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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1961-08-03, Page 2BULL RUN 61 STYLE — The date is not 1861—it is 1961, but the model is the some. As the cannon thunder, these brave horses and their riders ohargeonward. This, scene in Manassas, Va., takes place daily as horse trainer Philip Vail schools 70 horses •for the re-enactment of the Battle of Bull Run, the first big land clash of the Civil War. SYTABL�E TALKS Jam Abews. Here are recipes for three molded seafood salads which can be prepared in the cool of the morning, or even the evening before. All three are hearty, at- tractive dishes which are easy to make and require little fuss Some homemakers quake like jelly itself when it comes to un - molding a gelatin salad, Actually there is nothing to it if you observe these simple rules: 1. Lightly oil the inside surface of the mold before filling it. 2. On removal from the refriger- ator, carefully run a thin knife around between the in- side edge of the container and the outside edge of the salad, 3. Center a serving dish or plat- ter over the mold. Holdrdish and mold firmly together. Invert quickly, give a little shake, then carefully lift off the mold, i a d TUNA TURN -OUT This creamy mold is quick to make. The tuna gives it wonder- ful flavour. The, celery and green pepper supply built-in crunch. 2 cans ('1 ounces each) solid pack tuna envelopes unflavoured gelatin $z cup cold water 2 cups dairy sour cream y cup catsup 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup chopped green pepper 1 cup chopped celery Drain tuna; diee coarsely. Soften gelatin in cold water. Dissolve over boiling water Combine sour cream, catsup, salt, - green pepper, and celery, Stir in tuna and dissolved gelatin. Pour to a lightly oiled 4 -cup mold, hill until firm. Unnvold and garnish to taste. Makes 8 serv- ings, SHRIMP -GRAPEFRUIT MOLD Shrimp -Grapefruit Mold is a very cool, refreshing salad. As e hot weather dish it is tops. I cup deveined cooked or canned shrimp 1 envelope unflavoured gelatin 1 tablespoon sugar 34 cup cold water 1 can (15 ounces) grapefruit sections 1 tablespoon lemon juice .44 cup finely diced cucumber Salad greens If shrimp are large, chop coarsely. Mix gelatin and sugar in a small saucepan. Add water; allow gelatin to soak for several minutes. Dissolve over low heat, stirring constantly.' Drain grape- fruit sections, reserving juice, 'Combine graepfruit juice, lemon juice, and dissolved gelatin in a large bowl. Chill until the consistency of unbeaten egg white. Stir in shrimp, grape- fruit sections, and cucumber. Mix well. Spoon into a lightly oiled, 4 -cup mold. Chill until firm. Unmold and garnish with greens. Makes 6 servings. 4 4 R: SALMON MOUSSE Canned salmon gets a chance to show its sumptuous side in this tangy, inexpensive, coral mousse. A good catch for a cold buffet! 1 can (1 pound) salmon 1 enveloe unflavoured gelatin 5i cup cold water 2 tablespoons sugar t, teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon prepared mustard 'A cup vinegar or lemon ;juice 2 egg youks, beaten 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish 1 cup chopped celery la cup heavy cream, whipped Drain and flake salmon, re- servit,g salmon liquid. Soften gelatin in cold water In top part of a double boder, combine the salmon liquid, sugar, salt, pre- pared mustard, vinegar or lemon juice, and egg yolks, Cook over hot water until thickened, stir- ring constantly. Add gelatin and stir until dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in horseradish. Chill mixture until it begins to thicken. Add salmon and celery, Fold in stiffly beaten cream, mixing thoroughly. Turn into a 4 -cup, lightly oiled. mold. Chill until firm. Unmold and garnish to taste. Makes 6 servings, a x s• A BASIC SEAFOOD SALAD Here's a salad, tip worth re- membering. Crunchy chopped celery combines well with most cooked or canned seafoods and is an excellent extender. A good basic seafood salad combination, which will serve six, consists of: 1 pound or 2 cups of cooked fish or shellfish broken into chunks, 1 tablespoon lemon. juice, 1 cup diced celery, and 1/4 cup mayon- naise. Sprinkle the fish with lemon juice. Add celery and mayonnaise. Mix lightly and season to taste with salt. Serve on greens or in vegetable cups. a a