HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1943-09-23, Page 3THURSDAY
SEPTEMIIER 23, 1943
THE SEAFORTH NEWS
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• THE MIXING BOWL
By ANNE ALLAN
Hydro Home Economist
Tomatoes Are A Good Source of
Vitamin C
Hello Homemakers! Tomatoes are
our second best source of Vitamin 0
.(Absorbic Acid), which we must
have in adequate quantity in our
daily diet to keep the mouth and
gums in good condition and aid in
building sound bones, teeth and
blood vessels. .Citrus fruits—oranges,
lemons, grapefruit, tangerines, are
the best. In case supplies of these
may be curtailed we who live out-
side the citrus belt should eat raw
tomatoes and juice generously, and
can all the surplus homegrown and
market bought tomatoes .possible.
Then we will have an inexpensive
source of Vitamin C for the winter
and spring months. It is likely that
commercially canned tomatoes and
tomato juice will be availablefor
those unable to can at home.
Luckily tomatoes and tomato juice
are easier to put down than most
products. Although some Vitamin C
is lost in home canning, the follow-
ing methods will prevent the loss of
the least number of Vitamin C units.
Canned Whole Tomatoes
Wash: the `tomatoes in cool water.
, Scald a few tomatoes at a time to
loosen the skins. Remove the cone-
shaped core andany green portions
of each tomato and slip off the skins.
Remove the small black spot at the
blossom ends. •Cut the tomatoes into
quarters or leave theta whole, and
pack them into the containers. Press
them down just hard enough to form
enough juice to fill the spaces and
cover the solids. Fill containers to
within to within quarter inch from
the top, adding 1 teaspoonful of salt
to each quart of tomatoes. Add no
water, seal all jars completely, then
loosen quarter inch. Process in a
boiling water bath •(pint jars 85 min-
utes; quart jars 45 minutes). If the
tomatoes are heated and packed boil-
ing hot, process them 10 minutes,
Tomato Juice
Wash, trim and quarter the toma-
toes, but do not peel then. Put the
pieces into a pan, Brush them slight-
ly to see free enough juice to start
the cooking, Cover the kettle and
sinnmer the fruit gently until the to
inatoes are soft but not mushy. Force
the pulp while hot through a, sieve
or colander which is fine enough to
remove the seeds. Bring the strained
tomato juice just to the boiling point
and transfer the boiling hot juice to
the hot frtiit jars or bottles, Add 1.
teaspoon of .salt to each quart of to-
mato juice and from 1 to 3 teaspoons
of sugar if desired. Seal the ,Jars or
cap the bottles and proeos, them in
boiling water bath for ten minutes,
Canned Tomato Soup
1 peck ripe tomatoes, 6 large on -
dens, V.I. cup sugar, KI cup butter, 1
large head celery, Y4 cup flour, V
cup salt, % teaspoon 'cayenne pep-'
per.
Wash tomatoes, cut in pieces, acid
onions and celery washed and cut,
Boil these until very soft, Press
'through a sieve. Put again on the
stove and add sugar, salt, butter,
flour and cayenne ;pepper. Melt but-
ter, add flour, sugar, salt and pep-
per. When blended slowly mix with
the strained tomato. Heat to boiling
and let cook until thickened. Pour
into sterilized jars and seal, and ster-
ilize 10 minutes.
Chili Sauce
1 6 -quart .basket tomatoes, 8 on-
ions ,(chopped), 4 green peppers
(chopped), 2 cups cider vinegar, 2
taplespoons salt, 2 cups corn syrup,
4 tablespoons mixed pickling spices
(tied in a bag).
Peel the -tomatoes and cut in
pieces. Chop onions and peppers, Put
in large preserving kettle. Cook
slowly, uncovered, for 3 hours or
until thick. Pour into sterile jars
and seal at once. Yield: Approximat-
ely 7 pints,
Take A Tip:
To dry herbs for winter use, gath-
er on a dry day just before they be-
gin to flower. Dry them quickly in
the warming oven or near the range.
