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The Seaforth News, 1950-02-02, Page 7/TA LE TALKS eir eiw buds ews. "What, for instance?" was the cut- ting reply a distinguished author gave to a notoriously ignorant and pushful movie producer who inter- rupted the filming of a very delicate scene with the remark, "Right here, buddy, is the spot for some smart *rack; something really snappy." And "what, for instance?" is the reaction, sometimes spoken and sometimes oily thought, of a whole lot of folks, especially those of the younger generation, when -they hear Its oldsters deplore their drinking habits, and suggest that they should indulge in beverages a little more healthful, and less fraught with dan- gerous possibilities. All of which is just my fumbling and roundabout way of breaking forth with some helpful recipes for a few steaming hot, spicy drinks. Each is easy to make, or comparatively an. You start off with a base of fruit juice, milk, coffee or Ma; then add good -to -eat garnishes and tasty spices to change thbse us- ual drinks into real chill -killers and erowd-pleasers. The first is for FRUIT TODDY Serves 6 to 8 Simmer slowly 8 minutes: 2 cups apple cider or apple juice 2% cups brown sugar , 2 2 -inch sticks of cinnamon 6 whole cloves 3 teaspoon salt. 34 teaspoon mace , Combine and heat while cider sim- mers: l% cups orange juice % cup lemon juice % cup pineapple juice (optional) Strain cider mixture: add fruit juices. Pour into large cups; serve piping hot. Garnish with orange or lemon slices. s w * • Next comes one that's highly re- commended for children—and their parents. It's a smooth, rich bever- age—delicious, nutritious, and—well the only other rhyming word can Stink of is 'ambitious" but I guess that wouldn't exactlyefit. CHOCOLATE EGGNOG Bleat together: 6 cups milk 6 tablespoons chocolate syrup Combine: 3 eggs well beaten 2 tablespoons cold water 3 tablespoons sugar 9 teaspoons vanilla Add slowly to milk mixture. Neat over low heat 2 minutes; do not boil. Whip 3 egg whites Beat in 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar Pour chocolate in tall glasses or muga. Top each serving with some of egg- white mixture. Sprinkle generously with nutmeg Serve immediately. From the Deep South—so deep that it's down below the equator -- comes this one. It's a strong favor- ite with the teen age gang—that is, when they can get to it before the oldsters have beaten them to it. SOUTH AMERICAN MOCHA Serves 6 Heat together: 23l cups strong coffee 33/4 cape rich milk or light cream 1 3 -inch stick cinnamon 13/4 1 -ounce squares unsweetened chocolate 4s teaspoon salt Remove cinnamon, Add: 6 tablespoons sugar % teaspoon vanilla Beat to a froth with rotary egg beater or electric mixer. Pour immediately into cups. Top each serving with 1 marshmallow or 1 tablespoon sweetened whipped cream Sprinkle nutmeg on top,, 4 * a Our next number.—and you don't have to wait for any commercial an- nouncement — is decidedly 'warin- ingt'. It's easy to fix, and goes well with cake doughnuts, cookies, sand- wiches—especially on a chilly even- ing, GRAPE PUNCH Serves 6 Pour 13/4 cups boiling water over 3/4 cup sugar 3 tablespoons grated lemon rind Cover; let stand 12 minutes, Add 6 cups grape juice 6 whole cloves teaspoon cinnamon Bring to boil slowly. Simmer 8 minutes, Remove cloves, Serve hot in heavy glasses or mugs. Garnish with thin orange or lemon slices. * +' o Lastly, here's one that isn't for the children. The folks who like their coffee "black, no -sugar" won't go for it in any big way either, be- cause it's sweet, creamy and spicy. It's a favorite down where the Mardi Gras is the great event of the year, and that's probably why it's called CAFE NEW ORLEANS Serves 6 Place in bottom of each cup: 1 stick of candied orange or lemon peel 1 clove 1 lump of sugar Fill cup with hot, strong coffee Stir until sugar dissolves, Whip g/a cup heavy cream Fold in % teaspoon nutmeg 3 teaspoon cinnamon Soak for just a few moments d lumps sugar in juice of % orange Remove immediately. Float whipped cream on top of coffee. "What's New, 01' Sock?"—This novel footwear, which may or may not indicate a trend, turned up at a teen-agers' "sock hop". The socks were rigged up with ear muffs and funny faces by Emmet McDougall and Patty Boyle. i�l PI - — ay Harold Arnett et --111014 14, ZeNp/,o4 SECTION of SAW ICE REMOVER FOR REMOVING ICE FROM SIDEWALKS, AN EFFECTIVE TOOL CAN BE MADE FROM AN OLD CROSSCUT -SAW BLADE ABOUT 4 FEET LONG.. CUT THE BLADES IN 4 EQUAL PARTS, BOLT THEM 'TOGETHER WITH THE TEETH ON ONE SIDE, USING FLAT PIECES 4FAIRON 'ACH ASPACERS. TTSTRONG HANDLE. SPANNER WRENCH • • • e • A 600D SPANNER WRENCH (CAN BE MADE BY ALTERING A MONKEY WRENCH SLIGHTLY. A SMALL. HOLE IA DRILLED Oaf THE END OP EACH JAW AND S.HORT LL ROD DRIVEN EHE ¶»IIIA. �iiNl'i�J�,lll d �I'!'llllii!ui IIP 11111111111';',',". The St, John Ambulance, oldest charitable organization in the