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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1954-02-11, Page 6xmautnrss._ WRONG METHOD Charles wondered why his Aunt Lucy had no children while his other aunts all had families. He decided to ask her. "Well," she smiled, "I've been looking for a baby in the cab- bage patch, But so fat I haven't found any," "You won't, neither," opined the six-year-old, "if that's the way you go about it." Crochet A Shrug! (���11•�i1t mss AQt, Shrug it on over everything— it's the prettiest, most useful fash- ion in your wardrobe! And so easy to crochet in cotton or wool, you'll whip it up in no time flat! Simple double -crochet with Medallion border. Pattern 762: izes 92-34; 36-38 included. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS 1st coins (stamps cannot be ac- eepted) for this pattern to Box 1, 323 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, int. Print plainly PATTERN UMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. EXCITING VALUE! Ten, yes TEN popular, new designs to cro- chet, sew, embroider, knit — erinted right in the Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book, Plus many more patterns to send for —ideas for gifts, bazaar money- makers, fashions! Send 25 cents for your copy! Modern Etiquette Q, When rising from the table, should one push one's chair back in place? A. In a private dining room, you should leave the chair where it is, However, in a resturant it is better to push it back close to the table so that it is out of the way of any one who may be passing. Q. What, in general, is a accept- able tip to give bellboys, porters and others who render you small Services in a hotel? A. Usually, 25 cents for shall services, You should be guided, however, by the amount of work each person does for you and, of course, by the type of establish- ment. Q. When celery, pickles, or olives are passed at the table, where should the guest place them? A. On the bread and butter plate, Q. My friends have told me it is not proper for Inc to retain my fork in my left hand, after cut- ting my meat with knife and fork — that I should switch my fork to my right hand 'to eat the meat. Are they right? A. No, they are wrong. Best table manners now decree lift- ing, food to the mouth with the fork in the left hand, rather than shifting back and forth. Q. Would it be proper for a girl to accept her fiance's invita- tion to visit over a week -end with his family in another city? A. Only if his mother, or some member of his family, has ex- tended an invitation to her. With- out such word, it is not proper for her to accept. Q. How does a woman secre- tary identify herself on the tele- phone to other business people, as Miss Jones or as Mary Jones? A. Usually, as Miss Jones. How- ever, if she is well acquainted with the other persons and they know her by her first name, it is quite eall right for her to an- nounce herself as Mary Jones. Q. Does a man who Is traveling alone prefix "Mr." when regis- tering at a hotel? A. No; he merely registers as John B. Green, Toronto, Ont. Q. I have just become engaged and my family wants to buy me a hope chest. Is this proper, or should my fiance present me with this? A. The bridegroom -elect is not expected to buy the hope chest. St is quite proper for your fami- ly to furnish you with this. mow...-..,w2P-.,..P. They're amazing good Made with Amazing New Fast DRY Yeast! f5ff�r� ky p.. ,11 IOW DRY ViA,S7 avis 5AS'T 5 vosii1 .n one a.v.}.w✓ t Kw„n�.lwanwv r 0.• E ELY U ,,,t S Measure into small bowl, 1 c. lukewarm water, 2 tsps. granu- lated sugar; stir until sugar is dissolved. Sprinkle with 2 envelopes P'leiscbn,ann's Fast Itisin Dr keasf Let stand 10 min„ THiiN stir well. cream 43 e. shortening; gradually blend in 1 e. granulated sugar, 2 tops. salt, 1 tsp. grated nutmeg, riradually beat in 2 well-brat:a ergs. 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Fleischmann's Fast DRY Yeast replaces old-fashioned perishable yeast because it keeps fresh and *full strength -- right in your cupboasdl For fast -rising dough and grand oven results get Fleischinann's Past DRY Yeast to -day! OPQJt' cP mornt4is supe/y,/ Paving The Play — Just the right thing for walking around on dark streets are these, sport shoes with tiny light bulbs on each flap. Batteries hidden in the sole furnish power for the lights. Designed by D. Coore, the footwear is on exhibition at a Paris, France, leather show. C "Dear Anne Hirst: 1 have fall- en in love with the mother of a man friend of mine, She is 20 years older than I am. She ad- mits the whole idea is crazy, but she loves me, too. 