The Seaforth News, 1953-05-21, Page 6When Nobody Paxe(
To Rat Bananas
Strange as it may seem, there
was a time when bananas were
banned in Britain, They were
regarded as a pagan food,. and
the first shipload to arrive in
the country went bad because
nobody dared to eat them!
They giew to be ,Britain's
third must popular fruit, after
apples and oranges. By 1938,
more than forty-two million
hunches were being sold annual-
ly in Europe and the United
States alone.
Now British scientists believe
they have discovered a new
strain of• banana immune to
Panama Disease, which attacked
the Jamaican crop recently.
Such a strain may eventually
supersede the variety which we
import at present.
More than one hundred varie-
ties of banana are known, but
most are never seen In Canada.
They are called "plantains " A
cultivated food, as vital to the
natives of the tropics as wheat
to ourselves, they usually re-
quire cooking. Next to coconuts
they are the to o s t ecenotnical
vegetable toed.
Properly cultivated, three hun-
dred bunches of bananas can be
produced per acre — 44 times
the weight of potatoes and 133
times the amount of wheat that
can be produced in the s a ;n e
sera.
Although the plants may grow.
to a height of forty feet, they
are not trees, but gigantic herbs,
for their stems are not hard, but
spongy and contain no wood,
Clusters- of yellowish flowers
on the plants gradually grow in-
to bunches of bananas, each
bunch weighing 50 to 125 pounds,
and grouped into "hands" of be-
tween ten and twenty bananas.
rhe first , rop . is not ready to
be cut for ten to fifteen months,,
but afterwards production is
more or less continuous.
In East Africa there are ban-
anas as thick as men's aims and
two feet lung, while a Far East-
ern variety makes a substantial
meal for three hungry people.
Natives of Uganda convert
bananas into brandy, champagne,
beer. vinegar and jam, and
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Cottage Che
I3Y DORO'1"IIY MADDOX
7 "S spying in the kitchen: An attractive platter of cold cuts not
only perks up appetites but makes kitchen labor easy and
pleasant these flrst"balmy days.
.A Mod buying guide Is to select at least one meat from each of
the three "classes" of table -ready treats, 2deet loaves are some-
what mild in flavor, often have other ingredients added, such as
pickle and pimiento loaf,
Sausages Include favorites, such as Bologna and llraunschweigee.
Dry sausages ouch as salami are zesty and highly seasoned and the
sure choice of most men, For utmost Savor, and freshness, buy
these meats from refrigertated eases,
If the meats are pre-packaged, store them in the refrigerator In
their original cello -wrapping. Otherwise, wrap them loosely in
waxed paper er foil for refrigerator storage and plan to use them
at least within a week of purchase for best flavor and goodness.
Although these meats are used more frequently as cold cuts, they
are delicious In many cooked dishes, too. Try the following two
melees in your spring luncheon menus.
TRURINGER STRIPS AND NOODLES
(Yield; 6 servings)
Oue-half pound 'Thuringer, 1 cup diced onion, le cup minced
green pepper, 14 cup shortening, 1/2 pound noodles, 2 teaspoons
salt, 4 cups water.
Cut Thuringen into thin strips. Brown Thuringer, onion and
green pepper in hot fat. Add noodles, Fry to a golden brown,
Add salt and water. Cover. Simmer 25 minutes or until noodles
are lender.
It/MALIAN BAKED: BEANS
(Yield; 8 servings)
One pound rouked salami, two No, 2 cans baked beans (4 cups),
1 cup drained, canned pineapple cubes, 1 grated clove of garlic, 1/4
cup honey Cut saluted into tri -inch cubes. Combine salami, baked
se and Cold Cuts
This assorted cold eut tray, garnished with strawberries and
cottage Cheese, is a spring treat,
beans, pineapple and garlic. Pour into 2 -quart casserole. Drizzle
honey over mixture. Beat in moderate oven (350 degrees F.) for
30 minutes.
-sometimes use the waterproot
leaves as umbrellas.
Flour is made from the fruit
in parts of South America, while
in Indo-China the stems r are
burned and the resulting ash
used in the purification of cane
sugar.
It is believed that bananas first
grew in India and South Asia,
and then spread throughout the
tropics.
Bananas were found in the
New World at least three hun-
dred years ago, bat it was not
until 1878 that enough were
produced in the West hldies and
South America to enable them
to be exported to North America
and Europe.
Despite popular opinion, ban-
anas are not indigestible if eaten
when ripe: that is, when all the
green has gone from the skin,
leaving it yellow or black.
When digested, bananas will
give you energy quicker than
any ether fresh fruit.
...Pan Horse Sense..
HO ELUS
Of the submissions made to
the Senate Committee un
Foreign Trade Relations the
two made by the Canadian Con-
gress of Labour and by the Can-
adian Federation of Agriculture
are of specific int e re $1 to the
farnnere,
The Canadian Congress of
• Labour suggested in a brief to
the committee that Canada ac-
cept sterling as payment for
pari of her exports to the United
Kingdom.
The Canadian government
would pay the exporter in dol-
lars and use the sterling, which
would be collected in a "coun-
terpart" fund for its purchases
in Britain or for materials pur-
chased under the Colombo plan
for economic development of
Southeast Asia.
