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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1942-11-12, Page 3THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1942 MADE IN CANADA THE MIXING BOWL Sy ANME Atl•AM Hedge two letimeasiss THE SEASON FOR PUMPKINS AND SQUASH, Hello Homemaers! "The frost is on the pumpkin" — the tang, of Autumn in the air. . This glorious season brings a wealth of nutrition with its pumpkins, pepper and Hubbard squash, and especially mar- row, pungent turnips and cabbage. all brings new fashions — new ways bf serving old favorites. To conserve electricity, cook a lot of pumpkin or squash at a time. Instead of serving as dessert only, mash thoroughly, season with salt, pepper and butter, and serve as a vege- table; or try these vegetables for making cream soups or for giving giving a "differents' and delicate flavor to tea biscuits. If it's husky men you are feeding, be sure to add plenty of cream cheese to the vege- tables on meatless days; and 'snitch' a teaspoon of sugar for the fiield turnip - to encourage .a second helping. Cook the hardheads of fall cabbage just as you did summer cabbage — but serve "saucily." To one quarter cup of butter or baking fat, add a little prepared mustard, a mere trace of Worcestershire sauce, salt to taste, and a dash of cayenne. As for marrow — why any one should season anything so deli- cate with highly spiced sauce, I don't know. For variation, parboil thick slices, roll in flour, then dip in beaten egg and fry. Vegetable desserts ? Smooth ! Just fold a few slivers of preserved ginger into the whipped cream that tops the squash or pumpkin pie on Sunday — family and guests will vote it "extra good." RECIPES Squash Biscuits it cup squash 1(steamed and strained), 1/a cup ugar, %. tsp. salt, % cup scalded milk, % cup yeast cake dissolved in 14cup lukewarm water, 14 cup butter, 2% cusps flour. Add squash, sugar,salt and but- ter to milk. When lukewarm, add dissolved yeast cake and flour; cover and let rise overnight. Shape into biscuits, let rise and bake in electric oven at 375 degrees for 12-15 min- utes. Makes 14 to 18 biscuits. Squash Pie 2% cups steamed and strain- ed squash, fir' cup sugar, 1 tsp. salt, / tap, cinnamon, ginger, i nutmeg, or / tsp. lemon ext tract, 1 egg (slightly beaten), 1g. cups milk. Mix sugar, salt, and spice or ex- tract, add squash, eggand milk 'gradually. Bake in one crust. Garn- ish, if desired, with whipped eream to which has bean added finely chop. ped preserved ginger. Turnips with Cheese 3 modiumsized white or yel- low turnips, 2 tbs. fat, 2 tbs. jour, 11/•,• cups milk 1 tsp. salt, 4 tsp. pepper, % cup grated.. cheese, Peel turnips, cut them in slices, and boil ,them for about fifteen minutes in boiling salted water, Make a white sauce with the fat, flour, milk salt and pepper. Pour this over the turnips and sprinkle the grated cheese on top. Bake for ten minutes and serve hot, THE QUESTION BOX Mrs. J, W. asks: "Is it possible to make Cranberry Conserve with a sugar substitute ?" Answer: If you can save some sugar — use part sugar: 2 cups cranberries, 2 cups water, y cup white raisins, % cup sultanas, 1 cup diced ap- ples, 1 cup sugar, 1% cups corn syrup. Combine apples, cranberries, wat- er and sugar. Cook slowly, stirring frequently until fruits are clear. Add raisins , and cook 3 minutes longer. Bottle in sterile jars. Mrs. D. C. says: "You may keep ;twigs of parsley in a glass jar for months — just wash' and seal in. jar." Anne Allan invites you to write to j her in care of this paper. Send in your questions on homemaking prob- lems and watch • this column for replies. Editor Tells of Trip Overseas' This is the . fourth of a series written by Walter R. Legge, " Gran- ! by, editor, for the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association. Following the inspection of the Air Force stations, .the editors were taken to one of the ports, where they had an opportunity to go over one of the destroyers. They also saw the training of the future heroes of the navy, and a parade of four thousand naval cadets. While with the Navy, the editors were taken to the "Victory," the ! flagship of one of England's greatest heroes, Admiral Nelson. This was the ship from which his famous message, "England expects that every man will do his duty", was flashed as he led the 27 English ships against 33 French and -Spanish ships i at the battle of Trafalgar in 1806. This visit to the "Victory" will be described in greater detail in a sub- sequent article. Returning to London, conferences and meetings were held with Lord Woolton. Minister of Food; Hon.] Arthur Bevan, Minister of Labor; Hon. Herbert Morrison, Minister of t National Service; Hon. L. S. Amery, Minister for India; Sir Stafford b Cripps, Home Secretary; the Hon. b Brendon Bracken, Minister of In -;'a formation, and a meeting with the Hon. Winston Churchill in his office. 