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The Seaforth News, 1953-11-05, Page 6'TABLE TALKS ciam Ar,per , Here's an old-time, trick that makes doughnuts much easier to digest by those who find the or- dinary fried sort too greasy for comfort. Plunge the doughnuts quickly into a bowl of very hot water just as soon as they are taken out of the hot grease. Drain them on absorbent paper as usual. If done quickly, the doughnuts do not become soggy, but excess grease is floated off. 5 0 For those who do not care for fried doughnuts, there are baked doughnuts that are delicious. Baked Doughnuts (Makes about 11 dozens) ?.1 cup scalded milk 3 tablespoons shortening 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon nutmeg la teaspoon cinnamon 1 cake yeast 2 tablespoons lukewarm water 1 egg, beaten re, cups plus 2 tablespoons sift- ed flour iron -on Designs in Vibrant Colors Jaz .v 4WL4tv i1 i,4: EASY! Just a stripe of your hon --and lovely, bright flowers in yellow, green and blue spar- kle on kitchen, bedroom and guest linens! No embroidery, and they're washable . .. 14 motifs to use on curtains, tablecloths, napkins, aprons. sheets and pil- lowcases! Iron 'em on—that's all! Wash- able! Pattern 780 has 14 motifs; six baskets, 23.4 x 4 to 41,Z x gab; right flower a:prays, 1'z x 13. to 1 x 3 inches. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this pattern to Box 1,123 Eighteenth St., New Tor- onto, Ont. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. EXCITING VALUE! Ten, yes TEN -popular, new designs to cro- chet, sew, embroider, knit — printed right in the Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book, Plus many more patterns to send for --ideas for gifts, bazaar money- makers, fashions! Send 25 eents for your copy Melted butter Powdered sugar Pour hot milk over combined sugar, shortening, salt and spices. Cool to lukewarm. Stir the yeast with two tablespoons lukewarm water, and add this to cooled milk mixture. Add beaten egg and mix well. Stir in the flour, beating well. Cover dough with a clean, moist cloth, and allow it to stand in a warm place until it has doubled in bulk, about one hour. Turn dough out onto a well -floured board, turning it over several times to shape it into a soft ball. Lightly roll dough out to one-half inch thickness, being careful not to stretch this soft dough. Cut dough with a floured three-inch doughnut cutter, and carefully place doughnuts two inches apart on a well -greased cooky sheet. Brush the tops with melt- ed. butter and place the sheet in a warm spot for 20 minutes, or until the doughnuts have doub- led in bulk, Bake at 425°F. for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, brush the tops with melted butter again, then roll in powdered sugar, Jelly Doughnut Muffins 2 tablespoons shortening 1e cup sugar 1 egg beaten 2 cups flour 1 tablespoon baking powder le teaspoon salt teaspoon cinnamon 1. cup milk le cup tart jelly Melted butter 1 cup finely chopped nets Cream the shortening and sug- ar, then add the egg and mix well. Alternately add the dry ingredients, sifted together, and the milk to the creamed mixture. Place half the batter in well- greased muffin tins. Place 2 teaspoons jelly on top of each half-filled tin, then cover with remaining batter. Bake at 400° 1'. for 2 minutes. Remove from the oven, turn out of muffin tins and roll them immediately in melted butter, then chopped nuts. Now for a''basie doughnut recipe that' can ,be "dressed up" in dozens of atti:active ways. BASIC DOUGHNUT RECIPE (Makes about 2!.2 dozen aver- age -sized doughnuts.) 2 cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon -baking powder is teaspoon salt '_. teaspoon soda teaspoon nutmeg to teaspoon ginger 2 tablespoons shortening !1 cup sugar 1 egg, beaten teaspoon vanilla extract '8 cup buttermilk Fat, for frying Thoroughly cream the short- ening and sugar. Add egg and vanilla and mix well. Sift the dry ingredients together, then add to the creamed mixture, al- ternately with the buttermilk, beating after each addition. Chill dough, then turn it out onto a lightly floured board. Work with only part of the dough at a time. Roll dough out to '4 -inch thick - nese and cut with a floured cut- ter Fry in deep fat heated to 375° F (hot enough to delicately brown a le -inch square of bread in 30 seconds). Fry doughnuts about 2 or 3 minutes, turning them over after they are brown- ed on the bottom. Fry about 4 Pressing Engagement — Obviously pressed for time during his recent visit to the U. 5. S. Iowa at Splthead, England, Petty Offi- cer Ernest Chiverelt of the Royal Navy waits in the ship's tailor shop while his trousers get a 'lend-lease crease," Applying the steam is ship's serviceman Edwin Rottinghaus, Model Pair — Model looks at model as Louise Baker gets a close- up of "Vesta" the world's first transparent dog. Just displayed at the annual Veterinary Symposium, Vesta will soon tour many leading cities. Developed by the Gaines Dog Research Center, Vesta is modeled after a female Great Dane, She was construct- ed by the Deutsches Gesundheits Museum, Cologne, Germany. She was