HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1960-08-04, Page 2From Sheep to Coat 1
kali Less Than A Day
A new record has beet been fret
for truneferring wool front a
sheep's back to a man's back
-- in the form of a coat.
On July 15, 1811, this process
took 13 hours and 20 minutes
between sunrise and sunset. On
June 18, 1960, at I'itloebry, Scot-
land, the time for the job was
reduced to 6 hours and 10 min-
utes,
The 1960 assault on the old
record began at 8 o'clock in the
morning when t w o Scottish
cheep -shearing champions, Ian
and Leslie MacLaren, cut the
fleece from six sheep. A little
after two o'clock in the after-
noon, Blair C. Macnau hton, di-
rector of a Pitlochry tweed
manufacturing concern, donned
hie nese charcoal grey kilt jack-
et anti was piped away to the
tune of "The Garb of Old Gaul,"
Thus did the "Pitlochry jack-
et" join what has been known
for nearly 150 years as the
"Threcknlorton coat." It's inter-
esting to recall the details of the
manufacture of the original coat,
At five o'clock in the morning,
en that day 149 years ago, ac-
cording to a poster printed at
the time, two sheep belonging to
Sir John Throckmorton wore
sheared by his own shepherd,
Francis I3ruett, The wool then
was given to master manufac-
turer John Coxeter. at Green-
ham Mills, near Newbury, Berk-
shire.
Mr. Coxeter "had the wool
span, the yarn spooled. warped.
loomed. and wove, the cloth bur-
red. milled, rowed. dyed, dried,
sheared. and tressed he four
o'clock." -
The cloth, sacs the account,
then was Oven to Issas White, a
tailor, of Newbury, whose son,
James White, cut the coat out
and had it made up within two
hours and 20 minutes.
Mr. Coxeter then presented
the purple hunting coat to Sir
John Throckmorton, - "who ap.
peered with it on before an as-
sembly of 5.000 spectator; who
hied conte, from far and near to
witne=ss this singular and unpre-
ecdented performance eolnple'-
ed.'
The <t ceesstut attempt to sur-
p1:ss the "Throckn:orton record
ei manufacturing celerity' et
Pitlochry followed a similar pat-
tern. err. Macnaughton wore his
new jacket at the 125th anniver-
eery dinner of his. c mlpcny that
evening.
One t the referees was Nxh-
nhs Throckmorton. heir to Sir
Robert Throckmorton, descend-
ant of Sir John. The original
real, Melva but still serviceable
and still the prt perty of the lam -
fly, '.v.^.' en disc lay. writes Hen-
ry S. I-Ie-ware .e the l"hr1...;;1.
:`tee no . aiotator.
'Ch„t ...t .s dcset•ii,ed
hulttin; ec at of deep p:'r.-
pie. doul-le-bre: sled and high•
frcntcd. with turned -up cuffs
and ene tens: 5;t John had me -
and,': a (.1•iee of 11.0011 g_uinees it
he eoulel dine by t; pin, in a coin
that heel been oe
at `t u.re
t -Ie: core it se tate Pelican
-S terdetmland. The Southdowes
weep frorn which it came were
r:end •. rcie ..rd di. trihnlr,
tit rte, ;fro:•. -
The difference between
and 1960 Was that - the earf.e.
processing 101.0 done entirely by
hand. However. even the new
recr,rd eeems somewhat in doubt
For.the Guardian of Me:n-
r'hester slyly poit:tce. out, in 1:31
in ehrkal:ire. a 'hrec-pic.e suit
tva_ c„nlpldted.from sheerteg
1VOI1'it:a in _ heury a mimes-
and
i es—attd 4els seconds.
What on earth will mull:bela
of today's younger generatiar
tell their clli'd:•ort •bev 11ac to
do without”
MIXED-UP KIDS IN GERMANY — The nightmare of every parent became a reality in 14onau,
West Germany. Two families discovered that their daughters had been accidentally twitched
17 years ago, Now "unwanted" Gudren Routh*, left, does not know where to turn, Mean-
while, her father, named 1plithaPf, right, wants to keep his "accidental" daughter, Heidi, who
likes things as they are,
TiUM1E .
12Jcon .Adveewsi:
In a country where Parts of
the wilderness have been found
tamed within the memory of
those living and where the to-
ter tradition is strong, it isn't
strange that a "Wildlife Dinner"
will draw 200 guests.
During the past five years the
high school biology and conser-
vation classes at Forest Lake,
Mimi,. have brought together ed-
ible foods from nature in the
wild, and for the past two years
have invited their parents end
friends to dine with them on
these wild foods.
Some of the foods, such e -
basswood blossoms, had to be
secured in their prime. These
blossoms were picked during
early July and carefully dried.
Crayflish were boiled, shuckled.
and frozen; carp was smoked
with applewood until it tasted
like smoked haat. Black walnuts
and butternuts went into nut
bread and fudge, and bear and
moesee meat went into roasts. All
together. 59 different dishes were
prepared. writes Gertrude P.