A lobster salad is at its lusci- ous best made with lobster meat alone. However, the addition of celery makes a more economical dish and one which is still ex- cellent. Allow one-half cup of lobster meat for each serving, or a little less if adding celery When purchasing lobster in the shell, you can count en a 2 -pound lobster giving about 1 cup of meat. The following easy direc- tions for preparing a lobster salad have been supplied by the home economists of Canada's Department of Fisheries, LOBSTER SALAD 2 cups lobster meat, fresh boiled or canned 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 cup diced celery (optional) sta to V3 cup Richelieu Dressing' Lettuce Cut lobster meat into bite - sized chunks, reserving some of the claw meatfor a garnish. Sprinkle with lemon juice and let stand for a few minutes. Add celery, if desired, Moisten with Richelieu dressing; mix lightly. Heap into lettuce cups and gar- nish with the claw meat, or re - 'fill lobster shells and serve on greens, Makes 4 to 6 servings, * a tiF RICHELIEU DRESSING 1 cup mayonnaise i. cup dairy sour cream 4 teaspoons lemon juice 14 teaspoon grated lemon peel 34 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Makes 11/4 cups dressing. Note: This dressing, while espe- cially good with lobster, makes a delicious accompaniment f o r other cold. cooked fish and shell- fish, Canadian sardines, low in cost and high in food value, need little coaxing from the cook to make delicious summer' salads. The following blueprint for a salad plate, featuring sardines, recently won first prize in its category in a culinary contest for restaurant operators. u p SARDINE SALAD, MACHIAS 3 cans (31/ ounces each) Canadian sardines Lettuce 2 tomatoes, sliced 1 large cucumber 3 hard -cooked eggs, halved and deviled 6 pieces of cheese -stuffed celery Pickled beets 1 large Spanish onion Drain and separate sardines. For each serving, line a salad plate with crisp lettuce. Overlap 2 thick slices of tomato in the center of the plate and place 3 overlapping slices of unpeeled cucumber along each side. At one end of the plate place 5 whole sardines. At the other end arrange 2 deviled egg halves, a pickled beet, and 2 pieces of stuffed celery, about 11/z inches long. Garnish the salad with 2 onion rings and serye with French dressing. Makes 3 indivi- dual salads. Our• Own Stratford Tops Them All! The three big Shakespeare fes- tivals were going full blast last month in the three Stratfords, and the summertime Bard busi- ness never looked better. At Stratford -on -Avon in England, oldest in years and tradition, Christopher Plummer was filling the massive theater as Richard III and as Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing." At Strat- ford (on -the -Housatonic), Conn., the seven - year - old American Shakespeare company was hav- ing one of its most successful seasons despite mixed reviews. But the most exciting Shakes- peare of all could be found, as usual, in the little Canadian vil- lage of Stratford, Ont. Looking out over its own swan - inhabited Avon River, Canada's theater specializes in the sort of straightforward, hard - driving, uncluttered Shakespeare that was the trademark of its bril- liant first director and co-found- er, Tyrone Guthrie. A volcanic, towering, peregrinating Irishman with a flair for robust and gaudy effects, Guthrie helped design the circular, gabled Canadian playhouse ten years ago, and guided the festival's early strug- gles. He is now under contract to build a permanent repertory theater in Minneapolis, But Gu- thrie's stamp is still very much in evidence in this summer's vigorous productions of "Cori- olanus," "Love's Labour's Lost." and "Henry VIII" The Canadian festival has usu- ally been bolstered by rounding up such guest stars as Alec Guinness, Julie Harris, a n d Christopher Plummer. This year directior Michael Langham's star is Paul Scofield, one of England's most brilliant young actors, A lean and handsome 39 -year- old, Scofield looks a little like Sir Laurence Olivier, and has ANYONE FOR FISHING? Marie Latham shows off a rare South American earthworm to TV figure Garry Moore, The giant worm was picked up while Miss Latham hunted rare game in the wilds. been hailed by The London Ob- server's influential critic, Ken- neth" Tynan, as "Sir Laurence Olivier's natural