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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1942-09-17, Page 3THJRSOAY, SEPTEMBER 17 942 SUSIE'S LAYER CAKE 4 cup butter 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 2 cups flour 4 teaspoons Magic Baking Powder 3( teaspoon ,sele cup milk Cream butter and ss g and add well beaten egg beat again with butter and sugar till very light. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and add to first mixture alternate- ly with milk. Peat lightly for about 1 minute. Put into greased layer cake pans and bake 15 to 20 minutes. fok FREE COOK BOOK send to: Music Baking Powder., Fraser AVG., ioronte THE MIXING BOWL some suggestions to help thein corm on their good wort. 1. Never run the hot water tapun- necessarily. 2. Never let hot water taps drip, 3, AveS. ail your personal laundry and do it all together, 4. Soaking dirty clothes overnight saves hot water, 5, Wash all preparation dishes along with tlle'meai dishes, having thine ouglily scraped them, Ilse washing soda in the water to remove the grease, 6, Never wash under running water. 7, Fill the bath by ranning the cold water first, then adding enough hot water to make it lukewarm. 8. Use less water in your bath tub, 4Mtp6 MALAN . *OM Intro ee..•aa SUCCULENT SEASONAL FRUIT Hello Homemakers! It's the suc- culent fruit season—when meals are as husky as appetites. You will want desserts 'that are refreshing—tempt- ing, juicy, `raw fruits 'provide the answer. Since vitamins and minerals have made the headlines, we are "fruit -conscious" and we know, too, that raw fruits contain more of the necessary health -giving elements than cooked ones. ' And don't forget that canteloupes, honeyballs, honeydew and Persian melons, and watermelons require neither cooking noir sugar. Other re- freshing fruits now in season—plums, peaches, pears and grapes—may ` be served • either singly or combined with other fruits. • When you bring your Red Cross companion home for lunch, it's easy and correct to serve a dessert of crackers and cheese along with a bowl of delicious plums or clusters of rcih-looking grapes, washed and chilled. For effectiveness, mix your fruits and colours! Serve a deep purple plunk with a golden peach and an ivory -white pear—lovely to loop at, delightfnl to eat. THE QUESTION BQX Mrs, B. D. asks: "What causes sweet peppers to become bitter when baked.? Please publish tested recipe." Answer: Baked Peppers 1 can condensed mushroom soup, 1% cup cooked rice, 1 tsp. sweet hot pepper, 0 whole sweet peppers, 6 tbs. bread crumbs, 1 tbs. cooking fat. Parboil .sweet peppers for 5. mins, and then heat the soup, rice and pepper on the electric element turn- ed to "Off." Stuff peppers, cover with bread crumbs, dot with fat and bake in electric oven at 875 degrees for 25- 20 minutes, Mrs. 1. A. asps: "What quantity of apples are put with peaches for peach conserve?" Answer: Peach and Apple Conserve 1 ib. sliced peaches (about 13_ 'cups), x 1b. apples, diced (about 1% cups), 11/2 lbs, sugar (2- cups plus 1. tb.) Do not peel apples if skins are tender. Put sliced peaches, diced apples and sugar in a large preserv- ing kettle and cook on electric ele- ment turned to "Medium" and then tb "Low" until thick and clear (about 18 mins.). Stir frequently to prevent burning. Pour in sterile jars. ('4 cup Maraschino cherries may be added before the mixture is taken from the stove.) - Anne Allan invites you to write to her c/o. The Seaforth News. Send in your questions on homemaking prob- lems and watch this column for replies. RECIPES Honeydew Melon with Grapes 2 honeydew melons, 1 bunch of white grapes, seedless pre- ferred, 8 teaspoons corn syrup. Cut melon into four pieces. Sprin- kle each with a teaspoon of syrup. Arrange the sections of melon on a service tray . and garnish each with a small bunch of grapes. Luncheon Fruit Plate On the luncheon plate, arrange tender, ct'igp, crinkly spinach leaves and, in the centre, a mound of cott- age cheese. Then arrange sliced fruits alternating and overlapping in o swirled effect, Use sliced peaches and red apples, grapefruit sections and balls of melon. Provide French dressing, salad dressing or mayon- naise. Three Melon Cup In sherbet glasses place first a row of cubed watermelon pieces, then one row cubed CantelOupe. Place Persian melon balls on top. Serve with a wedge-shaped piece of lemon or lime. TAKE A TlP Readers who patriotically, inquire about saving hot water may like THE SFQRTH NEWS The Bomber Press Visits England (13y Walter R. Legge in collabora- tion with 0. V. Charters.) Being the first of a series of articles on Canadian Forces in Eng - lana writtou especially for the week- ly newspapers of Canada by their two represnetatives on a sponsored tom' of Engiand. To pay a visit to England under present day condtiions, it is first necessary to have ;government per- mission or invitation. In the ease of the recent visit by Canadian