1 a It would be impossible Co tell much about these 'meetings in one article so they will be dealt with later. All these conferences were ar- ranged by the Hon, Vincent Massey, High Commissioner for Canada, who accompanied the editors on these occasions. He was indefatigable in trying to make the visit of the Can- adian editors both helpful and inter- esting. During, the last part of the time in England, vast underground fact- ories where aeroplanes and other supplies were being made. These visits were also of great interest and the problems of housing, transporta- tion, manpower, btc'.,, evere closely studied. Those factories in• addition to being of huge size, were just .s up to date, and efficient as anything that could be found in America. A study of bomb damage took the party to Bristol, Bath, Portsmouth, and other places which have been badly damaged. The lesson learned from these visits was that early pre- paration, to take care of raids is essential if thee damage is to be kept to a minimum, Canadian cities should carefully study the steps which have been found to deal suc- cessfully with raid damage. It was now drawing near to the time that the return journey must. be made. While everything could not possibly be seen in the time alloted, yet a representative cross section had been seen of the 'Canadian Army, Air Force, .Navy, the British industrial effort, civilian deefnce, and so on. Before leaving England, the edit- ors had another opportunity of see- ng General McNaug•bton, who again received them in a most cordial manner and freely answered all their questions. But although the government was prepared to bring the Canadians back home, and the editors were readv to go, nature stepped in and ruled otherwise, Unfavorable wear TT -fl SEAFORTH'NEWS PAGE THREE, ther prevented a tape -of, and there shall approach peace much better was a week's delay 'in which each forined and equipped than we were member of the party was left . to the last time. Certain points of great explore whatever was of greatest importance have already emerged. interest to him, Thus we have accepted the name During this week Some of the ed- "United Nations," This is a new eon- ,itors visited many of the most int• ception much in advance of the old ereating spots in England, including concept of the League of Nations. Wells, Bristol, and other places, We do not want a mere league, while other visited such places as but something more definite and or - Stratford -On -Avon, Cardiff, Wales, ganie, even if to begin with more Salisbury, Gloucester, etc, limited and less ambitious than the But the best of times comes to an League, 'United Nations" is in itself end, and early one morning they a fruitful conception, and on the were off on their way home. First, basis of that conception, practical automobiles took them to the sta- machinery for the functioning of an tion, then a train carried members international order could be ordered. of the party to the embarking Then, again, we have the Atlantic 'point and motor launches took them Charter in which certain large prin- to the plane which conveyed them 'ciples of international policy in th to Ireland, social and economic sphere hay After a stop of a few hours only been accepted. That, toe, marks in Ireland, they boarded the trans -'great step forward which only r Atlantic hying boat and in a short quires more careful definition an time they were over the Atlantic. elaboration to become a real Magn The return journey on a passeng- Carta of nations, er plane was much more comfortable Again we have agreed on certai than the trip going over on a bomb- large principles of social policy in er, The passenger plane carries a volving social security for the citize crew of eleven, including an attract- in matters which have lain at th ive hostess who busies herself sup- roots of much social unrest and suf plying the passengers with gum, fering in the past. We cannot hop magazines, and cigarettes. She also to establish a new heaven and a ne serves the meals which are very pal- earth in the bleak world which wil atable. The sight of white rolls, real follow after this most destructiv eggs, and other foods which they conflict in history. Certain patent so had not seen for over six weeks were cial and economic evils could b tangible signs of home. tackled on modest practical, lines o The westward trip is always slow- an international scale almost a er than the reverse direction as in once, coming west the plane is meeting Then again we have accepted th head-on winds all the time. There- principle of interantional help under fore the journey which took nine lying mutual aid and agreement, and a half hours' time going over helping hand in international li tools seventeen• hours for the return thus already matters in practice trip. However, in the passenger politics and could be suitably extend plane there are berths so that it is ed after the war. This, too, is a far possible to sleep for a good part of reaching innivation pointing the way the way. to freitful developments in the fut The trip is nearly all made above me. the clouds, but the passengers could All these are already indications of not see the sunrise, — which is considerable advances to a better usually a wonderful sight frons a world and a richer life for mankind, plane, — as the sun was directly To these we may add much of the behind them, social and economic work of the One of the most interesting sights League of Nations, which remains of from the plane is Prince' Edward Is-, permanent value. Much of the Lea - land which is