Then strip leaves fro mstallt. Dry in
a moderately hot oven and rub bet-
ween palms of hands until reduced
to a powder. Pass through a fine.
sieve and put in hot, perfectly dry
bottles, cork tightly and store for
use,
Weekly Editor Looks
At Ottawa
By Jim Greenblat
At 12,20 pan. on Sept. 8, in the
Prime Minister's office in the East
Block your representative was among
those gathered at one of the most
momentous press conferences since
the outbreak of war. The text of the
statements to be broadcast ten min-
utes later by General Eisenhower to
the world, telling of Italy's exit from
the war, to be followed by Mr. Kings
radio statement to the people were
distributed. Then the P.M. mnacle the
announcement to the little gather-
ing, mainly members of the press
gallery. From that office, redolent of
Canadian political histdry and haunt-
ed by shadows of Macdonald, Laur-
ier and others—went the gladsome
tiding to you out on farms, ranches
and fishing smacks.
* **
The news came little more than a
day after Finance Minister Illsley's
announcement of Canada's Fifth
Victory Loan opening October 18th
with a minimum cash objective of
31,200,000,000. Thrilled with the
dismemberment of the Axis, realistic
newsmen present at the conference,
nevertheless commented they hoped
Canadians wouldn't let the news lull
them: into any false sense of secur-
ity insofar as the war is concerned,
and affect their contribution to the
objective's attainment. They as well
as the government are convinced
that a severe and costly struggle will
still lie ahead. The remaining enemy
is still powerful. The appeal goes
out to readers of weekly papers, who
by and large make up the much
sought after "smaller subscribers"
to assure ultimate victory by sup-
porting the Fifth War Loan.
* * *
The other night late I passed the
National Research Council Building.
Lights were glowing in. windows.
Geared to much hush-hush war re-
search this outfit gets little publicity
these days but those who know say
a very tremendouslyimportant job
is being done within those grey
walls, and much of it by young men
and women who grew up in rural
areas. Only some of the. results at-
tained are given out, about things
which will affect our post-war living.
For instance in'connection with Irish
moss .(seaweed) a processing proced-
ure has been developed producing
odorless, tasteless, light colored pre-
paration giving a strong jelly in can-
ning. Several million pounds of Irish
moss is harvested on the east coast
annually. In drying pork they found.
ways of getting an excellent product
retaining 75 per cent of the natural
B1 vitamin content after. cooking
and drying. Astaunding things they
have evolved in airerhft production,
leather substitutes, plastics, too,
Ration book distribution is about
over completely. It w.as the largest
single printing order ever placed in
Canada. Proper precautions had to
be taken in connection With proper
dyes; designs, on account of possible
counterfeiting, etc.- . each
month an average of 5000 Canadians
PILES Sufferers of bleeding and
protruding piles should
know Bunkers Herbal Pills treat the,
cause at its souses. Money back if
the first bottle does not satisfy, At
Keating's and McKindsey's Drug
Stores, Want and For Sale. ads, 3 weeks 500.
lose their ration books, , .' 481
million coupons are handled each
week by merchants, wholesalers and
banks,
., ***
Have seen a reproduction of the
new sticker which in future will go
on all shipments of goods from Can-
ada to the United Nations. It is in
gold, blue and, red, centered by a
maple leaf and the word "Canada"
in English, also in Chinese and Russ-
ian, Very attractive. In connection
with the new Canadian Mutual Aid
Beard, it is understood that Canada's
allies will furnish Canada with sup-
plies or equipment which may ap-
pear to have ,post-war use. Mean-
while there will be no piling upof
huge war debts by the sale of sup-
plies to the United Nations for pay-
ment after the war or the institution
of indefinite and uncertain post-war
obligations.
* **
Notes for you and you: In study-
ing the -consistency of soils, :avicul-
ture' scientists note whether a soil
is crumbly, friable, mellow, soft,
firm, tough, hard, compact, cement-
ed, plastic or porous. The friability
of soil its capacity to be easily
crumbled into small pieces, has often
great influence on the producivity of
soil. September is the best time to
divide and transplant peonies, but
they should rot bemoved more often
than once in five years unless a spe-
cial reason exists for doing so, Par-
cels for your boys or girls overseas
to catch Christmas delivery have a
deadline of November 1, according
to the Post Office Department which
faces a gigantic task this year—help
Yourself by co-operating. Ottawa
recorded over 9 inches of rainfall in
August.