'You'd be surprised how much we have in common: Religion, a love of sports and the arts, the seine sense of humor, and we even get along with the same people. We hold marriage as sacred, and I know I can be true to her forever. "There's only one reason that I hesitate to marry her. I'm afraid that some of her friends will laugh at her for marrying a man young enough to be her son, and I honor her too much to expose her to unpleasant criticism. She says she can take it. Do you agree? YOUNG MAN IN LOVE" * If you have read this column as long as you claim, you know * that whenever I honestly can * be, I am on the side of lovers. * But I am not on your side to- * day. * To flaunt the law of nature * is to ask for trouble. You may * stay true .to this woman 10 * years or so, after that the age * difference will transcend every * other problem. Try as she will, * she cannot assume a youthful- * nets she does not feel; on your * part, you will find yourself * more at ease with girls of your * age, and though you may hate * yourself for it, you will be * unable to prevent it. "' This fine woman meantime * will have endured the censure * of her contemporaries, as you * will have become the laughing- '" stock of your own. "' Psychiatrists sometimes * blame the mother complex for * the fact that so many .youths * become enamored of older * women. It is a habit as old * as the human race. It can ma- * ture and benefit a young man in several ways; but to plan * marrying the woman is really * to go off the deep end. * No matter how willing she * is to become your wife, you " will be doing her no kindness * to encourage it. I hope you " will stop seeing her immedi- * ately. * Seek your friends among * your own generation. You will * he surprised to find how soon * you will attract another love * and inspiration. DHSC1PLINE IRKS :. Dear Anne Hirst: I am nearly 16, For a few months recently I didn't behave very well, and Mom has made me feel like a prisoner in the house. I can't go to a movie, or visit girl friends alone, and of course boys are out. "How long do you think 1 must miss out on everything? I've asked Mom, but she says she doesn't know, It's not doing me SALLY'S SAWES ones In the black dr, ere out of circulation", F4 ST any good because 1 get so mad about it. RESENTFUL" * Until you behave in a more * mature fashion than you seem * to be doing now, you will have * to endure the restrictions, It * is not easy on her, either, but * she is trying to teach you that * you cannot break the rules of * conduct and escape punish- * ment. * One thing will help: Stop * getting mad about it. Be a good * sport and take your medicine. * Be more cheerful, offer to help * about the house and don't * ever again raise your voice to * her. * Undoubtedly your mother * feels you must be with her or * others of the family until you * show more judgment. The bet- * ter you behave during these * trying days, the sooner you'll * have good time again. It is * really up to you, you know. May and December cannot mate without mutual regret, It you are the victim of such a love, run away from it. You will be doing a great wrong to the one who inspired it, and also to yourself... , Anne Hirst is here to guide you in any problem. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eight. eenth St., New Toronto, Ont. H ONWLLS ANG• Asn .1 dreaming or did some- one say last fall that this would be a mild winter? If last week was mild then I would hate to be around here when it gets really cold, Even at that we can't com- plain. The house last week was warm, the lane didn't fill in and there was just enough snow to cover the ground nicely. Of course the car wouldn't start but that didn't matter because we don't like driving in cold weath- er anyway. Wednesday night Partner had a meeting to go to and called a taxi. Thursday was our W.I. meeting and I got a ride to it in a truck so we made out very well. By Friday the intense cold had lessened considerably; the car was in a cooperative mood; thus I was able to get downtown, so now we have enough supplies for yet another week. And, as always happens during stormy weather, I got in quite a lot of sewing, reading and writing. But I was certainly glad nothing prevented me from go- ing to our W.I. meeting. The roll - call was fun—"A superstitious belief in mother's or grandmoth- er's day". The answers given made one realize we have come a long way since those days. Here are just a few of them. "Never turn the bed on a Fri- day", Incidentally whatever took the place of a mattress was call- ed "a bed",- whether it was a feather bed or a straw tick. "Nev- er start a job on a Saturday". "Break a mirror and you'll have bad luck for seven years". "Nev- er walk under a ladder", "It is bad luck to sit 13 at a table". As I look back to my child- hood I have an unhappy convic- tion that I must have been a very perverse and annoying lit- tle brat because I remember so. Well purposely defying all the rules In the book thereby