heir." Scofield, who'will•make his Broadway de- but this fall in his London hit, "A Man for All Seasons," is an actor of enormous versatility, His range extends from a magnifi- cent Hamlet ("No living actor is better equipped for Hamlet," says Tynan) to the raffish Soho heel in the West End musical "Expresso Bongo," In Ontario this summer, two of the productions give Scofield full opportunity to demonstrate his virtuoso range, Within a few days, he matches the arrogance and cold contempt of his aristo- cratic consul in a driving "Cori-: olanus" with the mincing, addled, mock elegance of his comic ,Don Adriano in a delightfully puck- ish production of "Love's La- bour's Lost" The star of what promises to be the Canadian festival's most successful season lives with his wife encn9-year-old daughter in "a: real old small-town Edwardi- an house" within walking dis- tance of the theater, and relaxes by swimming and picnicking with his family at an abandoned stone quarry in the nearby town of St. Mary's. The actor makes no predictions about how he will be received by Broadway's first- nighters, but he is happy with the mixed bag he plays to in Stratford. Despite the compe- tition of the U.S, festival at Stratford, Conn., approximately 25 per cent of Scofield's audience will be Americans from across the border: Michigan and New York State residents within easy motoring distance will supply the bulk of the U.S. theatergoers. But at one performance or an- other, every state in the union will be represented as busloads of Bard -worshipers come rolling in from such far-off places as Memphis, Tenn., and Houston, Texas. From NEWSWEEK Wild, Wild Sandy Has Been Tamed ! When Sandy Koufax, a tall, powerful • left-handed pitcher, broke in with the Brooklyn Dodgers six years ago, his speed anu"'wildnessfrustrated hitters— his own hitters. "Taking batting practice against Sandy," said one Dodger, "is like playing Russian roulette with five bullets. You don't give yourself much orf tt chance," Opposing hitters had a =eh better chance, Armed with the knowledge that Koufax threw only two pitches -a curve ball. that never came across the plate and a fast ball that rarely did- they ignored the curve and waited for a good fast ball. The result: In six seasons, Koufax. won merely 36 games and walk- ed five men per nine -inning game, • This season, Sandy . Koutax, 25, the wild man of the Los An- geles Dodgers, has suddenly dis- covered control. "I, used to try to throw each pitch harder than the previous one," he said last month. "There was no need for it. I've found out that if I take it easy and throw naturally, the ball goes just as fast." The re- sult; In less than half a season, Koufax had won ten games (tops in the National League) and Walked only three men per nine -inning game. "Sandy's shortened his stride on his front foot," Joe Becker, the Dodger pitching coach, ex- plained recently. "That helps his control. Batters used to 'read' his pitches, He showed the ball when -he brought it up. Now he hides it. He used to get too upset. He'd hurry. I told him: 'Nothing can start until you get damn good and ready to pitch. Whatever you do, don't rush,' " To avoid rushing, various pit- chersemploy various devices. Pedro Ramos picks up the rosin bag often, Bob Turley takes a deep breath, and Lew Burdette talks to himself. To avoid rush- ing, Koufax picks up the rosin . bag often, takes a deep • breath, and talks to himself. "What's different this year?" Koufax said recently. "Control. Not just of the ball—of myself, too." With new control, Koufax has struck out 128 men in 119 inn- ings this year. He is a distinct threat to one of the National. League's most durable records: 267 strike -outs in a season, set by Christy Mathewson 58 years sago. What's more, Koufax, with 811 strike -outs in 611 innings over seven seasons, can now claim an average of one strike- out an inning through his entire career. No other pitcher 'in the history of baseball can make such a claim, ART FORM — Who wouldn't put English actress Jackie Lane on a pedestal? She plays statue on a sidewalk "nail," a counter once used by outdoor merch- arts• to count money, Timid Youth The older generation is often to blame with its cautious warn- ing: "Take a jobthat will give you security, not adventure." But. I say to the young: "Do not stop