States will join in the attack
an Germany.
Hitler, his generals, and in fact
all the people in the Reich who rec-
ognize the meaning and full portent
of the Cologne and similar mass air
raids, cannot but be perturbed by
the shadow of the prospect hovering
over them: the prospect, nay certain.
ty, that thousands of United States
airplanes and crews will, ere long,
be adding their impressive quota to
the deluge of doom'
CROMARTY
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm McDermid,
Clinton, Mr's. McEwen, Vancouver,
• and Mrs. H. B. Rorke, Montreal,
with Mrs. Tufford and Miss Currie.
Mr, and Mrs. • Neil Gillespie, Sea -
forth, and Thomas Gillespie, Toron-
to, with relatives.
Mrs. Webber, Woodham, with
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. James Bonthron, of
Hensall, with Mr. and Mrs. James
Scott.
Mr. and Mrs. Gill, Russeldale,
and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Butson with
Miss Lila McCulloch and John 46c-
Culloch.
Mr. and MMrs. Lloyd Colquhoiin
and Doris, and Mr. and Mrs. A. Col-
quhoun with Mr. and Mrs, Ernest
Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller and
family and Mr. and Mrs. I{enneth
Drake and Marion and Private Wil-
fred Scott, Camp Borden, with Mr.
and Mrs. John Scott.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hocking
with Mr. and Mrs, Roy McCulloch.
Mr. and Mrs, Drager, Brussels,
with Mr, and Mrs. Duncan McKellar,,
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McLellan of
Seaforth with Mr. Joseph. Spepre
and Richard Speare.
Mrs, Thomas Laing and son Gor-
don, Mrs. T. L. Scott and son, Hugh,
have returned from Western Canada
where they have been visiting..
1 WALTON
Mrd. Joe Hamilton of Brussels
spent last week with Mrs. Hugh.
Fulton.
Mrs. J. Brown and Mrs. J. Plank,'
Stratford, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Plank,
Toronto, and Mrs. J. Smith, Winni-
peg, were guests last week at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ennis.
Mrs. Smith ;is a sister of Mr. Ennis
and has not been here for 25 years.
Miss May Smith of Hamilton is
visiting her sister Mrs. Ed Bryans in
Morris.
Miss Margaret Lawson has been
visiting her niece, Mrs. Earl Dow, of
Hibbert,
Miss Dorothy Turnbull, Miss Isa-
bel McCall and Miss Mary McDonald
spnet a day in Clinton.
Mrs. Dr, Seim of Mount Forest was
the guest of Mrs. C. ,Fingland over
the week end.
Rev. and Mrs. Friedrickson and
Soneke wish to thank 'all --their
friends for the kind hospitality and
lovely gifts to them before leaving
for their new charge near Baden;
also for the kind friendliness in
(r.
helping at time of moving . and the
good wishes which go with theist to
their new hone,
KIPPiN
Mr. and 'Mrs. Lentils Seamen end
ohiidren of Kitchener visited with
Mr. and Mrs. Itobt. McGregor and
family on .Monday.
Mrs. Andrew Bell visited with' her
daughter and sou -in-law in Louclou,
.11r, and Mrs, S. Stackhouse, Mrs.
Stackhouse returning 110111e with her
for a few days.
Mrs. I. McDonald of Seaforth is
the guest of her daughter and sou -In'
law and Dually, stir, and Mrs, Ross
Broad foot.
Fuel and Lumber
From Farm Woodlot
Under proper management the
woodlot should grow about one cord
of fuelwood per acre pert year. A 20
acre woodlot, says D. Roy Cameron,
Dominion Forester, should provide 16
cords of fuelwood and five cords for
fencing or other improvements
around the farm. Generally speaking,
he says, the farm woodlot should be
restricted to the part of the farm
that is not suitable for growing field
cropt or pasture. On most farms of
about 200 acres, there are usually
from 10 to 20 acres of poor land,
which is too wet, dry, stony or in
steep hillsides and consequently can
not be cultivated profitably. Such
land should be planted to trees. But
this does not always apply, especially
in the Prairie Provinces, where fuel -
wood is often scarce and difficult to
obtain. There it may be advisable to
use a few acres of good arable land
for a woodlot if there is not enough
of poo' quality land available.