flown here, where electronics experts installed an intri- cate sound system which enables Vesta to "talk" for several minutes. As she outlines interesting facts about herself and clogs in general, each of the various organs mentioned lights up. Every detail of her body, including skeleton, teeth, muscular system and internal organs, is faithfully reproduced in plastic. Vesta is life-sized, being 5t/z feet long and 31/2 feet high. at a lime, and drain well upon removing them from hot fat, Some variations follow: Chocolate Doughnuts—Omit the butter and spices, and add 2 squares (ounces) melted choco- late. Nut-Nuts—Add 1 cup finely chop- ped nuts, and the grated rind of 1 orange along with the last addition of flour. Another time, substitute coconut for nuts. jelly or Fruit Filled. Doughnuts —Place a stoned date, some rais- ins, or 2 teaspoons jelly between 2 rounds of doughnut dough. Press the edges of the two rounds firmly together moistening with bit of water, Lower them into deep hot fat very carefully. For variety, crinkle the edges of the dough before frying, or, for special occasions, cut dough- nuts into heart, diamond, or ani- maI ehapes, New Twists—Cut dough into ob- long pieces, then make 3 length- wise slashes in the dough, but do not cut completely through to the end. Twist or braid these 3 sections before frying. Goody Balls --Simply make small balls of doughnut dough, fry. and then roll in sugar. Good Fortune Doughnuts—Cut the dough into horseshoe shapes, then, after frying, stud these horseshoes with cloves to re- semble nails. Rabbit Doughnuts—Encase a slice of sharp cheese between two rounds of doughnut dough be- fore frying. Seal and moisten edges as for fruit -filled dough- nuts, Doughnut Delights—Make with slices of apple or fresh peaches. Even firm berries are good. En - ease the fruit between two rounds of doughnut dough, scal- ing and moistening. Serve hot, with a topping of sweetened whipped cream. When Baan Starts Windows Shut - What would you say it you were sitting patiently in a wait- ing -room and suddenly the win- dow opened itself — or shut — itself — although nobody h a d gone near it? "Ghosts?-' Non- sense It's the weather that does it. Pilot models at meth wcadows,® which will close autonetttcally when • it rains and open again when the rain stops, have been constructed by e New Veep firm. Small electric mnlore 'le the cattle of the 'ghost" acorn, They are worked by relays i.P,at are connected with small printed - circuit grids installed outside the window, When even one (rap of rain strikes the grid, the mechan- ism is started off and rhe. win- dow is shut. When the grid dries, the window is automatically opened. But the device ,pan be set to respond to any degree oe moisture — from a fine nisi to a heavy downpour. When manu- factured in quantity the whole thing -will come out cheap enough for the ordinrny home...iwner to buy. The sante company has Already been turning out a device -which automatically raises and towers • car -hoods, according to the wea- ther. It is — excuse us -while we go and shut the winclowe. A:prove not of him who com- menrla all you say. Franklin On The Cob — This feline gour- met wouldn't trade one of his whiskers for cat food, but you better not pass him up when corn on the cob is on the menu. With some aid from his mistress, Mrs, Frederick Woltman, the Siamese cat gnaws the cob clean and meows for seconds. Modern q tette Q. is it ever permissible for the man to walk on the inside of the pavement when accompanying a woman? A. Only if they are staking their way through a rough, jost- ling crowd, and the man can pro- tect the woman better by keep- ing on the inside. , Q. What should one do at the dinner table ff one is asked a question just at the moment one is conveying a bite of food to- wards the mouth? A. Most certainly don't put the food into the mouth and then attempt to answer the question. It is much better to return the fork to the plate, answer the question, and then resume eat- ing. Q. 11' a person does not intend to go in costume, should he ac- cept an invitation to a fancy- dress ancyth'ess ball? A. It is better if he does not accept. Any person should ac- cept an invitation only if he is willing to enter into the festivi- ties in a sincere manner. Q. Isn't it MI right to mall out handwritten wedding invitations? A, Yes. Informal notes, writ- ten on one's personal stationary, are in perfectly -good taste, It would seem easier, however, when the guest list is large, to mail out the engraved type of invitation, Q. Is it proper for a man to offer his hand in greeting to a woman? A. Under ordinary circum- stances, the man never offers his hand to a woman unless she of- fers hers first. However, if they are very good friends, they usually offer their hands simultaneously_ upon meeting, Q. What is considered the standardized fee for the bride- groom to give to the minister who performs the wedding eere- mony? A, There is no standardized fee, The bridegroom gives ac- cording to his means, JET OF DEATH WIPED OUT THIRTY THOUSAND St. Pierre, on the island of Mar- tinique, lay - under the shadow of Mont Pelee—Naked Mountain. It had been a volcano, but now it was believed to be extinct. The crater had been transformed by time into a beautiful lake. The 'once barren and forbidding moun- tain sides were now cloaked by prosperous plantations of sugar cane. But Mont Pelee was -not extinct, merely slumbering, Deep inside it had a burning heart that was growing stronger and more fiery with every passing year On May 5th, 1902, the sleeper stirred. Black smoke poured from its crater and molten lava flowed down its sides, catching a score and more plantation workers off their guard. Those who lived on the moun- tainside heeded Pelee's warning, and moved to the city of St, Pierre below, swelling its popu- lation to something like 30,000. On the night of May. 7th, the mountain sent up a magnificent display of natural fireworks. At ten minutes to eight on the morning of May 8th Mont Pelee opened up ,full blast of its awful artillery. Streaks of dame shot hundreds of feet into the air. Day became night in a matter of min- utes as the smoke pall darkened the heavens for miles around. - Then, choked by its own lava, Pelee blew its head off. Thous- ands of tons of incandescent ashes rained down on the city, Sudden- ly, like the opening of a mighty furnace, the flank of the moun- tain facing the city burst open in .a gigantic fissure. An immense volume of steam, fiery asic and poisonous gases gushed on the city with an un- believable force, In three minutes that awful suffocating jet of death wiped out 30,000 souls, It was no ordinary volcanic eruption, no steady flow of molten lava—it was a superheated hur- ricane which had burst from the fissured side of Mont pelee. It scalded,blunt and suffocated. Once inhaled into the lungs it brought about instant death. Peo- ple were struck dead just as they stood or sat. A child was found clutching her doll; a clerk bent over his desk, pen still in hand; an old man was still in the at- titude of drinking from a bowl, Houses collapsed like packs of cards, ships turned turtle off the shore. Two million tons of ash fell on Barbados, 200 miles to the south. hi a matter of minutes St. Pierre was transformed from a gay city to another Pompeii, its streets buried under six feet of ash. The frightful toll of life taken by Vesuvius in the :first and seventeenth centuries was more than doubled by Mout Pelee's savage Outburst. It Was not a volcano but a hur- ricane which brought disaster to hundreds of British families On the evening of December 28th, 1879. .A. howling gale was ripping slates from roofs and littering the streets of Dundee with brok- en glass. Suddenly a man was seen running throught the streets, shouting a fantastic story that the recently constructed bridge over the Tay had collapsed, The rumour persisted, and pres- ently a party of men arrived to confirm it. They had watched the lights of a train as it started to cross the Tay. It had gone a hundred yards when the river was swept by a particularly violent blast of wind. From the bridge there had suddenly blazed up a cascade of brilliant sparks. Then all was dark—and the lights of the train were seen no more. What were the facts behind this story? At 4:15 that Sunday afternoon a train comprising six coaches and a brake van had left Edinburgh for Dundee. Many of the passengers were on their way home for the New Year celebra- tions; others were people return- ing from Christmas visits to friends, and a few were railway workers going off duty, At 7:10 p.m the- signal cabin on the south side of the Tay sent word that the train had passed on to the bridge. The operator on the Dundee side began to transmit is acceptance of the mes- sage—and found the communi- cation was broken. As it was no longer possible to contact the Fife side, the greatly alarmed locomotive superintend- ent, Mr. Roberts, resolved to ven- ture alone on to the bridge to find out what was wrong. On hands and knees, the crawl- ed farther and farther out over the turbulent waters of the Tay. To his horror he found that the thirteen girders, each 25etele'°"- tons in weight, which formed the central structure of the bridge, were gone. Nothing but the iron piers which had supported them re- mained. Gone was the bridge, and gone was the train. There was not a single survivor. LAYS "CANNED" EGGS Allen Dunham, aged 12, of Portland, has a pet goose—a goose somehow different from the rest. No, she doesn't lay golden eggs, but she's very particular where she lays them, The goose lays all her eggs in an empty quart jar. Come and Get It, It's Free — Once a year citizens of Rome, Italy, trek to the nearby township of Marino for free wine. Carrabinierl stand around to guard against any disorders. The crowd surges forward to the huge wooden bottle which is full of wine at the start of the festival. Bus On His Tomb — Head director of the Valenciennes, France, Bus Company, Jules de Latire stands beside his tomb, which was made according to his speelflcaticns. Cut in the stone is a model of one of his buses. The massive memorial weighs about 30 tont, trust one million fronds to construct.