Martin '.Levinson of the CCL
Department of Inteinationai Af-
fairs said that by • this method
of trading Canadian farmers
could get rid of their surpluses.
It is encouraging that at long
last one organized group begins
to realize that the export of ag-
ricultural- surpluses is nut a
question any more of the other
fellow wanting to- buy, but an
tu•gett necessity for our farm -
ere of having to sell.
Sharp Contrast
In sharp eonU'ast to this very
positive approach to a grave
problem, the solution ul which
is a must for the smooth func-
tioning rf t''e Canadian econ-
omy, stands the -Brief submitted
by the Canadian Federation of
A1;rieulture.
Federation lcadcr:s excel in
theorizing on the actions that
should be taken by others, and
seem to 114V(. completely lost —
if they ever had it — the fac-
ulty of thinking in terms of
action to he taken by the fnrnl-
ers themselves.
Concerned about "dollar defi-
cits" the la'ief advised non -dol-
lar countries to improve their
competitive position in dollar
area markets with sound lienal
and monetary policies. They
should also earn more dollars
expanding their exports to
North America, This would be
a better eo)ution than restricting
imports like some of them did
last year.
After teetering the. non -dollar
countries tine brief continues to
counsel the U. S. government as
to the steps 11 should take to
enable the non -dollar countries
to earn more dopers they entt]d
Record Brush-Off_Ciatming a new world record, more than 100
100 men slap a coat of paint on this house in Ogden, in six
minutes and 53 seconds, The stunt was sponsored by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce to spark a city-wide clean-up, paint -up
campaign.
use for purchases of Canadian
farm surpluses.
Go Out And Sell
Have Canadian farmers real-
ly coin to the point that they
will sit d 0 w n and wait until
some government helps another
government to come to their
own government to buy their
products?
Do Canadian farmers pay
their leaders, managers, sec-
retaries, economists and whatnot
to advise and counsel foreign
governments or do they elect
and hire them to look after their
own business?
Have our 1' arm leaders not
learned yet that the problem of
Perin surpluses is the farmers'
problem and that it is up to
them to devise ways and means
to sell, instead of wandering all
over the map making recommen-
dations to other people how and
where to .buy.
The days are gone when we
did the British a favour by
taking then Canadian assets for
the bacon and cheese and eggs
that were left over after we had
filled our own bellies.
- Instead of discussing how the
British can earn more dollars
to buy our products from us, let
us discuss what to do with the
sterling we can earn by selling
it to them.
British or American?
Who says that, we have to have
dollars and buy American goods?
Millions are spent by Canadian
farmers every year on American
made combines, tractors, har-
vesters, mowers, seed drills,
harrows, cultivators, hay rakes
etc., imported front U. S., not
manufactured in Canada by
American companies.
Why not buy more of these
implements in Britain and pay
for them with what we get for
our food exports?
This fol hist has always
maintained that the farmers
could do the job themselves, if
they had the long promised
legislation providing for produc-
ers' marketing agencies with the
power to enter inter -provincial
and export trade.
The demand for this legisla-
tion is sadly missing from the
programs of the- farmers or-
-ganization_, ft should take top
rank in any and every submis-
sion to the federal or a provin-
- tial government.
With this legislation on the
books,. farmers' organizations can
develop a plan which will pro•
vide for:
a) Sales to Britain,
b) Payment in Sterling,
c•) Purchases in Sterling area.
Unless they do, they will have
to peddle their wares Irons door
to doer in the towns and cities
01 Canada.
rife uolturirr Welcomes sag•
gestions, wise or foolish, and all
criticism, whether constructive
or destructive and will try to
answer any question, Address
your letters to Bob Bilis, Box 1.
123 . 18th Street, New Toronto
Ona..
AN IDEAL TELEPHONE
It was amazing how popular
the public telephone box in the
courtyard of a New York college
became soon after it was erected.
For two years students had
long calls to their ' parents in
distant cities; many of them
rang their sweethearts several
times a week.
Then a newspaper—reporter
chanced to visit the college and
before leaving, trade a 'phone
call to his newspaper.
That did it, He, discovered the
students' secret,
The telephone had developed a
technical fault which .enabled
anybody to use it without put-
ting any money into the coin.
box,
"Main dishes" that are a trifle
differents, not at all high in cost
and easy to ,prepare will be the
theme this week. So here they
are—all well worth a trial.
LAMB PIE
1 lb. lamb shoulder
1 tablespoon fat
14 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
14 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon celery seed
1-4 teaspoon thyme
8 small white onions
4 new potatoes
2 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoon cold water
Cut lamb into 1" cubes Heat
fat, Add lamb cubes and brown
on all sides. Add water, salt,
pepper, celery seed and thyme.
Bring to a boil. Lower heat and
cook, covered, for 45 minutes or
until meat is tender. Meanwhile
make crust. Chill in refrigerator.
Peel onions and potatoes; cut
potatoes in half. Add to lamb.