particularly beautiful gue organization could thus continue from the air, and rivals the views to function for the future well-being over Ireland. of mankind. Early Saturday morning the Can- In sober resolution, in modest adian editors were gently deposited hope and strong faith, we move for - at an Eastern Canadian port, thus ward to an unknown future. There bringing to an end a trip such as is no reason why we should not hope - has been made by few people and fully and sincerely attempt to carry which will be remembered by them out for the world the task which now as long as they live. confronts us as never before in the In the letter .of ,instructions which history,of our race, each editor reecived before leaving This at the bottom is a war of Canada, one sentence read, "you spirit. Hitler has tried to kill this spirit and substitute for it some er- in- ever made on human rights and lib- erties. It stands unshaken by storms and setbacks. The people of this island are the real heroes of this epic, world-wide drama, and I make my small tribute to their unbending, unbreakable spiv it, We have now reached the fourth year of this war and the defense phase has now ended. The stage is set for the last,'the offensive, phase. Let me set your minds at rest at once. I am not going to discuss the future offensive strategy of war. The amateur strategists can do that with greater freedom and less res- ponsibility, only wish to emphasize that one phase has ended and anoth- e er must now begin. e Final alignments both of the Allies a rend our enemies have been made. e- Resources have been developed and d mobilized on a very large scale, ours a still on the increase, those of the enemy on the decline. Our manpow- n er still is growing, that of the enemy _ is getting depleted, while he makes n ever heavier drafts on his suffering e vassal peoples. - The specter of want, hunger and e starvation is beginning to stalk w through the subject countries. The 1 spirit of unrest is heaving and rising. e Explosive limits of endurance are - nearing. We are approaching the e point when both on the war fronts n and on the home fronts in enemy t countries the situation is ripening for • far-reaching developments. o So far tirne,has been in our favor and has, on the whole, been kind to A us. In spite of heavy setbacks and fe many disappointments, we have had the necessary time to prepare to par- - ry the deadly blows and to assemble _ and consolidate the forces and re- sources on which we rely for Allied _ victory. Once the time has come to take the offensive and to strike while the iron is hot, it would be folly to delay, to over -prepare and, perhaps, miss our opportunity. Nor are we likely to 'do so. Of that I feel satisfied. On this point it would be unwise for me to say more and thus to set going un- necessary and perhaps harmful spec- ulations. For the first three years of the war our role had necessarily to be a defensive one. That role was impos- Want will be allowed to see things which few people have. been permitted to sato thing, something which is really see, and you will be told things its negation. He instilled into the which few people have heard," This German youth new racial fanaticism. prediction was more than fulfilled, He has sought strength in the ancient During the six weeks, the editors and discarded forest gods of the ravelled more than eleven thousand Teuton. His faith is a reversion of miles, made upof 1930 miles by the pagan past and a denial of the us, 1540 miles by train, 500 miles spiritual forces which have carried y automobile, 6400 miles by plane us forward in the Christian advance nd about 400 miles on foot. This that constitutes the essence of Eur - was the record kept by the writer opean civilization. nd is probably the average of the He •has trampled underfoot the party, but some travelled even more great faith which has nourished the than that by taking special journeys. West. He has trampled on the Cross and substituted for it a crooked cross—a fit symbol for the new devil The War Reviewed worship which he has tried to impose • on his country and the world. by Marshall Smuts I have referred to two great act- ors. There is a third and greater Smuts, Prime Minister of South Af- British people and the spirit that ani- rica, recently gave a world-wide mates them and the young nations ;broadcast on the subject of the War around them in the British Common - and the Post War World He Wants: wealth of Nations. Behind ail the issues of this war One occasionally hears idle words lies a deeper question now posed to about the decay of this country, the world. Which do you ehoose—the about the approaching break-up of free spirit of man and ' the moral the great world group we form. ; idealism that has shaped the values What folly and ignorance; what iris - and ideas of our civilization, or this reading of the real signs of the'! horrid substitute, this foul obsession times! In some quarters, what wish - now resuscitated from the under- ful'thinking! ! world of the past? It is true this greatest human ex -1 This, -in the last analysis, is what periment in political organization, , the war is about. At the', bottom, this proudest political structure of therefore, this war