editors, the trip was the result of a sugges- tion by General McNaughton that a party Of Canadian editors should be given an opportunity to see just how the Canadian forces were living and training overseas'. Two weekly editors were asked to become members of the party and the choice fell to C. V, Charters, managing director of the C.W.N.A., and Walter R. Legge, immediate past president of the association. After brief preparation, the party assembled in Montreal, and prepared to leave for England by Bomber Ferry Command, Preparation for the trip gives the first ,definite feeling that one is ent- ering the war zone when the "brief- ing" takes place. This is a long and serious procedure involving a very complete check of your passports, life details and credentials. Following the clerical details, the prospective voyager is fitted with parachute harness, This is a heavy and cumbersome affair which has to be fitted quite tightly and leaves the victim feeling that he is something like a trussed ox. After receiving full instructions on how to operate the parachute, measurements are taken for the fly- ing suit which is necessary in most flights which are made are varying heights from 10,000 to 25,000 feet. Next . comes fitting and instruc- tions in the use of an oxygen mask; also necessary ath these great heights. Baggage, which is limited to 40 pounds, is weighed 'hi, , and after some further details, the passengers are sent back to the hotel with in- structions to await a call,. On comparing notes after this rputine, we found that. nearly every member of the party was told a diff- erent story as to when we migbt start. Some were told that there was. no plane available while others were told to be ready at 8.30 the next morning, and others were instructed to expect a call sometime in the middle of the night. This is probably part of the plan to keep movements as secret as possible. Actually the cars called for us at the hotel early the next morn- ing. The plane arranged for us was a large four -motored Liberator, which had been 'fitted with two long benches for us to sit on. Seven of our party had left a couple of days before, but other passengers with us made the party up to 18, a fact which did not seem to bother anyone. Several in the party were going into the air for the first time and, could not escape a, feeling of trepida- tion. These big machines give a feeling of tremendous power and it did not seem strange to be far above the clouds in a few minutes. The amount of room in the plane was surprising, and while there was not enough space for everyone to lie down, it was not really crowded. The noise is deafening, and prevents any lengthy conversation. There is really ' nothing to do but read, but it did not seem a long time before we were over Newfoundland, This ' is the real way to see just what the country is like, and the plane coming down to about 5,000 feet, we had • a fine view of the country, and conld really ap- preciate the amount of water in this island. It is a country of inlets, bays, lakes and trees, making a beautiful sight from that height. Settlements are few and far between. Four hours and a half after leaving Montreal, we were gently set down at a huge airport in Newfoundland. Here were were given a pass and taken to Eastbound Inn for dinner. One interesting thing about New- foundland is that it seems to be im- possible to get anything but tinned milk. The airport is so large that trans- portation is nece88ary to move around it very much, so that we really did not gee much of it, A railway train attracted our at- tention a1111 the engine carried a message painted 011 ,its side8, "Brit ant Delivers the Goods," After a stop of about four hours, the party embarked again, this tifne with only eleven passengerg, as two who left Montreal were boned only for Newfoundland. We settled as 'well as we could for a long tedious right as the plane steadily forged ahead at a high Mail For Overseas Destroyed by Fire Carelessness in Placing Matches and Inflammable materials in Parcels for Troops Ottawa. — Matches enclosed in gifts to soldiers could destroy an entire ship, the Quartermaster Gen- eral of the Canadian am y warned today. Thirty bags of mail for Canadian soldiers overseas were destroyed by a fire which broke out in a railway van in England. The fire was caused by "safety" matches which had been included in a parcel to a soldier. In spite of the fact that it is against postal regulations to send matches in the mail, the cause of the fire has been definitely traced. Al] ranks of the Canadian. Arley have been requested to instruct their friends not to enclose matches, lighter fluid or other highly inflam- mable material in mail to them. The fire which destroyed the thirty mail bags deprived hundreds of men over- seas of letters, newspapers and ar- ticles of comfort from home. Several fires have broken out in the past and destroyed mai] for the Canadian Army, Almost all have