world dedicated to the service of humanity, serves everyone, regardless of race, color or creed. ffere a nursing sister in the organization sympathetically helps a young colored lad. To continue and extend its great humanitarian work the St, John Ambulance will conduct a public appeal for $270,000 in Ontario frinn February 6 to 25, Slip -Covers For ChiIdren's Books "Be careful of that book, Dear. It's a beautiful thing, and you don't want to spoil it" It is a beautiful thing, and he doesn't want to spoil it, but little fingers get smudgy, and how is a child to enjoy his books if he is constantly warned to be careful? One answer to the problem is a set of slip covers made from the plastic fabric which is sold by the yard for making mattress protect- ors and other waterproof articles. Being transparent, it interferes very little with the enjoyment of brightly colored covers on storybooks, yet it offers fine protection. In making the slip covers, it has been found that a complete wrap- around is best, from the inner edge of the front cover to the inner edge of the back cover. Cut it to extend about half an inch beyond while it is still on the book, as close to the edges of the book's own covers as you can manage, Then slip, it off and stitch, pre- ferably with nylon thread, com- pletely across the top and bottom, inside the basting stitches. By male - Ing it rather srhall, and easing it on like a glove, you can get an al- most invisible skin-tight effect. Leave Quarter -Inch Seam After stitching, remove the bast- ing threads and trim the edges, leaving a quarter -inch seam. Turn right side out, and, bending the covers of the book back as far as they will go without being forced, begin to work the slip cover over both at once, Be sure to keep the seam toward the inside of the cov- ers. When it he's been worked into place, you will find that the seam edges at the top and bottom of the back binding are stretched awk- wardly. Clip then as far as the otitching on either side of this sec- tion, and tuck them in. May Be Able To "Hear" Print It may soon be possible for the blind to "hear" print if the latest experiments with radar are success- ful. Equipment has been designed which, it is claimed, would enable a blind person to read ordinary print more easily than Braille. A tiny beam of light, moving along the line of•print, picks up re- flections from the letters and passes them into an apparatus which trans- forms them into sound, Each letter has a distinctive sound which is memorized by the blind operator, 'who, with practice, is able to read the printed word. This is just one of the many mar- vellous devices being perfected at St. Dunstan'a, world famous organi- sation for aiding men and women blinded on war service, The number of blinded ex -Servicemen under the care of St. Dunstan's is 1600 as a result of the First World War, and 1,200 58 a result of the Second. VOICE OF EXPERIENCE A magistrate was discussing bev- erages with a friend. "Have you ever tried gin and ginger here?" asked the friend. "No," replied the magistrate, "but I've tried a lot of folks who Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee Q. How should the invitation to act as a godparent be extended? A. Either verbally or by formal note. The request can hardly be refused, and one should consider it an honor to be asked to stand Spon- , sor for a child, k :h * Q. When introducing a person to a group of people, is it necessary to repeat his name to everyone in the group? A. Usually just once is sufficient. However, if the group is rather large and there is a chance someone did not catch the name, it may be repeated. • k * ,l Q. May a bride wear a white dress and a veil when being mar- ried in a magistrate's office? A. No, The traditional white is reserved for the church and home weddings, She should wear her going -away suit. c * ,k Q. When a host or hostess is taking six or eight other persons to a restaurant, should the dinner be ordered in advance, or would it be better to let each person choose his own course? A. It is much simpler to order in advance. To have the waiter serve six or eight separate dinners would be very inconvenient. d * =k Q. If a bride wishes to wear her engagement ring during the wed- ding ceremony, on which finger should she wear it? A. On the third finger of her right hand, k * =k Q. Is it proper to thank a wait- ress every time she serves one a dish? A, No; but one should acknowl- edge any special service, such as bringing an extra spoon or fork. :k * * O. Why is it necessary for the parents of the bridegroom -elect to call at the home of the bride? A. Because the girl is not wel- comed by the family until they do an. This call should be made just as soon as the news of the engage- ment has been received, Q. Is "I know Miss Brown" the proper thing to say When being in- troduced to her for a second time? A. No. This sounds as if it were trouble to make a