thinking' of life as an adventure. You have no securi- ty unless you can live bravely, excitingly, and imaginatively; unless you can choose a chal- lenge instead of a competence." —.Eleanor Roosevelt. ISSUE 30 — 1961 RECENT STUDY indicates many motorists who take tranquilizers also take heedless risks, Those Tranquilizers Do Their Work But Nobody Knows Just How By WARD CANNEL Newspaper Enterprise Association NEW YORK — (NEA) — Ten years ago a standard medical textbook on the brain reported that emotional disorders might be a matter of chemical imbal- ance 'but that it would be a long while if ever—before we discov- ered the formulas. A decade later your doctor's mail is filled with drug company ads for one or another pill that "has been found of value in al- leviating" emotional disturbances in (to pick at random from the tranquilizer market): Alcoholism, drug addiction, Ihypertension, coronary throm- bogs, colitis, ulcer syndrome, menopause, acne, allergy, pre- menstrual tension, insomnia, hy- pochrondria, migraine, neuralgia; impotence, neurosis, instability, children's behavior problems and so on. And with tranquilizer sales up. around $250 million annually, it would appearthat we had found the formula. n But science works in mysteri- ous ways. And behind the bub- bling test tubes and shinycen- trifuges stand our puzzled tran- quilizer experts wondering what they've done at all, As it turns out: • Nobody really knows how tranquilizers work or what they do inside the brain. • There is no evidence that they cure anything, but the sur- cease they provide is a source of concern for an increasing num- ber of thoughtful men in the field. • Because of their use outside mental hospitals (which spend only about 20 per cent of the tranquilizer dollar)• there is growing consideration of their side effects. A consensus of pharmaceutical theories holds that for the aver- age walking -around citizen whe. takes them, tranquilizers reduce anxiety response to emotional stress situations by working in brain centers below conscious- ness. But just where, how and why -nobody can say. * a In fact, the whole concept of anxiety is somewhat kaleido- scopic. One man's anxiety may be another man's motivation. Sometimes anxiety is fear, some- timet it's worry, sometimes ten- sion. Or irritability, • calmness, drowsiness, apprehensiveness , , , Not so curious then, that tran- quilizers have been known to produce some contradictory side effects—depression, severe snak- ing, lethargy, over -stimulation or even aggression. A recent study indicates that many motorists who take tranquilizers also take heedless \risks, Happily, side effects usually cleat' up when tranquilizer ther- apy is halted. But when you quit the pill, you leave the tranquil.• lty as well, Using tranquilizers as a kind of chemical time out, mental hospitals keep patients on them only about a year. This is long enough to let a psychiatrist reach through the delusions and. defenses to probe for causes of mental illness, work toward cures, or decide there's no hope. In normal, everday neurotic life, however, tranquilizers are prescribed differently. Some go to pull a patient through a crisis such as the tension surrounding an operation. But the biggest dose by far is ordered by general practitioners for people in their 20s and 30s. S a Why? Because, says brain ex- pert Dr, Harold Himwich of Galesburg State Research Hospi- tal in Illinois: "Making your way in the world, in society, in your family is terribly hard. Life. is hard," That's why people drink. take dope, commit murder and sui- cide..Is it why they, take tran- quilizers? The pharmaceutical people quickly .point out that tranquil- izers are not to be grouped with. narcotics. They are not addictive, do not•give a sense of euphoria, do not build a body tissue need to continue the dosage. A patient can stop any time, But not too suddenly, Miltown cautions physicians. Ease them off the drug. And, not too happily, a section chief at Schering says, It's awfully hard to give up the crutch when you know it's going to hurt like it -did before, And not everybody, according to Smith, Kline and French which pioneered tranquilizers Jn mental hospitals less than 10 years ago, "We've long since passed the time," a spokesman said, when we can just decide not to use tranquilizers anymore."