been directly traced to matches. So far fortune has been on the side of the convoy; the fires have oc- curred on land. Authorities point out, however, that the fires might as easily have broken out aboard ship causing.loss of life and much needed equipment. Don't forget, officials declare, .carelessness of this type is tanta- mount to sabotage. Don't help the enemy. The straightforward young woman believed in telling the truth. She married a very sentimental young marl. "My darling", he said, "surely 1 cannot be worthy of you." "Oh, of course not," 811e answered, "but when a girl's 'been twenty-three for six years, she would be silly to be too particular, wouldn't she?" Want and For Sale Ads, 3 weeks 50c, ANI1VIALS, DI ABLEoD Quickly removed in clean sanitary trucks. Phone collect 219 MITCHELL or Ingersoll 21' WILLIAM STONE SONS LIMITED CARELESSNESS ROBS SOLDIERS OF GIFTS Carelessness in including matches, lighter fluid and other inflammable' materials robbed Canadian soldiers overseas of the gifts shown in the pict- ures above. Major General S. P. McKenzie, Quartermaster General Of the Canadian Army, has requested that -no inflammable materials be included in parcels or letters sent to soldiers. The pictures show contents of 30 bags of mail for Canadian soldiers overseas were destroyed by fire in an English van started by "Safety" matches in a parcel sent to a soldier, 'Upper photo (1) shows cans of food which were spoiled, and below (2) are packages of vari- ous gifts, cigarettes, soap, canned goods, clothing and reading matter which will not reach the men to whom they were sent, speed. Looking through the small windows we could see a breath taking vista of a fleecy floor of clouds bril- liantly illuminated by the moon. The longest night comes to an end, and soon after a wonderful sunrise, views of Northern Ireland could be obtained through breaks in the clouds. The views of the Irish coun- tryside , which looked bike an old fashioned patchwork quilt will al- ways remain as one of the most beautiful sights we have ever seen. Soon we approached our destina- tion and the pilot set the huge plane down with hardly a tremor. Our formalities with the customs and immigration were expedited, and after breakfast that we had bot enough time to finish, we started on the train journey to London, a jour- ney which took longer than the trip from America. Everyone has to look after his own baggage these days on. the English railroads, and space on the trains is at a premium. The first group of our party were forced to stand np for hours on this long Trip, but were more fortunate in that re- spect, although we had nothing to eat all day until late at night at Loudon. We have described the trip across the Atlantic in some detail, but until alter our return to Canada when we can write a leisure, only the outline of our activities will be given, It had been announced that we would have foto' days to rest up after our arrival, but we soon wond- ered just what they meant by "rest." Every moment seemed to be crowd- ed with some appointment. Saturday was taken up with regis- tration, and application for ration cards, photos for our passes of which there were so many that Mr, Napier Moore claimed that he had to buy a duffle bag to hold them. Just before noon, we had a confer- ence with the Canadian High Com- missioner, the Hon. Vincent Massey, at which he welcomed the editors, In the course of this formal discus- sion Mr. Massey remarked that there were too few Canadian resident cor- respondents, against 15 Australian and about 200 American. For lunch we were taken to the Canadian Officers Club, which is near Canada House, and found Mrs, Vin- cent Massey behind a counter serving the meal. The programme for Sunday was a full one. Starting out, the two repre- sentatives of the weekly press attend- ed early service at St. Martin -in -the - fields. Then after a hurried break- fast, the whole party started off in cars to visit a farm which had won many medals as the best farm in Berkshire. 'This will be described in more detail in subsequent articles. After a close study of this farm, we went on to Maidenhead, on the banks of. the Thames for luncheon. Windsor Castle was the objective for the afternoon, and. a. couple of hours were spent in this historical place, After the long journey back, some of the party were not too tired to go and listen to the orators in. Hyde Park, Monday was an even more exact- ing day. Lengthy visits were paid to Canadian lied Cross Headquarters, a Canadian Legion Hostel, the Salva- tion Army hostel on Southampton Row, the'9.M.C.A. hostel, on Leinster _Court Road, the Knights of Columbus hostel in the sante street. the Maple Leaf Club, the 'Union Jack Club, and the Beaver Club. Then we visited the Reuters Buidling, and ended up late at,night at the Daily Telegraph. In each of these places we went up and down stairs and through room after room, so that most of us wel- comed our beds. On