The Seaforth News, 1952-02-28, Page 7New Provinces To Be
Reclaimed From Sea
Clue day rotted about the year
1975 they will hoist flags on fine
buildings in a new capital city the
site of tvhicic in at present covered
by the sett. 'I'o day a buoy tuarks
the place where the capital -to -be
of Thailand's twelfth province, now
being teclniuted from the former
Zuicler Zee, will he established.
This amazing, scheme, which be-
gan in 1950, will cont liollaud's
taxpayers at least a quartet' of a
billion dollars and will lake a quay -
ter of a century to cuniplc.te. An
area half the size of 1',ineolashire
will be won from the sea.
Part of the new province, on
North-East Polder, has already
been reclahned and 7,800 people
have settled in. Fifty farmers who
were dispossessed during the war
at Walchcren — where R.A.F.
bombers smashed the dykes—are
among those operating virgin acres
where waves were lapping not long
a g o. The Government parcelled
the land out to them on 30 -year
leases; it is too expensive for the
farmers to buy.
This reclaimed land is enormous-
ly fertile, Crops are being sown
although it lies about 12 feet be-
low the level of the water lapping
at the dykes around it. But the
Dutch, undismayed by difficulties,
are slowly pushing ahead, and a
queue of farmers who want land
patiently await tate day when they,
too, can start fanning an the re-
claimed acres. There are at least
50 applicants for every parcel of
land freed front the sea.
Holland, among all European
countries, has been for centuries
t h o greatest victim of the sea's
ravages, The sea swallowed up
more than thirty villages and des-
troyed much of the fertile penin-
sula near the mouth of the Ems
in the thirteenth century,
Flooding opened an immense
chasm in Northern Holland and
created the 'Guider Zee, causing
But, They're So-So—Sewing expert Ann Necchi teaches the wonders
of the sewing machine to a class of wide-eyed boys at the Madison
Square Boys' Club. Free classes for boys ranging in age from
seven to 10 are conducted each week at the club, Once they master
the art of machine droning and button replacement, the boys will
go on to the more artistic subjects of embroidery and applique
work.
More than 80,000 deaths. But
worse was to follow. In 1921, a
great gale so swelled the waters
of the Meuse that in one night 72
villages and 100,000 inhabitants
were overwhelmed.
Similar catastrophes followed in
later centuries; flourishing cities
vanished under the waters. There
was an immense loss of Iife and
countless animals as well as sten
and women perished.
There was a time—believe it or
not—when the word "hamburger"
brought us visions of the trips to
the Exhibition Midway, the local
Fall Fair, or something of the kind.
In other words, hamburgers just
weren't considered as a regular
item on the family menu.
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But those days are gone, per-
haps forever. Ever since the price
of meat started its present upward
journey, families who never before
used ground beef patties as the
meat for dinner are now b us y
learning new ways to prepare their
and new names to tail them.
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A buying tip for hamburger—
always insist on freshly ground
beef, or have chuck, round, flank,
plate, brisket, shank, or neck meat
ground before your eyes. If meat
is very lean, add 2 ounces of suet
per pound of ground meat. Cover
ground meat lightly with waxed
paper and store it in the coldest
part of the refrigerator, and use
it within 2 days.
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The all -Canadian hamburger is
made of this ground beef seasoned
with salt and usually with chopped
onion, pan -browned in a small am-
ount of fat in a skillet and served
on a bun. To broil this meat pat-
ty, place in a pan and broil 3
inches from heat source (make
hamburgers thick for cooking),
and turn once to brown on each
side.
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When ready to serve, spread
w i t h two tablespoons of butter
mixed with one of the follow-
ing: 2 tablespoons Worcestershire
sauce; 1 tablespoon prepared mus-
tard; 2 tablespoons blue cheese;
2 tablepoons chopped chives; or
2 tablespoons catsup and 1 teas-
poon chili powder.
