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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1954-01-14, Page 6♦►Yw ►rrrvvvrrv►►very►r►►r►r ► ► ►►►►►v►► rrr ►. TABLE TALKS daw Anitiews, How would you like to. bake a cake -- and then get a cheque for twenty-five thousand dollars for it. Well, that's just what hap- pened a few weeks age to a South Dakota woman! She's Mrs, Ber- nard Kanago, the wife of a painter - paper - hanger, and she was one of a hundred finalists in a big baking contest sponsored by a prominent United States flour -manufacturing concern. The contest attracted hundreds of thousands of entries from all parts of the States, and from far- away places sueh as'Puerto Rica. Hawaii and Alaska. The "bake -off" among the fin- alists took place at the famed Waldorf-Astoria in New York and here is the recipe which took down the grand prize. INSPIRATION CAKE (Makes two 9 -inch round layers) 1 cup finely chopped nuts 2 ounces sweet or semisweet chocolate 21s cups sifted enriched flour 4ii teaspoons double-acting baking powder 1 teasp.,on salt 1'h cups sugar aa cup shortening 11/2 cups milk 1 teaspoon vanilla as sup egg whites (4 large or 5 medium) unbeaten, 1. Place ruts evenly over bot- tom of two well -greased and lightly floured 9 -inch round layer pans. 2. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar into mix- ing bowl, Add shortening, milk, and vanilla. 3, Beat for '13z minutes, 150 strokes per minute, until batter is well blended. (With electric mixer blend at low speed, then beat at medium speed for 11/2 minutes.) 4. Add egg whites. Beat for 11 minutes. 5. Spoon one-fourth of batter carefully into each nut -lined pan, using about half of the batter. Sprinkle with the grated choco- late (half in each pan). Spoon remaining batter into p a n s, spreading carefully so chocolate is not disturbed. 6. Bake in moderate oven (350' F.) 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool in pans 10 to 13 minutes be- fore turning out. Cool thorough - 1y and frost layers, nut -side up, with chocolate frosting. Spread f r o s t i n g between ;and on sides of layers. but frost only i.i inch around top sedge of cake and about 1 inch In center. Decorate chocolate frosting .+ith reserve 1/2 cup white frosting, thinning with water a teaspoon at a time as necessary. CHOCOLATE FROSTING 2 squares c2 oz.) baking chocolate IS cup granulated sugar cup water 4 egg yolks ?•i cup butter or margarine 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar Methods' 1. Combine chocolate, granu- lated sugar and water in sauce- pan. Cook over low heat, stir- ring constantly, until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. 2. Remove from heat. Add egg yolks; beat thoroughly. Cool, 3. Cream butter and vanilla. Blend in confectioners' sugar gradually, creaming well. Re- serve a/s cup of this frosting to decorate cake. 4. Add the cool chocolate to remaining white frosting; beat until smooth. LONG-1.1'1PHG ANN/MARS Exact figures about the age of animals are hard to specify. We know the age to which men and women live, because the date of their birth is entered in an official register, and the date of their death also is record- ed. Famous animals that are kept by men are registered in hooks kept for the purpose, so we know the age of prize horses, cattle and so on. The prize for the land animals has to be given to the tortoise. This animal is believed to live, under favourable conditions, for between 300 and 400 years. The crocodile, given fair play in its native wilds can live for 300 years. It takes an elephant a long time to grow up, and it takes him a long time to wear out. Well treated, he should live to be a hundred. That is the age co which the eagle is supposed to live, but some people put the age he may reach at 200 years. Lit- tle is known about the age to which whales live, for they are seldom, if ever, kept or bred in captivity, They were once be- lieved to reach 500 and even 1,000 years, but 100 years seems a more likely span. In the following table the aver- age ages are given. For instance, we give fifteen years as the ave- rage life of a dog. You may have known of a dog, however, that lived to the fine old age of twenty, Such a case is very rare, though not unheard of. One year of a dog's life is- about equal to seven years of a man's, so a twenty -year-old dog would be as old as a man of 140 years! THE NUMBER OF YEARS SOME ANIMALS LIVE Rabbit 5 Sheep 12 Cat 13 Dog 15 Goat 15 Cow 25 Pig 25 Horse 30 Camel 40 Lion 40 Elephant 100 Whale 100 Crocodile 300 Tortoise 350 Down To The Sea .._ Ray Tissue of Surfside, Calif., will he looking for a new home now that the sea has claimed his old one. Just before falling into the churning sea, the rear of Tissue's home leans precariously against the front of the house (top). The roof of the house crumbles under the force of the sea as the whole house lies in the water (bottom). Shortly after these pictures were taken there was nothing left but a few pieces of wood, This was the third home destroyed in three days by high seas. Beauty Tip — A double feature for secretaries is this combination ball-point pen and lipstick. The twin novelty was recently dis- played at the Hannover, Germany, Fair. GETTING POWER FROM THE OCEAN For a very long time men have been trying to find some way of making use of the ris- ing and falling of the sea in the daily tides. It is possible to use the tides only where the differ- ence in the level at high and low water is very great, as is the case on the southwest coast of England, the northwest coast of France, and on the north German coast, and on the east- ern coast of the United States. In England, at the mouth of the Severn River the difference between high and low water at the spring tides, when sun and moon are pulling together in the same direction, is 42 feet, and at the neap tides, when sun and moon are opposing one an- other, 21 feet. This was the spot suggested for the first experi- ment in the harnessing of the tides, The scheme for harness- ing the power of the tides in the Severn Estuary includes a great dam built across the mouth of the river, with a chan- nel and