Lancaster in the Christian Sci-
ence Monitor,
The menu was too long t,: re•
peat in its entirety here. but just
a sample is a strong reminder
that "civilization' is not the
source of all the good things in
human experience.. Nature, all
on her own. can provide the foI-
lowing: Wild strawberry salad.
teased dandelion greens. inky
cap and ehag::y lane nttishroont
gravy, cold stuffed 'heart of ven-
ison. roast western antelope.
roast porcupine,- :vast mnllar'd
duck. fried northern pike. brais-
ed snapping turtle. wild blue.
berry pie, and ,'!,erre •arc.
siattsL:fr:7ts
The -rt: .,:•r pi' h:,b:} hundreds
t woe; to.oc'k chicken and eaten
tensity scorns to hive Its own
`accrue. -
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and the filet is to use low -to -
moderate temperature. This
1te:ps 1•e11i:11 ,101.0, tee -lace
shrinkage. and also cocks the
fond throughout uniformly. An-
other rule is to resole it well
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RED leOCKETS TO FLY OVER PACIFIC — Soviet rocket scientist/
announced That Russia planned to launch powerful carrier rock.
eta in the Central Pacific (Maltese cross locates area where rock*
pts will be fired) next month. The announcement came as Pre.
mier Khrushchty prepared to depart for a nine -day visit ta,
Austria. The tests will be the second Soviet series this year in
an area the U.S, once considered its "private preserve" for
scientific experiments.
done to get the best results in
appearance, Meyer, and texture.
There are five basic ways of
cooking chicken. Broiling, fry-
ing, and roasting are dry -heat
methods, usually chosen for
young, tender chickens, Braising
and stewing are moist -heat
methods used for cooking less -
tender chickens.
Many of the recipes in this
column today call for braising
the chicken, This means coating
the chicken and then browning
it in hot fat, slowly, to develop
flavour and colour, then slow
cooking in moist heat until it is
done and tender.
HERB CHICKEN WT'Tll PEAS
li cup butter
1 3 -pound frying chicken.
cut into serving pieces
Itt teaspoons salt
le teaspoon leaf tarragon
le teaspoon ground thyme
1 tablespoon chopped chives
e tablespoons chapped parsley
1 tablespoon lemon juice
's cup sliced ripe olives
1 4 -ounce can button mush-
rooms, undrained
':x cup water
112 cups Iight cream
2 -tablespoons flour
1 10 -ounce package frozen
green peas
1 1512 -ounce can small onions.
drained
Melt butter in a 10 -inch ski! -
et. B:own c•hie1ccn pieces on all
sides. Combine 1 teaspoon salt
with the tarragon, thyme, chives,
and parsley; 'sprinkle over
chicken. Add lemon juice, olives,
mushrooms. and water. cover
and simmer until tender—about
30 minutes, (Add more water
eiurine cooking, if necessery,
Combine cream, flour, and 1;1
teaspoon salt. Pour over chicken
mixture end cook slowly until
cream gravy thickens. Acid pzaa
end enilns, cover, cook just un-
til pees ere tc ler• and onions
warm
('I11CKEN TETRAZEINI
1 3 -4 -pound roaster, cut up
stalks celery
1 medium -sliced onion
1 teaspoon salt
le cup chicken fat
2 tablespoons flour
11 teaspoon salt
Speck cayenne
Chicken broth
pound sliced mushrooms
1 egg yolk, slightly beaten
3 tablespoons light cream
1 cup fine noodles
2 tablespoons grated
Parmesan cheese -
1 teaspoon butter
111 0(11111101 pee* creckee.
fiery. onion 1(I1d the 1 tc p-_ot.
in kettle: add boding wa-
ter 10 heli eov(r. Simmer, ,:0c
'tired. 1.111 hour= or until fork
tender. C,.; t1 chicken and broth
quickly i1:ft chicken out of broth
end cool of rack; put pan con•
taining beset in another pan
enc run 4 watt:• around .t
cool,
Ref: a'e teeth snicker', ant'.
}Toth. Remove skin end bones
;nom chicken: cut meat into
strips. About 30 minutes before
serving. skint 1.i cup chicken fat
from broth. In double holler,
melt 2 tablespoons chicken fat;
stir in flour. Iu teaspoon salt.
cayenne, I cup chicken broth;
cook, stirring until thickened.
Sante mushrooms in 2 table-
spoons chicken fat. Into sauce,
slowly stir egg yolk and cream,
combined. Add chicken, mush-
rooms. Heat, meanwhile, cook
noodles in remaining chicken
broth Ladd water, if necessary)
10 minutes, or until tender;
drain. Arrange noodles in shal-
low baking dish; pour on chick-
en; sprinkle with Parmesan; dot
with butter, Brown under broi-
ler. Serves 4-5.