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To make broiled hamburgers
into cheeseburgers, before you re-
move then from the broiler, top
each with a slice of cheese and
broil 2 minutes more, or until
cheese begins to melt,
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A variation of the hamburger is
called Salisbury steak. It is usu-
ally simply seasoned with salt and
pepper and pan-fried. Onions are
served on the side.
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SOUR CREAM SAUCE
2 tablespoons flour
84 cup water
/ cup sour cream
1 teaspoon horse -radish
teaspoon thyme
When Salisbury steaks are cook-
ed, remove to warm plate and stir
flour in drippings in skillet, Add,
remaining ingredients and bring
to boiling point, stirring constantly,
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For a "South of the Border"
tang to your ground meat patties,
make meat balls Mexicana a n d
serve with a Hearty tomato -corn -
chili sauce.
MEAT BALLS MEXICANA
1 pound ground beef
34 cup rolled oats uncooked
Ye cup tomato juice (use liquid
from tomatoes for sauce)
4 tablespoons chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
yi teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce
SAUCE:
/ cup chopped onion
1 No. 254 can tomatoes
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 No. 2 can whole kernel corn,
drained
Combine all meat ball ingredi-
ents. Shape into 12 balls. Pan-fry
in hot fat until brown. Add sauce
ingredients. Cover and simmer 25
minutes. Makes 4 servings.
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A cheese crusted hamburger pie
makes a party •dish of ground meat.
Serve it for lunch with a tossed
green salad.
CHEESE CRUSTED
HAMBURGER PIE
1 garlic bud, sliced
3 tablespoons fat
1 pound ground beef
. 2 tablespoons chopped green
peppers
TA cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 No. 2 can tomato juice (2/
cups)
/ cup chopped celery
2 teaspoons Worcestershire
sauce
Fry garlic in fat in heavy skil-
let for about 5 minutes. Remove
garlic and place beef and green
pepper in skillet and brown well.
Stir in flour and salt. Add tomato
juice and cook until thickened,
stirring constantly. Stir in celery
and Worcestershire sauce. Pour
into 8 -inch square baking dish and
top with cheese pastry.
CHEESE PASTRY
184 cups sifted uour
/ teaspoon salt
/ cup shortening
3/4 cup shredded Canadian
cheese
3 tablespoons cold water
(about)
Sift flour and salt together and
cut in shortening; add cheese,
Sprinkle with water. Mix lightly
un *11 dough begins to stick to-
gether. Roll out about % inch
thick. Cut into 8 -inch square and
cover hamburger mixture. Cut re-
maining pastry into strips t/z inch
on top of 8 -inch pastry square,
Bake at 400°F, about 30 minutes.
Makes 4 servings.
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Most people have favorite meat
loaf recipes in which they use
ground beef. Malce your favorite
loaf and use the following sugges-
tions for an extra touch.
Glaze your loaf by inverting it,
after it is baked, on a baking sheet
and brushing it with a mixture of
mustard and catsup. Return to
hot oven for 10 minutes. For a
white -capped loaf, 30 minutes be-
fore it is done cover loaf with a
row of overlapping onion clices
and continue baking. To make
midget loaves, bake loaf mixture
in muffin pans. For meat loaf ring,
pack mixture into a ring mold and
belce 45 minutes. Let stand in
warm place a few minutes then in-
vert on a platter and fill center
with buttered vegetables.
"Don't look so worried, sir. The
fourth is not expected until an-
other half hnurt"
Real "Model" Wife
The first tailor's dummy was in-
tended to represent. the Virgin
Mary.
Its inventor was Bartolomeo Bae-
cio della Porta, a 16th -century
Italian monk who was attached to
the monastery of San Marco, in
Florence.
De liked tw paint scenes from the
life of Christ. A central figure in
most of these scenes, as the artist
saw them, was the Virgin Mary, but
there was no woman who could sit
for him.
One day the artist had an idea.
Ile carved pieces of wood into
shape, fashioning head, trunk and
limbs, and wired tlteni together.
Next he adapted a monk's habit in-
to a dress and clothed the model.
News of this brought Tonino,
dressmaker . to the Italian Court.