Cover and cook gently for 20
minutes, Remove lamb and veg-
etables to a quart casserole, Mix
flour, water to a thin paste. Stir
into liquid in pan. Pour over
meat and vegetables. Start oven
450°F. Fit crust over top of cas-
serole. Seal Edges; prick top.
Bake 20 minutes. Serves 4
CEIEESE CRUST
t_ cup grated Canadian cheese
ia package pastry mix
Add cheese to pastry unix.
Mix according to package direc-
tions. Roll out on lightly floured
board to It" thickness Chill.
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FRANKFURTER LOAF
5 medium potatoes
1, cup milk
2 tablespoon butter or mar-
garine
1 teaspoon salt
to teaspoon pepper
10 frankfurters
2 canned pimentos
4 scallions
Peel potatoes; cook in small
amount salted water until tender
when pierced with a fork. Drain,
Mash. Acid nettle, butter, salt,
pepper. Set oven 350°F. Grease
an 81/2" x 445" x 2sii" loaf pan.
Cut frankfurters in half cross-
wise; line sides of pan. Drain;
chop pimentos. Slice scallions,
Add to mashed potatoes. Fill
center of loaf pan with potato
mixture, Bake 40 minutes. Turn
out of pan. Slice the Loaf and
serve with a deliciously hot mus-
tard sauce. Serves 6 persons,
LIVER CASSEROLE
2 stalks celery
2 canned pimentos
6 ripe olives
1 (3 oz.) can sliced mush-
rooms
!x pound .fresh or frozen
chicken livers
to cup dour
.14 cup butter or margarine
teaspoon salt
t4 teaspoon pepper
I? s cups milk
Chop celery fine. Drain; cut
pimentos into thin strips. Slice
olives; drain mushrooms. If fro-
zen, thaw. Cut livers in half; roll
in flour. Start oven 375°F.
Grease 1 quart casserole. Melt
butter in skillet, Add livers, cel-
ery; cook 6 minutes until livers
are browned on all sides. Re-
move from pan. Stir in remain-
ing flour, salt, pepper. Slowly
stir in milk and bake until thick-
ened. Add pimentos and olives..
Arrange layers. of liver, sauce,
mushrooms in prepared casser-
ole. Rake 20 minutes. Serves 4.
BARBECUED DRIED BEEF
1 medium onion
'it small greet pepper
2 tablespoons butter or
margarine
2 tablespoon vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire
sauce
15 teaspoon chili powder
1 cup water
lei cup catsup
to cup chili sauce
I (4 oz.) jar dried beef
Peel and thinly slice onion.
Chop pepper. Melt butter or
margarine. Add vegetables and
cook until tender. Acid vinegar,
Worcestershire sauce, chili pow-
der, water, catsup and chili
sauce, .Cook ever low heat, stirs
ring occasionally for 46 minutes'.
.pour hot water over dried beet.
Drain. Cut into small pieces.
Add to barbecue sauce and heat
for 5 minutes, Serve on needles
to 4.
F 5 4
MEAT BALLS IN SAUCE
2 sifoos bread
t Cttlt chic
1 egg
I pound ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
1/s teaspoon pepper
14 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoon flour
114 cups canned bouillon
Pull bread into crumbs with
a fork; makes % cup. Add milk;
let stand 10 minutes. Beat egg
until frothy, Mix beef, bread
crumbs, egg, salt, pepper, nut-
meg together lightly with a fork,
Shape into 11" balls. Heat
shortening in ,skillet, Brown
meat balls on all sides. Remove
balls, Stir in flour. Slowly stir
in bouhloie, Bring to boll, stirring
constantly. Add meat b a 1 1 s,
Cover and cook gently for
25 minutes, stirring occasionally,
Serves 6. '
Just Luck
When a casting broke recent-
ly at Workington and a 40 -ton
ingot exploded, Herbert Hall and
Charles Ball turned and ran for
safety. Hall stumbled and fell,
and the 'fiery metal swept clean
over his body leaving him un-
harmed; but Ball, who was up-
right, was . shot through with
molten metal.
If your luck is in you'll come
out on top, even if you do the
wrong thing. J. B. Ryan, a
wealthy American, went over
for the Grand National m 1932,
He put a big sum an No. 30 on '
the card, which was Quite Calm.
Owing to a mistake, No. 30 was
really Forbra, which won him a
lot of money.
Mr. Zuchmann booked a seat
on a 'plane at Brussels and found
that owing to a clerical error his
seat had been allotted to another.
He threatened to sue the com-
pany; but his feelings ,hanged
when he learnt that the 'plane
had crashed. and all on board
were dead.
Shorts & Overs. In Phoenix,
Ariz., sherill's deputies rushed to
investigate a shooting, learned
that a woman had stood ten feet
from her husband and fired six
pistol shots at him, all misses.
Nice Armful—As appealing an
armful as we've seen in many
o picture is this collection of nat-
ive -grown grapefruit. lovely
blonde holding them is Janet
Rudolph who is visiting the Sun-
shine state,
Prelimilary Checkup
Operation Bradley -Nurse Doris Price gives the five Bradley children a preliminary check-up
as "Operation Bradley" begins in a hospital, All the Bradley kids are in the hospital to have
their tonsils removed,