locks for the passage of ships. Sluice -doors would admit the water when the tide was rising. At the turn of the tide the doors would be closed in order to imprison the water above the clam. Then, this would be let out gradually, working turbines as it ran away. When more power was being produced than was needed, this would be used to pump up wa- ter to a still higher level, where it would remain till more power was wanted than was being pro- duced. Then this water would be let out to work additional turbines. In this way the great problem of storing power would be aolved economically, The power produced by this harness- ing of the tides in the Severn would, it is believed, save three or four million tons of coal a year, a very large amount of fuel indeed. At Rockland, Maine, there is a 5,000 horsepower electric plant that uses tidal water for compressing air. This t h e n serves instead of steam to drive an engine. In the Bay of Fundy, between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, the tidal rise is al- most 40 feet. Engineers say that by building a three mile sea wall across a narrow gap, elec- tric power a hundred times greater than that from Niagara could be obtained. HOW THE KETTLES if you have a glass teakettle, fill it half -full of water and watch it as the water comes to a boil, A small bubble will start to rise toward the surface of the water, but suddenly it will col- lapse, Another little bubble, and more and more and more of them will follow. The sudden collapse makes the walls of a bubble smack each other quite hard; and when there are many hundreds oS such smacks, the tone has a high pitch that makes no think of singing. That noise stops when the water finally boils. Now the bub- bles do not collapse any more under the surface, but explode on the water with a low-pitched "plop." Decorate a cake with the help of a nut pick or skewer. Keep point well covered with Frosting as you work. How a Great Goalie Started His Career The little vulage of Chicouti- mi in northern Quebec stirred with excitement. On the streets, in the small business establish- ments, in homes, eouversation was inevitably centered about the eoming visit of the great 14lontreal Canadiens hockey team. The Canadiens had aocorded the small town a signal honor by scheduling an exhibition game with the local team, and festive preparations were made for the celebrated event. There was, of course, no spee- ualtion about the outcome of the contest. It was conceded without argument that, the Canadiens would vanquish the local team with little trouble, There was, however, a great deal of antici- pation as le how the Canadiens would handle the pride of the Chicoutimi outfit, Georges, the town carpenter. Georges spent his spare time tending goal for the local bladesters, and was recognized in that neck of the woods as a competent goalie with big -league ability. When the great day arrived, Georges was probably the only unruffled gent. in Chicoutimi. His fellow citizens could barely cont a i n their excitement, but Georges went about his day's work as usual, ate a light dinner, and walked unhurriedly to the local rink. When the game start- ed, he was a formidable looking figure in front of the Chicoutimi goal. Ile looked as big as a house; and in a few minutes proved himself just as invulnerable. As expected, the professionals skated rings around the local boys, and they were peppering the big carpenter almost contin- ually during the game. Time af- ter time, Georges turned back their savage shots with deft flicks of his stick. When his stick wouldn't reach, he threw his body in front of the puck, block. Mg every tricky shot. Ile seem- ed to know by instinct exactly what the hard -rubber puck was up to, and his tinning was per - feet. In short, he made more amazing saves that night than the ordinary goalie makes in a lifetime. The townspeople were amazed by the fact that Montreal couldn't whip the local amateurs that night, but the Canadiens, with the philosophical attitude com- mon to professional p 1 a y e r s, shrugged off the defeat. There was to come a time, in fact, when the Montreal management was to be thankful for the poor show- ing at Chicoutimi, for the Can- adiens signed the carpenter to a contract as their regular goalie, and while they didn't win that game, they won an even more important victory. The pride of Chicoutimi not only made the grade that season, but became the league's outstand- ing net tender as well, remain- ing with Montreal for fourteen years, piling up record after rec- ord, and finally giving his name to a trophy which today stands as a reward for the league goalie who comes closest to approxi- mating his greatness. Today, the old timers, and the new crop as well, agree that no more appro- priate •name could identify the cup awarded to the best goalie of the year than that of the Chi- coutimi goalie who made the transition from small-town car- pentry to big-time goal -tending, the Montreal Canadiens' Gegrgee Vezina. - If you can remember back when the 5 and 10 advertised "nothing over 10 cents," brother, you ain't no chicken. France Has A President —• Rene Coty, a conservative independent, waves his hand in victory at Paris after he was elected President of France. Coty was elected on the 13th ballot thus breaking the longest presidential deadlock in the nation's history. He was formerly the Senate Vice President. 'Pigemmhok' His So've Parking Problem This "pigeonhole" parking garage in downtown Los Angeles may be a partial solution to the city's vexing parking problem, The space -saver accommodates 128 cars in a 60,:by-90-foot area. When a customer drives in, he leaves his car in the entry way and shuts off the engine. A push-button hydraulic lift slides under Exterior view of the five -story "pigeonhole" parking garage, the car and lifts it to a space just large enough to accommodate the auto. It takes 45 seconds for the lift to make a round trip from the entry way to the farthest space and deliver the car to the waiting customer, The operation is so mechanized it requires only one attendant. Up on a lift goes the car until a spot is found to deposit it. sit