Examining the model he soon re-
alized how such a model could help
him in his Work. Ile went hone and
made one for himself, He called it
"manichino," or dress holder.
There was no living mannequins
until the 19th century, Charles
Frederick Worth, a ladies' tailor
with an exclusive clientele, used to
make occasional journeys to Paris,
to see the latest models, Itis method
was to stand in shops and memor-
ise the dresses of the customers.
On one occasion he wandered in-
to a haberdasher's shop and his at-
tention was caught by one of the
sales girls. To help a customer to
judge the looks of a shawl this girl
slipped it across her own shoulders.
Paring the next half-hour Worth
watched her do this several times
and slowly it dawned on him that
if a girl could do that with a shawl
andeffect a' sale as a result, what
could she not do with an exclusive
dress?
Ile waited until the shop had
closed, and when the sales girl left
the premises he spoke to her. Hav-
ing convinced iter that his proposi-
tion wes--genuine, he asked her if
she would leave her shop, go with
hint to London and wear his dress
creations. Eventually the girl ag-
reed and some weeks later London
flocked to see the latest novelty —
a mannequin parade with only one
mannequins
It was so successful that Worth
arranged another a few weeks later.
This time the mannequin was Mrs.
Worth, He had fallen in love with
his model and married her'
New owl Useful
World's Loudest Noise
This handy gadget will liven up
any dull party. Powered by 180
hp engine, a three stage compres-
sor drives air through six giant
horns at speeds exceeding 400 MA.
Maker claims resulting sound
(rated at 173 decibels) is "the
loud est mechanically contrived
noise ever devised by man for
sustained output" Designed for
civil defense use, the siren revolves
00 its base. In good weather is
said to be heard in a circular area
with 16 -mile diameter.
* * *
Winter Comfort on the Job
Propane gas is used in this
handy portable heater which is
said to raise room temperature by
50 degrees in lees than half an
hour. Also useful for outdoors.
* * *
Window Insulation
Mounted on custom-built frames
that fit individual casings, two
'sheets of e light, transpersati
plastic insulate glass and are sail]
to be 6i/% clearer as no condemn,
tion will form. Guaranteed spinal
yellowing, they will not crack, arg
light and easy to store. Applied
to pane's inside surface.
* a *
Salt Without Shaking
New table salt will pour even
when water is added. Contains
calcium silicate to do the trick.
Pine -Odor Oil
A special ingredient gives a piny
smell to oil for' use in kerosen
lamps and for strting charcoal
fires. Packaged in quart cane.
* * *
Safe Money Chest
Engineered to give maximune
protection for cash collections, ver-
satile depository has wide applica-
tion for companies using route
salesmen and collectors. By unique
rotary hopper, removal of casts
after deposit has been made ip
physically impossible, the maker
states. Stands four feet high, with
upper and lower doors.
Gamma Corn—Dr. Ralph Singleton examines genetic changes, or
mutations, in kernels of corn which have been exposed to varying
amounts of Gamma rays. The kernels in the large piles remained
unchanged. Those in the small piles, being closer, were changed.
Some of the mutations were for color and some for sweetness.
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Speckled trout...
The thrill of the day's catch—
the clean taste that's unforgettable
—for chis, fishermen come thousands
of miles to Canada every year.
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"Say 'Canada' and you think of
sparkling -clear air; of icy, teeming
stream; of sun -drenched farms and
orchards. It seems only natural, then,
that there should be an especially clean
taste 10 so many of the good things
from this favourer' land."
The above illustration and text ate from an advertisement
now being published by The House of Seagram throughout
the world—in Latin America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. This
is one of a series of advertisements featuring Canadian
scenes and Canadian food specialties. They are designed
to make Canada better known throughout the world, and
to help our balance of trade by assisting our Government's
efforts to attract tourists to this great land.
The House of Seagram feels that the horizon of industry
does not terminate at the boundary of its plants; it has a
broader horizon, a farther view --a view dedicated to the
development of Canada's stature in every land of the globe.
�hej-louse of Seagram
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