Tuesday, the High Commission- er gave luncheon for the members of the party which was a notible affair in. that much valuable information for secured. After visits to various places in the afternoon, the day con- cluded with a visit to the Daily Ex- press. Wednesday morning was spent at the British Ministry of Informa- tion, and at noon we met Major General, the Hon. P. J. Montague who is senior officer of the Canadian i4Iil- itary Headquarters. This conference lasted some time, after which detailed instructions con- cerning the forthcoming trip were given, and we prepared to really start work the next day. The summary of our activities will continue in the next article and more detailed accounts of the various phases of our activities will follow later. ' PLANE BRAKES OF POWDER K111 Within Seconds Bomber's 6,000, 000 Foot -Pounds of Energy Brakes of bombing and fighting aircraft, which have to be tougher than any others, are being made' in Britain from metal powders. This process, a comparatively re- development in metallurgy, orignial- ly discovered by an Englishman, en- ables the bronze friction plates for the disc-like brakes, with which many planes are now provided, to stand up to the tremendous friction involved in bringing to a standstill a mass of some 40,000 lbs. travelling at a veloeity of 100 miles an hour, when in a moment or so the brake assembly may well lrea.eh a temper- ature of about 900 deg. Fahr. Motorists know how easy it is to burn out their brake linings under conditions much less strenuous than these; while on other forms of sur- face transport, such as trains, there are many wheels to each of which brakes can be applied simultaneous- ly, But the aeroplane, as at present designed, has only two wheels to Which brake assemblies can be at- tached. In the case of a bomber, the brakes on each wheel Have to !till about 6,000,000 foot'pouncls of energy in a few seconds-, Odd though it may seem that metal powders can provide materials capable of standing up to such. con- ditions, they do so. The bronze is pm-Meer7 by mixing proportions of the component metals in fine powder form, which are then pressed in pow- erful hydraulic presses into the ole- sh'0d shape and size, The slabs thus produced are now ,parsed into furn- aces where the heat is so controlled that the mass is sintered, that is, the low melting point component melts and alloys with the high melting paint component. The heat treatment is such that as perfect an alloy is formed as if the part had been produced from cast metal; moreover, the use of powders gives infinitely greater control over the properties of the resulting metal part and allows it to be bonded • dir- ect on to steel backing. This rein- forces the strength of the part •and the whole assembly is capable of standing up to the tremendous strains involved in' bringing a heavy aeroplane,quiekly and safeiy'to rest. BRITISH FACTORIES Dodge Bombs When Laid Out,. on New Plan A new method of factory layout which has reduced outpu delays front bomb damage by as much as 50 per cent has been evolved by British scientists and engineers. Called the "production lattice,' factories engaged on similar work are not dispersed all over the coun- try but are grouped close enough together to provide swift intercom- munication. If here are , say, four processes in each factory, the bomb- ing of No. 1 process in one works means that Nos. 2, 3 and 4 processes there cau still be supplied from an- other factory; while if a No. 2 pro- cess is put out of action the No. 1 output can go through N0. 2 process elsewhere and return to Its own No. and 4. To stop output completely, Cie enemy must put out of action the same process in each factory, and the mathematical odds against this are immense. In fact, because of these odds, the more accurate the bombing the greater the relative ad- vantage of the Malice," or criss-cross of production lines, 'Under the dispersal system, fact- ories are badly placed to assist each other and whenever one process is put out of action the whole output of the factory stops until this has been remedied. With the "lattice" prin- ciple, however, practical examples have shown that in severe attacks up to one-half the output rate for a given section of industry may be saved. Two women were discussing the best method of getting rid of un- welcome visitors. Said Mrs, Brown: "My dear, it's quite simple. I always put on my hat and coat 'when 1 hear the doorbell. Then if it's someone I don't want to be bothered with, I just say, 'What a pity, I'm just going out'." "And suppose it's someone you do want to see?" asked the Other, "Oh, then I say; 'How fortunate, I've just Colne in." A woman was asked by tate Cust- oms official at the landhig post, "Anything to declare,, madam?" "No," she replied sweetly, "110th- fug." "Then, madam," said the official, "am I to tape it flint the fur tail 1 Baa flanging down under your coat at the back is really your own?"