second acknow- ledgmen. Say, "I have already had the pleasure of meeting Mies Brown." * Q. When a man is making a busi- ness call, isn't it all right for him to place his hat and briefcase on the desk of the man with whom he le talking? A. No; he should keep these articles in his lap. 1 Was Neely Crazy With Fiery Itch— UUattl I dt,00vered Dr, D, n. Dennis' nmealpft- iyy- feet reties —D:. D: DD Proecrtdptloa wwd aopuler, thie pure, oofllaa, tiqu ueblotant iSpeeda pease and 'comfort 'from cruel holdup )euaed by sesame, nlmvlea, raehegg, atthlete e Cuot and attar it oh irks elea, 0,1,1 eat ba Ss r 17lryo}e,,t eppane y bock. ohaaks even the 15,55 lalanao i saOrlptioa odn y` or�'o5trn tats ng �. Billions Of Them But No Two Alike Of el! the billions of enowflalces that fall In a snowstorm, tech IF a meeterpicce of design; yet no- body has ever discovered two that were exactly alike. Perhaps, they do look irregular in shape es they fall, but when they are examined under a microscope they are seen to be made up of deli- cate hexagonal or sixsided crystals, these being massed together in a multitude of beautiful forms, Behind those leaden winter clottds the miraculous birth of a snowflake ie going on, and the raw materials is invisible water vapour. If the temperature falls, this water vapour condenses into tiny drops ..of water forming round dust particles, The tiny drops combine and fall as rain. In certain conditions, however— and these must be just right— snow- flakes are formed instead, The temperature must be below freezing, there must be water va- pour in the air, and also particles of floating dust around which the snow -crystals can form, Even so, it might be "too cold for snow," for when the surface air is three degrees below freezing point the chances are five to one against snow forming. "As white as snow" is a common expression, yet snow is really color- less. If a flake is examined under a microscope it is seen to be clear transparent ice. But when lying In drifts on the ground the light that falls upon it is reflected in all direc- tions and creates a pure whiteness. "Health -giving snow" is another popular phrase, and there is some- thing in it, Scientists have proved that the purifying effect of falling snow upon the air is greater than that of a similar quantity of water falling as rain. "It is rarely that snow is quite dry," says the medical journal, the "Lancet," and thus it presents a more or less moist surface to both the soluble and suspended impur- ities of the air and so carries them to earth." Lighter Than Rain Snow is much lighter than rain, being about one-tenth the weight of an equal bulk of water, though this proportion varies according to the compactness of the snow. Sometimes it takes only six inches of snow to make ane inch of water, but occa- sionally it may take thirty inches. A severe snowstorm with a hard frost is disastrous in a civilized country. The snow settles on the telegraph wires, freezes, and eadde an enormous weight to the load the poles have to support. Then as the loaded wires are driven to and fro by the wind, they sway and either snap off their poles or drag them out of the ground. "Warm" Snow Snow acts like a warm blanket. On one occasion in America it was found that there was a difference in temperature of 56 degrees Fah- renheit between the cold snow at the surface and the warmer snow seven inches down. This blanket effect explains why sheep buried beneath the surface often survive. In Africa, almost at the equator, there is a snowfield on Mount Kenya and another on Mount Kili- manjaro, There is a height in all latitudes, whether tropical or arctic, above which the snow never melts entirely at any season of the year, and this is called the snow -line. Scientists think it not improbable that there is as much as a million cubic miles of snow and ice now On the land part of the earth, If this were melted and returned to the sea it would raise the ocean level about thirty feet. From The Pen Of J. M. Barrie From Peter Pan: When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies, Whenever a child says "I don't believe in fairies," there's a little fairy somewhere that falls right down and dies, To die will be an awfully big adventure, From Sentimental Tommy: The gates of heaven are &Q easily found when we are little and they are always standing open to let children wander in. To be an artist is a great thing, but to be an artist and not know it is the most glorious plight in the world, From The Little Minister: It's grand and you canna expect to be baith grand and comfortable. From What Every Woman Knowe: It is a sort of bloom on woman. If you have it (charm) you don't need to have anything else, and if you don't have it, it doesn't matter much what else you have, Are You A Joker? If so, write for our free catalogue of Jokes, Tricks and Magic Nov- elties. 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