M •
CHICKEN CACCIATORE
2 2't -8 -pound broiler -fryers.
cut up
6 tablespoon fat 01 est d ort
1 cup minced onion
cup minced green pepper
4 minced cloves garlic
1 No, Pe% can tomatoes (31)
cups)
1 8 -ounce can tomato sauce
12 cup water
3114 teaspoons salt
12 teaspoon each, pepper and
allspice
2 bay leaves
teaspoon leaf thyme
Dash cayenne
In hot fat in large skillet,
cook chicken until evenly
browned. Add onions, green pep-
per and garlic; brown lightly.
Add rest of ingredients; simmer
uncovered, for 30-40 minutes or
until chicken is tender, Serves
8
CHICKEN A L'ALMONDE
2 packages (12 ounces) frozen
asparagus
2 cups cubed cooked chicken
4 tablespoons butter or
chicken fat
cup finely chopped
blanched almonds
tablespoons flour
teaspoon monosodium
glutamate
1 teaspoon salt
Dash white pepper
1 clip chicken stock
1 cup milk
Paprika
Cook asparagus according to
package directions; drain. Cut in
1 -inch pieces and arrange in
shallow baking dish. Layer
chicken on top of asparagus.
Heat butter or chicken fat in
1 saucepan; add almonds; simnler
3 minutes. Add flour, monoso-
dium glutamate and pepper.
1-tir until well blended, Remove
from heat. Add chicken stock
and milk slowly, stirring - to
keep smooth, Cook over moder-
ate heat, stirring constantly un-
til mixture thickens end comee
to hoil. Boil gently for ?tt minute
Pour sauce over chicken and
asparagus. Sprinkle with papri-
ka. Bake at 375 degrees F. about
25 minutes.
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ISSUE 31 — 1960
Advice To Sri. — 13e Sure To
Wash Your Hobby's Feet i
MIAMI bo' lore a good bee, TO
NON his feet wieshed. '1'o be •
given gond food mist brink. To
be well -bedded 1n white slt<'ets
and nigliioaps. And Hee mixt -
day, fresh shirts and garments.
"Fair sister, such :•ervteem
matte a man love and desire to
return to his home UM 10 see
his gooclwii0 and to be dirtont
with ottlers. Wherefore 1 e'utueet
You to make such cheer to your
hushculd at all his comings and
slayings, and also to be peace.
able with hint.
"For remember the: rustic
proverb which satth; there are
three things which drive the
gcrucimttn i'rnm his 11nlrie, to wit
— n leaking roof, a smnk'.,y t blur•
neY and a scolding v:oneoe
"Therefore, fair sister. I be-
sect:h you to keep Yee -11-'4.1f he
By WA11I) CANNEL
Newspaper Enterprise Assn,
NEW YORK •-- (NBA) ---- The
hell rings, The whistle blow.
The return -trip ticket is punch-
ed and the honeymoon is over,
It is the season of the newly-
weds at home --- filled with
thank -your, adjustments and dis-
tal statistics. Most arguments
this year will be over money.
One marriage in three will fail.
And like that,
But It can all be avoided, ac-
cording to the advice in a manu-
al called "The Goodman of
Paris." If the wards seem a lit-
tle awkward, It is because they
were written 600 years ago and
110W reprinted in the Viking
Medieval Reader.
And If the instructions seem
foolishly supple, It is because
those were the good old days—
too good to last,
"Fair sister," the chapter 00
We of a Husband says, "love
your husband's person carefully
and I pray you keep him in
*lean linen, for that is your busi-
ness and because the trouble and
care of outside Waite iteth with
men.
"So must husbands take heed,
and go and oome, and journey
hither and. thither, in rain and
wind, in snow and hall, now
drenched, now dry, now sweat-
ing, now shivering, ill -fed, Ill -
lodged, ill -warmed and
bedded,
"But naught harmeth biro.
because he is upheld by the
hope (that) his wife will take
care of him on his return — of
The ease, joys, and the pleasures
which she will do him. To be
44) ' 4
the love and good. favour el , our
husband. Be gentle Irmo hire
and amiable and debonah.
"Have a care in winter to have
a good fire and smokeless. In
summer, take heed that there be
no fleas in your chamber' nor
in your bed.
"And thus shall you pre serve
and keep your husband from
all discomforts and give him all
the comforts whereof you can
bethink you. And you shall look
to him for outside thing.. For If
lie be good, he will take even
more pains and labour therein
than you wish.
'And by doing what I have
said, you will cause hint ever
to miss You and have his heart
with you and your loving see. -
vices.
"And he will shun all other
houses, all other women. all
other services and households."
BOXED IN — Tear off this box lop and you'll find actor Paul
Newman inside. He's taking shelter from the sun while filming
"Exodus" on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
ACROSS THE CHANNEL—UNDER WATER — Reacly to make the first lry at swimming the Enph'b
Channel under water, is Mrs. Jane Baldassare, She already holds two underwater reccrc:r.
She'll begirt training in tondo. this month,