upset- ting all my mother's superstitious beliefs, I would open an um- brella in the house, bring in hawthorn blossom, spill salt' and forget to throw it over my left shoulder, Wlllk under ladders, ut ersc' - a 0 cease cookie sheets. Preheat oven to 350° (moderate), Mix and,sifttwice 2J' 0, once•sifted pastry flour (or 23.1 c. once -sifted all-purpose flour), 2 tsps. Magic Bak- ing Powder and ,N tsp. salt. Cream 3ti c. butter or mar- garine and gradually blend in 11✓ o. lightly -packed brown sugar; add 2 well -beaten eggs part at a time, beating well after each addition; mix in s tsp. vanilla ' and s c, chopped pecans, Add flour mix- ture to creamed mixture part at a time, combining thoroughly after each addition. Drop dough by spoonfuls, well apart, on prepared cookie sheets; flatten with the floured tines of a fork. Bake in pre -heated oven 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from pan immediately. Yield -6 dozen cookies, Always Dependable laugh at black cats—and once I deliberately broke a very small mirror. Another interesting part of our program was a debate on coun- try living — "Yesterday versus Today". The pros and cons were very well taken: The paper on "Yesterday" appeared to awaken quite a few nostalgic memories among the older members and yet not one of them would ex- press a desire for a return of "the good old days". What contradic- tory people we are! We grow sentimental over the smell of homemade bread; w e speak longingly about the neighbourli- ness of 50 years ago—when wood bees, threshings, quiltings, or changing wbrk of any kind was just another chance to visit. We often say that things are not like they used to be—but yet we nev- er, never say in true sincerity, "Backward, turn backward, 0 time in thy flight". We say, "those were the days" but we still cling tenaciously to all the conveniences that came our way when those magic wires on poles were brought from the road to the barn and the house; the driv- ing shed and the hen -house. And with it all we have become soft and we hate to admit it. Take this recent cold spell, for instance. Even 25 years ago we thought zero weather was just right for work or pleasure. An extra wrap around our knees in the cutter or sleigh; a warm scarf over our ears and we were ready to drive five miles to a party, a school concert, or just down to the vil- lage to shop. As for an Institute meeting—well, that was some- thing that couldn't be missed, so the women would come by the sleigh -load. Even the cats go modern now —at least they do around here, Black Joe comes up from the barn and gets into the house at the first opportunity. Mitchie- White, who always used to pre- fer to go out at night, now curls up in a chair near a hot-air reg- ister. Since I haven't the heart to disturb him there he stays — until the wee sans' hours when he decides it is time to go out — then I wish I had considered my own comfort instead of his. Crazy, that's what I am, turning Out of my warm bed because I hate to disturb a sleeping cat. However, one thing is certain, our bovine family hasn't gone soft. They vouch prefer to be out- side rather than in the stable. This morning Partner turned them out to drink, It was zero but a bright sun was shining. The cows loved it. The stood around as if it were summer- time. Then they began to play, pushing each other around the yard head to head, or kicking up their heels and chasing each other — anything but drink — and Partner waiting for them to get, that drink before he could r• -•—k tie them up in their stalls again. From the kitchen window I found their antics more amusing than Partner did! Fut a drinking straw in your youngster's lunch box along with the thermos, There's no chance of spilling milk while pouring, if he drinks directly from the thermos. CHEESE Is+s! r pt li} EG G CIASSER } LE 3 tablespoons MAZOLA Salad 011 IA teaspoon salt 1 1/2 tablespoons BENSON'S or CANADA Corn Starch 1 Y2 cups milk 14 cup grated cheese 4 hard cooked eggs, sliced 2 cups canned peas, drained COMBINE MAZOLA Soled 011, snit end BENSON'S or CANADA Corn Starch in saucepan. ADD milk slowly; cook until thick, stir constantly. ADD cheese, continue cooking until cheese melts. ARRANGE hard cooked eggs and peas in layers in one•quart casserole. POUR cheese sauce over top. BAKE in moderate oven (350nF,1 30 to 35 minutes, YIELD: 4 servings, Cheese and Egg plate; COMBINE first 5 ingredients as directed above in top of doublo boiler. COOK over boiling water until cheese melts. ADD sliced eggs and peas, continue heating 20 to 25 minutes; stir occasionally. SERVE hot on buttered toast; garnish with crisp bacon. For free folder of other delicious recipes, wr!le tat Jane Ashley, Home Service Department, THE CANADA STARCH COMPANY LIMITED, P.O. Box 129, Montreal, P.G. 1 STAISCH 9 r ,