* * *
One keeps marvelling at the fig-
ures which keep coining out about
Canada's part in producing for the
Irv. An example: In the year 1940
we produced three types of small
arms to the value of four and a half
million dollars. Do you know that for
the first four months of 1943 we
were producing twenty types valued
at $23,000,000 and there were 30,-
000 working in the arsenals and
plants, half of them women.
* * *
Not gone and not forgotten! Dr,
J. H. Keith, National Secretary of
the League of Nations, speaking to
a service club in Ottawa the other
day said in part: "the League of Na-
tions is not dead; it is carrying on
its work in a way which will be use-
ful and beneficial to the future of
the world." He said that in the At-
lantic Charter we have the promises
of idealism to be worked out in the
years to come—that the League
stands for just that.
• * *
Army Public Relations gives a
story out giving us an idea how the
troops in Canada are looked after to
keep them from getting too bored
in off hours. Such organizations as
the Canadian Legion, Y.M.C.A.,.Sal-
vation Army and Knights of Colum
bus do a grand job in that diredtion.
During the first week in August, for
instance, 69,804 books were in circ-
ulation, 65,277 magazines and 10,-
948 papers distributed; 1,464 motion
pictures were shown in camps, with
an attendance of over 380,000 men.
In July they had more than 400
dances for the lads, with an atten-
dance of 150,000. There are about
175 civilian concert parties on the
go and more than 4,000 individuals
giving one or two nights a week to
assist them—which all goes to show
that even if the boys are 'a-wearyin'
for you' they do and see things.
After standing bare for three
years, the flag pole which juts out
from the former Italian Consulate's
offices in Ottawa carried a fluttering
Union Jack on the afternoon the
news came of the capitulation. The
superintendent of the building hur-
riedly did the trick to celebrate. The
Italian colony here was jubilant even
a bonfire in the middle of the street
resulted from the jamboree.
* * * ,
The Canadian cost -of -living index
was up 118.2 to 119.2 in July, the
sixth consecutive month with a rise,
which is not viewed with satisfaction
in official circles, This affects cost -
Of -living bonuses for -workers in
most industries and if continued
bonuses would have to be increased
effective November 15, if October's
index had a rise of this nature: The
bonus is adjusted quarterly, based
on the index. Increased cost of liv-
ing does not inn parallel with the
best tenets of price control.
* * *
Bureau of Statistics estimates on
Canadian fruit crops have been re-
vised since July, showing apples up-
ward, but an 8 per cent, drop from
1942; pears are down a third from
19421; plwirs some down, peaches
will show a decrease of 70 per cent,
over the previous year; grapes will
be well above the five-year average,
FALL FAIR PATES
Harristozl Sept, 23, 24
Listowel Sept. 22, 23
Lneknow Sept. 22, 23
Seaforth Sept. 23, 24
Stratford Sept. 20-23
Arthur Sept. 80, Oct. 1
Bayfield ,,.... a Sept, 21-22
Dungannon , Sept, 30, Ceti
Gori'le Oct. 1, 2
Mitchell Sept, 28, 29
St. Marys Sept. 29, 30
Zurich Sept. 27, 28
Atwood Oct. 8, 9
Teeswater Oct. 5, 6
Walkerton Nov. 24
TUNE IN ON
Old -Fashioned Revival Hour
s to 10 l;.M., E.D.S,T.
Pilgrim's Hour
2 to 3 P.M., ED,S.T,
ON MUTUAL NETWORK — SUNDAYS
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
HUNDREDS OF ALTIMETERS MONTHLY
Marion Rogers, 15, tests "W'orld's most sensitive instrument," Apparatus
duplicates actual flying conditions, even to the vibration of a plane.
A British Bofors gun opening up on en enemy plane which came round
to locate gun positions; one of the first guns to be fired in a big and
successful drive in the Mediterranean area.
British transports which brought supplies and troops for the Allied'
Armies in the Mediterraneanarea, lying alongside the jetties at Amen, near
Oran, Algiers,