What kind of trees should be grown
on the faun woodlot? To a large ex-
tent this must be governed by the
species native to the locality and the
species suited to the soil. For several
reasons it is best to have both hard-
woods and softwoods growing in the
woodlot—hardwoods such as maple,
birch, beech, oak and elm, which
make the best fuelwood—softwoods
such as pine, spruce and cedar for
lumber, posts and kindling wood.
Balsam,. fir and spruce are the best
species for Christmas trees, which
are becoming a valuable product and
for which there is a ready market.
Stands of trees of mixed species keep
the soil in better condition than a
stand of noe kind only, says Mr.
Cameron, The ideal farm woodlot
should be about 20 acres in size and
consist of 3 to 4 hardwood trees to
each softwood tree.
Any farmer can get advice about
•the kind of trees for his woodlot
which are best suited to the district
in which he lives by writing to the
Dominion or Provincial Forest Ser-
vice.
THE CASE OF THE, FACELESS
GIRL
Although the murderers of a myst-
ery victim were never caught, the
slaying sent four men to the gallows,
six to prison for life. Joseph Gollomb
describes the case in the exciting
story from real life..,illustrated in
full color.,,in this Sunday's (July
12) •issue of The Detroit Sunday
Times, Be sure to get The Detroit
Times this week and every week.
"Your vacation doesn't seem ' to
bother you."
"No, my boss tells me when and
my wife tells me where."
PAGE THREE
WAR
SAVINGS
STAMPS
FROM
BANKS • POST OFFICES
DEPARTMENT STORES • DRUGGISTS
GROCERS • TOBACCONISTS
BOOK STORES and other RETAIL STORES,,
Only One Spider
Is Poisonous
Gr
There are many different species
of spiders found in the garden or in
the field and around buildings, says
Alan G. Dustan, Entomological Divi-
sion, Dominion Department of Agri-
culture. They vary greatly in color,
size, and appearance, but there is
only one poisonous spider in Canada,
the black widow found in Alberta.
The black widow is a shiny, coal -
black spider with a red or orange
"hour -glass" narking on the under
side. Occasionally, tarantula or ban-
ana spiders, and probably a few
others are imported in shipments
from tropical or semi -tropical regions
but they do not survive iu the Can-
adina climate.
Practically all spiders in Canada
are perfectly harmless, and as a
matter of fact are beneficial rather
than harmful because they destroy
insects in large numbers. Their webs
may become a nuisance, and often
all that is necessary is to sweep them
away. A good fly spray will give con-
trol, except in the case of the harm-
less Daddy Long Legs, or harvest-
man. The indiscriminate killing of
spiders is not advisable, because they
will repay a little forbearance by the
number of harmful insects they de-
stroy,'particularly, the house fiy, the
carrier of typhoid, tuberculosis, infan-
tile paralysis, and many other
diseases.
The tidal wave of money shortage
'rad eaught the old bookmaker and
landed him, high and dry in the
House of Refuse. But his ruling spirit
still swayed him, and he started a
"book" inside. A friend asked him
how he was getting on, and he shook
his head sadly. "The business is too
much for me and I shall have to get
a clerk," he replied. "I can reckon
two to one in cigarettes, or four to
one in an ounce of tobacco or a quar-
ter of tea, but when it comes to work-
ing out eleven to eight on a suet pud-
ding—well, Pm done,"
"I'm sorry, Jones, but you're not
enough of a live wire for our organ-
ization. I fear you're the type of
man who waits till his house is' on
fire before summoning the fire bri-
gade."
Want and For Sale Ads, 3 weeks ;Slee
Presented to the RCAF by policemen of Canada, this new Spitfire is heing piloted by Pilot Officer Cordon
lichen, former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, shown In the cockpit. P10 Hoben had been a bomber pilot;
but; at the request ofthe officers who raised the Spitfire fund he was sent to an operational training unit for a
sliecial course, es a fighter pilot. P/0 Hoben served with the RCMP in Toronto, Saskatoon, Regina. and Windsor.
Presentation was made by Sir Philip Game, Commissioner of the';Metropolitan Police of London, standing nearest
the cockpit, Mr Vice -Marshal Harold Edwards accepted the aircraft