is a new crusade, the .time, this precedent and antici• a new fight to the death for man's pation of what one hopes may be in rights and liberties and for the per- store for human society in years to 'sonal ideals of man's ethical and 'come, this Commonwealth is being spiritual life. ' tested as never before in its history. I therefore come to the question: But is it not standing the test? It not What is the sort of world which we this free and voluntary association, envisage as our objective after the is not this world-wide human co -op - war? What sort of social eration today holding together more and international order are we aim- successfully than ever before under ing at? the most searching test? j These are very important ques- Knowing the dangers and tempta- tion's deserving our most careful at- tions we have had to face, the stress- tention if we mean not only to win es and strains imposed upon us, no the war but also the peace. thing has been more remarkable to Our ideas on these matters twenty- me than the cohesion of this vast two years ago were much too vague structure under the hardest hammerarid crude and, at the same time, blows of fate. much too ambitious, with the result We have suffered, we are poorer, when they came to be, tested by we shall be poorer still We have had hard experience, they proved want- heavy setbacks and an exceptional; ing and their failure helped to con- run of bad lack. Ts it a wonder that tribute to the present conflict. With in the fourth year of this war there that experience before us, we ought may sometimes come moments of die - this time to hammer 'ottt something appointment, of fatigue, and occa- more clear, definite and practical. sionally, even a sense of frustration. A great deal of thought is no But still this great Commonwealth doubt already being given to these remains the heart of the defense matters, and one may hope that we against the moat terrible onslaught actor to be mentioned, I refer to the Field Marshall Jan Christian 1 'on us by the intensive secret prepar- ations of the enemy for six years before war, by a false sense of se- curity he had sedulously fostered among us and by a mood of appease- ment which had thus been created. That advantage no premature offen- sive could possibly hove overcome. We could barely maintain our self- defense against the terrible odds. In those oases where we were in honor bound to take the offensive in support of other small peoples, we have suffered reverses which still further weakened us, Let us, how- ever, never regret the help we did our best to bring to Norway, Holland and Greece in their hour of need. The defeat of the Luftwaffe in the supreme crisis saved not only Lon- don, but, I firmly believe, the whole. Allied cause and future of the world, The fall of France was followed by two other events, both of greatest importance for the subsequent course of the war. The first was another fa- tal mistake of Hitler: Balked in his air attack on London, he saw that it was unsafe to attempt an invasion of Britain before first clearing his rear in Russia. The magnitude and duration of the Russian resistance have surprised not only Hitler but probably every- body else. Probably no such losses on both sides have ever been suffer- ed in the history of war. But if the Russian losses must be terrible, it is equally true that the German Army is bleeding to death in Russia. The appalling, blood-letting which is necessary for Hitler's ulti- mate defeat is being administered by the Russians, and they alone can do it. POLA NEpRI'S TEMPTUOUS LIFE STORY The famous screen actress, Pola Negri, who defied fate in a search for love, is telling . , . in her own words ... the story of her tempestu- ous life .. , in The American Weekly With The Detroit Sunday Times. Be sure to get Sunday's Detroit Times for the latest instalment of "Love Was My undoing," by Pola Negri, "Hollywood's 'Queen of Tragedy' ". and For Sale Ads, 1 week 215c TWO YOUNG MEN e - ea titemradve4 BEFORE the war, two young graduates in chemistry faced the future with no assets but technical train- ing and unbounded faith in themselves. They planned to capitalize on their years in college by manufacturing a certain chemical product. "But we'll need some money to get started," they said. "Let's put it up to the bank." Their banker decided that their faith was well founded in character, ability, energy. "We'll finance you to start in a small way," he said. "Make a test on the local market first." Presently the product was being sold all over Canada and exported to the United States and overseas. Now it fills a wartime demand. The enterprise employs a large number of people. This actual example illustrates how this country's Chartered Banks help credit -worthy people to benefit themselves, their fellows and their country under the democratic system of free enterprise. Banks, like any other business, exist because they provide ser- vice which a community needs and is Willing to pay for at a rate which will yield a reasonable profit, Chartered Bank profits average less than one-half of one per cent a year on total assets. Few, if any, other businesses operate on as small a margin. 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